Motorola Mobility, in partnership with China Mobile, has introduced a new version of the Motorola RAZR I for the Chinese market.
The American smartphone maker pitches the handset dubbed as the Motorola MT788 for its Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich mobile operating system from Google and Intel’s fastest smartphone processor to date at 2.0GHz maximum clock speed.
“Motorola MT788 is the first smartphone in China to feature the Intel’s fastest smartphone CPU,” said Frank Meng, …

Mozilla has unveiled today its new Firefox for Android with additional support for millions of smartphones, including the HTC Status, HTC ChaCha, Samsung Galaxy Ace, Motorola Fire XT and LG Optimus Q.
The previous versions of Firefox of Android already supported Android 2.2 Froyo and higher, but it was exclusive to handsets that run on ARMv7 processors. According to the firm, the updated Firefox for Android mobile app now supports phone models that use ARMv6 processors with at least an 800MHz …

Chinese smartphones maker ZTE has just launched seven new smartphones in Moscow, a report from Russian site Phones-Review notes.
The smartphones launched at the Hotel Lotte in Moscow are the ZTE Grand Era V985, ZTE Grand X LTE T82, ZTE V970M, ZTE V889M, ZTE V887, ZTE V880E and ZTE V790.
We have a lot of phones to cover so let’s get to it.
 
ZTE V790

Let’s start with the lower end of the spectrum with the least endowed smartphone launched at the event: the ZTE V790.
The Android …

The press image of the HTC Deluxe has been leaked courtesy of @evleaks in on Twitter.
The HTC Deluxe is the international version of the recently-announced Verizon Droid DNA.
The Droid DNA is Verizon’s version of the HTC J Butterfly which was launched by HTC and au by KDDI in Japan last October.
However, the Droid DNA will be available on Wednesday at Verizon stores while the HTC J Butterfly will be released in Japan this coming December.
The HTC Deluxe is a milestone for HTC as it makes the …

Smartphone and tablet app downloads will pass the 350 billion mark by 2017, reports analytics firm Strategy Analytics in a handout given today.
Mobile Apps Download Forecast: 2008 – 2017, the App Ecosystem Opportunities (AEO) forecast of Strategy Analytics, predicts over $57 billion in revenue from global paid app downloads between 2008 and 2017.
Nevertheless, the firm notes the number of paid apps that will drop to free apps will represent over 91 percent of total downloads five years from …

Twitter users who access their accounts through an iPhone or Android handset can now see headlines and photos, discover popular tweets and search for a new perspective, announces the micro-blogging site.
The Twitter team said users can now preview photos and article summaries without a tap in Discover and search results. This new design for mobile brings the content of each Tweet front and center.
Discover on twitter.com helps find popular and trending topics among family and friends in a …

Sony is promising a new flagship smartphone – one that can compete with the likes of the new iPhone and the flagship Galaxy S III smartphone by Samsung.
That is according to Sony Mobile sales and marketing boss Dennis Van Schie in an interview (Google Translate) with The Financial Times Deutschland.
“We will create in the near future a flagship model that can compete with Apple’s iPhone and Samsung’s Galaxy S III,” the executive is quoted as saying.
Furthermore, the …

Motorola Mobility today launched the Motorola IRONROCK, the first multi-network smartradio to offer Push-To-Talk (PTT) and optimized data services.
The Motorola IRONROCK provides users with uninterrupted connectivity to networks through Nextel’s new technology platform, Nextel Evolution.
The dual-processor allows users to open webpages faster, play high-speed games and HD videos. Its asymmetrical design improves device performance, as each microprocessor need only the power required for …

Google Maps for iOS is almost ready for release to Apple’s iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch devices, reports the Wall Street Journal (WSJ).
The WSJ report uses information from someone knowledgeable about Google Maps software development. The source reveals that Google handed out a test version of a new Google Maps for iOS app to put final changes before submitting it to the Apple App Store.
The report says the remade Google Maps for iOS app will have turn-by-turn navigation, a missing feature …

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer in a recent interview has let loose criticisms against Windows Phone rivals Android and iOS.
The remarks were made by Ballmer in an interview on Wednesday in Santa Clara, California, TechCrunch reports.
According to the Microsoft CEO, the Android mobile operating system and its ecosystem is “wild”.
Furthermore, he says it is “uncontrolled” and susceptible to malware.
On the other end of the spectrum, he says that the iOS mobile operating system is too …