A StarTAC saved my life. Well, not really. I wasn't accidentally transported to the World War II trenches, and saved from a bullet to the heart by an artfully placed Motorola in my jacket pocket. But ...

Last month, Motorola announced a new StarTAC. Yes, they are bringing back the StarTAC—the same phone that started the revolution of clamshells. Above is a video preview of the phone, which is ...

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The phones in Motorola's StarTac family have been called the Porsches of the wireless world because of their sleek, clever design. But until recently they have been unable to handle the wide range of ...

When Mitsubishi made your first cellphone, you know you’ve been around a while. Steve has carried the latest and greatest around in his pocket for nearly 30 years, with everything from Motorola ...

My buddy Scott is this big time photographer who shoots all sorts of famous people. So, when news of Leonard Nimoy’s death broke this morning, he had a fun little anecdote to tell me about the Star ...

Every week, a new and interesting human being tackles our decidedly geeky take on the Proustian Q&A. This is the Engadget Questionnaire. Oculus VR founder and designer Palmer Luckey has a go at our ...

Can you really get nostalgic for an old mobile phone? Apparently so – well, at least in Korea, where Motorola has re-launched the StarTAC brand with the StarTAC III MS900 clamshell. Except, it’s not ...

A snapshot of the last several years in Motorola's history shows a company in flux, culminating last week, when the smartphone manufacturer's sale to Google was finally given the green light. After ...

I've done a lot of searching but I just can't find any solid data on hacking, modifying or otherwise tampering with a Motorola StarTAC cellular phone.<P>I've got one and I feel I must, as a geek, get ...