Motorola Motus: Coming to AT&T?

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If you're an AT&T customer and you don't want to use an iPhone OR a BlackBerry, some help may be en route courtesy of Motorola. Boy Genius has just come upon a blurry photo and spec list for this new smartphone, which is believed to be heading to AT&T. That hasn't been confirmed yet, but the phone most definitely exists.

It comes with support for GSM/GPRS and EDGE, tri-band 7.2Mbps HSDPA, and a 5 MP camera with an LED flash. The Motus packs a healthy 256 MB of RAM, aGPS, WiFi, and sports a 3.1" capacitive touchscreen. It has Bluetooth 2.0, a microSD slot, and a Qualcomm MSM 7201A processor. The UI will, of course, be Motoblur.

Posted on Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:35:31 CST | by Robert Evans

AT&T and LG Unveil Shine II Mobile Phone

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LG and AT&T have announced that the Shine II will be coming to the AT&T network on November 22nd for $119.99 after a mail-in rebate. The actual price of the device is $169.99 with a new 2-year agreement. The new Shine II offers a slider design with a glossy surface similar to the original Shine handset.

The Shine II has a 2.2-inch mirror LCD and uses stainless steel construction and a streamlined shape. The handset supports Java 2.0 and has a built-in media player with a customizable EQ. Read more

Posted on Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:00:00 CST | by Shane McGlaun

Dell Android MID on AT&T in 2010?

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AT&T customers are in an odd position. Their carrier has a host of issues in actually delivering the coverage it promises. But, at the same time, ATT users have access to some of the hottest mobile gadgets in the world. And, if Digitimes is correct, they're about to get one more.

A Chinese-language newspaper, the Commercial Times reported that Dell has outsourced all Mini 3 smartphone production to Foxconn. They've also decided to rely on Quisda for the production of their new MID line-up. We've heard rumors before of a Dell Android MID, and now it appears that the company is actually working on a series of such devices.

Posted on Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:47:31 CST | by Robert Evans

AT&T and Samsung Unveil Go Netbook

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Samsung and AT&T have announced that the Samsung Go will be hitting the AT&T mobile broadband network. The Go is a netbook that will carry a subsidized price in exchange for a monthly mobile broadband contract.

The data plan with the machine will be offered in a 200MB plan for $35 per month and a 5GB monthly plan for $60. The little machine has a 4-cell battery good for four hours of run time per charge. Storage is to a 160GB HDD and the machine has 1GB of RAM. Read more

Posted on Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:00:00 CST | by Shane McGlaun

BlackBerry Curve 8520 Hits AT&T

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AT&T customers look out, another BlackBerry is making its way to your carrier just in time for the holidays. The Curve 8520 has just been confirmed in an AT&T press release. It will be available soon for $99.99 after a $100 mail in rebate. As a warning, the rebate comes in the form of a $100 AT&T promotion card.

Posted on Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:03:01 CST | by Robert Evans

Qualcomm's Smartbook To Be Sold By AT&T

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If you'd walked up to me yesterday and said, "Evans, is there any product you can imagine that would make you want to sign an AT&T contract?" I would have scoffed and strutted away angrily.

But the universe has one hell of a sense of humor. Those world-shattering jerks over at Lilputing report that Qualcomm has unveiled a Snapdragon-powered smartbook, produced by Lenovo and destined for AT&T. This slick little red hot rod of a book will feature an ARM CPU with integrated wireless abilities, 720p graphics, an HD capable display, and support for both 3G and LTE 4G.

Posted on Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:49:41 CST | by Robert Evans

AT&T Unveils LaptopConnect Lightning Modem

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AT&T has announced a new LaptopConnect Lightning modem from Sierra Wireless that is set to hit on November 22nd. The modem offers access to HSPA data speeds of up to 7.2Mbps download. That is a considerably faster download speed than is currently available in most areas and is meant to hold us over until LTE debuts in 2010/2011.

The modem is a USB device designed for laptop use and has a swiveling USB connector that allows it to be used in portrait or landscape modes. The device is pre-loaded with AT&T Communications Manager 7.0 software to manage connections. Read more

Posted on Tue, 10 Nov 2009 11:00:00 CST | by Shane McGlaun

AT&T Offers New Canadian Calling Plan

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AT&T has announced a new calling plan for customers in the US that call Canada frequently. The plan is called Nation with Canada and FamilyTalk with Canada. AT&T says that Canada is one of its most popular international calling destinations.

Benefits of the new plan include no international long distance charges for wireless calls between the US and Canada. The plan gives users anytime and 1,000 nights and Weekend minutes to use between the two countries. Read more

Posted on Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:00:00 CST | by Shane McGlaun

White BlackBerry Curve 8900 Coming To AT&T?

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Have you always coveted a BlackBerry Curve 8900 but had a terrible fear of the color black? No? Well, if you want a white 8900 anyway and your carrier is AT&T, your (not particularly wild) dream is about to come true, according to Boy Genius. They've got a photo of the new, ultra-pale 8900 and info from an inside source that it will be coming to AT&T very soon.

