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Motorola Droid Razr Maxx Review: Now With More Battery Life

If the Motorola Droid Razr Maxx ($300 with a two year contract from Verizon; price as of 1/27/12) looks familiar, that’s because it is virtually identical to the Droid Razr. The big difference between the Razr Maxx and the Razr is battery life: Motorola claims that the Razr Maxx gets 21 hours of talk time on a charge. One of the weaknesses I found with the original Razr is that battery life drained rapidly over Verizon’s LTE, a common problem among the carrier’s fleet of 4G phones. Are Motorola’s claims true? Does the Droid Maxx’s battery hold up over 4G? While we didn’t finish talk time testing in time for this review (we will update once it is complete), the Razr Maxx’s handled video streaming and gaming over LTE with very little strain on the battery.

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  • Facebook IPO could value it among top companiesFacebook IPO could value it among top companies

    LOS ANGELES, Calif. - When Facebook makes its long-expected debut as a public company this spring, the social-networking company will likely vault into the ranks of the largest public companies in the world, alongside McDonald's, Amazon.com and Bank of America.

  • Ribbon campaign ties breast health to environment

    VANCOUVER - Julie Budgen turned pale when she first spotted the Pink Ribbon logo on packaging for chemical-laced household cleansers and candy spiked with artificial colours.

  • Nintendo chief promises to do Wii U launch rightNintendo chief promises to do Wii U launch right

    TOKYO - Nintendo's chief is determined to get right the launch of its next game machine, Wii U, set for this year's holiday shopping season, and acknowledged Friday some mistakes with selling its 3DS handheld.

  • Samsung 4Q profit rises 17 pct on phones, panels

    SEOUL, South Korea - Samsung Electronics Co. reported a 17 per cent jump in fourth quarter profit on the strength of smartphone sales even as the company battled claims it had copied Apple's iPhone.

  • Nintendo chief promises to do Wii U launch rightNintendo chief promises to do Wii U launch right

    TOKYO - Nintendo's chief is determined to get right the launch of its next game machine, Wii U, set for this year's holiday shopping season, and acknowledged Friday some mistakes with selling its 3DS handheld.

  • Motorola suffers 4Q loss as Google sale looms

    LIBERTYVILLE, Ill. - Motorola Mobility sank to a fourth-quarter loss while trying to close its proposed $12.5 billion sale to Google. The setback, announced Thursday, came amid fierce competition in the markets for smartphones and tablet computers.

  • AT&T posts 4Q loss on charges; revenue increasesAT&T posts 4Q loss on charges; revenue increases

    NEW YORK, N.Y. - AT&T Inc. is still the home of the iPhone. It activated 7.6 million of them in the latest quarter, accounting for one out of every five iPhones sold globally.

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  • Fairfax's role at RIM a good sign: AlboiniFairfax's role at RIM a good sign: Alboini

    An activist shareholder pushing for major changes at Research In Motion (TSX:RIM) says he's encouraged that Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. and its founder Prem Watsa have doubled their stake in the BlackBerry maker since it installed a new chief executive officer last weekend.

  • New Internet rates to be implemented Feb. 1

    OTTAWA - New wholesale rates for independent Internet service providers will be implemented on Feb. 1, the federal broadcast regulator said Friday.

  • Nintendo chief promises to do Wii U launch right

    TOKYO - Nintendo's chief is determined to get right the launch of its next game machine, Wii U, set for this year's holiday shopping season, and acknowledged Friday some mistakes with selling its 3DS handheld.

  • Pure Technologies wins contract worth US$5.8M

    CALGARY - Pure Technologies Ltd. (TSX:PUR) wins contract with Miami-Dade Water and Sewer worth about US$5.8 million to provide pipeline inspections and monitoring.

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