Rafe Blandford exercises his editorial overview privileges and provides the back story and possible future for the Moto Z8, the kick-slide smartphone that he reviewed in detail recently (links below). Did you know that the Z8 was developed in secrecy in Birmingham?

Review links: Motorola RIZR Z8 Review (part 4: 3rd Party Applications and Conclusion)
Motorola RIZR Z8 Review (part 3: Multimedia)
Motorola RIZR Z8 Review (part 2: The application suite)
Motorola RIZR Z8 Review (part 1: Design, Hardware and UI)