Will Motorola make T-Mobile's next Google Android phone?

Those of us in the gadget biz feel a little bad for Motorola.

After a huge hit with the Razr, the company just hasn’t seemed to grasp the attention of the fickle U.S. consumer. No matter how many zany handsets the company produces, it remains (along with Nokia) as the has-beens of the U.S. mobile world. The growing popularity of the smartphone only served to underline this.

At this point I’m not willing to guess as to which design cues on this image indicate Motorola influence (rather than HTC, Apple, RIM or Palm), but I am willing to say this: if Motorola hops on the rapidly accelerating Google Android train with gusto, the battle for smartphone glory will become a full-scale war.

But a possible rebirth may be coming. BuyGeniusReport is saying that the successor to the HTC-manufactured T-Mobile G1 smartphone — still the only mobile handset in the wild running Google Android, though not for long — may actually be made by Motorola.

Wireless churn wars: T-Mobile lags the pack

T-Mobile’s prepaid churn rate was 2.3 percent in the first quarter, dropping it to last place among the leading wireless carriers.

T-Mobile still managed to add 415,000 net customers in the quarter. The company argues that it is aggressively rolling out its 3G network and lining up devices to attract more customers.
Total revenue for T-Mobile was $5.4 billion in the first quarter, up from $5.19 billion a year ago. Net income in the quarter was $322 million, down from $462 million a year ago. Average revenue per user was $48, down from $51 a year ago.
T-Mobile said its churn rate increase was “impacted by competitive intensity.” Translation: Any bump that T-Mobile received from devices like the G1 has evaporated.

With all the wireless carrier earnings complete here is a look the churn standings
(based on prepaid accounts)

Miss that syncing feeling? App gives the iPhone two-way syncing

The Missing Sync enables iPhone and iPod Touch users to synchronize Mac-based data that neither of these can devices ordinarily synchronize with, including notes, documents, and tasks. Conversely, the software also lets you log your mobile device's text messages and call history on a Mac. A "Migration Assistant" feature even allows you to transfer contacts and other data from a different smartphone to the iPhone--a boon if you're deeply invested in another mobile platform and decide to switch to iPhone.

The biggest change in The Missing Sync's 2.0 release is "true, two-way syncing of notes, tasks, and documents" between either of Apple's handheld devices and a Mac via Wi-Fi, according to Mark/Space.