Motorola had 12-18 month product roadmap when purchased by Google

Earlier on Tuesday, we passed along to you the results of Google's Q4 earnings. Of course, when you think Google, you think Motorola and the latter hurt Google's bottom line by reporting an operating loss of $353 million dollars for the quarter. Google profited to the tune of $2.89 billion in the quarter. This could go on for some time according to Google Senior VP and Chief Financial Officer Patrick Pichette. During the fourth quarter earnings call, the executive repeated that when Google purchased Motorola, it inherited 12-18 months of products that were promised to buyers. Fulfilling this roadmap could continue to bring red ink Moto's way, but there really is nothing Google can do until all prior obligations are met. While Google has only had 6 months since closing the deal, it takes time for these charges to work through the system. The amount of red ink that Motorola produces is not large enough to affect Google's stock although Pichette says that Google aims to make money with Motorola. The upcoming Motorola X will be an important indication of what Google and Motorola can produce together. Motorola has made no secret that this will be the first Motorola phone that lets everyone know who Moto's daddy is.

The last time Motorola and Google worked so closely on a smartphone might have been the Motorola DROID which was the first Android model to launch with Android 2.0. You might recall that the OG Motorola DROID came with stock Android. The . To reiterate the speculation we passed along on Monday, the Motorola X is expected to be introduced at Google I/O in May. Speculation calls for a July 8th launch of the phone at a price of $299 on contract from Verizon while the model will also be offered unlocked and off-contract at the Google Play Store. The Motorola X will also be offered by other U.S. carriers.

source: AndroidCentral

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Motorola had 12-18 month product roadmap when purchased by Google

Earlier on Tuesday, we passed along to you the results of Google's Q4 earnings. Of course, when you think Google, you think Motorola and the latter hurt Google's bottom line by reporting an operating loss of $353 million dollars for the quarter. Google profited to the tune of $2.89 billion in the quarter. This could go on for some time according to Google Senior VP and Chief Financial Officer Patrick Pichette. During the fourth quarter earnings call, the executive repeated that when Google purchased Motorola, it inherited 12-18 months of products that were promised to buyers. Fulfilling this roadmap could continue to bring red ink Moto's way, but there really is nothing Google can do until all prior obligations are met. While Google has only had 6 months since closing the deal, it takes time for these charges to work through the system. The amount of red ink that Motorola produces is not large enough to affect Google's stock although Pichette says that Google aims to make money with Motorola. The upcoming Motorola X will be an important indication of what Google and Motorola can produce together. Motorola has made no secret that this will be the first Motorola phone that lets everyone know who Moto's daddy is.

The last time Motorola and Google worked so closely on a smartphone might have been the Motorola DROID which was the first Android model to launch with Android 2.0. You might recall that the OG Motorola DROID came with stock Android. The . To reiterate the speculation we passed along on Monday, the Motorola X is expected to be introduced at Google I/O in May. Speculation calls for a July 8th launch of the phone at a price of $299 on contract from Verizon while the model will also be offered unlocked and off-contract at the Google Play Store. The Motorola X will also be offered by other U.S. carriers.

source: AndroidCentral

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ShopSavvy Launches New Product Page on iPhone

San Francisco, California – ShopSavvy, the world’s largest mobile shopping platform, today is thrilled to announce the release of a new product screen on iPhone that not only provides unprecedented levels of detail about products users are looking to buy but sets the stage for greatly increased sharing among members of ShopSavvy’s growing shopping community.

The new page, an element of recently announced ShopSavvy 6, provides additional product information and local store listings as well as larger images, product videos and community reviews. Full-screen images and video viewing have been improved. Many products already are being displayed along with significant amounts of new information. In the coming weeks and months additional detail will be available about more and more products and categories.

“I’m excited about what this new product page is today, but I’m thrilled about the direction it will take us in the coming months,” said John Boyd, CEO of ShopSavvy. “Soon our users will be able to play a much larger role in contributing content for the shopping community that ShopSavvy is growing.”

The new product page comes on the heels of the launch of Product Cloud 2.0, the latest iteration of ShopSavvy’s proprietary big-data platform. It enables the community’s millions of active users to easily find real-time pricing, inventory, reviews and other information for more than 20 million products.

Boyd said, “We’re confident that the product page enhancement combined with the just-completed improvements to the back end of our system make ShopSavvy the best source for local and online results and product data.”

Earlier this year, ShopSavvy launched ShopSavvy Marketplace, which empowers retailers of all sizes to list their products for free within the Product Cloud. More than 150 new retailers per month add their inventory and price information to ShopSavvy’s shopping platform.

Device Requirements:
* iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad
* Requires iOS 5.0 or later
* 17.2 MB

Pricing and Availability:
ShopSavvy 6.7.0 is Free and available worldwide exclusively through the App Store in the Utilities category.

