https://www.scmp.com/rss/108192/feed Motorola was a trailblazer in the mobile phone market, pioneering both the flip phone and the clam phone, but lost market share in the face of tough competition from smartphones, particularly after the launch of Apple’s iPhone. Its handset division, Motorola Mobility, was hived off in 2011 and sold to Google the following year, and now focuses on products using Google’s open-source Android operating system. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Alice Yan Alice Yan The rags-to-riches story of how Zhou Qunfei rose from humble beginnings in a poor village in central China to become a highly successful businesswoman has been an inspiration for countless migrant workers across the country. The 56-year-old founder of the touch-screen maker Lens Technology is estimated to have a net worth of 110 billion yuan (US$16 billion). She claimed second place in the 2025 Hurun Female Entrepreneurs Ranking List issued by Hurun Institute. Zhou first came to attention in... https://www.scmp.com/news/people-culture/china-personalities/article/3338905/zhou-qunfei-ex-security-guard-rises-become-worlds-richest-self-made-woman-entrepreneur?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/people-culture/china-personalities/article/3338905/zhou-qunfei-ex-security-guard-rises-become-worlds-richest-self-made-woman-entrepreneur?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 12 Jan 2026 10:00:11 +0000 dpa dpa Motorola is a little late to the party for ultra-slim smartphones. But with its new Edge 70, it is making a distinct statement as it aims to take on the iPhone Air and the Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge. That statement begins with the design of this 5.9mm-thick smartphone. Motorola has collaborated with Pantone to create three eye-catching colour combinations. The 6.67-inch OLED display is beautifully bright and has a very narrow bezel around the screen. At 159 grams (5.6oz) and with its aluminium... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/gadgets/article/3333206/motorola-edge-70-review-ultra-slim-phone-takes-iphone-air-samsung-galaxy-s25-edge?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/gadgets/article/3333206/motorola-edge-70-review-ultra-slim-phone-takes-iphone-air-samsung-galaxy-s25-edge?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 18 Nov 2025 08:15:08 +0000 Bloomberg Bloomberg Apple’s effort to reinvent the iPad by adding a giant foldable screen has hit development hurdles, potentially delaying the planned launch. The Cupertino, California-based company has been working on the device – projected to cost around US$3,000 – for several years and had most recently aimed for a 2028 release. But engineering challenges tied to weight, features and display technology have pushed its potential debut to 2029 or later, according to people familiar with the matter. Apple is... https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3329906/apple-hits-snags-development-foldable-ipad-18-inch-screen?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3329906/apple-hits-snags-development-foldable-ipad-18-inch-screen?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 22 Oct 2025 07:02:27 +0000 dpa dpa Over, on or in-ear – most people are familiar with these kinds of headphones. But there is another way, a ring that wraps around the ear. This unusual format can be found in the Moto Buds Loop from Motorola, which cost from US$150 up. These earbuds are definitely eye-catchers. They consist of a small ball containing the speaker that is connected to a square box that holds the batteries and charging ports. The ball goes into your ear and the box goes behind your ear. Putting them on is a bit... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/article/3328232/motorola-moto-buds-loop-review-stylish-and-functional-average-sound?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/article/3328232/motorola-moto-buds-loop-review-stylish-and-functional-average-sound?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 08 Oct 2025 20:15:08 +0000 Reuters Reuters Smartphone shipments to the US surged 30 per cent in March as manufacturers Apple, Samsung Electronics and Motorola rushed to bring more devices into the country in anticipation of steep import tariffs, Counterpoint Research said on Wednesday. Apple alone airlifted a record US$2 billion worth of iPhones from India in March, leveraging Indian suppliers Foxconn and Tata Electronics, to meet the demand surge, Reuters reported last month. The surge in shipments reflects companies’ efforts to... https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3310391/us-smartphone-shipments-jumped-30-march-tariff-anticipation-analysts-say?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3310391/us-smartphone-shipments-jumped-30-march-tariff-anticipation-analysts-say?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 15 May 2025 02:12:12 +0000 Xinmei Shen Xinmei Shen Oppo aimed to distinguish itself as an artificial intelligence (AI) smartphone maker by enhancing photo capabilities, a company executive said in an interview, as the Chinese company navigates a competitive global race to integrate generative AI into mobile devices. One of the main challenges smartphone users encounter is the need to switch between apps when capturing and editing photos, which was why Oppo “chose the imaging route”, Darren Chen, Oppo’s director of AI technology strategic... https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3300940/mwc-2025-oppo-doubles-down-ai-photography-compete-apple-samsung?