Motorola Flubs Q Launch

In January, the company blamed supply constraints for delays of its three biggest handset introductions at the end of last year. And phone fashion watchers haven't exactly been dazzled by the sleek rounded Pebl, which was expected to be a hit with big spenders. Tellingly, Motorola quickly offered a variety of colors to help juice Pebl sales.

And earlier this month, big wireless service providers Cingular and T-Mobile halted sales of the world's most popular cell phone after customers discovered a malfunction that caused calls to be lost. The Schaumburg, Ill., wireless tech titan seems to have sidestepped any serious trouble with the Razr glitch, saying it dodged any financial impact from the ordeal.

With most of its blunders thought to be behind it, investors helped push the stock out of the rut it hit earlier in the year. Motorola shares rose 34 cents to $23.11 Thursday, up about 2% for the year.

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