Motorola's sale to Lenovo has been finalized

Just one day after launching its Nexus 6 device for former owner Google, Motorola is officially a part of Lenovo which now might be the third largest phone maker in the world. Lenovo will let Motorola do its thing as a wholly-owned subsidiary and will absorb Moto's employees.

“Today we achieved a historic milestone for Lenovo and for Motorola – and together we are ready to compete, grow and win in the global smartphone market. By building a strong number three and a credible challenger to the top two in smartphones, we will give the market something it has needed: choice, competition and a new spark of innovation,” said Yang Yuanqing, chairman and CEO, Lenovo. 

“Motorola is in great hands with Lenovo, a company that’s all-in on making great devices,” said Larry Page, CEO, Google. Okay....Hit jump for the official release and the nitty-gritty

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Black Moto X available tomorrow, Bamboo model and Moto 360 coming to TELUS on October 31

The new Moto X will be available in black exclusively to TELUS starting tomorrow for for $100 with a two-year SharePlus plan or $600 outright. This stunning new flagship smartphone brings a whole lot of updates and features. Read our review here.

Thos looking for the Moto X in bamboo finish as well as the Moto 360 smart watch, those objects of desire will be available at TELUS on October 31. Check out their product page for more info.

Review: Moto X (2014)

Text and photos by Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

I have no doubt that this year’s Moto X can tussle with any of the leading smartphones we have today and match or even surpass them in the common functions, running apps, surfing the web, multitasking, and even starting the camera and taking burst-mode photos, which are all a huge improvement over last year’s model.

Last year’s most surprising smartphone was the Google-owned Motorola Moto X. A mid-range smartphone in terms of specs, it innovated various areas and became a favourite of many reviewers as well as loyal fans who preferred it to the Nexus 5 as the closest thing to a Pure Android device.

Great design, touchless control, gesture-enabled camera and for lucky US-based users, a fully customizable palette of colours, textures, capacities and even startup screens. The Moto X was the blueprint that was used to create the Moto G (Moto’s white knight) and the Moto E; the original Moto X remains one of 2013’s best non-superphone devices. Let's find out how the new one fares.

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Google I/O attendees getting Moto 360 release notices for September 5

Coinciding with the news that Motorola plans to host an event involving smartphones, wearables and personal audio in Chicago on September 4, Google is touching base with Google I/O attendees who opted for the Moto 360 smart watch over the offerings from LG and Samsung. Saying that they 'would send out Moto 360s as soon as they became available," the notice earmarks September 5 as the deadline for these folks to send their mailing info, which just happens to be the day after Motorola's big product reveal at the Windy City. So, the most anticipated Android Wear device is likely coming to Google Play and other outlets soon after.

Source:Phandroid