Motorola CEO Sanjay Jha has noted this week that the handset maker is currently in talks with other U.S. carriers in an effort to sell the new Cliq Android phone on a carrier besides T-Mobile.
Most analysts and speculators believe the second carrier will be Verizon Wireless but Jha stayed mostly mum on the subject.
Added Jha: The company is “in talks with all large operators in U.S. and is fairly hopeful we will begin to engage with all the U.S. operators.”
Jha also noted again that a new Android phone is in the works, and should be launched within the next two months.
The company recently announced that the same phone, dubbed the Dext however, and with some subtle differences, will hit the UK via the carrier Orange beginning later this month as well, with pre-orders beginning on the 22nd.
The Dext will also be headed to South America and the rest of the EU, added the company, but just like with the US Cliq release, there is no set time table.
As is now standard, the phone has 3G, Wi-Fi, GPS, a 5MP camera, and a 3.1-inch 480×360 resolution touchscreen as well as QWERTY keypad. Notably, the device is lacking the trackball found on most Android devices.
Result for: hopeful
In an interview this week, Sony Computer Entertainment Europe president Andrew House has said the company expects a “a huge amount of growth for the [console] business” following the recent PS3 price cut and the release of the Slim PS3.
“I think what I’ve heard anecdotally is that this is the point people were waiting for - a redesigned model and, in Euros, a significant price reduction,” House says, via GI.biz. “That’s people’s cue to jump into the business.”
“I think as well that the pleasing thing when I look at the European landscape is that this is coming on what was already pretty robust sales, year-on-year. Even at the higher price point our PS3 numbers have been bang on track through this year, against a challenging economic environment.”
“So I think we feel this can only mean a huge amount of growth for the business, particularly in the next three months. It’s an exciting time, and it’s great for us to be able to continue to deliver on the Sony promise - evolving, changing and hopefully delivering a better value proposition to the consumer,” he concluded.
Result for: hopeful
In an interview this week, Sony Computer Entertainment Europe president Andrew House has said the company expects a “a huge amount of growth for the [console] business” following the recent PS3 price cut and the release of the Slim PS3.
“I think what I’ve heard anecdotally is that this is the point people were waiting for - a redesigned model and, in Euros, a significant price reduction,” House says, via GI.biz. “That’s people’s cue to jump into the business.”
“I think as well that the pleasing thing when I look at the European landscape is that this is coming on what was already pretty robust sales, year-on-year. Even at the higher price point our PS3 numbers have been bang on track through this year, against a challenging economic environment.”
“So I think we feel this can only mean a huge amount of growth for the business, particularly in the next three months. It’s an exciting time, and it’s great for us to be able to continue to deliver on the Sony promise - evolving, changing and hopefully delivering a better value proposition to the consumer,” he concluded.