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3300940/mwc-2025-oppo-doubles-down-ai-photography-compete-apple-samsung?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 04 Mar 2025 04:30:10 +0000 Iris Deng Iris Deng Chinese smartphone brand Honor surpassed Samsung Electronics to become the No 1 foldable-handset maker in western Europe, according to data from industry consultancy Counterpoint Research. Honor – a spin-off from Huawei Technologies – took that crown for the first time in the second quarter. Western Europe is the second-largest foldable handset market after China and a fierce battleground for players including Motorola, Oppo, OnePlus and Google, according to a new Counterpoint report. Honor,... https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3276886/honor-overtakes-samsung-claim-top-spot-west-europes-foldable-smartphone-market?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3276886/honor-overtakes-samsung-claim-top-spot-west-europes-foldable-smartphone-market?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 02 Sep 2024 13:00:13 +0000 Xiaomi, mainland China’s fifth-largest smartphone vendor by sales, is taking big market shares in several regions and countries – including Latin America, Japan and India – as competition with rivals at home gets intense. The Beijing-based company shipped 6.2 million handsets or 35 per cent more units to Latin America last quarter, making it the second-biggest smartphone brand in the region, consultancy Canalys said in a report. Samsung Electronics topped the ranking, after shipping 10.2 million... https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3274217/xiaomi-gains-share-latin-america-japan-india-amid-heated-smartphone-rivalry-china?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3274217/xiaomi-gains-share-latin-america-japan-india-amid-heated-smartphone-rivalry-china?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 12 Aug 2024 12:00:17 +0000 Huawei Technologies beat Samsung Electronics to become the world’s bestselling foldable smartphone brand in the first quarter, marking the first time that the US-sanctioned Chinese giant has topped that segment, according to a consultancy report. Shenzhen-based Huawei saw its foldable smartphone shipments in the first three months of the year jump 257 per cent year on year, according to data published by research firm Counterpoint on Thursday. In the same period last year, Samsung commanded 58... https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-war/article/3264872/huawei-overtakes-samsung-worlds-top-5g-foldable-smartphone-vendor-first-quarter-counterpoint-data?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-war/article/3264872/huawei-overtakes-samsung-worlds-top-5g-foldable-smartphone-vendor-first-quarter-counterpoint-data?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 31 May 2024 09:30:08 +0000 A German court has ordered a sales ban on certain products from Chinese personal computer maker Lenovo and its smartphone subsidiary Motorola over a patent licensing dispute with US firm InterDigital, in the latest case to highlight intellectual property legal risks facing Chinese businesses in the overseas market. The Munich Regional Court recently handed down the decree, barring Lenovo and Motorola from selling selected smartphones and mobile devices equipped with Wireless Wide Area Network... https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3262524/lenovo-motorola-face-sales-ban-mobile-devices-germany-over-patent-dispute-us-firm?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3262524/lenovo-motorola-face-sales-ban-mobile-devices-germany-over-patent-dispute-us-firm?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 13 May 2024 12:00:10 +0000 Chinese walkie-talkie maker Hytera Communications Corp has resumed global sales and distribution of its two-way radio products after a United States court temporarily lifted an injunction, which barred the company from selling those devices as part of a years-long trade-secrets dispute with rival Motorola Solutions. The US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit on Tuesday suspended the global sales injunction, worldwide notice requirement and further accumulation of US$1-million-per-day fines... https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3259343/chinese-walkie-talkie-maker-hytera-resumes-sales-two-way-radio-products-after-us-court-suspends?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3259343/chinese-walkie-talkie-maker-hytera-resumes-sales-two-way-radio-products-after-us-court-suspends?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 17 Apr 2024 10:30:24 +0000 Chinese walkie-talkie maker Hytera is appealing against United States sanctions that bar it from selling two-way radio products globally as part of a years-long trade secrets dispute with Lenovo-backed US smartphone maker Motorola. The Shenzhen-based firm has complied with the sanctions and suspended the sales of these products, it said in a filing with the Shenzhen exchange on Monday. “The company will take measures to lift the injunction orders as soon as possible,” Hytera said in the filing,... https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3258239/chinese-walkie-talkie-maker-hytera-appeal-against-us-global-sales-ban-sanctions-seen-harsher-action?