Motorola's Android slider getting social in Q2 2009?

Motorola: a name that oozes with apathy amongst gadget aficionados these days. But what if we added the words "Android" and "Social" to the mix, would you once again take notice of the world's most invisible number 1 seller of handsets? According to BusinessWeek, Moto's Google-ified handset will feature an "iphone-like touch-screen, a slide-out QWERTY keyboard, and a host of social-network-friendly features." BusinessWeek's sources say that the device takes its design cues from the Krave ZN4 while resembling a high-end version of the T-Mobile G1 from HTC (while selling for less). Apparently Moto has been shopping the spec-sheet and images around to carriers over the last few months in preparation for a Q2 2009 US launch (Europe in Q3 2009) for the MySpaceBook crowd. Unfortunately for Moto, we expect the market to be flooded with Android handsets by then.

[Via TechDigest]

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 20th 2008 8:02AM]

Well, with every day that new news comes out with regards to Android... I have to give more and more kudos to T-Mobile for braving the first brunt. Looks like that ballsy move may pay off extremely high dividends in the end.

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 20th 2008 9:58AM]

Flooded? Really? I find that hard to believe. I'll be pretty shocked if we're suddenly inundated with Android handsets by Q2 09.

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 21st 2008 2:23PM]

I was just thinking the same thing... T-Mo may be the first but it could very well be 2011 before they put out another Android handset.

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 20th 2008 11:34AM]

Hope this also comes to T-mobile D:

My contract expires in a year and I want an android set without the beta-ness of the G1.