Come March 2010, another Android smartphone called the Motorola Devour will be launched via Verizon Wireless services. Motorola Devour is the second Android-based mobile phone which is distributed to the U.S. Market by the said carrier company.
According to the smartphone’s manufacturer, Motorola Inc. (an Illinois-based multinational telecommunications company known for producing wireless telephone handsets, and also designs and sells wireless network infrastructure equipment such as cellular transmission base stations and signal amplifiers, this latest handset is the first Motorola phone that can be availed with Verizon that features the MOTOBLUR solution.
This MOTOBLUR key feature is claimed by Motorola to be especially premeditated for devices using Google’s open-source Android mobile operating system. This solution allows users to sync contacts from home and personal email services (mot especially Gmail)with social networking sites’ (such as Facebook, Twitter and MySpace)messages, posts, photos, etc. Users can utilize the Happenings Widget to transfer their social networking sites’ updates on the phone’s home screen, flick through the current updates and respond accordingly via the slide-out full QWERTY keyboard.
MOTOBLUR also accounts for the Universal Inbox that collects texts, messages and emails into the single home screen. As for security, all contacts, log information, screen customizations, email and other messages are automatically backed up on the protected MOTOBLUR portal. This portal also helps the user located a misplaced phone through its fully integrated GPS. Should a device gets lost or misplaced, the Remote wipe feature instantly clears all information.
Aside from the already stated capabilities, the Motorola Devour also includes:
- touch-sensitive navigation pad
- 3.1-inch capacitive touch screen display
- Bluetooth connectivity (having support for profiles like A2DP, HID, HSP, HFP, AVRCP and GAP)
- microSD memory card slot
- a pre-installed 8 GB microSD card
- numerous pre-loaded applications such as Gmail, Google Talk, YouTube, Google Search and Google Maps with Google Maps Navigation
The Android Market allows possible download of additional software solutions. Verizon offers subscribers and customers the following packages in order to maximize their utility of the Motorola Devour:
- Nationwide Talk plans which starts at $39.99 monthly access
- Nationwide Talk & Text plans with at least a $59.99 monthly access
- Data Package for $29.99 unlimited monthly access
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