Aside from U.S Cellular, the Optimus Black is also heading to Sprint, Alltel, and Virgin Mobile. The handset has been found in FCC as the LS855 (Sprint), AS855 (Alltel), and VM855 (Virgin Mobile). It would features a 4-inch 480×800 NOVA display, single-core 1GHz processor, 5-megapixel camera with LED flash, 2-megapixel front-facing shooter, 512MB RAM, and 1GB built-in storage. Unfortunately, the Optimus Black is packed with Android 2.2 rather than Android 2.3.

[via PhoneDog]

Alltel Wireless also have something for the folks who loves physical keyboard. The HTC Merge will be an astonish choice for you. For further information, you can check out the press release below.

Alltel Wireless Adds Popular Android Smartphones To Handset Lineup

Customers can choose from sleek, stylish multimedia devices

BEVERLY, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Alltel Wireless, a wholly owned subsidiary of Atlantic Tele-Network, has added four new handsets – the LG Axis™, Samsung Gem™, HTC Merge™, and Motorola Milestone X™ – to its robust smartphone lineup. All four phones, equipped with Google’s Android technology, are now available at Alltel retail stores and online at alltelwireless.com.

Whether looking for a slim, compact phone or into videos and messaging or quick access to applications on the go, such as e-mail and the Internet, Alltel customers can choose from a lineup of phones that offer unique user experiences.

Versatile and Sophisticated Smartphone

The LG Axis offers Alltel customers customizable applications and an entertainment experience that will keep them effortlessly connected to the things that matter the most. Equipped with Google™ Android 2.1 and access to the Android Market™, LG Axis provides users with more than 80,000 applications for music, games and other entertainment categories. The LG Axis also allows users the ability to customize up to five different home screens by adding or removing shortcuts to their favorite applications and widgets, creating a unique phone that is tailored to meet their personal needs.

LCD Touch Display Brings it all to Life

The Samsung Gem comes equipped with Android 2.1 and provides built-in Google mobile services including Google Search™ and Google Maps™ with turn-by-turn GPS navigation. The Google™ user interface applications also allow customers to integrate their Outlook, Facebook and Gmail contacts, putting everything right where they need it on the large touch screen. With the advanced touch screen display, text, picture and video message is made easy with the Swype virtual keyboard, an innovative system that allows users to simply slide their finger from key to key, only raising it in between words. Users will also be able to drag and drop various widgets and icons to personalize their own unique screen.

Multitasking Made Quick and Easy

The HTC Merge comes equipped with the Android 2.2 operating system and the HTC Sense™ user-friendly interface, allowing customers to effortlessly multitask and unite spreadsheets from work with your videos from home. With the HTC Merge, users can quickly and easily link to social networking sites such as Twitter and Facebook and update their status while checking e-mails. This customizable smartphone allows users to organize e-mail, Facebook and SMS based upon their individual preferences and not by technology.

A Theater in the Palm of Your Hand

The Motorola Milestone X is great for downloading movies or recording video in vivid HD quality, and then watching the clips on the 4.3-inch high-res touch screen. The Milestone connects directly to a compatible HDTV with an optional HDMI® cable so users can experience captured photos and video in HD crystal clarity. The 8MP camera provides clear pictures and features touch-to-focus, dual LED flash, panoramic mode, face detection and more. The memory on this sleek, stylish and ultra thin phone can expand to 40GB (8GB on-board and up to 32GB optional removable) to store even more photos and media.

Alltel Wireless continues to be an industry leader, providing customers most recently with “The Best Value Unlimited Plans” which offer the most affordable and flexible options for those who love to talk and remain connected. Alltel Wireless also provides customers its exclusive “My Circle” feature – unlimited calling to and from any 5, 15 or 25 numbers on any network and unlimited text to their circle on select plans – as well as the innovative “Free Fridays” feature, where all calls on Friday are free on select plans.

About Alltel Wireless

Allied Wireless Communications Corporation (AWCC), doing business as Alltel Wireless, is a wireless telecommunications provider serving customers in six states. Headquartered in Little Rock, AR., AWCC is a subsidiary of Atlantic Tele-Network, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATNI). For more information, visit www.alltelwireless.com or www.awcc.com.

About Atlantic Tele-Network

Atlantic Tele-Network, Inc., headquartered in Beverly, Massachusetts, provides telecommunications services to rural, niche and other under-served markets and geographies in the United States, Bermuda and the Caribbean. Through our operating subsidiaries, we provide both wireless and wireline connectivity to residential and business customers, including a range of mobile wireless solutions, local exchange services and broadband internet services and are the owner and operator of terrestrial and submarine fiber optic transport systems. For more information, please visit www.atni.com.

[via AndroidCommunity]

The Freeform allows users to play individual music files or create full playlists, replicating a standalone MP3 player experience.

Additional key features of the Samsung Freeform include:

• Slim Bar Design with Four-row QWERTY keyboard
• Teal and Burgundy Color Options
• Music Player
• Stereo Bluetooth® Wireless Technology
• Multiple Messaging Options with Threaded Text Messaging
• Web-enabled
• GPS-enabled with Alltel Navigation
• Expandable Memory up to 16GB
• Speakerphone
• Voice Recognition
• Dimensions: 2.4″ x 4.42″ x .50″
• Main Display: 2.2″ QCIF, 262K TFT LCD

[via engadgetmobile]

Featuring a large SureType QWERTY keyboard, an intuitive user interface with trackball navigation, built-in GPS with BlackBerry Maps preloaded and support for locations based applications and services, and a 2 MP camera able to record video, the BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8230 smartphone is packed with powerful features, yet sleek enough to slip easily into a purse or pocket. It also features full HTML browsing, a rich media player with the ability to sync music from iTunes or Windows Media Player, an expandable memory card slot (microSD/SDHC up to 16GB) and stereo Bluetooth support.

