Motorola is finally selling the Moto X with a bamboo backplate, but it will cost you $100 more than the all-plastic model. The company introduced the new panel late on Tuesday evening, and it seems it has already been incredibly popular, with shipping dates scheduled for early January.
Motorola has updated its official Touchless Control application for devices running KitKat 4.4 on the Google Play Store. This latest version of the app allows its operators to use more Google Now voice commands without having to unlock their phone.
Sprint started rolling out the much-anticipated over-the-air (OTA) 4.4 KitKat update to all Motorola Moto X handsets located in the United States earlier on today. This upgrade brings a multitude of additional bug fixes, stability improvements and speed enhancements.
Motorola held its final Moto X sale earlier this week, but it took just 10 minutes for its entire stock allocation to sell out. If you didn’t get in early, then, you would have missed out on the chance to bag a promo code that entitles you to $150 off your new smartphone.
But don’t worry — you can already buy the promo codes on eBay, and there are plenty of them available.
The $179 Moto G was scheduled to make its debut in the United States this month, but many of its early adopters are still waiting for their handset to arrive. Motorola has blamed the delivery delays on storm Dion, which is currently sweeping the nation, but the company is hoping to have handsets delivered by Christmas.
