The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) is set to kickoff in Las Vegas on January 6th and promises a look at things we can look forward to in 2015. It looks like Alcatel has a few interesting things in store for us including a smartwatch and an OS-independent smartphone.

The smartphone is a new generation of Alcatel's PIXI series and the company promises that the new PIXI 3 handsets will be compatible with not one, but three different operating systems - Android, Windows Phone and Firefox OS.

The Alcatel OneTouch PIXI 3 will be available in four different sizes - 3.5 inches, 4.0 inches, 4.5 inches and 5 inches. Other than for the 3.5 inch model, all others will feature 4G LTE connectivity.

Its still not clear how Alcatel will work this out, but we should find out more at the upcoming CES conference. Additionally, Alcatel OneTouch promises a simple way for cross-device integration between the smartphones and office / home PCs, offering a "more familiar environment". Unfortunately, the company once again isn't clear on how they plan to accomplish this.

With details being scarce at this time, we will have to wait for the CES conference to find out more..

source - DigiTimes

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Smartphones have gotten cheaper and faster, but it’s still hard to find many smartphones under $100, and there are almost none under $50. Mozilla, the company behind the popular browser and the Firefox OS, wants to change this and has signed a partnership to make the world’s cheapest smartphone, a $25 Firefox OS smartphone.

The $25 smartphone is expected to feature up to a 3.5-inch touchscreen with a resolution of 320 x 480 pixels (by the way, this is the exact size and resolution that the iPhone 3GS had), integrated Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, FM Radio and a camera function. It will also support a traditional phone and browser apps that come with Firefox OS, and will have access to an ecosystem of web and HTML5 apps. The reference design also includes a basic, 2-megapixel rear camera. The plan is for this to be a much more feature-packed offering than dirt-cheap feature phones that are traditionally sold at similar prices.

A Mozilla reference phone that ultimately will hit the market as a $25 device for customers who don't have the funds for higher-end phones.

In order to make all this possible, Mozilla signed a deal with Chinese fabless chip maker Spreadtrum to use its just-unveiled SC8621 silicon. The chip is well integrated to optimize for cost as much as possible, and this kind of $25 smartphones are what it aims for.

Mozilla and Spreadtrum have also done the work on integrating Firefox OS with SC6821 and SC7710 WCDMA smartphone chipsets, and will soon complete a turnkey reference design for the SC7715, a chip with integrated connectivity.



Right now, Firefox OS is on three devices offered on four carriers and covering 15 markets. In 2014, Mozilla hopes to further expand into Latin America and Deutsche Telekom will offer its Firefox OS phones in new European markets.


source - CNET

Alcatel is one of the many handset manufacturers in attendance at the MWC this year and they have some great devices to show us. Along with a new Android range, the Chinese TCL-owned subsidiary is introducing four new, Firefox OS-powered devices. Three of them are mid-level smartphones, and the first tablet with to run Firefox OS.

The most affordable of the lineup will be the Alcatel OneTouch Fire C, which is the successor to the OneTouch Fire. The device features a 3.5 inch touch display, 4GB of internal storage which can be expanded through microSD, a 0.3 megapixel rear camera, HSPA+ connectivity, a 1300 mAh battery, FM radio and a 1.2GHz dual-core processor with 512MB of RAM.

The Alcatel OneTouch Fire E features a 4.5 inch IPS touch display with a 540 by 960 pixel resolution, 4GB of internal storage which can be expanded through microSD, a 5 megapixel rear camera, a 0.3 megapixel front camera, FM radio, HSPA+ download speeds as much as 42Mbps, a 1700 mAh battery and a 1.2GHz dual-core processor with 512MB of RAM.

The Alcatel OneTouch Fire S is the best out of the three smartphones which comes with a 4.5 inch touch display, an 8 megapixel rear camera, a 2 megapixel front camera and a 1.2GHz dual-core processor. The device is expected to have 1GB of RAM though Alcatel has not specified it.


Both the OneTouch Fire E and the Fire S are aimed at "design-conscious" consumers who "want premium features without the price tag". Both devices come in what has become a signature Alcatel design, which does not disappoint.

