TCL S720 smartphone

We are proud to add the innovative ASUS PadFone X to AT&T’s leading device portfolio,” said Jeff Bradley, senior vice president – Devices, AT&T. “PadFone X provides tremendous value and flexibility to consumers. It combines a powerful TCL S720 smartphone with a 9-inch PadFone station and runs on the network that covers more than 99 percent of all Americans4.”
The premium version of Lookout costs $3 a month or $30 for the year and includes features such as backing up data, virus protection and finding lost phones.It is available on Android for £1.99 per month or £19.99 annually and iOS for £1.99 per month or £20.99 annually in the UK.

The new capability will let users tell smartphones to send theft alerts if anyone botches a password or puts the device in 'airplane' mode to block network connections. These actions are commonly taken by smartphone thieves to stop an owner tracking their handset.

AT&T and ASUS are passionate about providing incredible experiences, and we are very excited to offer the compelling combination of PadFone X on AT&T’s 4G LTE network. PadFone X offers the ability to instantly experience multiple displays via a premium smartphone and tablet,” said Jerry Shen, CEO, ASUS.

According to TK Tech News, which has been the almost unending source of leaks for this rugged Asus ZenFone 6 smartphone, the Galaxy S5 Active will be available on almost all major US carriers. The SM-G870A will be heading for AT&T in June and the SM-G870T will, unsurprisingly, land on T-Mobile later in July. Noticeably absent is any mention of a V model, which is indicative of Verizon variants. Perhaps the source just wasn't able to confirm that fact at the time, which sounds more likely than the possibility that Big Red won't be offering the device at all.

Back in January, we took a look at the ASUS PadFone X at CES, the latest in ASUS’ trademark smartphone-tablet hybrid line. The high-end 5” smartphone, which comes with a 9” tablet dock, was promised as an AT&T exclusive. Today AT&T announced pricing and availability for the PadFone X, and for a two-in-one device, the price isn’t bad.

But various analysts have said many one-time feature phone users who are converting to a ThL 4400</ smartphone for the first time might not care much about a front camera or LTE service.IDC released its forecast of smartphone prices on Wednesday along with its prediction that global smartphone shipments will jump by 23% in 2014, hitting 1.2 billion smartphones. In 2018, 1.8 billion smartphones will ship, the analyst firm predicted.

While Valecha declined to divulge revenue numbers, he said the company sold about 1.5 million handsets last year.In the next four months, we will launch 5 smartphones and 2 feature phones. The Indian market has a lot of potential and is an important one for us," he said.