TCL-owned Alcatel is one of the more active second-tier smartphone brands stateside, throwing a bunch of stuff against the wall lately to see what sticks. Super-low-cost unlocked handhelds, all-in-one VR headsets, fitness trackers, smartwatches, you name it, this up-and-coming company will build it.It’ll ...
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Well, in Windows 10 Mobile news… the dormant mobile platform has been slowly chugging on a decline in its user base.And with smaller manufacturers continuing to dabble in what they may see as a fairly accessible platform that’s different enough from iOS or Android, there’s Alcatel. All year long, we’ve been hearing of a Windows 10 Mobile device in the form of ...
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Forget forgetting the BlackBerry DTEK60, aka “Argon”, as rumors of the Canadian company’s smartphone production resignation will likely be officially quashed… yet again as soon as October 11.Possibly even sooner, if the newly speculated D-Day proves to be the high-end 5.5-incher’s commercial ...
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The year 2016 will be remembered for many reasons, but one of the most positive reasons to remember this year will be looking back at all of the amazing options we gadget fans enjoyed at a mid-pack price. This year we saw the line between wallet-friendly phones and more expensive premium options almost completely erode. High end performance, competitive storage and battery options, and some beautiful hardware designs.With so many fantastic options, we felt it was worth coming back to produce another quick showdown of our favorites so far. It’s an incredible collection, and funny to ...
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Juan’s review of the Alcatel Idol 4S is LIVE, but what did Juan get wrong in his review? Apple sells it’s billionth phone while sales decline. Blackberry delivers the “world’s most secure Android smartphone”, but can we trust that claim in the light of recent encryption issues? Those stories, and we’ll tackle your viewer emails! Make sure you’re charged and ready for episode 211 of the Pocketnow Weekly!Watch the live video broadcast at 2:00pm Eastern on July 28th (click
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The US, Canada, UK, France, Spain, Italy and the Netherlands are now free to pre-order the DTEK50, BlackBerry’s first of two mid-range smartphones for the next year.As rumored, the phone is produced by TCL and is very much similar to the Alcatel Idol 4. We saw a ...
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Looking for the cheapest possible way to experience the immersion and growing wonders of virtual reality? A $15 or so Google Cardboard can be paired with many budget-friendly Android smartphones, but for a grand total of just $200, Alcatel and Cricket Wireless have a much better VR fix incoming.AT&T’s prepaid subsidiary is surprisingly the exclusive carrier of the Idol 4 handheld stateside, packaging the ...
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The phone comes inside a VR headset. What more can you ask for? Well, a lot, and we’re finally able to tell you a lot about the Alcatel Idol 4S. It’s a rather powerful mid-range phone that we’ve been waiting for since MWC and after some delay, it’s finally ready for sale in the US.Not much has changed since our hands-on in February, including its Gothic and glassy build. It comes in any color you’d like, as long as it’s dark gray. You’ll find some reserved, ...
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While today’s the day the OnePlus 3 gets its shine on, you might be surprised at who will pop up next in the value crunching sector.Take a look at Vodafone UK’s new Smart Platinum 7, set to come to the carrier on June 20. It has a 5.5-inch quad HD screen all lit up with AMOLEDs, a 16-megapixel rear camera with an 8-megapixel front facer, a “powerful octa-core processor” 3GB of RAM, a 3,000mAh battery with Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0, 32GB of storage Android Marshmallow and a ...
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Alcatel has been reinventing itself in 2016 with a hefty and diversified portfolio of mobile products. Low-end phones and tablets came first while several phones are yet to come in Android and Windows 10 Mobile flavors. While we’re focused on the Idol 4 and Idol 4S, we’ve been hearing ...
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There are rampant rumors former high-profile partners of Microsoft like Samsung and HTC want nothing to do with the mobile incarnation of Windows anymore, and the Redmond-based tech giant itself may significantly trim down its smartphone portfolio this year.But a host of lesser known OEMs appear intent to keep the W10M flame burning, including VAIO, Acer,
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This was a big show. Rolling 360° video bots roamed the crowded grounds of Barcelona. Windows had a blitz of new products and they all didn’t come from Microsoft. Alcatel loses its (One)Touch while Sony puts the Xperia Z line to snooze. Oh yeah, there are those two big phones we’re talking about in the headline. You read it, didn’t you? Or have you been hiding under a rock from the rumor surge leading up to the launch of the Samsung Galaxy S7 and the LG G5.Well, whatever the case, ...
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This was a big show. Rolling 360° video bots roamed the crowded grounds of Barcelona. Windows had a blitz of new products and they all didn’t come from Microsoft. Alcatel loses its (One)Touch while Sony puts the Xperia Z line to snooze. Oh yeah, there are those two big phones we’re talking about in the headline. You read it, didn’t you? Or have you been hiding under a rock from the rumor surge leading up to the launch of the Samsung Galaxy S7 and the LG G5.Well, whatever the case, ...
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Keeping track of smartphone branding can be way trickier than it needs to be, even if you’re a mobile device journalist: first there’s Sony Ericsson, and then just Sony (OK, Sony Mobile), and Vaio used to be a Sony brand, and now it’s not (only Sony still owns a share) … you see what we mean. The situation’s been similarly tricky with ...
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Alcatel OneTouch has a new name, and as the straightforward “Alcatel,” the brand’s announcing its very first smartphones under this new identity, confirming the flagships we’ve been looking forward to for some time now (and saw leak pretty thoroughly earlier this month), the Idol 4 and Idol 4S.We already had a lot of these details from that inadvertent early publication of specs, but it’s nice to have launch-day confirmation all the same:
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