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3258239/chinese-walkie-talkie-maker-hytera-appeal-against-us-global-sales-ban-sanctions-seen-harsher-action?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 08 Apr 2024 13:00:17 +0000 The Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4 is an excellent foldable phone that continues the momentum created by last year’s Z Flip 3. This year though, the Flip 4 has competition – at least in mainland China – because Motorola has launched an update to its Razr clamshell series. Which model comes out on top in a side-by-side comparison? Design and hardware Each phone is an Android with a 6.7-inch (170mm) screen that folds in half horizontally, in a way reminiscent of clamshell mobile phones from the early... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/gadgets/article/3192963/samsung-galaxy-z-flip-4-vs-motorola-razr-foldable-smartphones?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/gadgets/article/3192963/samsung-galaxy-z-flip-4-vs-motorola-razr-foldable-smartphones?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 19 Sep 2022 08:15:08 +0000 Motorola’s new Edge 30 Pro is the company’s big phone for 2022 and it’s a power player. The top chip Snapdragon 8 Gen 1, made by Qualcomm, is the best the Android family can offer right now. Hardware and design In terms of hardware specs, Motorola’s device is in solidly the top league, able to hold its own against the likes of the Samsung Galaxy S22. With 12 GB of RAM, the Edge 30 Pro won’t let you down when it comes to performance and you won’t need to worry about jittery apps or slow load... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/gadgets/article/3170819/motorola-edge-30-pro-smartphone-review-12-gb-ram-67-inch-oled?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/gadgets/article/3170819/motorola-edge-30-pro-smartphone-review-12-gb-ram-67-inch-oled?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 19 Mar 2022 03:15:14 +0000 Samsung Electronics is pouring more money into its gamble that folding smartphones will become the next big thing, as it projects a surge in sales of the novel handsets. Foldable smartphone sales are expected to increase by several times in 2021 from the previous year and continue significant growth in 2022, Samsung said on Thursday without providing a specific forecast. Its display division is expanding foldable panel production and making supplemental investments to pre-emptively address what... https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3154003/samsung-adds-risky-foldable-smartphones-bet-after-strong-debut?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3154003/samsung-adds-risky-foldable-smartphones-bet-after-strong-debut?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 28 Oct 2021 07:15:11 +0000 In recent years, Motorola has been a clear winner in terms of the price-performance ratio of its smartphones. Its new mid-range Edge 20 models fall into three price categories. The top-end model is even impressive enough to tempt Samsung fans. Motorola has also managed in the past to bring technological innovations such as 5G mobile communications to the market for less money than Samsung, Huawei or Apple. Design and hardware If you like large displays, you’ll love all three models. At 6.7... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/gadgets/article/3149114/motorola-edge-20-smartphones-review-144hz-refresh-rate-5x-zoom?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/gadgets/article/3149114/motorola-edge-20-smartphones-review-144hz-refresh-rate-5x-zoom?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 18 Sep 2021 03:15:14 +0000 Big display, small size: a new generation of folding smartphones is living up to this promise in a different ways. On the one hand there’s the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2, which can be folded out into a small tablet. On the other, there’s the Motorola Razr 5G, which is much more compact and can fold up to fit in the smallest of trouser pockets. It then folds out into an elongated smartphone. As always with the first generations of new tech, the phones with folding displays last year struggled with a... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/gadgets/article/3105659/samsung-galaxy-fold2-and-motorola-razr-5g-foldable-phones?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/gadgets/article/3105659/samsung-galaxy-fold2-and-motorola-razr-5g-foldable-phones?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 16 Oct 2020 04:15:11 +0000 Popular as it was in the 2000s, I never owned a Motorola Razr phone. So nostalgia is not the reason I bought the latest Razr 5G. The US brand never grew on me the way Nokia, Samsung or even the BlackBerry did. Come to think of it, the last Motorola handset I had was the Micro-TAC 5200 (released in 1994), which was functional and sturdy. But there is a certain va-va-voom vibe about the 2020 update of the classic Razr – not least because it is one of the few smartphones on the market that has a... