Speaking to an investor’s conference, Motorola CEO Sanjay Jha has made the revelations that his company plans to release an Andoid tablet soon, as well as a sequel to the very popular Droid smartphone.
The tablet will be between 7 and 10-inces and will act as a “companion product” to HDTVs, adds Jha.
Says the CEO: “We’re very focused on participating in this convergence between mobility and home, and I actually think you will see some products from us in a very short period of time.”
How soon? Jha would not give any details on a time table, but did say it would run Android, as the open-source operating system remains the company’s focus. Refuting recent speculation, the company added it has no plans to create its own mobile OS.
Motorola said to remain competitive, however, it must continue to improve its MotoBLUR user interface, which is seen on phones like the Cliq, which runs Android, with BLUR on top. Jha says BLUR 2.0 will be released later this year, as well.
Finally, the CEO spoke about an upcoming sequel to the Droid: “I think we’re very well positioned [at Verizon]. We will introduce new Droid products in the Verizon franchise. I know the devices we are going to introduce, and that gives me comfort.”
Result for: short period
IFC Entertainment has announced that it will be releasing the Che Guevara biopic, Che in theaters beginning early January, then on VOD (video on demand) a few days later, and then on DVD within a short period after that, exclusively at Blockbuster.
The indie supplier notes that Che will be its “highest-profile day-and-date release yet,” and they wanted to seek the widest possible audience.
The movie is four hours long and will play in theaters with an intermission break at 2 hours.
“This is definitely our biggest one, with the biggest cast and director. This is a $65 million production,” added Ryan Werner, VP of marketing at IFC. “And because of the fact that the movie is so long, we wanted to give people a variety of ways to see it.”
