"Today's on-the-go customer doesn't want to compromise looks and performance for durability, " said Reza Sadr, Carrier Sales Director at ALCATEL ONE TOUCH.
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We asked if it'll be even thinner than 6.45mm (the thickness of the Alcatel One Touch Idol Ultra announced at CES), and Yu said yes.
On Sunday it announced its four supporting manufacturers so far: LG Electronics, ZTE and Alcatel One Touch will start shipping Firefox phones this summer as part of a first wave.
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Alcatel's cost-conscious offerings At the budget end of the smartphone spectrum, the Alcatel One Touch Ultra 995 leads the charge with a 4.3-inch display but running the older Gingerbread version of Android on a 1.4GHz processor.
The liquid-repellent coating developed by P2i can be found on the Alcatel One Touch 997, whereas HzO just announced a partnership with Atelier Haute Communication to apply its waterproofing technology to a forthcoming limited edition TAG Heuer Android phone.
Device manufacturers TCL Communication Technology (under the Alcatel One Touch brand) and ZTE today announced their intentions to manufacture the first devices to feature the new Firefox OS, using Snapdragon(TM) processors from Qualcomm Incorporated, the leader in smartphone platforms.
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The company also announced that TCL products, including the HD China Star 3D TV, will be featured in the upcoming film, Marvel's "Iron Man 3, " and introduced new smartphones, tablets and a WiFi device they'll sell in the U.S. under their Alcatel ONE TOUCH brand.
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Alcatel's One Touch S'Pop is positioned as the middle child within the company's budget lineup.
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It isn't the first time we've heard of Alcatel's One Touch Evo 7 tablet, but the company's using today as an opportunity to spill new details and announce a souped-up version of the slab.
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In addition to the quad-core One Touch Scribe HD and the astonishingly thin One Touch Idol Ultra, Alcatel just took the wraps off of its 2013 lineup of budget Android smartphones.
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With the One Touch Scribe HD, Alcatel is aiming to bring stylus functionality to those unable to afford Samsung's Galaxy Note II.
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