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/gadgets/article/3105620/motorola-razr-5g-review-foldable-phones-second-screen-beats?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/gadgets/article/3105620/motorola-razr-5g-review-foldable-phones-second-screen-beats?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 15 Oct 2020 11:15:15 +0000 Seven months after launching its first modern reboot of the early 2000s classic, Motorola this week announced its second-generation foldable Razr. The new Android smartphone has a unique selling point over Apple’s handsets: a screen that folds in half like a flip phone. Still measuring 6.2 inches, the main display functions like that of any other modern device, but it turns into a compact square when closed, and Motorola has focused on improving the things a user can do with the exterior... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/gadgets/article/3100970/moto-razr-5g-foldable-motorola-phone-no-match-other-android?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/gadgets/article/3100970/moto-razr-5g-foldable-motorola-phone-no-match-other-android?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 11 Sep 2020 11:15:14 +0000 The new, superfast 5G networks promise a slew of benefits, from high-resolution video streams running smoothly even outside your own Wi-fi zone to transmitting big files in just a few seconds. The trouble is that until now, 5G phones have been pretty unaffordable – back in spring, buyers had to shell out US$1,100 or more for a 5G capable phone, and the coverage isn’t even available nationwide. But now, Huawei, Motorola and Xiaomi have all brought smartphones onto the market that cost well under... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/gadgets/article/3095268/which-budget-5g-smartphone-should-you-buy-moto-g-5g-plus-xiaomi?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/gadgets/article/3095268/which-budget-5g-smartphone-should-you-buy-moto-g-5g-plus-xiaomi?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 31 Jul 2020 12:45:08 +0000 Xiaomi is no stranger to bold smartphone designs. The latest idea from the Beijing-based company is to give people earphones that pop out the top of a smartphone when needed, a newly surfaced patent shows. For some, the idea might conjure up images of Samsung’s Galaxy Note series of phones. Introduced with the Galaxy Note 3 phablet in 2013, the Note phones hide a stylus that slides out from the bottom. Xiaomi’s idea for the earphones appears to use two holes on the top of the phone. The... https://www.scmp.com/abacus/tech/article/3094959/xiaomi-patents-smartphone-design-pop-wireless-earphones?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/abacus/tech/article/3094959/xiaomi-patents-smartphone-design-pop-wireless-earphones?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 28 Jul 2020 09:24:13 +0000 This article originally appeared on ABACUS The new Motorola Razr foldable smartphone generated a lot of buzz when it was announced late last year. A smartphone with the looks of the original Razr V3 flip phone seems to have elicited a lot of nostalgia. After spending some time with the phone, I think it does have some benefits when compared with the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip, a similar style of foldable phone that I also tested. But the new Razr also has a fatal flaw: A squeaky hinge that will annoy... https://www.scmp.com/abacus/tech/article/3083224/motorola-razr-overpriced-flip-phone-underperforming-specs?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/abacus/tech/article/3083224/motorola-razr-overpriced-flip-phone-underperforming-specs?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 06 May 2020 21:00:13 +0000 The new Motorola Razr foldable smartphone generated a lot of buzz when it was announced late last year. A smartphone with the looks of the original Razr V3 flip phone seems to have elicited a lot of nostalgia. After spending some time with the phone, I think it does have some benefits when compared with the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip, a similar style of foldable phone that I also tested. But the new Razr also has a fatal flaw: A squeaky hinge that will annoy you every time you use it. WHAT I... https://www.scmp.com/tech/motorola-razr-overpriced-flip-phone-underperforming-specs/article/3083148?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/motorola-razr-overpriced-flip-phone-underperforming-specs/article/3083148?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 06 May 2020 21:00:10 +0000 Huawei Technologies pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to racketeering charges filed last month by US prosecutors who accused the Chinese telecommunications giant of a 20-year pattern of corporate espionage. The company had called the charges “unfounded and unfair” before entering its plea in federal court in Brooklyn, New York, on Wednesday. Huawei and its Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou already were facing charges that they evaded US sanctions on Iran and lied to American... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3065084/huawei-pleads-not-guilty-racketeering-beefed-us?