Why “Motorola” is being discussed
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I've used a lot of smart phones over the years. They always, always, have a pile of supposedly useful, ergonomic, gestures or shakes or whatever that do stuff. I have never actu…
by terribleperson · Nov 6, 2026
No, you are redefining "wipe". A copy of the key could be stored in malicious hardware, ready for the authorities to copy. The trust you people put in Google and Motorola is sur…
by rtaskw3 · Nov 6, 2026
There are 2 features I missed when I went to Pixel phones from Motorola: shake on flashlight and twist on camera. On a hike a few moons ago, as I approached a scenic overlook, a…
by rickydroll · Nov 6, 2026
Motorola Mobility who's owned by Lenovo? The same Lenovo from the encrypted thumb drive fiasco? https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50326099
by balex · Nov 6, 2026
This is not the only device capable of running GOS for years. Like with pixels, you didn't have to replace the phone every year to keep using GOS. Just buy something older (idea…
by subscribed · Nov 6, 2026
It's a system that allows even those old systems to still use banking reliably and securely, so yeah I'd say it's an excellent system. As far as GrapheneOS goes - now that they'…
by yaro330 · Nov 6, 2026
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Motorola, Inc. was an American multinational telecommunications company based in Schaumburg, Illinois. It was founded by brothers Paul and Joseph Galvin in 1928 as Galvin Manufacturing Corporation and was renamed Motorola in 1947. Many of Motorola's products had been radio-related communication equipment such as two-way radios, consumer walkie-talkies, cellular infrastructure, mobile phones, satellite communicators, pagers, as well as cable modems and semiconductors. After having lost $4.3 billion from 2007 to 2009, Motorola was split into two independent public companies: Motorola Solutions and Motorola Mobility, on January 4, 2011. Read more on Wikipedia