Black Friday Survival Guide: 6 ways to fend off the monstrous crowds

One Friday every year, they roam the store aisles, bleary-eyed, mouths agape, arms outstretched as they grope for discounted items to fill their shopping carts. You can be quickly overwhelmed. Or, worse, be turned into one of these desperate souls. The single-minded, dull-eyed Black Friday shoppers shambling after the next deal. Don’t let this happen to you. Armed with some Motorola devices and a vigilant attitude, you can survive the hordes this holiday season. Here’s how:1. Gather intelligence. Anytime you’re standing still, locked in indecision, you are vulnerable. Never get caught wondering...

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Cyber Monday Deal: Moto X (2nd gen.) starting at 1 cent for Verizon Customers, $140 Off for everyone else, plus 30% off accessories

This Black Friday we want you to stay home and chill. Kick back, digest your Thanksgiving meal, and maybe head over to Motorola.com and take Moto Maker for a spin. Why?On Monday, December 1 at 11am CST, we’re offering an off-contract Moto X (2nd gen.) starting at just $359. That’s $140 off the regular price. You read that right: we’re offering $140 off a Moto X and an additional 30% off any accessory you order along with it. For Verizon Wireless customers, you can grab a new Moto X starting at one cent. (And you thought you’d never need the penny you saw glued to the sidewalk.)How do you get in...

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Nice Gifts for Naughty Loved Ones

We love them dearly, but there are those people in our lives who have a talent for driving us absolutely nuts. She’s constantly late. He talks too loud. She slurps her coffee—it could be anything.We know you wouldn’t put people on your “naughty” list for such trivial things, and coal is too harsh a gift for such friends. So allow us to suggest a few holiday gift ideas that may help tip things back toward nice:The Friend: The MultitaskerYou don’t know where you are in time or space when you’re with this friend. He’s answering emails, cooking dinner, vacuuming the floor, and tending to his dog pack...

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Making a green workspace in a historic building

Above: A work in progress: renovations at our offices in the Merchandise Mart in 2013.As creators of many products, environmental design choices and materials selection are hugely important to us. We are passionate about extending that same commitment to other areas of our business, so we were thrilled when the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) granted our new headquarters in Chicago’s historic Merchandise Mart their LEED Platinum Certification. The highest level of certification, LEED Platinum means that when USGBC reviewed our 607,000-square-foot office space, it was able to award the maximum...

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Moto X Film Experience: Bringing “Pure Imagination” to Life with Emmy Rossum

At Motorola, we celebrate the power to #choosechoice. This means the ability to make your own choices and the freedom to express yourself however you choose. That’s why we created the Moto X Film Experience. We gave 12 filmmakers the chance to create something unique using a Moto X and the lyrics to “Pure Imagination” as recorded by actress Emmy Rossum. The filmmakers could interpret the lyrics however they liked and create whatever sort of video they wanted. Following the theme, we used our imagination and went a step further. You, too, can create your own version by editing together the 11 videos...

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Finding Your Phone With the New Motorola Keylink

Here’s an old situation: you haven’t gone very far but you know you’re missing something. You check your pockets, maybe rifle through your bag. Where did your phone go? Here’s a new solution: Motorola Keylink. Keylink is a small device that you attach to your keychain. Using the Motorola Connect app on your phone, you can connect your keys to your phone in case either tends to wander off. * If your phone decides to play hide and seek with you, you can press a button on Keylink to make it ring up to 100 feet away. Or if your keys get a similar idea, you can use the Motorola Connect App to make...

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Glen Keane on the Making of “Duet,” Now Available on Moto X and Moto G 4G LTE

Starting today, "Duet" is available globally as Google's Advanced Technology and Projects group third Spotlight Story on the new Moto X, Moto X (1st Gen.), and Moto G 4G LTE. "Duet" is an interactive love story that brings the timeless art of hand-drawn animation to a new mobile format. Animator Glen Keane spent 38 years animating some of Disney's most beloved characters for movies like "The Little Mermaid," "Aladdin, "Beauty and the Beast" and "Tangled." Today, Glen Keane shares what it was like to work on "Duet" in his own words. We hope you enjoy. ****Duet is an interactive animated...