ShopSavvy 6.7.0
Download From iTunes
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App Icon

ShopSavvy is the leading mobile shopping community, with more than 40 million downloads and millions of monthly active users. ShopSavvy empowers smartphone users to quickly and seamlessly locate, research and buy products at the point of sale. When users scan a barcode or input a product name, they discover where the item is sold locally and online, where it’s in stock and at what price. ShopSavvy aggregates product data, deals, ratings and reviews from retailers, partners and its own users to provide the most comprehensive source of information and advice for mobile shoppers anywhere. For advertisers, ShopSavvy delivers hyper-relevant deals, promotions, warranty offers and other UPC/GPS-targeted content to consumers. Copyright (C) 2012 ShopSavvy. All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, iPhone, iPod and iPad are registered trademarks of Apple Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries.

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ShopSavvy Launches New Product Page on iPhone

San Francisco, California – ShopSavvy, the world’s largest mobile shopping platform, today is thrilled to announce the release of a new product screen on iPhone that not only provides unprecedented levels of detail about products users are looking to buy but sets the stage for greatly increased sharing among members of ShopSavvy’s growing shopping community.

The new page, an element of recently announced ShopSavvy 6, provides additional product information and local store listings as well as larger images, product videos and community reviews. Full-screen images and video viewing have been improved. Many products already are being displayed along with significant amounts of new information. In the coming weeks and months additional detail will be available about more and more products and categories.

“I’m excited about what this new product page is today, but I’m thrilled about the direction it will take us in the coming months,” said John Boyd, CEO of ShopSavvy. “Soon our users will be able to play a much larger role in contributing content for the shopping community that ShopSavvy is growing.”

The new product page comes on the heels of the launch of Product Cloud 2.0, the latest iteration of ShopSavvy’s proprietary big-data platform. It enables the community’s millions of active users to easily find real-time pricing, inventory, reviews and other information for more than 20 million products.

Boyd said, “We’re confident that the product page enhancement combined with the just-completed improvements to the back end of our system make ShopSavvy the best source for local and online results and product data.”

Earlier this year, ShopSavvy launched ShopSavvy Marketplace, which empowers retailers of all sizes to list their products for free within the Product Cloud. More than 150 new retailers per month add their inventory and price information to ShopSavvy’s shopping platform.

Device Requirements:
* iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad
* Requires iOS 5.0 or later
* 17.2 MB

Pricing and Availability:
ShopSavvy 6.7.0 is Free and available worldwide exclusively through the App Store in the Utilities category.

ShopSavvy 6.7.0
Download From iTunes
Screenshot 1
Screenshot 2
Screenshot 3
App Icon

ShopSavvy is the leading mobile shopping community, with more than 40 million downloads and millions of monthly active users. ShopSavvy empowers smartphone users to quickly and seamlessly locate, research and buy products at the point of sale. When users scan a barcode or input a product name, they discover where the item is sold locally and online, where it’s in stock and at what price. ShopSavvy aggregates product data, deals, ratings and reviews from retailers, partners and its own users to provide the most comprehensive source of information and advice for mobile shoppers anywhere. For advertisers, ShopSavvy delivers hyper-relevant deals, promotions, warranty offers and other UPC/GPS-targeted content to consumers. Copyright (C) 2012 ShopSavvy. All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, iPhone, iPod and iPad are registered trademarks of Apple Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries.

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Chief Product Officer at HTC talks Nokia, Android vs Windows Phone

Kouji Kodera, Chief Product Officer at HTC, is an integral part of the shift in strategy for the company. The company is poised to make a comeback and has recently released some remarkable handsets.

When asked about purported design similarities between the Windows Phone 8X and the Nokia Lumia 920, Kodera was easily able to say there were basically none. When looked at side-by-side, that is largely true. He did concede though that in the area of “fashion” there are not that many sources actually involved when it comes to colors and materials involved.

For Android, HTC is very proud of Sense, and “we’d like to continue shipping it on every device.” That may be an indicator that HTC may not be too involved in future Nexus lineups. That may not be all bad, as devices like the HTC One X were excellent performers and the new models are building on the momentum.

HTC has been experiencing lagging profitability with its handsets. Kodera attributed part of that to the vast array of devices the company has been building and that led to fewer marketing dollars per device. Part of the emerging strategy is to pare down the number of different products and amplify

the exposure on those. That idea leads the question as to why HTC would continue its venture with Windows Phone with its licensing fees versus Android which is free. Mr. Kodera explained that the major difference is that Google does not do any advertising for Android, whereas with Microsoft, the company plays a role to promote the platform. “[Y]ou can’t compare categorically just on the basis of license fees…the bigger factor is how strong the products are and whether or not people will buy them.”

On the tablet front, HTC does not have any product in the pipeline that Kodera was able (or willing) to talk about. Several concepts were shelved since the HTC Flyer and Jetstream.

Looking forward, in light of the nice specifications coming from HTC products, particularly in displays, Kodera thinks that size-wise, 5-inches is probably the practical limit for a smartphone (assuming that larger displays are more "phablet" sized. However, we will be seeing higher resolution on smaller panels and pixel density is going to continue to rise across the board.

“It’s just a matter of time.”

source: The Verge

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