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Motorola’s fastest mobile computer the MC70 now features integrated Global Positioning System (GPS) capability which allows the head office to track, manage and provide field-based employees with central support to improve productivity.

The almost weather-proof MC70 is lightweight and is optimized for indoor and outdoor applications. The device allows businesses to effortlessly connect their field employees to back office support systems. With its new positioning capabilities, field employees can now have more efficient and responsive relations with customers to gain a competitive advantage in terms of providing real-time data and information.

The GPD-enabled MC70 will be available worldwide by the first quarter of 2008 can handle barcode data and signature capture plus wide area connectivity with support for high-speed EDGE networks, wireless 802.11a/b/g networks and Bluetooth.

The latest release of Microsoft Windows Mobile OS for smartphones and PDAs, version 6 now runs on the new Motorola Q9h with the Redmond-based company focusing on the business user.

Windows Mobile OS 6 highlights improvements its e-mail system and office productivity tools sporting a less-cluttered interface, easier navigation and higher screen resolutions.

The sleek Motorola Q9h mimics the shape of a BlackBerry: a square screen, a full QWERTY keyboard, a 4-way navigation system bordered by Home, Back, Messaging, Web Browser, Power and Call/Send keys.

The Q9h’s call quality is crisp and clear. It features support for HSDPA, has 256MB of internal memory upgradeable to 2GB via a MicroSD card. It can connect to computers via a USB 2.0 port with a battery-life rating of 260 minutes of talk time and 510 hours of stand-by.

Wireless broadband consumers stand to benefit tremendously from Motorola’s pioneering WiMAX chipset that delivers ultra-high-speed functionality. Designed to support 3G and 4G mobile devices and with a form-factor suitable even for very thin devices (Moto RAZR and the like), Motorola’s newest WiMAX chipset is optimized to connect consumers worldwide through a mobile wireless broadband.

The new WiMAX chipset has the capability to provide voice and data-centric capability that exceeds current 3G technology which would make migration to 4G easier; its size would make the development of form factors that are even slimmer and thinner than currently available units and provide mobile connection speeds equivalent to wired DSL or cable connections bringing wireless internet globally.

The new WiMAX chipset is slated to debut in Motorola’s 2008 line-up of WiMAX mobile devices for various carriers around the world.

Motorola USA recently made public the launch of its 5.4GHz Canopy Point-to- Multipoint (PMP) and Point-to-Point (PTP) wireless broadband solutions in the North America as part of MOTOwi4 which is geared to provide network operators, businesses, government and commercial customers’ full access to additional spectrum to enhance bandwidth-intensive data, voice and video communications.

The 5.4GHz spectrum offers 255 MHz of bandwidth, double the availability in the 5.8 GHz band which allows for the capability to locate multiple radios on a single rooftop with negligible interference from one another thereby simplifying overall network design.

Motorola’s has been selected by Uganda’s Warid Telecom to design, setup and deploy the company’s 802.16e WiMAX network in a bid to connect through high-speed mobile broadband the unconnected in the African country.

With the selection of Motorola to deliver high-speed wireless broadband network, Warid Telecom Uganda will be in a position to rapidly and cost-effectively provide mobile broadband connections to residents of the African nation. The project will be completed by the end of 2007 by which time residential and enterprise voice and data connectivity services will be available nationwide.

Motorola’s WiMAX solutions support fixed, portable, nomadic and mobile applications bringing IP coverage to virtually all areas for both private and public networks.

Motorola, Inc. announced the immediate availability of a new release of their recently acquired Good Mobile Messaging 5. The new version is designed to make mobile email experience more personalized and productive while at the same time providing enhanced IT control.

Good Mobile Messaging 5 vastly improves mobile email experience by helping mobile users get things done more easily while increasing security and manageability by incorporating all of the security capabilities of Good Mobile Defense product.

The new version provides a flexible mobile messaging platform regardless of mobile operating systems and robust IT controls.

New features of the software include: group and find emails by conversation, complete end-to-end calendaring including conference room availability, the ability to edit and send pictures and Word, Excel, PowerPoint and PDF documents, ability to access SMS, MMS and personal email from the Good Home Screen.

It also includes a mobile RSS reader and subscription manager, customizable priority mail and personalized notifications.

Its security features include lockdown of WiFi, Bluetooth®, Infrared, camera and SD card, advanced password and encryption management.

Motorola US placed a sizeable order for modified Smarti UE device 3G transceiver chips from Infineon. The Infineon chip is a multimode single-chip 3G RF transceiver that can handle HSDPA, HSUPA and EDGE. Infineon will modify the Motorola version by incorporating Motorola IPs.

The partnership is expected to provide an advanced 3G RF solution as its slim design drastically reduces the size and footprint of next generation 3G devices.

Worldwide mobile handset users are expected to switch over to 3G-technology as the technology matures and becomes a mainstream requirement for both GSM and W-CDMA telephone users.

Infineon’s strategic partnership with Motorola follows its alliance with mobile phone manufacturers Nokia, Samsung and Apple’s iPhone.

Motorola’s user-friendly, stylish and trim CPEi300 (customer premises equipment) brings broadband coverage for home and small office users including both VoIP and data access in an easy-to-install package.

The innovative and stylish CPEi 300 Series, slated for release to the market in the latter part of 2007, is a desktop consumer device that provides wireless broadband connectivity; it has one data port for basic, data-centric operations and two analog terminal adaptors so you can plug in existing analog phones for VoIP service.

Motorola’s CPEi 300 is an affordable, entry-level device that provides fixed, wireless broadband connections to bandwidth intensive, rich media applications, voice, data, and video services. It is fully compliant to the IEEE 802.16e-2005 technology standard and will undergo WiMAX Forum certification to ensure interoperability among the global WiMAX systems. The CPEi 300 uses multiple antenna technology giving it increased range and higher throughput compared to products that utilize with the single antenna solution.

The CPEi 300 is the recipient of the WiMAX World Europe 2007 Award in the devices category.

Announced recently is the news that Verizon wireless will be adding the Motorola z6 phone to their line of mobile devices. The Motorola z6 will enjoy enhanced capabilities while working on the Verizon network like a television function where there is all your favorite shows available including the late show and Dora the explorer. The television function on the Motorola will be available through Verizons vcast service that offers music and other entertainment in your phone.

The z6 is sure to be a hit with its advanced capabilities, stylish looks, and Verizons unbeatable service.

Sprint has recently announced that they will be offering the new Motorola ic902 to its alright large line of Walkie-talkie capable phones. The Motorola ic902 will be able to have the Walkie-talkie function available through Nextel’s nation wide Walkie-talkie service; also the voice and data coverage for the new Motorola ic902 will be available through Sprint. The nice thing about the new Motorola ic902 is that it adds a functional Walkie-talkie phone that will appeal to a larger market, the Walkie-talkie service is currently used by over twenty million people in the united sates alone.

So if your looking for a cool new phone with the Walkie-talkie capabilities than the new Motorola ic902 from sprint may be the phone for you.