Motorola Unveils First Android Phone

Doug Caverly — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 21:53:53 +0000

More than two weeks after Motorola started hyping a mysterious Android-related event, the big day’s come, and the company’s first Android phone has been unveiled. Called the Cliq, the device has succeeded in impressing people so far.

The Cliq is equipped with a physical keyboard, but remains thinner than most competing slider phones. It comes with a D-Pad, too, which should be useful for games and a great many apps.

Otherwise, according to a press release, "The CLIQ delivers a reliable mobile Web experience by harnessing the power and speed of T-Mobile’s 3G network and Wi-Fi. Additional CLIQ features include a 3.1-inch HVGA touch-screen display, a 5 megapixel auto focus camera with video capture and playback at 24 frames per second, a 3.5mm headset jack, a music player with pre-loaded Amazon MP3 store application, Shazam, iMeem Mobile, and a pre-installed 2GB microSD memory card with support for up to 32 GB of removable memory."

The Cliq also promises to provide easy access to all sorts of Google services, along with Facebook, Twitter, and MySpace.

One big question that remains is how much the Cliq will cost. Another relates to the exact release date – T-Mobile customers can’t yet buy the phone. Still, this is shaping up to be a very desirable device that may help Android gain a significant amount of market share.

BlogWorld Expo – CLIQ Unites Bloggers

Manoj Jasra — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 19:13:24 +0000

Bloggers can now extend their reach and engage their audiences by teaming up with other blogs they like.

That’s the premise behind CLIQ, a new blog merchandising platform officially launching today at BlogWorld & New Media Expo. CLIQ is developed by StepChange, a technology consulting services firm, and Offermatica, a targeted content delivery platform.

Members of CLIQ promote each other’s blogs through the CLIQ blog widget, which recommends other popular and related posts from around their CLIQ. Members can control which posts are featured, see reports on how traffic is moving around the CLIQ, and measure which posts are performing the best.

"People who are passionate about their blogs want to promote them, but they also want to maintain control," said Kevin Tate, co-founder of StepChange. "CLIQ not only gives them a way to promote their content, but it also gives them control over the blogs they choose to team up with to increase readership."

Since opening its beta program one month ago, over 250 bloggers have started or joined CLIQs around a wide range of topics including "Blogging Parents," "Portland Web Technology," "Law Librarian Bloggers," and "Screenwriting." Some bloggers are seeing up to 14 percent of their audience shared with other members of their CLIQ.

CLIQ is based on Offermatica’s content relevance engine, and takes advantage of three critical dimensions: social networks, formed by bloggers that share interests; content promotion by each individual blog; and popularity according to their readers. "The goal is relevance, and people create relevance through their connections and their behavior," said Matthew Roche, CEO of Offermatica. "Just one of these elements alone is not enough."

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