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3065084/huawei-pleads-not-guilty-racketeering-beefed-us?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 04 Mar 2020 21:31:21 +0000 It’s happening again. Smartphones are getting really pricey. Apple tried consumers’ patience in 2017 with the world’s first US$1,000 smartphone, the iPhone X, only to see sales stumble and prices start dropping on the entry-level phones. But Samsung, which hasn’t seen sales rise substantially in several years on its premium Galaxy line, has now taken prices for a standard smartphone to new heights: the Galaxy S20 Ultra starts at US$1,399 for the standard 128GB of storage, or US$1,599.99 with 512... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/gadgets/article/3050990/what-are-samsung-and-motorola-thinking-will-their-us1400?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/gadgets/article/3050990/what-are-samsung-and-motorola-thinking-will-their-us1400?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 17 Feb 2020 22:00:19 +0000 Motorola Solutions won a US$764.6 million verdict after a federal jury in Chicago said Chinese rival Hytera Communications stole the company’s critical trade secrets for two-way radio technology. Hytera pledged to appeal. The jury awarded US$345.8 million in compensatory damages and US$418.8 million in punitive damages – the full amount sought by Motorola. Jurors reached their decision after deliberating 2½ hours following a trial that sprawled over three months. Motorola lawyers said they would... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3050770/motorola-wins-us765-million-chinese-rival-hytera?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3050770/motorola-wins-us765-million-chinese-rival-hytera?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 14 Feb 2020 22:18:35 +0000 This article originally appeared on ABACUS The man who founded the world’s biggest PC maker is retiring -- for the third time.   Liu Chuanzhi announced on Wednesday that he’s stepping down from his role as chairman of Lenovo parent company Legend. As a member of China's first generation of entrepreneurs, the 75-year-old started Lenovo 35 years ago in Beijing with computer scientists from the Chinese Academy of Sciences and an investment of 200,000 yuan.  Over the years, Lenovo has seen ups and... https://www.scmp.com/abacus/tech/article/3042711/lenovos-founder-retiring-whats-next-company-bought-ibms-computers-and?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/abacus/tech/article/3042711/lenovos-founder-retiring-whats-next-company-bought-ibms-computers-and?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 19 Dec 2019 02:00:10 +0000 The man who founded the world’s biggest PC maker is retiring -- for the third time.   Liu Chuanzhi announced on Wednesday that he’s stepping down from his role as chairman of Lenovo parent company Legend. As a member of China's first generation of entrepreneurs, the 75-year-old started Lenovo 35 years ago in Beijing with computer scientists from the Chinese Academy of Sciences and an investment of 200,000 yuan.  Over the years, Lenovo has seen ups and downs, which explains why Liu returned from... https://www.scmp.com/tech/lenovos-founder-retiring-whats-next-company-bought-ibms-computers-and-motorolas-phones/article/3042665?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/lenovos-founder-retiring-whats-next-company-bought-ibms-computers-and-motorolas-phones/article/3042665?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 19 Dec 2019 02:00:09 +0000 Business Insider Business Insider Motorola is bringing back its iconic Razr flip phone from the early 2000s, a phone that probably invokes just as much nostalgia for millennial-aged smartphone users as their first iPhone or BlackBerry handset. I had a Razr when I was a teenager sometime around the year 2005, and it was the first cellphone I was ever actually excited to use. Like most people my age at the time, I really just wanted a cellphone so that I could feel more independent and contact my friends whenever I wanted. But... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/tech-design/article/3038259/we-review-motorola-razr-2019-revival-classic-flip-phone?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/tech-design/article/3038259/we-review-motorola-razr-2019-revival-classic-flip-phone?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 19 Nov 2019 04:00:19 +0000 Hello, it’s your flip phone from 2004 calling. Remember when phones fit into a shirt pocket? And closed up with a thunk? In December, Motorola is planning a comeback of its oh-so-thin flip phone, the Razr. But this reboot is an Android smartphone with a large touch screen that folds in half and a price that might make you flip out: US$1,500. At a Motorola event in Los Angeles, I spent a little time with the new Razr ahead of its launch. I came away impressed with the seamless, bendable-screen... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/gadgets/article/3037936/motorola-revives-its-2000s-flip-phone-razr-its-price-may-make-you?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/gadgets/article/3037936/motorola-revives-its-2000s-flip-phone-razr-its-price-may-make-you?