Gizmodo: celltop

Alltel Celltop Widgets Hands-On

Jason Chen — Thu, 18 Jan 2007 15:20:57 EST

Apple's not the only one with a widget-capable phone. Alltel's Samsung u520 has celltop built-in, which means you can get weather, stocks, and sports scores with only a few clicks.

The response time is pretty decent for a cellphone, and the graphics are actually quite good. As you can see in the video, each cell takes up half the screen until you maximize it. The widgets there are good for a launch product—sports scores, weather, stock, call list—but should get much better as people develop new ones for it. Since it's open source, you can bet they'll be coming soon. So far our verdict is a positive one. – Jason Chen

Product Page [MyCellTop]

Alltel Brings Widgets to Your Handheld

Louis Ramirez — Thu, 18 Jan 2007 12:25:49 EST

It's stuff like this that makes me wonder why I'm still with Verizon. Alltel Wireless just introduced a new app for its mobiles called Celltop. Esentially, it's a way of bringing widgets (aka cells) to your cell phone. Each "cell" takes up half of your mobile's screen and can display stock info, weather, news headlines, or something as simple as your call log. What's extra cool is that Celltop is open-source, meaning anyone with the know-how can develop their own "cells." Celltop is free and available today—the catch is it's only available for Alltel Wireless subscribers. Stay tuned for our own hands on with the app. – Louis Ramirez

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