A Greek website, DigitalLife, has posted a long hands-on with the Alcatel E66, an Android tablet running at 800×460 resolution with a seven-inch screen. Nothing absolutely amazing, but I do love the woman’s voice demoing it. It sounds like a cross between a British Airlines flight safety warning and a mysterious archeologist heroine in a Dan Brown book. → Read More
Not every consumer is looking for the latest, greatest iphone out there. That’s why when carriers still give people basic options as far as hardware-selection goes, it’s always a win. I mean, who doesn’t like choice? Those on a budget and living across the pond should peep Alcatel’s new £15 cellphone, the OT-E201. It has a 65k color screen, dual-band GSM, and most likely the ability to SMS. Nothing special, but very inexpensive. The OT-E201 is available now and looks like a great buy for broke university students or your kid. Not Shana, I’m talking about Brad. Alcatel unveils mobile phone under £20 [RegHardware] → Read More
Here’s some added detail on the biggest patent litigation settlement in history: Microsoft ordered to pay Alcatel $1.5 B based on its Windows Media Player infringing the French telecoms’ MP3 technology. The jury found Microsoft infringed the RE39,080 patent for a “rate loop processor for perceptual encoder/decoder” and US 5,341,457 on “perceptual coding of audio signals”. The jury set a royalty of 0.5% for each of the two patents infringed (1.0% total) for sales on Windows Media Players back to version 6.1. If you asked yourself exactly what this case is about, keep reading… → Read More
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