MOTOBLUR ported to the G1, unreleased CLIQ looks on in envy
It’s unclear exactly how MOTOBLUR software might’ve leaked into the wild, but it’s already been repurposed in the best sort of way into a G1-friendly ROM. Despite its beta status it’s looking relatively snappy, but there are still some missing elements like WiFi and Bluetooth. If anything it’s a testament to how portable and hackable Android is turning out to be so far, and we look forward to the ongoing improvements to Android by diverse manufacturers being disseminated far and wide — though if Motorola had its way, it’d probably at least happen after the relevant device has hit the market. Video is after the break.
[Via OnlyGizmos; thanks Annkur]
Continue reading MOTOBLUR ported to the G1, unreleased CLIQ looks on in envy
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MOTOBLUR ported to the G1, unreleased CLIQ looks on in envy originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 09 Oct 2009 17:09:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Posted: October 9th, 2009
at 6:09pm by Paul Miller
Topics: Android, AndroidHack, AndroidRom, G1, HackedRom, Motorola, android hack, android rom, cliq, hack, hacked rom, htc, motoblur, rom
Video: Motorola’s MotoBlur ported to a HTC G1
Hey, hey. This hack will probably make more than a few G1 owners giddy. Apparently someone got their hands on a leaked copy of a Motorola Cliq ROM, which just so happens to have all the stuff for Motorola’s custom Android build, MotoBlur, and has converted it for the G1. Don’t ask us where these files are or the install instructions for your G1. We don’t know. But what we do know is that this port probably doesn’t make the Motorola suits all that happy, but this is the joy of an open platform like Android. Get use to it.
Verizon Motorola Sholes not running MOTOBLUR?
We’d been hearing rumors that the Motorola Sholes on Verizon wouldn’t be running MOTOBLUR because it’s to be a “Google Experience” device, and while that seemed silly at first, it certainly looks like the device Verizon CEO Lowell McAdam was waving around this morning was running stock Android. How can we tell? For starters, Blur has a different 3G icon in the menu bar, and different icons for several apps — Calendar leaps out to us here. What’s more, that certainly appears to be the default Android search box lurking back there, something that’s not part of the Blur homescreen. That’s definitely odd, considering how big a bet Motorola seemed to be placing on Blur as its handset differentiator — and doubly odd since the HTC Hero Eric Schmidt was holding at the same photo op was running Sense on top of Android. We’ll have to see how this one shakes out when the Sholes is actually launched, but for now we’d say those rumors are looking awfully true.
[Image credit: Associated Press, under license; thanks to everyone who sent this in]
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Verizon Motorola Sholes not running MOTOBLUR? originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 06 Oct 2009 16:51:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Posted: October 6th, 2009
at 5:51pm by Nilay Patel
Topics: Android, Motorola sholes, MotorolaSholes, google, motoblur, sholes, verizon
Motorola CLIQ / DEXT exhaustively photographed, previewed
The Motorola CLIQ hasn’t gone on sale yet, but that hasn’t stopped a few units from leaking out here and there — Eldar at mobile-review just posted up one of the most thorough photo previews of the chunky slider we’ve seen yet. Interestingly, the keyboard continues to draw mixed reviews — while we rather liked it when we tried it out, m-r says it’s just “okay” and that the five-way rocker “wasn’t very handy.” We’ll have to use this thing a while for ourselves before we make up our minds, but for now, we’d direct you to the read link for a ton more photos.
[Thanks, MrArgie]
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Motorola CLIQ / DEXT exhaustively photographed, previewed originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 04 Oct 2009 20:11:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Posted: October 4th, 2009
at 9:11pm by Nilay Patel
Topics: Android, Motorola, MotorolaCliq, MotorolaDext, blur, cliq, dext, motoblur, motorola cliq, motorola dext
