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Telefonica Confirms Firefox OS Device Release In Q3 2013
Firefox OS device launch plans have been confirmed today by Telefonica, which will be bringing Alcatel and ZTE devices to Spain, Colombia and Venezuela in Q3 2013. Firefox OS handsets manufactured by LG, Huawei and Sony will be launched in Q4 2013. Carriers that have pledged support for the nascent smartphone OS are Deutsche Telekom (T-Mobile), Etisalat, Smart, Sprint, Telefonica, America Movil, KDDI, Telecom Italia, Telenor, China Unicom, 3 Group, KT, MegaFon, Qtel, SingTel, TMN and VimpelCom. The announcement came as part of Telefonica’s Q1 2013 financial results, which were … Read more
Ian Kersey
ALCATEL ONE TOUCH Idol to be featured in Iron Man 3
TCL Communication, which owns the ALCATEL brand, has scored a big product placement deal for the upcoming Iron Man 3. Their ONE TOUCH Idol will be used in the upcoming blockbuster, though we’re not sure Tony Stark will be the one making phone calls with ALCATEL’s baby. To celebrate this marketing achievement, the company is organizing sweepstakes through its Facebook page, allowing fans to enter for a chance to win an all-expense paid trip to attend the movie’s red carpet premiere in Hollywood on April 24, 2013. In addition, TCL … Read more
Dusan Belic
MWC 2012: Alcatel booth tour
Alcatel prepared quite a show at its Mobile World Congress booth. The handset maker had a ton of devices on display, many of which had their world premier in Barcelona. That Firefox OS-based One Touch Fire was just one of them and it obviously got the biggest attention. One thing is certain – Alcatel is getting serious about growing its market share, and is already offering Android and Windows Phone-based devices. Conquering another platform (Firefox) is another step in that direction, and we’re sure there’s more to come from Alcatel … Read more
Dusan Belic
MWC 2013: Hands on with the Firefox-powered Alcatel One Touch Fire
Alcatel has released a new entry-level smartphone that will be running the new Firefox OS, the Alcatel One Touch Fire, and we’ve finally gotten our hands on it. At 3.5 inches, the Fire seems a little small in the age of bigger screens and phablet type devices. Proving the old adage of size doesn’t matter, the Fire, while on the lower-end as far as specs go, to provides a snappy responsive interface using the Firefox OS. The Alcatel One Touch Fire sports a 3.5 inch HVGA display, a 3.2 megapixel … Read more
Dusan Belic
MWC 2013: Hands on with Alcatel One Touch Star
Alcatel One Touch Star was shown off at Mobile World Congress 2013. The Touch Star is a budget-friendly handset powered by Android 4.1 Jelly Bean out of the box. On the design side of things, the Star has a sleek finish to it, and it comes in white, black, or pink. The plastic doesn’t do the phone wonders as it gives off a cheap look, however, when we handled the device the build quality felt decent. For a low-end phone, Alcatel’s One Touch Star, brings more than adequate specs to … Read more
Dusan Belic
MWC 2013: Hands on with Alcatel One Touch Idol X
Alcatel unveiled its new 5-inch handset known as the One Touch Idol X. This device sports an ultra thin border around its edges and a quad-core processor under the hood. The One Touch Idol X carries some respectable features and specs, including a 1080p resolution display, 16GB of internal storage with an microSD card slot for expandable memory, 13 megapixel camera, 2000mAh battery, and Android 4.1 Jelly Bean with some sort of custom user interface on top. It’s a handset that has a very capable and responsive touchscreen, with a … Read more
Dusan Belic
MWC 2013: Alcatel announces new family of devices, Mozilla Firefox in tow
Alcatel recently announced a new family of devices at Mobile World Congress, each catering to a different market. While most of said devices are rocking Android, one of the new smartphones, the One Touch Fire, ships with Mozilla’s Firefox OS. The new devices, LTE One Touch Idol, One Touch Idol X , One Touch Fire, and One Touch Star all vary in size and specs, but offer up some nice upgrades from previous devices, and new operating systems that we’re excited to see. Take a look at the specs below: … Read more
Blake Stimac
Alcatel One Touch Star is a new entry-level smartphone
Alcatel unveiled a new smartphone before Mobile World Congress. The new One Touch Star is a low-to-mid end device with specs that include a 4-inch WVGA (800×480) screen, 1GHz dual-core processor, 512MB of RAM, 4GB of internal storage, 5-megapixel rear camera, VGA front-facing one, a microSD card slot, HSPA, Wi-Fi, GPS, Bluetooth 4.0 and 1,500 mAh battery. Android 4.1 Jelly Bean is running the show. Price was not unveiled, but know that Alcatel One Touch Star will be available in few color options and two different models, one with a … Read more