Motorola looks to touch off comeback with new Krave

That design feature provides users with one-touch access to photos, the music player, the phone's messaging center, V Cast Mobile TV and other features regardless of whether the cell phone cover is open or closed.

The Krave is an update on the Ming handset Motorola launched in Asia two years ago. At that time, the Ming featured the clear cover and ran a Linux-based operating system.

"The Ming was very popular device in China. It had a stylus and was geared toward the touchscreen," said Chris Hazelton, director of research for mobile and wireless at The 451 Group.

The Krave does not run Linux, but it builds on the Ming in that users are able to work with the phone a lot more with the cover closed, Hazelton told TechNewsWorld.

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