Aug 18 2010

Motorola Charm hitting T-Mobile on August 25 for $75 (update: Telus version caught on video!)

Category: Industry Happenings — admin @ 7:17 pm

T-Mobile USA just dropped the knowledge on Twitter that it’ll be carrying the Motorola Charm starting next Wednesday, August 25 — but what it failed to mention is pricing. For what it’s worth, the company does specifically say that it’ll be “affordable” — and although a marketing department’s definition of “affordable” can be very different from ours, we’re encouraged by a handful of previous rumors that there would be ways to get it for free on contract. If you need us to jog your memory, the Charm is a cute little portrait QWERTY Android device with a Kodak-branded 3 megapixel cam and landscape display, giving it a rare form factor that could very well appeal to a whole new audience (read: BlackBerry folks). So, how much would you pay for it?

Update: Turns out Moto’s posted on its official Facebook page that it’ll run $74.99 on contract — not free, unfortunately, and in the age of free Pixi Pluses, that might be a tough pill to swallow. We’ve also been handed a video of Telus demonstrating its version of the Charm, which should look and work exactly the same — check it out after the break. Thanks, Matt and DeadMan!

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Motorola Charm hitting T-Mobile on August 25 for $75 (update: Telus version caught on video!) originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 18 Aug 2010 18:42:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Jul 07 2010

Motorola Charm official for T-Mobile: portrait QWERTY Android at long last

Category: Industry Happenings — admin @ 11:17 am

The rumored Charm has just gotten a proper unveiling from Motorola — and while it’s not getting nearly the media fanfare its Droid X corporate cousin did, it’s arguably even more unique. The phone features a full portrait QWERTY keyboard placed directly below a 2.8-inch landscape touchscreen, but for most operations, you don’t have to touch it if you don’t want to because you’ve also got a touchpad mounted on the back of the phone (the so-called “Backtrack”) much like AT&T’s Backflip. Not only is this the first widely-launched Android phone to employ such a form factor, it’s also the first to run Android 2.1 with Blur — and interestingly, they’ve carried over the old version’s general look and feel rather than going with the Droid X’s updated skin. It’s got a 3 megapixel camera (with Kodak co-branding, something we haven’t seen on a Moto in a long time), WiFi, and a noise-canceling second microphone. Pricing and availability haven’t been announced, but T-Mobile customers can expect it “this Summer.”

Motorola Charm official for T-Mobile: portrait QWERTY Android at long last originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 07 Jul 2010 11:04:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Jul 06 2010

Motorola Charm spotted in the wild, said to be hitting T-Mobile later this month

Category: Industry Happenings — admin @ 8:18 pm
We’d already had a pretty good indication that the Motorola Charm was headed to T-Mobile, but it looks like most doubt has now been put to rest — TmoNews has what appears to be the first shot of the phone in the wild, and evidence that materials (with the name “Project Basil’) are already arriving at T-Mobile stores. Unfortunately, there’s not much new information otherwise, but the site’s tipster has apparently confirmed that the phone does indeed have a Backflip-like touchpad on the rear and that the screen is around 3-inches. Still no word on an exact release date, but TmoNews says it should be rolling out by the end of the month.

Motorola Charm spotted in the wild, said to be hitting T-Mobile later this month originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 06 Jul 2010 19:37:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Jul 04 2010

Motorola Charm spotted in T-Mobile ad, free on contract for back-to-schoolers?

Category: Industry Happenings — admin @ 3:17 pm

Advertising a product before it’s even official, what could be more patriotic? TmoNews has a convincing (but still unconfirmed) picture of a T-Mobile “Back to School” poster featuring Samsung :) , Gravity T, Gravity 3, and… Motorola Charm? Looks like our chubby, Motoblur-equipped candybar has been given an air of legitimacy, even more than the previous leak. What’s also interesting is the price — as part of the promotion, Charm is apparently free on contract (seems to be T-Mo’s special of choice, these days). Can’t say with any certainty what that means for the cost of the phone after this season’s school craze dies down — the Gravity 3, for example, is usually $80 with a two-year agreement — but it can’t be much longer now before we get the skinny on this square. Hit up the source for full picture.

Motorola Charm spotted in T-Mobile ad, free on contract for back-to-schoolers? originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 04 Jul 2010 13:33:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Jun 27 2010

Motorola Charm coming to T-Mobile with ‘enhanced’ Android 2.1 Motoblur? Update promised for CLIQ and CLIQ XT?

Category: Industry Happenings — admin @ 2:18 pm

Usual rules apply — we can’t independently confirm this at the moment — but a tipster has sent us what appears to be T-Mobile training materials for an upcoming Motoblur-infused candybar smartphone, the Motorola Charm. Only this Motoblur is allegedly powered by Android 2.1 and boasts the same scalable widgets as we saw on Droid X, in addition to improved Facebook / Twitter integration (hello, Like and Retweet) and the usual Eclair refinements.As far as the hardware is concerned, there isn’t much to glean from it at this point, aside from a textured QWERTY keyboard reminiscent of the CLIQ and a “camera” button denoting some form of memory-capturing capabilities. Speaking of which, the materials mention that the enhanced Motoblur is heading to CLIQ and CLIQ XT. Let us bookend this entire post with another reminder that none of this is confirmed, but we do know more than a few T-Mobile users who would love to get their mitts on a candybar Android.

Gallery: Motorola Charm coming to T-Mobile with ‘enhanced’ Android 2.1 Motoblur?

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Motorola Charm coming to T-Mobile with ‘enhanced’ Android 2.1 Motoblur? Update promised for CLIQ and CLIQ XT? originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 27 Jun 2010 14:00:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Feb 04 2010

Think Mobile Solutions: Phone Charm, Screen Protector: Mytouch3gs.

Category: Cell Phone Screen Protector — admin @ 7:13 pm





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