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iPhone to "muddle the handset market"

News The iTunes-enabled Rokr phone entered the handset market in 2005, and was expected to be the forerunner to the iPhone, but experienced problems as Motorola, Apple and operators competed for revenue, McQueen said.iPhones are now expected to enter...

Tags: handsets, iphone, mobile, mp3

[21 Nov 2006]

Motorola pledges 50 per cent Linux

News Now Motorola has brought Linux to a more mainstream model, the ROKR E2, which Besio showed off during a speech at the Linux show. For Motorola, the number two maker of mobile phones, Linux is the way of the future.

Tags: motorola, linux

[16 Aug 2006]

'Mobile Linux "revolution" on the way'

News Linux has recently seen its popularity as a smart-phone platform rise dramatically in the Asian market but Chambe-Eng also predicted a great deal of success for the forthcoming Rokr E2 music-centric handset - the first Linux-driven handset to be...

Tags: trolltech, mobile linux, open source, linux

[29 Jun 2006]

Mobile giants unite on common Linux push

News In addition, Motorola just launched the new Rokr E2 music phone in Asia, which also uses Linux. The Rokr E2 will soon ship in Europe. Four mobile handset makers are teaming up with two network operators to develop a new Linux software platform for...

Tags: panasonic, ntt, nec, vodafone

[15 Jun 2006]

Re:Viewing 2005: The year in mobile and wireless

News Admittedly, the joint fruits of Apple and Motorola appeared in the form of the Rokr handset this year - and was promptly labelled by one analyst house wit as the Lemn.however, was the year of much sexier data services - everyone who's anyone...

Tags: mobile email, mobile technology, blackberry, 3g

[15 Dec 2005]

Motorola announces Razr quartet

News Motorola's Rokr phone also includes access to iTunes. Motorola announced four upcoming Razr handsets on Tuesday, including one that comes preloaded with Apple's iTunes music software. The Razr V3i is expected to hit shelves before the end of the year.

Tags: razr, motorola

[09 Nov 2005]

Apple smart phone "only a matter of time", says Zander

News In particular, is he happy with the partnership that produced the Rokr? And did Apple upstage the Rokr by introducing the Nano at the same press conference? And earlier this month, the two companies shared a stage to introduce Motorola's Rokr...

Tags: rokr, ipod nano, zander, motorola

[30 Sep 2005]

Jobs: Video, Bluetooth, radio, 3G iTunes for iPod? Doubt it

News One new feature to be found in Motorola phones these days is iTunes functionality, following the launch of the Rokr handset earlier this month. Apple CEO Steve Jobs today gave strong hints that the company would not be looking to make a pure-play...

Tags: ipod phone, apple expo, steve jobs, ipod

[20 Sep 2005]

Agenda Setters: Where are they now... Steve Jobs

News This year saw the release of the long-awaited iTunes phone, the Motorola Rokr. Unlike the Nano, released at the same time, the Rokr has had lukewarm reception and prompted one wit to dub it 'the Lemn'.

Tags: where are they now, agenda setters, steve jobs, apple

[20 Sep 2005]

Will Apple make a true iPod-mobile phone?

News Last week in San Francisco, Apple announced the Rokr phone, which is made by Motorola and was the company's long-awaited foray into the wireless realm. It would also be a true iPod, one that could hold thousands of songs and photographs, compared...

Tags: iphone, mobile, ipod, apple

[13 Sep 2005]

Rokr iPhone coming to the UK this month

News The Rokr - the first mobile phone to support iTunes - will soon be available in the UK, according to the phone's manufacturer Motorola. The Rokr was showcased last week by Apple CEO Steve Jobs and was immediately available on the Cingular network.

Tags: rokr, o2, motorola

[12 Sep 2005]

Apple unleashes iPod Nano - and iTunes mobile

News The Rokr will be available this weekend in Cingular stores and even sooner online, priced at $249.99 with a two-year service agreement. Extending the iPod/iTunes franchise into a new market, Apple and Motorola on Wednesday also unveiled the Rokr, a...

Tags: rokr, itunes mobile, nano, ipod nano

[08 Sep 2005]

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