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U.S. Cellular is adding the low-end Alcatel ONE TOUCH Shockwave to its portfolio. Available for $49.99 from the carrier’s stores and online, this little fella’ offers quite a bang for the buck, including an 800MHz processor, 3.5-inch HVGA screen, 3.2-megapixel camera, Wi-Fi connectivity, while Android 2.3 Gingerbread is running the show. It’s also a shock…
Google Wallet will no longer be exclusive to Sprint, with US Cellular customers readying to start using the service, too. The latest update to the Samsung Galaxy S III brings a number of tweaks and bug fixes, as well as support for Google Wallet, hinting us that the search giant is finally expanding the service…
It looks like US Cellular is about to launch another LG-made device – Splendor US730. The device was caught at the Korean company’s website only to be removed from the servers shortly afterwards. However, thanks to Smartphenom we have an image of the device to show you. As you can see for yourself, the forthcoming…
Samsung will soon release a new smartphone onto the US Cellular carrier. The Galaxy Metrix 4G will debut this Friday, August 24th as a typical mid-range Android smartphone with LTE and a full slide-out QWERTY keyboard. There’s nothing particularly exciting about it. It does have the aforementioned physical keyboard for folks who are still adamantly…
U.S. Cellular has quietly started offering the Alcatel ONE TOUCH Premiere few days ago. However, it was only today (late yesterday actually) that we caught a press release announcing the new device and I guess we have the bad PR timing to blame for this. Anyway, Alcatel’s baby is a low-end Android smartphone with a…
Today U.S. Cellular is launching two Motorola Android phones that’ll hit stores this week, the Motorola ELECTRIFY 2 and DEFY XT. Now allow us to breakdown both of these mid-range handsets. The Motorola ELECTRIFY 2 features a 4.3-inch qHD display and a 1.2GHz dual-core processor. What customers will notice is Motorola’s trademark kevlar backing and…
We’ve almost forgot about US Cellular’s version of the HTC Flyer, thinking it got its Honeycomb update along with the rest of the pack (last year’s December). Wrong – it’s still running Gingerbread. For like a dozen of you who own US Cellular’s version of the Flyer, you’ll be glad to know that now you…
U.S. Cellular has announced plans to embrace Windows Phone 8 as a viable third smartphone OS platform, according to a report from PC Mag. In a statement provided to PC Mag, the U.S. Cellular Public Relations Department announced that it is excited to offer Windows Phone 8 devices when the platform launches later this year. The…
US Cellular announced today that pre-orders for the Galaxy S III will start on June 12th. The carrier expects to sell the flagship Android phone sometime in July. The S III will be offered in both 16 GB and 32 GB capacities. Color options include Marble White and Pebble Blue for the 16 GB version…
US Cellular has revamped its prepaid plan prices making them slightly more affordable. There are now 3 plans to choose from, ranging from $35 to $65. The first plan, available for $35, comes with 400 minutes, 400 texts and 400 picture messages. Next in line costs $50 (previously $60) and includes unlimited voice and messaging…