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With Samsung's flagships still to get Android 8.0 Oreo updates, despite beta testing, Moto owners will be happy to know that a stack of Moto models can now take a bite of chocolatey Oreo awesomeness.

The Moto Z2 Play, Gen 2, 2017, packs way more into its next iteration as the entry-level flagship of the Z series. Add Moto Mods compatibility and it can take sales from its more expensive big brothers, the Z2 and Z2 Force.

Moto was the trendy new name moving forward after Lenovo’s acquisition of Motorola Mobility from Google in late 2014. Fast forward and it is about to change – enter Motorola again.

Moto’s Z series including its new Z2 should be renamed Transformers – with a commitment by Motorola to release at least 12 new mods a year these phones can be anything.

Motorola will cover all bases and price points from pre-paid to flagship with four new smartphone ranges – C, E, G and Z, the last having support for the growing range of Moto Mods.

Moto Z’s docking system has received a new member – Incipio’s Vehicle Dock securing to the air vent and connecting to the car audio system via Bluetooth or AUX cable.

One of the best, Android phones in 2016 was the Moto Z with its Moto Mods range that could add a Hasselblad camera, Ingrid battery, pico projector and more.

The latest Motorola G5 Plus and G5 handsets have arrived in Australia, with Motorola following Samsung’s lead in appropriating the word "plus" for a larger model.

Polycom has promoted Marco Landi to lead its operations in the Asia Pacific region.

Motorola Solutions, Ericsson, Telstra and Qualcomm Technologies have joined to achieve success with the first LTE broadcast-enabled push-to-talk (PTT) call on Telstra’s LTE network.

Communications firm NetComm Wireless has appointed Sergio Berriz to the newly created post of senior vice-president engineering.

Motorola Solutions has acquired Australian-based app developer Gridstone in a deal which the US ICT services and communications giant says extends the reach and capability of smart mobile applications.

The world's biggest seller of personal computers, Lenovo, has recorded a mixed second quarter, with revenue down by a billion US dollars compared to the corresponding period in the previous financial year, while the firm returned to profit after a loss in the second quarter of the previous year.

Total smartwatch sales worldwide slipped by 51.6% in the third quarter of 2016, compared to the corresponding quarter in 2015, according to market intelligence provider IDC.

Samsung conducted tests on the batteries used in the Galaxy Note7 in its own laboratories, a practice that sets it apart from other smartphone vendors.

Moto wants to be seen as innovative, quirky and cool. After several years in the wilderness, going from Motorola to Google to Lenovo, it believes it has regained its mojo – sorry, Moto!

Sporting teams are always advised to take advantage of their opponents when the latter are down. LG appears to have taken that lesson to heart in India.

Lenovo has joined the ranks of at least 80 Android smartphone and tablet makers who have signed strategic alliances with Microsoft to pre-install apps including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, OneDrive and Skype.

Which Android smartphone manufacturer pushes out updates fastest? Which has the fastest response times and least app crashes? Which countries have the highest Android fragmentation rates?

Motorola has partnered with New Zealand’s biggest telco, Spark, to deliver a two-way radio solution that will enable the New Zealand Fire Service’s 10,000 career and volunteer firefighters to stay connected to their colleagues in the field.