Alltel wireless and JumpTap, the leading provider of mobile search and advertising solutions, are announcing the launch of the first carrier-branded mobile search application which will be pre-installed on phones. The search application will receive a decicated search key which will launch an Alltel BREW app which provides Alltel subscribers with a search box to find content, services, and information. The dedicated key will help users find the content and information they are looking for quickly and easily, which will increase the use of mobile search and also content purchases. The LG8600 cellular phone will be the first to handset with the search application preloaded Additional handsets over the will be preloaded with the search functionality over the next coming months and will feature a magnifying glass search icon which will launch the search box.

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Now available through Alltel Wireless is the LG VX8600. While this is not a new phone (it’s been available through Verizon for some time now), it is a new addition to the Alltel line up. The version available through Verizon was a high-gloss black, but Alltel is offering up the slim phone in three cool colors: Lime Green, Champagne Gold, and Vivid Blue. All colors also include sexy chrome detailing.

Alltel has a promotion going on now whereby you can obtain it for just $49.99 after a $50 mail-in rebate, and a two year agreement.

Specifications:

* 1.3 Megapixel Camera with video

* Expandable memory slot

* MP3 Player with external controls

* Bluetooth

Samsung will soon be unleashing two new mobile phones for the American CDMA market, SCH-R510 and the SCH-U540, which will be available through Alltel and Verizon Wireless.

The Samsung SCH-R510 is a CDMA EV-DO phone, which is believed to be based off the Ultra 6.9 or Trace phone from T-Mobile. The SCH-R510 is expected to have similar features to the Trace, including a music player, a 1.3 or 2-megapixel camera, and a microSD card slot for expanded memory. This phone will be available through Alltel Wireless in the United States.

The next new Samsung phone, the SCH-U540, is a re-designed SCH-U520 (available through Alltel) that will be made available to Verizon Wireless customers. It is a mid-level phone with features such as a music player, A2DP for stereo audio, external control buttons, and a mediocre display and camera.

As more information on these phones becomes available we’ll be sure to share it with you.

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