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 18 Nov 2019 12:00:04 +0000 This article originally appeared on ABACUS It looks like foldable phablets like Samsung’s Galaxy Fold are already passé. The new trend is for normal-sized smartphones that fold in half, and Xiaomi is already working on its own. Just after Motorola unveiled its new Razr that looks like the original flip-phone but with a foldable display inside, a Xiaomi patent was spotted showing off similar tech. China’s National Intellectual Property Administration website shows it’s granted Xiaomi’s new... https://www.scmp.com/abacus/news-bites/article/3037966/xiaomi-patent-shows-foldable-phone-similar-motorola-razr?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/abacus/news-bites/article/3037966/xiaomi-patent-shows-foldable-phone-similar-motorola-razr?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 15 Nov 2019 10:33:17 +0000 It looks like foldable phablets like Samsung’s Galaxy Fold are already passé. The new trend is for normal-sized smartphones that fold in half, and Xiaomi is already working on its own. Just after Motorola unveiled its new Razr that looks like the original flip-phone but with a foldable display inside, a Xiaomi patent was spotted showing off similar tech. China’s National Intellectual Property Administration website shows it’s granted Xiaomi’s new foldable design patent, which was filed in... https://www.scmp.com/china-tech-city/xiaomi-patent-shows-foldable-phone-similar-motorola-razr/article/3037902?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/china-tech-city/xiaomi-patent-shows-foldable-phone-similar-motorola-razr/article/3037902?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 15 Nov 2019 10:33:16 +0000 Motorola Solutions Inc. told a judge in Chicago that a former employee worked as a double agent who helped Chinese rival Hytera Communications Corp. play catch-up on digital-radio technology for walkie-talkies. It took decades for Motorola to develop next-generation devices for two-way communication, and Hytera “came along and just took it all,” attorney Adam Alper said Thursday at the start of a trial over the U.S. company’s claim of trade-secret theft. The employee, one of three Motorola... https://www.scmp.com/tech/motorola-claims-chinese-double-agent-stole-its-radio-tech/article/3036890?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/motorola-claims-chinese-double-agent-stole-its-radio-tech/article/3036890?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 08 Nov 2019 09:45:41 +0000 Those planning to upgrade their smartphone this year will have lots of options. From new foldable phones that Samsung and Huawei unveiled last month to devices made by Apple and Google that are expected to arrive later in 2019, this year is shaping up to be a promising one for smartphone launches. Here are the phones we’re most looking forward to seeing this year, some of which have already been announced and others that are only rumoured. Is the Meizu Zero the smartphone of the future? Samsung... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/tech-design/article/2189058/foldable-phones-new-iphone-launches-these-are-best-new?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/tech-design/article/2189058/foldable-phones-new-iphone-launches-these-are-best-new?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 08 Mar 2019 04:02:17 +0000 This article originally appeared on ABACUS Remember Moto Mods? Motorola’s accessory series allowed people to snap everything from bigger speakers to battery packs was one of those neat ideas that didn’t quite catch on. Reports suggest it’s back… and might come with a killer feature: Support for 5G networks. It’s a neat solution to a tricky problem. Carriers in the US promised to bring super-fast 5G to smartphones as soon as later this year. So if users want to take advantage, they’ll need new... https://www.scmp.com/abacus/tech/article/3028688/motorolas-snap-accessory-adds-5g-and-retro-antenna-moto-z3?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/abacus/tech/article/3028688/motorolas-snap-accessory-adds-5g-and-retro-antenna-moto-z3?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 30 Jul 2018 15:58:01 +0000 Remember Moto Mods? Motorola’s accessory series allowed people to snap everything from bigger speakers to battery packs was one of those neat ideas that didn’t quite catch on. Reports suggest it’s back… and might come with a killer feature: Support for 5G networks. It’s a neat solution to a tricky problem. Carriers in the US promised to bring super-fast 5G to smartphones as soon as later this year. So if users want to take advantage, they’ll need new devices that can handle the higher-frequency... https://www.scmp.com/big-guns/motorolas-snap-accessory-adds-5g-and-retro-antenna-moto-z3/article/2157445?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/big-guns/motorolas-snap-accessory-adds-5g-and-retro-antenna-moto-z3/article/2157445?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 30 Jul 2018 15:58:01 +0000 The head of Lenovo Group said that despite trade tensions between the US and China, the world’s two biggest economies need each other as globalisation pushes forward. “No country can develop just relying on themselves,” said Lenovo chairman and chief executive Yang Yuanqing in an interview in Hong Kong on Thursday. “China needs technology products from the US, while US companies need many things from China, not the least of which are the domestic market and manufacturing.” “That’s the... https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-leaders-and-founders/article/2147663/lenovo-chief-says-us-and-china-need-each-other?