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The Alcatel Idol X+ from TCL is said to be well on its way, especially since we have spotted an alleged leaked image of it just a few days ago. Assuming that it is well on its way to being announced, chances are also pretty good that it will be accompanied by a smartwatch as well as a smart bracelet. Just how do we know about this? Apparently, the Chinese website MTKSJ does seem to have put up a teaser image of the soon-to-arrive Alcatel Idol X+ announcement, with the image above showing “1 + 1 > 2?”. Just in case that is not obvious enough a clue, the smartphone was also accompanied by a smartwatch (or just a regular timepiece, who knows?) as well as what could very well be a smart bracelet of sorts.

Just to refresh our memories, the new Alcatel Idol X+ ought to arrive with a 5” Full HD display, a 13-megapixel shooter at the back, 2GB RAM, as well as 16GB of internal memory – with Android running on it, of course. As for the alleged smartwatch, it should in all probability be Android powered, and we could very well be looking at something along the lines of a clone Galaxy S4 and Galaxy Gear team up here.

Alcatel Idol X+ To Be Accompanied By Smart Devices? original content from Ubergizmo.

While Alcatel might not necessarily be a name one thinks of when it comes to smartphones and tablets (admittedly they did pretty well for themselves during the days of feature phones), it does not mean that the company should stop trying and thanks to a recently leaked press render, thanks to @evleaks, it seems that we might be able to look forward to new Alcatel OneTouch Pop tablets in the near future. These tablets appear to be part of the company’s OneTouch Pop family where previously they had released smartphones under that lineup. Those phones were of the budget variety and were destined for emerging markets in Asia, so it is possible that the same could be said for these upcoming tablets as well.

The press render shows a variety of colors that the tablets will be available in, although the backplates are removable so for those of you looking to switch things up, you will be able to swap colors when you feel like it. No word on pricing, specs, or availability, but like we said, if these tablets are of the same family as the budget OneTouch Pop smartphones, we expect that it will be affordable, but don’t expect killer specs just yet. Either way we’ll keep our eyes and ears peeled for more information regarding these tablets, so be sure to check back with us in the future for more updates!

Alcatel OneTouch Pop Tablets Leaked original content from Ubergizmo.

Not only is Alcatel One Touch on a roll in Europe and Asia, it’s starting to make more strides in the US. Sure, this isn’t the company’s first rodeo in this neck of the woods — the Shockwave came to US Cellular last fall, while the Idol has been available online as an unlocked handset for a few months — but it’s refreshing to see it get its foot in the door with one of the big four networks. This morning, Alcatel announced that it has two budget-friendly devices coming to T-Mobile next month: the Evolve (pictured above) and the Fierce (pictured below).

The Fierce is the nicest of the pair, featuring a 4.5-inch qHD display with a 1.2GHz quad-core MediaTek processor, 1,800mAh battery, 5MP rear camera and Android 4.2. The Evolve, on the other hand, has a 4-inch WVGA screen, Android 4.1, 1GHz MT6575 SoC, 4GB total storage, microSD support up to 32GB, a 5MP rear camera and 1,400mAh battery. Certainly prime material for the budget category; the Fierce will come in silver and slate and will retail for $170 off-contract (that’s $20 down with monthly payments of $6), while the Evolve will start at $100 off-contract ($28 down with $3 monthly payments). Alcatel tells us that both phones will be offered for a slightly lower cost during the holiday season, in case you’re looking for a more basic smartphone for the kiddos.

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With the smartphone with what’s undoubtedly the most home-baked accessories to be shown off at once here at IFA 2013, the Alcatel One Tough Hero is certainly a smartphone to behold. What we’re witnessing here is a device that’s interesting in and of itself with a 6-inch display running at Full HD – 1920 x […]

Alcatel One Touch (that’s all part of the company’s full name, incidentally) clearly intended on making a big splash at this year’s IFA. The company announced a number of relatively high-end handsets in Berlin this week, including the flashy Idol Alpha and the massive Idol Hero. But let’s face it, not everyone is able to shell out big bucks for handsets. Thankfully, the company also used the show to take the wraps off of four new budget Android 4.2 entries in its C-Series of handsets. The company had three on-hand at tonight’s Pepcom event: the C1, C3 and C5. The biggest of the bunch, the five-inch C7 was here in spirit, making an appearance as a dummy unit. Thankfully, the company’s got a bit more time to perfect that one, seeing as how the handset isn’t due out until some time before the end of the year.

The C5, which is set to start shipping in November, was on-hand in all of its final production glory. All said, it’s not a bad looking piece of hardware. Granted, it loses a bit of its luster placed up against the likes of the Alpha and Hero, but again, this is a budget device we’re talking about here. The handset’s got a 4.5-inch display and a white face that’s at least somewhat reminiscent of Galaxy devices, with the usual trio of touch Android buttons on the bottom. The device we handled had a metallic red backing, with a prominent five-megapixel camera up top and a speaker grille along the bottom. Inside is a quad-core 1.3 GHz processor — a step down from the C7’s quad-core version.%Gallery-slideshow83371%

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