TORONTO – Motorola is asking Canadians to say hello to the first phones with social skills.
The company will introduce Motoblur, a social service for Android-powered devices, to Canada with all three national wireless carriers in the first half of 2010.
Motorblur organizes all messages from Facebook, MySpace and Twitter, along with emails and texts, and streams them to live widgets for reply directly from a user’s home screen, eliminating the need to switch between different mobile applications. It also backs up and restores contacts, log-in information, home screen customizations, and email and social network messages on a server, allowing for easy retrieval. Lost or stolen phones can be found with integrated AGPS from the on-line owner’s portal, and data can also be wiped clean.
“We are thrilled to be bringing Canadians three unique MOTOBLUR handsets with all the major wireless carriers", said Rick Gadd, VP and sales GM for mobile devices, in the announcement. "With MOTOBLUR, we are differentiating the Android experience and delivering phones that are truly instinctive and socially smart."
Motorola will offer Motorblur on its Backflip, Dext and Quench devices in the next few months.
