Thursday, January 24, 2008

Alltel gets the Scoop with three new phones



Alltel's LG Sccop(Credit: Nicole Lee/CNET Networks)

Alltel launched added three cell phones to its growing lineup today. In addition to picking up its a red version of the RIM BlackBerry Pearl 8130, the nation's fifth largest carrier also added its take on the LG Rumor (the LG Scoop that we saw at CES) and the new Samsung Muse.

Alltel's Pearl is identical to not only its existing 8130 but also to the Pearls from Verizon Wireless and Sprint. Inside you'll find the full set of BlackBerry features plus a 2-megeapixel camera. Likewise, the Scoop is largely similar to Sprint's Rumor. Features on the messaging-centric phone include a 1.3-Megapixel camera, Bluetooth and a speakerphone, but Alltel added support for its Axcess Voice2TXT service as well. And in another change from the Rumor, the Scoop comes in citrus orange, slate gray and turquoise blue.

The Samsung Muse is a slim flip phone in midnight blue. It offers a 2-megaoixel camera, GPS capabilities, stereo Bluetooth, a music player and it is compatible with Alltel's new Celltop music-streaming application.

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