Phone Scoop - Alcatel Authority / One Touch Ultra Updates

Released for Cricket

Wed, 23 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT

The Alcatel Authority / One Touch Ultra is now available for Cricket.

Alltel Wireless Lands the Alcatel One Touch Ultra

Tue, 16 Oct 2012 13:04:18 GMT

Alltel Wireless recently announced the addition of the Alcatel One Touch Ultra 960C to is lineup. The One Touch Ultra is a variant of the Alcatel Authority, which is sold by Cricket Wireless. The One Touch Ultra has a large, 4.3-inch WVGA display, 5-megapixel camera with 720p video capture, and runs Android 2.3 Gingerbread. It is powered by a single core 1.4GHz processor, includes the Swype virtual keyboard, and Bluetooth 3.0. The One Touch Ultra is available for $19.99 with a new two-year agreement, or $199.99 with one of Alltel's No Contract plans.

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Hands-On: New Cricket Phones

Fri, 21 Sep 2012 01:03:05 GMT

Phone Scoop spends some time with the ZTE Engage and the Alcatel Authority, two new Android phones headed to Cricket in the coming weeks.

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ZTE Engage and Alcatel Authority Headed to Cricket

Thu, 20 Sep 2012 22:56:20 GMT

Cricket Wireless will soon be announcing two new Android phones, the ZTE Engage and the Alcatel Authority. The Engage, which was spotted on the FCC web site earlier this month, features a 4-inch WVGA display, Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, an 8-megapixel main camera with flash, and a user-facing camera. It also comes with SRS Audio and is compatible with Cricket's MuveMusic service. The Alcatel Authority has a larger, 4.3-inch WVGA display, 5 megapixel camera and runs Android 2.3 Gingerbread. Both have single core 1.4GHz processors. Pricing and availability details for both devices, which will run on Cricket's 3G network, will be shared by Cricket in October.

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