Motorola No Salve for Tech

"They appeared to be having trouble getting the Slvr and Pebl out the door to customers," says Moors & Cabot analyst Matt Hoffman, referring to two new handsets Motorola is rolling out to capitalize on the popularity of its Razr phone. "It was late in the fourth quarter before they were really out there in high commercial volumes with those two new phones."

Later, Zander was asked if thin phones from rivals will dilute the Razr's popularity. The exec said he doesn't see much of a threat.

"2005 was the year of the Razr, and I think the year 2006 will be more Razrs," said Zander.

The news comes on the heels of a welter of soft reports from around tech, ranging from Intel (INTC Quote) and Yahoo! (YHOO Quote) to Apple (AAPL Quote).

Motorola rose 96 cents in regular trading Thursday to $24.30 before dropping back to $22.97 in postclose action.