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-leaders-and-founders/article/2147663/lenovo-chief-says-us-and-china-need-each-other?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 24 May 2018 22:32:30 +0000 At a time when phone makers big and small try to outdo one another in the specs war – “Oh, you’ve got a 20-megapixel camera with 6GB of RAM? Here’s our 21-megapixel camera with 8GB of RAM!” – the Moto G series is a breath of fresh air. Since its inception in 2014, the line seems to be “budget phones that get the job done with no frills”. The latest device, the G5 Plus, is unremarkable in every facet. But priced at just HK$2,299, it’s likely to be good enough for most. Design and... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/article/2100501/review-moto-g5-plus-solid-super-cheap-smartphone-dont-expect-miracles?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/article/2100501/review-moto-g5-plus-solid-super-cheap-smartphone-dont-expect-miracles?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 01 Jul 2017 05:15:15 +0000 In an article headlined "Motorola sues family for billions in HK courts" on March 14, the report on a decision made in the Court of First Instance was wrong. The court did not rule on whether assets were held in Hong Kong by the Uzan family of Turkey as was reported. Nor did it rule on whether assets were held in Hong Kong on behalf of the family and its associates by Phyllis Kwong Ka-yin, Colin Alan Cook and three Hong Kong companies, namely HPF Private Investment Fund, AA Capital Investments... https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/1448121/motorola-sues-turkish-family-embezzlement-case-billions-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/1448121/motorola-sues-turkish-family-embezzlement-case-billions-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 13 Mar 2014 15:45:00 +0000 Google-owned Motorola Mobility moved Wednesday to shake up the global smartphone market with an entry-level handset aimed at cost-sensitive consumers around the world, many in emerging markets. The new Moto G handset will sell at less than US$200 without a contract in the US market and, around the world, will be about one-third the price of top-line Apple iPhones and Samsung devices, the company said. “Moto G is a smartphone that delivers a premium experience with today’s technology,” Motorola... https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/1355850/motorola-targets-moto-g-smartphone-emerging-markets?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/1355850/motorola-targets-moto-g-smartphone-emerging-markets?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 14 Nov 2013 07:45:38 +0000 Motorola wants to let consumers design their own smartphones. The Google-owned manufacturer has launched Project Ara to create a free, open and standardised platform to let people pick and choose the components they want in their phones, Motorola said in a blogpost this week. The goal is to create a standard endoskeleton, or frame, that can hold different modules, like extra-powerful processors, additional batteries or memory chips for storing more music, all based on the customer’s... https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/1343507/motorolas-vision-smartphone-you-design-yourself?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/1343507/motorolas-vision-smartphone-you-design-yourself?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 30 Oct 2013 03:25:02 +0000 Motorola’s new Moto X phone doesn’t cost more to make simply because it’s assembled in Texas, research firm IHS said Wednesday. The Moto X is the first smartphone to carry the “Made in the USA.” designation. Labour costs are higher in the US compared with Asian factories, where phones are typically made. But IHS said the Moto X is about 5 per cent cheaper to make than Samsung Electronic Co.’s flagship Galaxy S4 phone. The firm said the Moto X’s overall production cost is just 9 per cent more... https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/1300300/first-us-made-smartphone-just-cheap-produce?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/1300300/first-us-made-smartphone-just-cheap-produce?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 29 Aug 2013 03:10:51 +0000 The latest numbers and outlook from telecoms equipment maker ZTE (0763.HK; Shenzhen: 000063) look decidedly ugly, leading me to wonder if the struggling former superstar is destined either for extinction or a radical makeover in the next few years. ZTE's woes come as crosstown rival Huawei faces similar challenges due to a rapidly slowing global market for networking equipment. Huawei is responding to the challenge by aiming for big new orders in Australia, and is also discussing its succession... https://www.scmp.com/comment/blogs/article/1228168/zte-destined-follow-motorola-nortel?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/blogs/article/1228168/zte-destined-follow-motorola-nortel?