Motorola says it'll be launching the Motorola FLIPOUT in Europe this summer. It's a square phone with a pivoting design that opens to reveal a QWERTY keyboard. The FLIPOUT runs Android 2.1 with the MOTOBLUR social network integrator available on the home screen.
Tech specs include a 3 megapixel camera, CrystalTalk PLUS noise cancellation, Kodak photo software, WiFi, Bluetooth, an expandable memory and a 2.8-inch QVGA screen. Overall dimensions are 67mm x 67mm x 17mm; weight is 120g.
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Gartner's latest report into worldwide mobile phone sales says end-users bought 314.7 million devices in the first quarter of 2010, 17% up on the same period in 2009. Smartphone sales rose 48.7% to 54.3 million units.
Hong Kong-based manufacturer G-Five made its debut in the top 10, while an increase in OEM 'white box' manufacturing has seen the 'others' category increase.
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Motorola has appointed Mark Shockley as 'senior vice president, Global Go-to-Market' for its Mobile Devices business. This means he'll be responsible for overseeing all aspects of Motorola’s Mobile Device sales operations globally and will report to Sanjay Jha, the Motorola Co-CEO who runs Motorola’s Mobile Devices and Home Business.
Mr Shockley joined Motorola over thirty years ago; his most recent roles have been within Motorola's Mobile Devices organisation.
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