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Virgin Media unleashes sub £10 handset
VM560 to cost just £9.99 9 September 2011 11:56 GMT TweetVirgin Media has announced what has to be one of the cheapest mobile phones of all time - the £9.99 VM560.
Manufactured by Alcatel One Touch, the VM560 is a candy bar handset that doens't have any of the hardware or features to worry the iOS...
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Alcatel One Touch 602 shows its support for England for the Rugby World Cup
Swing low 8 September 2011 14:52 GMT TweetAlcatel returns with another special edition handset to mark England's attempts at the imminent Rugby World Cup.
The special England Rugby version of the One Touch 602 features a just 102 MHz processor and 240 x 302 screen resolution.
Keeping...
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Best Royal Wedding gadgets
FEATURE Get yourself kitted out for the big day 15 April 2011 10:20 GMT TweetWhether you're a royalist or a republican, if you live in the UK then you'll know all about the Royal Wedding that's on the horizon. On Friday 29 April, heir to the throne HRH Prince William will tie the knot with Kate Middleton and manufacturers and...
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Royal Wedding mobile phone: Chavtastic handset ahoy
Nothing says true love like a £15 mobile 21 March 2011 14:25 GMT TweetIf you're a staunch royalist, a collector of royal memorabilia, or just a chav (possibly all three), then you may be interested in the Royal Wedding edition Alcatel One Touch mobile phone that the Carphone Warehouse and Best Buy will be flogging in...
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O2 gives green light to Alcatel One Touch Mobiles
Affordable Android 9 March 2011 14:04 GMT TweetAlcatel One Touch has announced its first handsets to be available on O2, including the Alcatel One Touch 355 QWERTY and One Touch 708 touchscreen effort.
Both devices come running Android 2.2 and offer a thin overlay to the vanilla Android...
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Alcatel One Touch mobile lineup to make Android easy
MWC 2011: Five ranges of products 15 February 2011 12:30 GMT TweetAlcatel One Touch has just announced a series of mobile phones at Mobile World Congress, with the aim of making Android accessible and easy to use.
The lineup consists of five different ranges, which wouldn't perhaps be called an Android skin...
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Tech deals: Affordable Alcatel brings QWERTY functionality
Budget QWERTY handset 25 August 2010 13:16 GMT TweetIf you're looking for a QWERTY handset on the cheap then you may be interested in the news that Alcatel has just launched the social media-orientated Alcatel OT-802.
Available from phones4U for £44.95 on Pay-As-You-Go, the handset features... -
Virgin Media teams up with Alcatel for VM202 budget handset
Could be the perfect cheap handset ahead of V Festival 16 August 2010 16:07 GMT TweetWith less than a week to go before the V Festival kicks off, Virgin Media has perhaps chosen the perfect time to announce its budget Alcatel VM202 handset.
After all, you wouldn't want your £599 iPhone 4 to fall into the mud whilst you're moshing...
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Tech deals: Asda mobile deal gives you something for nothing
Deals, offers and innovations 6 May 2010 13:00 GMT TweetAsda has bought 35,000 Alcatel OT222 handsets and is flogging them off at a 40% discount, meaning you can pick up the pay-as-you-go phone on Orange for just £9.
Not only this, but Asda is also throwing in £10 call credit so in effect (if... -
Alcatel launches One Touch XTRA
A social network-friendly phone for under £50 4 May 2010 16:58 GMT TweetAlcatel has launched a "dual function" mobile phone, the One Touch XTRA. But don't worry, the "dual function" aspect doesn't mean the handset is only capable of carrying out two different things simultaneously, it refers to the fact that it has got...
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Asda selling £9 phone with £10 credit
The Alcatel OT222 30 April 2010 16:39 GMT TweetHere's a deal for the penny-savers amongst you. Asda's just told us that starting on 1 May, it's going to be stocking a phone for £9 which comes with £10 of credit pre-loaded.
The handset, which is the Alcatel OT222 - described as "cute and...
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PHOTOS: Alcatel launches the TRIBE, One Touch Magic and OT-708 handsets
Colourful, bugdet semi-smart phones 8 September 2009 12:50 GMT TweetThe BlackBerry has just gone budget with Alcatel taking its first step into the QWERTY-key PDA market. The PAYG TRIBE will be sold at the Carphone Warehouse for £49.99 and will come in a quite funky choice of white, lilac or acid green trim.
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Alcatel OT-S319 launches at Carphone Warehouse
Red and black clamshell on sale for under a tenner 4 June 2009 16:12 GMT TweetThe Carphone Warehouse and Alcatel have announced the launch of a "striking red clamshell", the new OT-S319.
Available exclusively for Carphone customers online and in store, the new rouge-tinted handset is on sale for a budget-friendly £9.95... -
UPDATED: Alcatel creates own brand "Lobster" phone
Enlisted by Virgin Mobile 28 October 2008 17:54 GMT TweetThere's no pics as yet but Alcatel has announced that it has been asked by Virgin Mobile to create a new handset.
The Lobster 621 will be a Virgin Mobile branded model, and will be aimed at the lower end of the market.
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Alcatel makes mobile for Woolies
Exclusive lilac'n'lime OTS319 6 October 2008 15:17 GMT TweetAlcatel has launched what it's describing as its first ever completely bespoke unit for Woolworths - the OTS319.
To be sold exclusively in Woolies stories on a pay as you go contract with Virgin Mobile, the budget blower will cost just £19.99.
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