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 02 May 2013 01:55:01 +0000 For a 40-year-old gadget, it is remarkable what a central role mobile phones continue to play in our lives. April 3 marked the anniversary of Martin Cooper of Motorola becoming the first man to use a mobile in 1973. He says he was lucky not to become the first casualty of mobile phone usage soon after as he walked around talking on it without paying attention to the New York traffic. From a "brick" that weighed almost a kilogram, cost US$4,000 and had a battery life of four hours, modern mobile... https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1207989/grave-effect-smartphone-revolution?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1207989/grave-effect-smartphone-revolution?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 05 Apr 2013 16:00:00 +0000 Keywords: Press freedoms, Motorola, Africa, Pakistan, Latin America, Japan, Tibet The Foreign Correspondents' Club, Hong Kong -- Foreign Correspondents' Clubs in China Jointly Express Extreme Concern Over Abuse of Journalists Caijing -- Motorola Adds More to Layoff Compensation Package Following Protests in China The Atlantic -- The Two Chinas at the Olympics People's Daily -- Improve Africa’s security environment with cooperative willingness NPR -- China's Increased Investment Upsets... https://www.scmp.com/comment/blogs/article/1020662/morning-clicks-august-22?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/blogs/article/1020662/morning-clicks-august-22?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 21 Aug 2012 23:34:45 +0000 Diaoyu activists to return Sunday Citing Japanese media, CCTV has reported that the 14 activists from Taiwan, Hong Kong, and mainland China currently detained for illegal entry into Japan upon their arrival this week to the Diaoyu Islands will be deported Friday evening, making calls this week for boycotts against Japanese goods and nationwide protests this coming Sunday less likely to escalate. The Japanese government has said that although bricks were thrown as the activists were being... https://www.scmp.com/comment/blogs/article/1016863/first-thing-china-august-17?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/blogs/article/1016863/first-thing-china-august-17?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 17 Aug 2012 02:25:08 +0000 Missing CCTV anchor suddenly reappears CCTV anchor Zhao Pu returned to his live news program yesterday afternoon following his unexplained disappearance four months ago. On April 9, Zhao posted a warning to his microblog account against eating thickened yoghurt, which he wrote at the time had been contaminated with industrial gelatin. Among rumours surrounding Zhao's absence was the allegation that he his remarks inadvertently brought light to an ongoing investigation into the matter elsewhere... https://www.scmp.com/comment/blogs/article/1014063/morning-click-august-14?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/blogs/article/1014063/morning-click-august-14?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 14 Aug 2012 00:58:22 +0000 Foxconn International Holdings, whose shares have fallen 31.5 per cent this year, is struggling to gain more orders from Nokia Corp and Samsung Electronics this year to offset a decline in business from troubled top customer Motorola. 'Last year, we saw an average of 40 per cent growth in revenue from non-Motorola customers such as Nokia and Samsung,' spokesman Vincent Tong said. 'We will surely put more resources on high-growth customers but still treat Motorola as one of our major... https://www.scmp.com/article/627649/foxconn-faces-battle-offset-motorola-woes?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/627649/foxconn-faces-battle-offset-motorola-woes?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 25 Feb 2008 16:00:00 +0000 Solomon Systech (International), a supplier of display chips used in mobile telephones, laptop computers and desktop monitors, plans to diversify its business to ease the impact of weak semiconductor market conditions this year. The company hopes to transform into a full system solutions provider, offering a greater range of components and software to consumer electronics manufacturers. 'This diversification can help boost our gross margin and revenue while expanding our sources of income,'... https://www.scmp.com/article/627480/solomon-systech-pins-hopes-diversification?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/627480/solomon-systech-pins-hopes-diversification?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 24 Feb 2008 16:00:00 +0000 The limited-edition Toy Watch and Motorola Luxury Box set is a perfect gift for that special someone. The set features a black and gold-plated Toy Watch (far left), specially designed by Christie Wo, chief executive of the brand's Asian distributor, Charmonde, with a Swarovski crystal-set bezel and a mother-of-pearl dial. The matching Motorola black and 18-carat-gold-plated Motorazr2 V8 mobile phone (left) comes with a H680 Bluetooth headset, a leather carrying case and a polishing cloth. The... https://www.scmp.com/article/620600/timely-call?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/620600/timely-call?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 22 Dec 2007 16:00:00 +0000