We couldn’t pass up on an opportunity to slap the BlackBerry Torch 9800 against Alcatel‘s stirling £99 Android effort: how often do you see one portrait slider smartphone, let alone two? One’s got great email, Google Maps and support for tabbed browsing. The other costs £480 off contract. Oh snap! We jest: check out our full BlackBerry Torch review for the full skinny and enjoy this rare meeting in our gallery here.
We’ve been watching the Alcatel OT-980 progress from mildly interesting messaging phone into potentially the best cheapest smartphone yet throughout 2010, and next month it finally goes on sale in the UK. We don’t like to hang about though, so we’ve got one for review right now: check it coming out of its carton and ask us what you want to know right here.
Remember the Alcatel OT-980? We first roadtested this Palm Pre-esque Android phone way back in February at Mobile World Congress, but as we broke the news of first, it’s coming to the UK. It’s out in a month, but we got to go hands on with it today, and for what we’re seeing at the price we’re hearing, we’re really excited. Read on to find out what we mean.
The Alcatel OT-980 Android phone we went hands on with at Mobile World Congress last month is headed to the UK, we can reveal. We’ve got the launch date for the Palm Pre-alike messaging mobile, as well as just how little it’ll set you back, so read on for the skinny.
Remember a simpler time? When smartphones were meant for men in six-grand suits and we all had to make do with mobiles minus those lovely extras? Well if you like harking back to the good old days, last week’s Mobile World Congress had plenty for you, with cool dumbphones galore.
So if you couldn’t care less about solar charging, social networking or having a phone that resembles a chocolate bar, make sure feast on our top five dumbphones from MWC 2010.
We just stumbled across the Alcatel OT-980 Android phone here at Mobile World Congress, and immediately did a double take. Isn’t this a Palm Pre? Still, we’ll take some portrait QWERTY Android any day: we did some digging and grabbed the date it’s headed for us Euro folk, as well as some hands-on shots and video.
Budget touchscreens aren’t what they used to be. The advent of the bargain bucket HTC Tattoo and T–Mobile Pulse have redefined what cheap mobiles should do. But for those whose wallet has been totally clobbered by the recession, there is hope, in the form of the dirt cheap Alcatel OT-708 One Touch Mini. The question is, should you drop your last £60 on a basic touchscreen or go for a classic candybar instead? Read our Alcatel OT-708 One Touch Mini review now to find out.
Morning all! Had a good kip? The world of tech certainly didn’t, so you’d better dive in and catch up on all the latest in our big bowl of breaking news right here. Read on for everything you need to know.
