As reported here on Cell Phones Etc. and across the Web, here’s your daily brief on what happened in the world of mobile phones this Friday, March 4th, 2011.
Confirmed: Bell releasing Motorola ATRIX March 17th for $599.95
What else can we say that the title hasn’t? It’s official. Bell will be releasing the much anticipated Motorola Atrix on March 17th. Contract-free price is pegged at $599.95 while getting it on a 3-year contract will cost $169.95 when bundled with a minimum $50 voice/data plan. So, will you be getting one?
Mobilesyrup
Motorola says the Flipout and Charm will not get Froyo, ever
Here’s bad news for you folks out there who bought the Motorola Flipout and Charm. Motorola has confirmed these two Android phones won’t be getting a Froyo update. So, unless a custom Froyo ROM for these handsets becomes available online, Flipout and Charm users can kiss their Froyo dreams goodbye.
GSMArena
Google Maps 5.2 hits the Android Market
Google Maps for Android is now in version 5.2. It intros three new features: Twitter posting of place reviews, Latitude pinging, and ‘Search More Places’ button, which, as its name suggest, searches for more places in areas where there are multiple places stacked on top of one another. Google Maps 5.2 is now readily available for download at the Android Market.
BGR
Elfoid: Creepy Robot Cell Phone (Video)
We’ve seen the best, and weirdest stuff come out of Japan, but this one probably takes the cake as far as creepiest phones are concerned. A cross between a cell phone, telepresence robot, and mini humanoid, this is one device I certainly wouldn’t mind not seeing become available in the market. Dubbed as the Elfoid and armed with a camera, this humanoid robot cell phone aims to replicate the callers head movements and emotions so that it can transmit the ‘feelings‘ as well to complement the voice. Noble intentions, but creepy, nonetheless.
Crunchgear
Updated Windows Phone 7 update isn’t updating some Samsung phones for March update
I guess the whole nightmare of Microsoft over their first ever Windows Phone 7 update and Samsung phones isn’t over yet. Reports are coming in that some users are encountering an “error code 800705B4″ with the recently released patched update, and while some users have found a workaround (e’g’ rebooting, removing apps, freeing up memory) for this, others, unfortunately, have not. Microsoft has officially replied via Twitter saying, “We are aware of the error code and are looking into it.” So, I guess controversy continues for the Samsung phones and the first WP 7 update.
Engadget