Alltel Wireless is offering the BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8230 smartphone for $79.99, after a $70 mail-in rebate, at Alltel retail stores and online at shopalltel.com. This discounted price is available to new and existing eligible customers who sign-up for a two-year service agreement on a qualifying Smart Choice Pack.

Motorola Evoke also comes with a 2.0MP camera with video capture, expandable memory slot, stereo Bluetooth, GPS capabilities and pre-loaded with popular Alltel applications such as TV on Demand, Radio on Demand and Alltel Navigation.

In addition, Motorola Evoke’s home screen can be customized with integrated widgets that provide access to real-time information such as sports, news, weather, stocks and traffic. For those who never want to be out of touch with their favorite social networks, Motorola Evoke provides built-in MySpace integration. Users can easily post instant updates and view profiles in one simple step with Motorola Evoke. From the touch-screen display users can also instantly launch a full HTML browser and use quick-start widgets for fast access to popular sites.

Alltel Wireless is offering Motorola Evoke QA4 for $79.99 after $100 mail-in rebate and a two-year service agreement

Check out a demonstration video below:

MOTO VE465 Specifications:

• Talk and Standby Time: CDMA Talk Time – Up to 4.5 hours
• CDMA Standby Time – Up to 12 days
• Bands/Modes: CDMA 800/1900/1700/2100
• Weight: 3.8 ounces
• Dimensions: 1.8 x 3.9 x 0.7 in
• Battery: 940 mAh
• Connectivity: Stereo Bluetooth / USB 2.0 FS
• Display: 1.9” 176×220 65k TFT, 1.05” 96×80 CLI CSTN
• Messaging: MMS, SMS, Email and IM
• Audio: AAC, AAC+, AAC+ Enhanced, AMR NB, MIDI, MP3, WMA v9
• Video: Capture/Playback/Streaming, H.263, H.264, MPEG4, WMV v9
• Camera: 1.3 megapixel, 4x digital zoom
• Memory: Up to 4 GB optional removable storage

With the addition of five numbers to “My Circle,” Alltel customers in these 91 CMAs in 22 states will now have unlimited calling to more of the people that matter most to them. “My Circle 15” starts at $59.99 per month and includes 900 anytime minutes, and “My Circle 25” starts at $99.99 per month and includes 2,100 anytime minutes.

“My Circle” pioneered the concept of unlimited calling, and we are thrilled to offer a level of flexibility and value to our customers which is not available from any other wireless carrier,” said Lynette Jurgens, Senior Marketing Leader, Alltel Wireless. “The best part is there is no action required by our customers to receive these additional numbers—they are instantly available to eligible accounts for customers in our 91 CMAs. By offering an additional five numbers to our most popular calling plans, Alltel is providing our customers with even greater value, and the freedom of unlimited calling to more of the people they talk to most often.”

“We are excited to bring an action-packed movie series like the Mission Impossible Trilogy to people who buy the Samsung Delve,” said Bill Ogle, Chief Marketing Officer for Samsung Mobile. “When you combine this incredible content with the Delve’s full set of powerful features, it’s easy to stay entertained and connected no matter where you are.”

The microSD card is available with the purchase of the Delve from February 20 through April 16, from participating Alltel Wireless retail stores and authorized dealers.

Alltel Wireless customers who purchase the Delve can send in a mail-in redemption card to receive the microSD within four to six weeks.

Preloaded with popular applications such as Alltel Navigation powered by Telenav, XM Radio Mobile and Aricent Celltop, the Motorola Hint gives users a complete mobile experience. Threaded messaging keeps users organized while the video capture and playback helps them stay creative. The phone also comes equipped with Bluetooth capabilities, advanced voice recognition dialing, a USB high speed port and 3.5 mm headset jack.

Beginning on November 28th, Alltel Wireless will be offering customers the Motorola Hint for $99.99 after a $50 mail-in rebate. This discounted price is for new customers on two-year service agreements, as well as existing eligible customers on qualifying rate plans.

Motorola Hint QA30 Specifications

• Talk/Standby time: Up to 4.5 hours talk time / up to 15 days standby
• Bands/Modes: CDMA 1700/2100/800/1900, CDMA 1xEVDo
• Weight: 120.0g
• Dimensions: 82 x 61.6 x 17 mm
• Battery: 940 mAH
• Connectivity: USB 2.0 HS, Stereo Bluetooth Class 1.5, 3.5mm headset jack, FOTA, Mobile Phone Tools, Motosync, OMA DM, OTA
• Display: 2.5″ QVGA 320×240 65k TFT
• Messaging: SMS, EMS, MMS, email (brew app, MotoSync, POP3/IMAP4 embedded), IM (brew download)
• Audio: MIDI, MP3, AAC, AAC+, AAC+ Enhanced, WMA v9,
• Video: Capture, Playback, Streaming, H.263, MPEG4, WMV v9
• Memory: 256MB ROM, 128MB RAM, Micro-SD up to 8GB

thanks Laurie!

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