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Motorola was an American telecommunications company founded in 1928 by Paul and Joseph Galvin as Galvin Manufacturing Corporation. The company’s first product was a battery eliminator, a device that converted direct current to alternating current, allowing battery-powered radios to function through household electricity. Since early years, the company worked on radio communication devices. In 1940, it introduced a pair of two-way radio communication products for the US police and military personnel.
 
In 1962, Motorola also started supplying radio communications gear for the unmanned Mariner and manned Gemini space programmes. The company’s transponder was in 1969 used in America’s first Moon exploration mission, Apollo, where astronaut Neil Armstrong’s message from the moon was carried over a Motorola-designed device.
 
Besides radio communication products, Motorola also produced wireless network equipment and home and broadcast network products, such as set-top boxes, digital video recorders, high-definition television, etc. Motorola's wireless telephone handset division was a pioneer in cellular telephones. The company introduced the concept of mobile phones, flip phones and clam phones in the mid-1990s. It was also among the first to build smartphones with Google's open-source Android mobile operating system. The first phone with the Android OS was released on November 2, 2009, as the Motorola Droid.
 
In 2011, the company was divided into two independent public entities — Motorola Mobility and Motorola Solutions. Motorola Mobility, which included handset division, was sold to Google in 2012. In 2014, Motorola Mobility was acquired by Chinese technology company Lenovo for $2.91 billion. As part of the deal, Google retained a majority ownership of the Motorola Mobility patent portfolio, while Lenovo received a licence to the portfolio of patents and other intellectual property.

Latest Updates on Motorola

From brick-sized handsets used by stockbrokers, devices have become powerful computers sitting in our pockets

Updated On: 03 Apr 2023 | 7:53 PM IST

The Moto G13 will be available in matte charcoal and lavender blue colours on Flipkart, starting April 5

Updated On: 29 Mar 2023 | 1:18 PM IST

The new 'moto g73 5G' smartphone will be available for purchase from March 16 on Flipkart, Motorola.in and leading retail stores, at a launch price of Rs 18,999, the company said in a statement

Updated On: 10 Mar 2023 | 2:56 PM IST

Lenovo CEO Yuanqing Yang has confirmed that a new version of the foldable Motorola Razr smartphone will be launched this year

Updated On: 02 Mar 2023 | 12:55 PM IST

It will be available in three colours - Cosmic Black, Aurora Green and Creamy White - and will go on sale starting February 15, on Flipkart and motorola.in

Updated On: 08 Feb 2023 | 12:51 PM IST

The announcement comes within days of Vodafone Idea getting a shot in the arm, with Centre clearing conversion of the troubled telco's accumulated interest dues worth Rs 16,000 crore into equity

Updated On: 06 Feb 2023 | 2:03 PM IST

The special edition Motorola Edge 30 Fusion in Viva Magenta colour will be available from January 12 at 3 PM, exclusively on Flipkart and Motorola online store

Updated On: 13 Jan 2023 | 9:39 AM IST

The 'Big Bachat Dhamaal' sale by Flipkart started on January 6 and it will continue until January 8. Here are some of the deals and offers on smartphones

Updated On: 06 Jan 2023 | 3:26 PM IST

Motorola will reportedly offer iPhone music control in Moto Watch 100 in its 2023 update, which will let users manage their music playback

Updated On: 02 Jan 2023 | 12:11 PM IST

The objective of the MoU is to take advantage of the combined strengths and capabilities of INERY and BEL in the field of Blockchain technology

Updated On: 04 Nov 2022 | 9:59 AM IST

The Motorola Moto e22s, priced at Rs 8,999, will be available on Flipkart and select retail outlets from October 22

Updated On: 17 Oct 2022 | 4:10 PM IST

Priced at Rs 10,499, the Moto e32 is available in eco black and arctic blue colours on Flipkart

Updated On: 07 Oct 2022 | 5:19 PM IST

Motorola New Edge Series Launch: The launch event of the Motorola Edge Series postponed, and will happen two days later. Read this detailed report on the upcoming Motorola Edge phones

Updated On: 08 Sep 2022 | 4:55 PM IST

After Samsung's Unpacked event, all eyes would be on Motorola Razr 2022, X30 Pro, and S30 Pro phones launch today. What are X30 Pro and S30 Pro specs, prices, and features? Have a read

Updated On: 11 Aug 2022 | 6:01 PM IST

The Moto G32 will be the company's sixth handset in the G series. Here are its specifications and expected price

Updated On: 08 Aug 2022 | 7:51 PM IST

Moto G82 5G comes in two colour variants and will go on sale from June 14 on Flipkart, Reliance Digital, and leading retail stores

Updated On: 07 Jun 2022 | 3:30 PM IST

The handset will compete will the likes of the OnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite, Redmi Note 11 Pro+, and Realme 9 Pro 5G

Updated On: 07 Jun 2022 | 6:10 AM IST

The smartphone comes with 6.5-inch IPS LCD display along with 90Hz refresh rate, 16MP triple rear camera setup, 5000mAh battery and much more

Updated On: 02 Jun 2022 | 8:39 PM IST

E-commerce platform Flipkart has already listed the handset, which comes at a starting price of Rs 9,299

Updated On: 02 Jun 2022 | 6:12 AM IST

"Looking at Q1 2022, there were still solid performances from Apple and Samsung, with Motorola, Google, TCL and OnePlus seeing YoY increases in volumes due to LG's exit," Fieldhack added

Updated On: 03 May 2022 | 1:54 PM IST