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Alcatel One Touch Idol now available for pre-order, shipping out on June 15

Android After originally debuting at CES and then taking a role in Iron Man 3, it looks like the Alcatel One Touch Idol has finally touched down on store shelves. Alcatel announced today that the One Touch Idol is now available for pre-order...

3 weeks ago by Alex Wagner 0

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The thin smartphone war needs to stop

Lifestyle We are stuck in the middle of an imaginary race amongst manufacturers to deliver increasingly thin smartphones upon the release of every new device. In the process, we've seen features shed and discarded like they mean nothing to the...

Apr 12th by Chase Bonar 0

Alcatel One Touch Idol earns a role in 'Iron Man 3,' contest being held to celebrate

Android Alcatel first introduced us to its One Touch Idol at CES 2013 back in January, and at the time the company said that the new smartphone would be arriving in the U.S. sometime in the third quarter of this year. It looks like we'll get...

Apr 3rd by Alex Wagner 0

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Why Mozilla's Firefox OS is important to the mobile industry

Android If you asked me what I thought of Mozilla's presentation of Firefox OS in Barcelona this week, I wouldn't have too much to say despite the company landing important hardware partnerships with Alcatel, Geeksphone, and ZTE. Simply put, if...

Feb 28th by Chase Bonar 0

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Alcatel One Touch Scribe HD Hands-On

Android Alcatel is going big with the device launches, and they're taking Mobile World Congress 2013 to show off new innovations. It's a solid device, though given it's position in the high-end space, I doubt we'll see this in the US, even on one...

Feb 27th by Aaron Baker 0

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Alcatel One Touch Idol Star Hands-On

Mwc 2013 With the trend towards larger smartphones, there have been a growing number of users expressing support for a smaller form factor. For that group, the Alcatel One Touch Idol Star could please.

Feb 27th by Aaron Baker 0

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Alcatel One Touch Idol Ultra Hands-On

Android Aaron gets some hands-on time with the Alcatel One Touch Idol Ultra, one of four Alcatel smartphones shown of at Pepcom at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. While it likely won't see the light of day in the United States, the One Touch...

Feb 26th by Aaron Baker 0

Mozilla shares more details on Firefox OS and Firefox Marketplace, CEO anticipates U.S. launch in 2014

Mwc 2013 Today was a big day for Mozilla, as it has revealed more details of Firefox OS and the first devices that'll come to market with its new mobile operating system. The first wave of Firefox OS-powered handsets are expected to launch in...

Feb 24th by Alex Wagner 0

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Smartphones are too fragile and thin these days

Lifestyle When it comes to a device worthy of the term "daily driver," it's my belief that function and utility should come before design. I like to run case-less even if accidents happen. Most rugged cases are unattractive and ruin the appearance...

Feb 2nd by Chase Bonar 0

Alcatel intros a set of new Android smartphones at CES, including 6.45mm One Touch Idol Ultra

Android Alcatel One Touch isn't a company that we hear much about when it comes to high-end smartphones here in the U.S., but today the company took the wraps off of a set of new handsets at CES 2013 that each have some notable features. There are...

Jan 7th by Alex Wagner 0

Alcatel One Touch Shockwave lands at U.S. Cellular for $49.99

Android U.S. Cellular today began offering a new Alcatel One Touch handset dubbed the Shockwave. The Alcatel One Touch Shockwave is powered by Android 2.3 Gingerbread and sports a 3.5-inch HVGA touchscreen on its face and a 3.2-megapixel camera on...

from 2012 by Alex Wagner 0