MOTO G5 AND G5 PLUS: EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW

The Lenovo Moto G5 and G5 Plus have finally been unveiled, and the two made a big appearance at Mobile World Congress 2017. The new phones, successors to last year’s G4 and G4 Plus, are in keeping with the series’ core tenet of uncompromising affordability. Both pack capable processors, high-definition displays, fingerprint sensors, and sizable batteries. And like their predecessors, they’re compatible with all major carriers in the United States, including T-Mobile, Verizon, Sprint, AT&T, and U.S. Cellular.

The first two Motorola-built handsets for Lenovo pass through TENAA

Motorola has had something of a bumpy ride over the last few years. Bleeding cash on its own, the company was acquired by search engine giant Google (now known as conglomerate Alphabet). After some time with its original Moto X devices that didn’t capture much attention, Google decided to sell off Motorola to Lenovo, who acquired the company for $2.91 billion.

Lenovo hasn’t had much good fortune with its own company profits, so the PC giant has now decided to hand over design of their handsets to Moto and sat back with its fingers crossed.

TENAA have just gotten a glimpse of the first two handsets, Motorola-made, on behalf of its acquisitor. The first is a high-end handset dubbed the Lenovo X3c70 (codenamed “Lemon X,”). The phone will feature a 5.5-inch display with a Full HD resolution of 1920 x 1080p, a hexa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 processor (?) with 3GB of RAM, 64GB of storage, 8MP front camera, 21MP back camera. As for microSD storage, it’s still up in the air at this point.

10k a day: why are there no good running smartwatches?

The Apple Watch is looming large on the technology horizon at the moment - we're mere weeks away from its April launch.

What's been interesting, if not surprising, is the sudden outcry over what it won't do, namely monitor your stress and blood pressure (down to hairy arms, apparently).

Apparently we should all be up in arms because Apple was supposed to have made the greatest health device ever to adorn our wrists. I got the chance to check one out in Cupertino, and while it is well made, even slapping it on the wrist of a stupidly chiselled model in running gear couldn't convince me this was going to be a replacement for a standalone watch.

The new Moto X is going up for pre-order, and the Moto 360 is back

Motorola is on a role with new gadgets, but so far none of them have been very easy to get.

Good news, then, as the new Moto X goes up for pre-order starting Tuesday, September 16, Motorola announced in a blog post.

That includes two versions of the phone: the new Moto X for AT&T, and the $500 (about £300, AU$550) unlocked Moto X Pure Edition that comes with stock Android.

Possibly even better news is the fact that the Moto 360 is going back on sale in the US on the same day. The first batch sold out quickly, though, and Motorola warns that "quantities will be limited."

Charged up

Both versions of the new Moto X, as well as the Moto 360, will be available Tuesday at Motorola's site starting at 11am Central Time.

No word on when the new phones will actually be shipped, but Motorola says their individual ship dates will be disclosed at checkout on a per-customer basis.
In addition to the phones Motorola is releasing two new gadgets on Tuesday: the Moto Hint Bluetooth headset and the Motorola Turbo Charger that the company promises will provide 8 hours of battery life after just 15 minutes of charging.

Motorola has an 'exciting' announcement planned for February 25

Fresh off their president defending the company's design ethos, Motorola is planning to unleash something new next week, courtesy of a mysterious box being hand-delivered to the press.

9to5Google today reported that Motorola is busy emailing members of the tech press, giving them a heads-up about a mystery package scheduled to arrive on just in time for the mid-week "hump day" on February 25.

Unfortunately, Motorola is playing coy on exactly what the box might contain, beyond the invitation's teaser which explains that "everything you need fits inside one box, which we will deliver to your doorstep on Wednesday."

It hasn't been that long since Motorola last refreshed its flagship Moto X smartphone, and the report speculates a followup to the Moto 360 smartwatch could be what's in store, but details are otherwise scarce.

Jack in the box

"Motorola is making an exciting announcement next week and wants you to be in the front row. The best part? You get to choose where and when you'd like to experience it," the media invitation from Motorola reads.