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at this time that Droid mania’s starting to calm down just a bit, it’s time to turn our attention back to that rumored second model in Verizon’s Android-powered line from Motorola, the so-called Calgary. We don’t have any details on a release window, but whenever accessories show up on an authorized partner’s site that list the unreleased phone by name, that’s usually a promising sign. And yes, that rule applies no matter how mundane that accessory may be — in this case, a lowly micro-USB cable that this company has the ludicrous idea of selling for 20 bucks. Of course, Instinct HD accessories showed up months before the phone’s release — back when it was known by an entirely different name, in fact — so we wouldn’t necessarily want to get any hopes up for a 2009 drop date just yet.

Accessory listing suggests Verizon’s Motorola Calgary is near originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Wed, 02 Dec 2009 09:16:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

We think there’s probably a really good reason why landscape QWERTY handsets don’t hinge in reverse, but hey, everyone gets a little wild and crazy once in a while, right? Cellpassion has discovered that Moto has recently secured rights to the “Backflip” name in Europe, which would dovetail nicely with that allegedly leaked image of the upcoming Motus a few days back — we hadn’t really considered it the first time around, but on second look, we can imagine how this wouldn’t be your average mechanism in this place. Sadly, the latest unverified information have this thing based on Android 1.5 when it hits next quarter, suggesting that Motorola’s having a hell of a time updating BLUR for newer builds — and that could be a very big sticking point for ‘em going forward.

Motorola registers ‘Backflip’ name, could be for the Motus originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Wed, 25 Nov 2009 15:13:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

You know how you can tell Moto’s new i410 for iDEN isn’t really supposed to be hip, stylish, or ultra-functional? Neither Moto nor launch partner Boost bothered to give it a fresh, funky name, bucking the trend set by the Clutch and Debut. Of course, with an utterly basic black rectangular shell, tiny monochrome secondary display, and lack of even a VGA cam, it’s clear that they’re going for the bottom-most reaches of the market in this place — which means that customers should be able to scoop it up for a song on any of Boost’s prepaid plans, happily. It’s not up on the carrier’s site just yet, but it’ll be available before the year’s up — and Motorola says that this officially “completes Boost Mobile’s 2009 device roadmap,” so we hope you weren’t holding out for some mythical Android device in the next couple weeks.

Motorola i410 comes to Boost, catchy name doesn’t originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:39:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.