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Alltel just launched the LG Axis, a cheap little Android slider that has a 3.2-inch touchscreen, 3 megapixel camera, 3G, Wi-Fi, GPS, and is going for $89.99 on a two-year contract after rebates. It joins a few other Android handsets on the regional service provider, most notably the HTC Desire. The LG Axis runs Android…
Retailers may have the corner on crowds, lines, and crazed shoppers but carriers are no slouch when it comes to pre-Thanksgiving Day sales Black Friday deals. Most of the major carriers in the U.S. are slashing prices on handsets and offering tantalizing voice and data plans to encourage shoppers to kick off the holiday shopping…
Hardware specifications for the Bee, another mystery HTC handset, have emerged today. The Bee is a CDMA handset that could potentially launch on one of many CDMA carriers including Verizon, US Cellular, Alltel or Cellular South. The Android 2.2 phone is an entry-level offering that includes a 528MHz Qualcomm MSM7625 processor, a 3.2-inch display with…
An inventory screen shot obtained by Unwired View shows that AT&T may be getting an HTC handset known as the “Intruder.” Details are sparse on this one, but it looks like this device will cost $699.99 without a contract and it will run $129.99 with a new, two-year contract. There’s a chance this could also…
We can add another patent lawsuit to the pile because Apple, AT&T, LG Electronics, Motorola, Research In Motion, Samsung, Sanyo have been been sued for infringing on patents from Smartphone Technologies. Apple is being accused of infringing on six patents that cover Bluetooth, mobile e-mail syncing, bandwidth and power conservation, single-step setup, and personal computers…
The FCC is looking to free up to 500 megahertz of spectrum for wireless broadband over the next ten years and it will try to buy the airwaves from broadcasters. The move would help avert what FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski calls a “spectrum crisis” that could leave data-hungry mobile devices like the iPhone, Droid, and 3G-enabled…
Yet another OS 5.0.0.419 update for BlackBerry Tour 9630 owners. First, we had an initial update via Sasktel, followed by TELUS. I may have missed a release or two in between, but as far as I know, this latest update via Alltel is the most recent. Good news for Tour 9630 owners on Alltel for…
Only a few days after TELUS announced availability of the BlackBerry Curve 8530 for Canadians, Alltel Wireless has followed suit for folks in the US. As we’re well aware, the 8530 features OS 5.0, an optical trackpad, full QWERTY keyboard, microSD/SDHC expansion to 32GB, Bluetooth, WiFi, 2MP camera, and much more. Pricing? You’re looking at…
Alltel has a new device for young but heavy texters. It’s the Samsung DoubleTake which prides itself with a sliding QWERTY keyboard, 1.3-megapixel camera, Bluetooth, and so on. In a word, nothing special, yet enough for $39.99. That’s of course the price with at least 1-year service contract on a qualifying rate plan and after…
Alltel has launched a new low-end handset – LG AX310. The simple to use clamshell won’t impress many with its feature set, hence the carrier is asking only $29.99 for it, after a $30 mail-in rebate with activation of a 1-year service contract on a qualifying rate plan. Specs wise, there’s a 1.3-megapixel camera, Bluetooth…