AT&T also announced today the upcoming availability of the LG Shine II handset featuring a stainless steel construction, polished rounded edges, and a 2.2 inch wide mirror LCD. Specs to the Shine II include:

• 2.0 megapixel camera with flash and video recording
• Image editor allows users to resize, crop, rotate, color adjust photos, insert fun frames, and produce mirror effects
• Built-in music player with customizable equalizer, music recognition, and ringtone creator
• Direct-to-device music download capabilities
• Built-in stereo Bluetooth wireless
• Java 2.0 support
• Support for AT&T Navigator

The Shine II will be available starting on November 22nd for $119.99 after a mail-in rebate and a new two year agreement (you’ll receive a $50 dollar AT&T Promotion Card).

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AT&T announces the upcoming availability of the BlackBerry Curve 8520 smartphone. The Curve 8520 is a compact smartphone with features such as a full QWERTY keyboard, a touch-sensitive trackpad, a built-in media player, and built-in Wi-Fi. Other notable specs include:

• Dedicated media keys
• Email, text, IM, picture messaging
• 320 x 240 resolution display
• 512MHz processor
• 256MB of flash memory
• 2 megapixel camera
• Video recording
• DataViz Documents to Go suite for editing and viewing Microsoft Office documents
• Corporate and personal email support

The BlackBerry Curve 8520 will be available in the coming weeks for a price of $99.99 after a $100 dollar mail-in rebate and a new two year agreement with a minimum $59.99 data plan.

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Those of you looking for faster AT&T Mobile Broadband speeds will be happy to hear the company has announced the new HSPA-supporting USBConnect Lightning LaptopConnect device from Sierra Wireless. What makes this device particularly important is the fact that it represents AT&T’s continued rollout of HSPA 7.2 technology which promises to offer a “considerable speed boost to the 3G mobile broadband network.”

AT&T will make HSPA initially available in Charlotte, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, Los Angeles (oh yeah!), and Miami by the end of the year.  The company then plans on rolling out HSPA 7.2 coverage in 25 of the nation’s 30 largest markets by the end of next year and hopes to achieve 90 percent of its existing 3G network footprint by the end of 2011.

The USBConnect Lightning will come pre-loaded with AT&T Communication Manager (ACM) version 7.0 which is compatible with Windows 7. Customers will be able to pick up the new USBConnect Lightning starting on November 22nd at zero cost after a $100 dollar mail-in rebate along with a two-year DataConnect Plan of at least $35 dollars a month (it’s $99 dollars and then you’ll get a $100 dollar AT&T Promotion Card).

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Pantech announces the launch of the new “Reveal” handset – the first in AT&T’s new lineup of quick messaging phones to hit the market. The Reveal is a slider handset featuring a double-keyboard design with an open-face numeric keypad on the front of the phone and a full keyboard underneath. Features of the Reveal include:

• Both sets of keys stay active simultaneously
• 3G network support
• Comes preloaded with AT&T’s new HTML mobile browser
• Supports AT&T’s mobile music services including Napster and eMusic Mobile
• Support for AT&T Navigator for voice-guided turn-by-turn directions
• Voice recording and picture taking

To commemorate the launch of the new Reveal, Pantech is holding a contest on Facebook where Pantech Reveals will be given out over the next five days. To be eligible for the contest, you need to visit www.facebook.com/PantechUSA and become a fan of Pantech. You’ll also need to make a Reveal-related post on the Fan Page Wall in order to be eligible for the contest. One winner will be announced every 24 hours

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Windows Mobile fans who are also AT&T customers will be thrilled to hear that two new HTC Windows Mobile 6.5 handsets will be coming to the wireless carrier. The two Windows Mobile smartphones, the HTC Tilt 2 and the HTC Pure, feature large touch-screen displays as well as HTC’s unique TouchFLO 3D user interface.

AT&T also announced that they would be supporting the upcoming Windows Marketplace for Mobile once Microsoft releases it later this year.

Here’s what you need to know about the two new Windows Mobile 6.5 handsets.

HTC Tilt 2:

• 3.6 inch widescreen WVGA 480 x 800 display
• Qualcomm MSM 7201a processor clocked at 528 MHz
• 512MB ROM and 288MB RAM
• HSDPA/UMTS: 850/1900/2100 MHz
• GSM/GPRS/Edge Quad-band 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
• HSDPA / UMTS
• HSUPA (capable)
• Internal GPS antenna
• Tri-Axis Accelerometer
• Can be tilted for an expanded viewing area as well as a large QWERTY keyboard
• Dual speakers and dual microphones with advanced noise cancellation
• HTC Straight Talk – simplified conference calling and activation of speakerphone by simply turning over the device
• 3.2 megapixel camera
• Bluetooth 2.1
• Wi-Fi
• microSD slot
• Measures 115.4 x 59.2 x 16.45 and weighs 6.3 oz

HTC PURE:

• Slim bar style handset
• Qualcomm MSM 7201A clocked at 528 MHz
• 512MB ROM and 288MB RAM
• All touch-screen device with 3.2 inch WVGA display
• 5.0 megapixel auto focus camera with video capture
• HSPA/UMTS (850/1900)
• GSM/GPRS/EDGE Qual-band (850/900/1800/1900Mhz)
• HSDPA
• EGPRS Functionality
• Internal GPS antenna
• FM radio
• Wi-Fi
• microSD slot
• Expandable memory
• Gravity sensor
• Ambient light sensor
• Measures 109.9 x 53.4 x 14.95 and weighs 6.28 oz

The HTC PURE will be available for $149.99 while the HTC Tilt 2 will be available for $299.99. Both are after a $50 dollar mail-in rebate and a new two year agreement on a minimum $69.99 plan. The PURE is available now at AT&T retail stores while the Tilt 2 will be available in the coming weeks.

