Verizon Wireless, Motorola pick once-in-century time to roll out new Razr




Droid Razr

Droid Razr








Margie Manning Public companies editor/Senior staff writer – Tampa Bay business Journal

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Verizon Wireless 


and Motorola 


are celebrating the two-year anniversary of the original Droid by rolling out a new version of the smartphone.

The new Droid Razr goes on sale at Verizon Wireless retail stores, including the 19 stores in the Tampa Bay area, at a once-in-a-century time: 11:11 a.m., on Friday, Nov. 11, 2011 (that’s 11-11-11). Indirect distribution partners also will begin sales of the Droid Razr at that time.

The original Razr cell phone sold more than 50 million units, but had its drawbacks, according to a report in InformationWeek.

The new Razr is thinner, stronger, faster, smart and more powerful, according to Verizon Wireless. It’s powerful enough for small businesses to run their operations from it, said Chuck Hamby, Verizon Wireless’ Florida spokesman.

In a review in PC Magazine, Sascha Segan, lead analyst, said it is Verizon’s “classiest, most powerful smartphone for now, but it may be quickly outpaced by competitors.”

Of course, Droid Razr is just one of many choices for smartphones, which are growing rapidly in use. Smartphones, or mobile phones with a powerful operating system, are now used by 62 percent of young adults who own a mobile phone, Nielsen 


reported.

That should be a heads up for businesses, because the vast majority of companies have yet to design smartphone-friendly websites, the business Spectator said. That makes those companies “invisible” to people trying to find them with the technology, the report said.

Margie Manning’s beats include health care, banking and technology.

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