Cyber Monday rush causes Motorola’s website to crash

Jamie Feltham

December 2, 2013

Motorola’s website crashed today as it strained to cope with an influx of visits from shoppers on the hunt for discounted mobile phones.

The US manufacturer alerted customers to the issue about an hour ago as US consumer logged on to make the most of Cyber Monday deals.

Cyber Monday, typically the first Monday in December, follows Black Friday and similarly marks the start of the Christmas shopping season. It is the day when online shopping spend peaks, giving retailers the opportunity to attract consumers with one-day deals.

Motorola announced last week that it would be offering its Moto X handset SIM free at a discount of $150 ( £92), at $349 ( £213) throughout Cyber Monday.

However, after crashing a few hours ago it is currently working to restore online services, and has said “Cyber Monday deal prices won’t begin until all systems are go”.

About the Author

Jamie Feltham

Videogamer, music listener, squash player, exerciser, technology journalister. Multimedia journalism graduate, writing for the What Mobile mag and website

Share this article

More Stories

PlayStation 4 sales reach 2.1 million globally

The PlayStation 4 has sold 2.1 million units globally, including 250,000 over one weekend in the UK. The console launched in North America on November 15 and in Europe and Latin America on Friday (November 29). It will launch in Japan in February 22 next year. Creator Sony said it expects to sell 3 million […]

December 3, 2013

Amazon parodies Apple advert to show off Kindle Fire HDX

Amazon has said its Kindle Fire HDX is “sharper, lighter” and costs less than iPad Air with retina in an advert parodying Apple. The advert features an (fake) Apple employee demonstrating features of the new iPad, believed to be a parody of Apple’s own marketing featuring senior vice president of design, Jonathan Ive. In response […]

December 2, 2013

UK Playstation 4 sales hit 250,000 in opening weekend

Sony sold 250,000 Playstation 4 consoles in its opening weekend, according to sources cited by MCV. The sales amount to £87 million worth, and breaks Sony’s previous PSP record, held by the original model which sold 185,000 units when it was released in 2005 in the UK. The Playstation 4 also beat Xbox One sales, […]

December 2, 2013

Samsung adds ‘rose gold’ models to Galaxy Note 3 range

Samsung has expanded its Galaxy Note 3 phablet range to include new colour variants. The device, which has a 5.7 inch screen and 13 megapixel camera, now comes in ‘rose gold white’, ‘rose gold black’ and ‘merlot red’ (pictured). These add to existing ‘jet black’, ‘classic white’ and ‘blush pink’ options already available. The new […]

December 2, 2013