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AT&T announced four new mobile phones on Monday – two each from Samsung and Pantech – all of which feature AT&T’s new HTML web browser as well as physical and virtual keyboards. The new models are the Pantech Reveal, Pantech Impact, Samsung Mythic, and Samsung Flight. Here’s what you need to know about each model.

Pantech Reveal:

• Available starting on October 18th in red and blue
• Slim slider phone
• Open-faced numeric keypad on the front which slides up to reveal full keyboard underneath
• Both sets of keys stays active simultaneously allowing you fast access to both numbers and letters at the same time
• Supports AT&T Navigator
• 3G support
• GPS
• Web surfing
• Built-in music player

Pantech Impact:

• OLED touch screen
• Send text messages, make calls, and control music library without having to open the phone
• Screen features haptic controls which register each key press with a soft tactile buzz
• Sideways flip of the phone reveals full physical keyboard and secondary display
• Tri-band 3G support
• Available in pink and blue

Samsung Mythic:

• 3.3 inch touch-screen only device
• AT&T Mobile TV capable
• Scroll the home screen left and right using the touch of your finger
• Support for AT&T Navigator, AT&T Social Net, att.net etc
• TouchWiz user interface for quick access to your favorite features and widgets

Samsung Flight:

• Vertical sliding form factor with full keyboard underneath
• Textured design and subtle ridge on the back makes it easy to text or use the touch screen with a single hand
• User interface provides one-touch access to shortcuts, favorites, and messaging
• Available in red and silver and coming out in November

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In an interesting change of heart that was no doubt spurred on by a recent FCC inquiry, AT&T announced today it has “taken the steps necessary so that Apple can enable VoIP applications on iPhone to run on AT&T’s 3G wireless network.” VoIP applications (such as Skype) were previously allowed to run only over a Wi-Fi network and not over AT&T’s 3G wireless network. With today’s announcement, VoIP applications can now run on both the Wi-Fi network as well as AT&T’s wireless data network.

According to Ralph de la Vega, President and CEO of AT&T Mobility and Consumer Markets, “Today’s decision was made after evaluating our customers’ expectations and use of the device compared to dozens of others we offer.”

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After a prolonged development cycle, the Garmin nüvifone G60 handset will FINALLY see the light of day here in the U.S. thanks to AT&T. The companies announced today that the Garmin nüvifone G60 will be available to AT&T customers starting on October 4th.

In case you forgot about the G60 (and really.. who hasn’t now?), here are the features/specs:

• Linux OS
• Same core features as a high-end Garmin nüvi GPS device
• Comes preloaded with maps and millions of points of interest for North America
• Comes with dashboard and windshield mount
• Turn by turn voice promoted directions
• Automatically recalculates routes
• Built-in GPS receiver with Garmin HotFix technology and assisted GPS
• “Where Am I?” feature provides users their exact latitude and longitude coordinates, nearest address, intersection, hospital, police station, and gas station with one touch of the screen. nüvifone will also automatically mark the position in which it was last removed from the windshield mount
• Full HTML browser
• 3G and Wi-Fi connectivity
• Location Link – parses addresses on the web with latitude and longitude information
• Touch-screen virtual keyboard with predictive text
• 3.0 megapixel camera with auto-focus
• Geotagging images with latitude and longitude information
• Free access to AT&T Yellow Pages, flight status, and converter
• Premium Connected Services gives customers access to real time traffic information, fuel prices, White Pages, weather etc

The Garmin nüvifone G60 will be available at AT&T retail stores or online at www.wireless.att.com starting on October 4th for a price of $299 (after a new two year agreement and after a $100 dollar mail-in rebate). nüvifone Premium Connected Services will cost ya $5.99 a month after a 30 day trial.

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TomTom and AT&T announced a new agreement today whereby the AT&T wireless network will power the new TomTom XL 340S LIVE’s connected services. The XL 340S LIVE’s connected services include Local Search powered by Google, real-time traffic information, TomTom Fuel Price service, and TomTom Weather (there are others).

All services are preloaded on the XL 340S LIVE and will work immediately out of the box. Expect future collaboration between the two companies on future products.

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AT&T announces their new “A-List with Rollover” feature for qualifying wireless plans allowing customers to make unlimited mobile calls to and from five “VIP” domestic phone numbers at no additional cost. If you’re a part of a qualifying FamilyTalk plan, you’ll be able to add up to 10 lines with the new A-List feature. And of course since you won’t be using up minutes on your plan, you’ll be able to roll them over into the next month.

Qualifying plans include individual Nation plans of $59.99 or higher. VIP numbers eligible include landlines and wireless numbers on ANY network.

FamilyTalk customers with plans of $89.99 or higher can select up to 10 numbers.

Starting on Sept. 20th, AT&T customers will be able to edit their A-List by going to www.att.com/alist. Numbers can be changed at any time, though customers should allow up to 24 hours for the changes to take effect on an account.

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