And last, but not least, we have the first Firefox OS tablet - the Alcatel OneTouch Fire 7. The Fire 7 is unlikely to hit the shelves anytime soon as it was displayed as a "concept" device with specs aimed to appeal to the "mass market". The Alcatel Fire 7 will feature a 7 inch display with a 540 by 960 pixel resolution, two VGA cameras and a 1.2GHz dual-core processor. Alcatel hasn't shared any product images of the Fire 7, but  the device is expected to weigh 10.1 oz (285 g), with a thickness of 0.39'' (9.9 mm).

We're unaware exactly where Alcatel is planning to introduce these new reinforcements to Mozilla's mobile platform, though such devices have a penchant for ending up in emerging markets.

The Alcatel OneTouch Fire C is a Firefox OS smartphone which features a 3.5 inch touch display, 4GB of internal storage which can be expanded through microSD, a 0.3 megapixel rear camera, and a 1.2GHz dual-core processor with 512MB of RAM

The full Alcatel OneTouch Fire C specifications follow:

The Alcatel OneTouch Fire E is a Firefox OS smartphone which features a 4.5 inch touch display, 4GB of internal storage which can be expanded through microSD, a 5 megapixel rear camera, a 0.3 megapixel front camera and a 1.2GHz dual-core processor with 512MB of RAM.

The full Alcatel OneTouch Fire E specifications follow:

The Alcatel OneTouch Fire S is a Firefox OS smartphone which features a 4.5 inch touch display, an 8 megapixel rear camera, a 2 megapixel front camera and a 1.2GHz dual-core processor.

The full Alcatel OneTouch Fire S specifications follow:

The Revolution is a multiOS smartphone designed by Geekphone which runs both Android and Firefox OS. The device features a 4.7 inch touch display, 4GB of internal storage which can be expanded through microSD, an 8 megapixel rear camera, a 2 megapixel front camera and a 1.6GHz dual-core Intel Atom processor with 1GB of RAM.

The full Revolution specifications follow:

The LG Fireweb is a smartphone which runs Mozilla's Firefox OS. The device features a 4 inch display, 4GB of internal storage, a 5 megapixel camera with flash, and is powered by a 1GHz Qualcomm processor.

The full LG Fireweb specifications follow:

Firefox OS by Mozilla is a standalone platform based on the philosophy of open web, meaning no proprietary tech or software. The platform represents one of very few alternative mobile OSes that are actually commercially available in some parts of the world. LG has come forward to support this platform alongside manufacturers like Alcatel, Huawei and ZTE and have released their first device in the form of the LG Fireweb.

The LG Fireweb doesn't expect to overwhelm you as it is clearly aimed at developing markets. The device features a 4 inch touch display with a 480 by 320 pixel resolution, 4GB of internal storage which can be expanded through microSD, a 5 megapixel camera which comes with LED flash and autofocus and a 1GHz Qualcomm processor.


The LG Fireweb will be initially sold through Telefonica's Vivo Brazil for about $207 for pay-as-you-go customers and $59 on a regular subscription. The carrier has also announced that it'll be launching Firefox OS devices in other nearby markets, including Peru, Uruguay and Mexico.

The Alcatel OneTouch Fire has been officially announced and is set for its first commercial launch in Europe and Latin America this summer. The One Touch Fire is an entry level Firefox OS smartphone which features a 3.5 inch display with a 320 by 480 pixel resolution, a 3.2 megapixel camera without flash which is capable of capturing VGA quality video at 30fps, FM radio, 512MB of internal storage which can be expanded through microSD and is powered by a 1GHz MSM 7227 processor. While these may not match some of the top smartphones, the likely affordability should be warmly welcome in emerging markets.

Despite its small size the handset has a 1400mAh battery which Alcatel claims up to 6.7 hours of talk-time on 2G and around 3 hours on 3G. The handset will be available in a range of colors including Mozilla Orange, Apple Green or Pure White.


Unfortunately Alcatel hasn't deemed it necessary to reveal the pricing or exact release dates at this time, nor have the announced which market will be the first to get the device. With an established line-up of Android powered smartphones, the manufacturer was the first to announce its support for the new Firefox mobile operating system and we are excited to see how this and other Firefox OS devices fair against other platforms in the market.


source - Alcatel