Reuters: Technology News: Motorola hits comeback trail with new U.S.-made phone

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Motorola hits comeback trail with new U.S.-made phone May 30th 2013, 00:57 Tweet Share this Email Print Related News Motorola's new 'Moto X' phone to be made in Texas 7:59pm EDT Apple CEO sees more 'gamechangers'; hints at wearable devices 1:54am EDT A stretched Samsung chases rival Apple's suppliers Thu, May 16 2013 Analysis & Opinion Google shooting blanks in smartphone patent wars Motorola Mobility CEO Dennis Woodside speaks at a Motorola phone launch event in New York, September 5, 2012. Credit: Reuters/Brendan McDermid RANCHO PALOS VERDES | Wed May 29, 2013 8:57pm EDT RANCHO PALOS VERDES (Reuters) - Motorola plans to launch a new, made-in-the-U.S. smartphone, CEO Dennis Woodside said on Wednesday, confirming speculation the once-dominant cellphone maker intends to make a comeback in the hotly competitive mobile market. Motorola, which Google Inc bought for $12.5 billion in 2012, has steadily ceded market share to Apple Inc and Samsung Electronics Co Ltd, with its latest phones garnering a relatively lukewarm reception. The new phone, called the Moto X, will be built at a 500,000 square-feet facility in Texas that will employ 2,000 people by August. Woodside told the AllThingsD conference in Palos Verdes that he was "pretty confident in the products we're going to be shipping in the fall." The new smartphone will debut in a market dominated by the iPhone and Samsung's Galaxy range of devices. Woodside said the Moto X would benefit from Motorola's expertise in managing ultra-low power sensors -- such as in accelerometers and gyroscopes -- that can sense usage contexts and power down certain components when not required, thereby conserving power. Motorola's engineers have also come up with processors that will help save power, he said without elaborating. Revenue at the Motorola business dwindled to $1.02 billion in the first three months of the year, from $1.51 billion in the fourth quarter. It posted an operating loss of $271 million. (Reporting by Alexei Oreskovic; Editing by Andre Grenon and Stephen Coates) Tweet this Link this Share this Digg this Email Reprints We welcome comments that advance the story through relevant opinion, anecdotes, links and data. If you see a comment that you believe is irrelevant or inappropriate, you can flag it to our editors by using the report abuse links. Views expressed in the comments do not represent those of Reuters. For more information on our comment policy, see http://blogs.reuters.com/fulldisclosure/2010/09/27/toward-a-more-thoughtful-conversation-on-stories/ Comments (0) Be the first to comment on reuters.com. Add yours using the box above.

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