The smartphone maker, a unit of Google, is still awaiting its acquisition by Lenovo. February 25, 2014 11:43 AM PST Motorola's Mobile World Congress event. (Credit: Roger Cheng/CNET) BARCELONA, Spain--Motorola Mobility maybe a lame duck waiting for Lenovo to take the reins, but that doesn't mean it can't make a little noise. Motorola, for now still a unit of Google, said on Tuesday that it expand its Moto Maker feature, which lets consumers customize their own version of its flagship Moto X smartphone, to Europe and Mexico, starting in the second quarter, according to Rick Osterloh, who manages the Moto X. In Europe, the UK will get the Moto Maker first, he said during a press event at Mobile World Congress on Tuesday. Related stories Nokia Mix Radio is a "key contributor" to Microsoft brand, says Nokia exec One year on, Tizen has its sights set on smartwatches and cars Samsung and Intel show off Tizen for phones and cars (pictures) Hands-on with Ubuntu for phones and tablets (pictures) Don't worry, humans: Yahoo says best news crafted by real people Last month, Lenovo agreed to acquire Motorola from Google in a deal valued at nearly $3 billion. The acquisition allows Lenovo to accelerate its plans to expand into more mature markets such as the US. Google, meanwhile, is able to offload a burden on its balance sheet and eliminate the appearance that it was playing favorites. In the meantime, Motorola is in a bit of a holding pattern as it awaits the closing of the deal. CNET's full coverage of Mobile World Congress More to come.
The smartphone maker, a unit of Google, is still awaiting its acquisition by Lenovo.
Motorola's Mobile World Congress event.
(Credit: Roger Cheng/CNET)
BARCELONA, Spain--Motorola Mobility maybe a lame duck waiting for Lenovo to take the reins, but that doesn't mean it can't make a little noise.
Motorola, for now still a unit of Google, said on Tuesday that it expand its Moto Maker feature, which lets consumers customize their own version of its flagship Moto X smartphone, to Europe and Mexico, starting in the second quarter, according to Rick Osterloh, who manages the Moto X. In Europe, the UK will get the Moto Maker first, he said during a press event at Mobile World Congress on Tuesday.
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- Don't worry, humans: Yahoo says best news crafted by real people
Last month, Lenovo agreed to acquire Motorola from Google in a deal valued at nearly $3 billion. The acquisition allows Lenovo to accelerate its plans to expand into more mature markets such as the US. Google, meanwhile, is able to offload a burden on its balance sheet and eliminate the appearance that it was playing favorites.
In the meantime, Motorola is in a bit of a holding pattern as it awaits the closing of the deal.
CNET's full coverage of Mobile World Congress
More to come.
