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Motorola brings 5G support to a 2-year-old phone (when you buy a $349 add-on)

Motorola is the only smartphone maker that’s really made use of a modular system that lets you add new features to existing phones by swapping out modules. Moto Mods let you add a big battery, a better speaker, a new camera, or even a projector to supported phones. This year Motorola and Verizon also began […]

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Motorola’s 5G Moto Mod pre-orders begin March 14, Verizon’s 5G network goes live (in two cities) April 11

5G is coming soon. It just won’t be very widespread at first. A bunch of smartphone makers unveiled their first 5G-enabled devices at Mobile World Congress last month, and most major US wireless carriers plan to start bringing their 5G networks online in select markets this year. Now it looks like Verizon and Motorola may […]

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Moto Z keyboard mod canceled, team shifts focus to upcoming smartphone with slider keyboard

If you’re looking for an Android smartphone with a built-in keyboard, right now your only options are BlackBerry devices. But the folks behind the crowdfunded sliding keyboard mod for the Moto Z smartphone family plan to launch a new phone with a landscape-style slide-out keyboard. That’s the good news for keyboard fans. The bad news […]