From the world of the ever-informative FCC exhibits comes the new Motorola A810, a Linux-powered touchscreen mobile stuffed with all the necessary good stuff such as handwriting recognition, FM radio, among others. There's something amiss about it though: the lack of bandwidth required for it to work with U.S. mobile carriers. More on this intriguing device in the full article!

The Consumer Electronics Association or CEA has decided to award Ken Kutaragi among others with the CE Hall of Fame award. The ceremony is scheduled to take place this coming October in Las Vegas. Alongside the PlayStation father are 11 others who were trailblazers in the electronics industry. Know more after the jump!

Motorola Mobile Devices president, Stu Reed has left the company, though no reason for which was supplied. It looks like Motorola's CEO Greg Brown is still working to resuscitate the company's Mobile Devices unit, shaking up the company's upper management tiers. More at the full article.

Legal court battles over patent infringement can be understandably messy, as is the case of BlackBerry maker Research In Motion and Motorola.

Read more about how the two companies are "courting" trouble in the full article, located after the jump.

Chinese site eNet has posted an interesting image. It seems we've got the first flashes of the upcoming Motorola A1600. Could this be the successor to the Motorola A1200 MING? We'll see soon enough. For now, analyze the look and the features found in the detailed version. Enjoy!

Greenpeace has released their "Guide to Greener Electronics" which scores the 18 top manufacturers of gadgets and devices according to their policies on toxic chemicals and recycling.

Apple, which was under Greenpeace's black books for the iPhone, got a better score this time around. Among the three console manufacturers, Sony scored the best. Microsoft was third to the last and Nintendo was in last place (because both are new entries to the guide).

Motorola's Sidekick Slide smartphone (otherwise known as the Motorola Zante) boggled the techies when it got pulled out of T-Mobile's product line. T-Mobile's official statement explains that some of the devices were confirmed to have faulty slide functions, making the phone to suddenly switch off every time the sliding panel were opened or closed.

The "not-so-fortunate" folks who are experiencing these glitches get their Slide replaced by a blue Sidekick LX with free shipping! Wohoo!

Google has now completely debunked all rumors of a Googlephone, or Gphone, in their official blog, where they formally introduced their new open-source mobile OS platform: Android. It will be a joint effort by the members of the group known as Open Handset Alliance, comprised of companies, such as Motorola, Qualcomm, HTC, and T-Mobile.

With the Alliance, Google plans to develop a mobile OS "without the proprietary obstacles that have hindered mobile innovation".

Some of you may remember Motorola's old PEBL model that was the mark of the company's mobile devices during the time. While it isn't exactly called the PEBL 2, don't let the MOTO U9's similar appearance deceive you - it sports a whole lot more in terms of video playback and other features.

The biggest focus the U9 has to offer is the support for syncing with Windows Media Player 11. So if you have any WMA, MP3, AAC, AAC+, and AAC+ enhanced files lying around, you can rest assured that the U9 can play them for you.

Other notable features include the CrystalTalk technology which reduces background noise and increases call clarity, a microSD expansion, and a 2 megapixel camera. Also, the whole "floating" effect the external display has just makes your wallpapers look more realistic than ever.

People can expect the MOTO U9 to hit shelves in the fourth quarter of this year in Asia, Latin America, and Europe. While no North American release plans have been revealed so far, importers can still avail of the phone's quadband GSM/EDGE technology to quell any compatibility issues.

Rob Shaddock, senior vice president of Feature and Mass Market Phones, Mobile Devices, Motorola, explained the new model's best qualities, saying:

MOTO U9 combines the surprising with the familiar, the latest in premium design and inventive controls with the next popular spin on Motorola's classic clamshell design to deliver the most stylish and dynamic mobile music experience. MOTO U9 embodies the stylish side of Motorola’s music-enabled devices, further building on our strong portfolio of products for a diverse global audience.

    

It appears Motorola has four new models laid out for the gadget scene in 2008, as details and photos apparently seeped through a presentation conducted by the company in Amsterdam last month. While Motorola unveiled its Christmas line-up of mobile phones, four models were also shown as the company presented its vision of their future line-up.

The four new phones include the Motorola Skarven, the X Pixl, the Texel, and the Genghis - the first two of which are planned as phones aimed for the photo savvy users. The Texel and the Genghis will address users on the music and the business slice of the market, respectively. Note that some of these names are codenames for the devices and may not reflect the final product's name.

The Skarven and the X Pixl are two products that fit into Motorola's Zoom assortment of phones. Their most marketed function is the photo-capture capability, and the Skarven will spearhead the line as the top model. The kick-sliding Skarven will sport an 8-megapixel camera and a 2.8-inch LCD screen rendering images at 16 million colors.

The X Pixl in contrast will enter the 5-megapixel line (the middle market so to speak), already populated by the Nokia N95, the Samsung G600, and the Sony Ericsson K850i. It's speculated that the phone will have little new to offer and may carry the official product name of Motorola Z12.

The Motorola Texel will be a new addition to the music-player ROKR category, though it will carry the Motorola ROKR E8's Morph technology. That would basically mean that each key would execute and display nine underlying functions. It will also bear the universally-accepted 3.5-millimeter headphone jack.

The Motorola Genghis will serve the quasi-business oriented consumer as part of the Multi-Q line. The phone sports a full QWERTY keypad and speculators believe that Motorola has plans to keep the model customizable with different faceplates. It will enter its own line at the entry level with a reasonable price tag.