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#MotoTips for Using Android 5.0, Lollipop on Your Moto Phone

So you’re a Moto user and one of the first in the world to use Android 5.0, Lollipop, which we began rolling out recently—what should you do next with your phone?As part of our work as consumer experience designers, we’ve had a chance to get familiar with this new release and wanted to share a few tips and tricks for getting the most out of what Lollipop has to offer.Check out the short videos we’ve put together for you below. It’s our job to talk to consumers (like you!) to improve our products, so let us know how you like them and if there’s anything else you’d like to know. If you’ve discovered...

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Going Ballistic with DROID Turbo

Does anyone else, before leaving the house, recite the trinity? Keys, wallet, smartphone. Our phones travel everywhere with us—in all types of weather and situations. These days, our phones must be as visually appealing as they are durable. Which is why we’ve equipped our new DROID Turbo with ballistic nylon, a first for any smartphone.But Just What Is Ballistic Nylon?Ballistic nylon is the strong, lightweight, tightly woven material used on the back of DROID Turbo. It’s a tough aesthetic that matches the hardcore features of the device: a 48-hour battery, a top-of-the-line quad-core 2.7 GHz Snapdragon™...

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Update 2: It's time to unwrap: Android 5.0, Lollipop is here

Get ready for something sweet! AndroidTM 5.0, Lollipop is officially here for some of our Motorola devices!We’ve started to roll out Lollipop in phases just a week after the public release of the software to the following devices in the US:Moto X (2nd Gen.) Pure EditionMoto G (2nd Gen.) US GSM Moto G (2nd Gen.) Global GSM retail versions sold in the USThe most ambitious release yet, Lollipop brings a number of tasty enhancements, including:A new look and feel. Google brings its all-new Material Design to life with a bold, new visual style. The new user interface is designed to enable better,...

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Q&A with David Pascual, Winner of the Moto 360 Design Face-Off

Earlier this year, thousands of you participated in our Moto 360 Design Face-Off, a competition in which users submitted their ideas for watch face designs and then voted on their winner. The talented victor, David Pascual, won a Moto 360 and the chance for his design to be officially included on the watch. The winning watch face, along with four additional new watch faces, is available to all Moto 360 owners through an update on the Motorola Connect app. Also available with this new update is the ability to create your own custom watch face, selecting everything from the background image to the...

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The Moto X in Football Leather: Try Not to Spike it

Calling all football superfans! Don’t get sidelined with a boring phone. Up your smartphone game with the limited edition Moto X in football leather. Featuring the same Horween genuine football leather trusted by college and pro athletes, the new “football” phones will be available exclusively at Verizon Wireless stores and on verizonwireless.com beginning today. Or, if fans want to put their personal touch on it, they can also visit MotoMaker.com to further customize the Moto X with Football leather starting November 14.Either way, nothing connects you to the game quite like the feel of genuine...

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Moto 360: Choose a watch that fits your style

We’re introducing more choice for Moto 360. From new metal watches and a selection of interchangeable bands, to enhanced experiences that promote a healthier lifestyle, Moto 360 offers a diverse portfolio of modern timepieces. New metal offeringsMoto 360 now comes with metal bands that are as durable as they are beautiful. Crafted from aircraft-grade stainless steel, these bands feature a modern, contemporary tri-link design that complements the round face of Moto 360. Starting today, Moto 360 with light and dark metal bands are available on motorola.com for $299. Coming soon, we will...

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Moto Maxx: Choose to live life unplugged Coming to Brazil, Mexico and other Latin American countries soon

Strength. Stamina. Sophistication. Those are just some of the qualities of the new Moto Maxx -- our most powerful and long-lasting smartphone to date.Our smartphones are our lifeline to the world in many ways, and with Moto Maxx you can go multiple days* without having to recharge. And when you do, our new Turbo charging feature gives you up to eight additional hours in just 15 minutes!**With a huge battery, the time you save staying unplugged allows you to do more with your device -- from watching videos to playing games to capturing photos and viewing them on the Quad HD display. Combined with...

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At Heidi Klum’s Halloween Party

Halloween is all about expressing your personal style - whether it’s witty, wild or wacky, anything goes. When it comes to this time of year, no one does it better than the Queen of Halloween - Heidi Klum. Each year she dazzles fans with costumes that push the envelope on creativity and design. They are part art, part high fashion, and always a full expression of Heidi’s bold, personal style. And this year was no exception. At her annual Halloween extravaganza in New York, Heidi stepped out in a beautiful butterfly costume. To complete her look, Motorola created a special customized Moto X inspired...

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