Posted on Fri, 6 Nov 2009 07:08:56 CST | by Robert Evans

AT&T HTC Tilt 2 $149.99 And HTC Pure 1c Sale Now Available Amazon

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If you would rather stick with AT&T and aren't into the new Droid offered today by Verizon Wireless, Amazon has two awesome deals for AT&T Windows smartphones. Both the HTC Tilt 2 and the HTC Pure run the latest Windows Mobile 6.5 OS.
You can get the new HTC Tilt 2 for $149.99 with new service plan on Amazon.com or the HTC PURE for only 1c with new service plan on Amazon.com.
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Posted on Fri, 6 Nov 2009 06:30:10 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Ericsson Xperia X10: T-Mobile And AT&T?

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Today Ericsson made big news with the official announcement of the Xperia X10. This new Android smartphone is far and away the most powerful mobile announced so far. Now that we know just what hardware this baby will pack, the only question remaining is what carriers will get this gorgeous new phone. Ericsson hasn't officially announced that yet, but the fact that they've unveiled it must mean that they are close to ironing out a deal.

Android and Me points out that the X10 could easily be coming out for both AT&T and T-Mobile. How is this possible? Because the Rachel packs WCDMA/UMTS 1700/2100, which means this handset is T-Mo 3G ready. The X10 also has UMTS 850/1900, which is AT&T 3G ready.

Posted on Tue, 3 Nov 2009 10:37:34 CST | by Robert Evans

Nokia To Create AT&T Smartphone

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While it is the #1 smartphone and mobile phone manufacturer on the planet, Nokia's US numbers leave a lot to be desired. They're looking to change that fact, though, with a bevy of new releases aimed at attracting American customers to Nokia smartphones. According to VentureBeat, one of those new releases is going to be a smartphone designed for the AT&T carrier. If true, this is big news; the rumored phone is said to have a Qualcomm chip.

Qualcomm does not currently make any chips that support GSM networks. This smartphone with Nokia will be their first foray into that territory. Qualcomm did announce earlier today that they have joined the Symbian Foundation, which makes this rumor a bit easier to believe. It's certainly sensible of Qualcomm to want to hedge their bets between as many different manufacturers as possible.

Posted on Thu, 29 Oct 2009 10:55:13 CDT | by Robert Evans

Analyst: End Of AT&T iPhone Exclusivity Means Expensive iPhones

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After more than three years together, it's time for Apple and AT&T's exclusive relationship to end. While the arrangement still works out well for AT&T, it's only holding Apple and the iPhone back. That's why analyst Brian Marshall's prediction of an AT&T/Apple break-up isn't being viewed as a particularly bold one.

What makes his prediction (via AppleInsider) interesting is that he looks at an angle that most of us have overlooked. Tech bloggers have been writing about the likelihood of an end to exclusivity for a while, but you seldom hear anyone mention what that will do to the $450 subsidy AT&T pays for each iPhone.

Posted on Wed, 28 Oct 2009 11:12:12 CDT | by Robert Evans

Motorola Droid Coming To AT&T, Canada?

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If you're an Android fan who lives in Canada, or who uses AT&T as a carrier, I've got some good news for you. The sexy, critically-acclaimed and ultra-fast Motorola Droid could be coming to you. An FCC filing (via Electronista) shows that the Droid is set to run both CDMA and WCDMA. This means that Moto's new flagship smartphone will be able to handle HSPA-based 3G.

Since the Droid can connect on the same bands used by AT&T in the states, and Bell/Rogers/Telus in Canada, it seems likely that the phone is meant to spread to both. It is in Motorola's best interest to get their new #1 smartphone into as many hands as possible. Adding AT&T as a carrier would help that, as would selling the Droid in Canada.

Posted on Sun, 25 Oct 2009 13:32:56 CDT | by Robert Evans

BlackBerry Bold 9700 Hits AT&T, T-Mobile

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Well BlackBerry fans, the Bold is here. Both T-Mobile and AT&T have announced that this new RIM smartphone is available on their carrier. First up, details on the smartphone itself. The Bold has a 3.2 MP camera, a 624 MHz processor, 256 MB of flash memory, and A-GPS. It also boasts a touch sensitive trackpad, and the traditional BlackBerry QWERTY keyboard. The Bold has 3G capability, along with WiFi.

AT&T customers can find the Bold here. It comes loaded with AT&T Visual Voicemail for free. With an additional data plan, the Bold 9700 can be used as a 3G modem for your laptop computer. (Of course AT&T makes you pay to tether) The Bold will be available in the "coming weeks" for $199.99 after a $100 mail-in rebate.

Posted on Wed, 21 Oct 2009 10:01:58 CDT | by Robert Evans

HTC Tilt2: $299.99 With AT&T

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After ten days of exclusive sale to businesses, the Tilt2 is now available for the rest of us. (Boy Genius) The Tilt2 is now AT&T's second official WinMo 6.5 handset. You can pick one of your own up for just $299.99 after a $50 mail-in rebate. That price does, however, require a $30/mo data plan and a 2 year contract.

Posted on Sun, 18 Oct 2009 12:30:09 CDT | by Robert Evans

Nokia Booklet 3G: $299 With An AT&T Contract

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Good news, gadget geeks and geekettes: the Nokia Booklet is not going to be a ridiculously expensive piece of gear that no one without a trust fund can afford. Information has come out (via Engadget) that the Booklet 3G will be available starting October 22nd, for $299 with a 2 year AT&T contract.

That's much less then the $700-800 we'd been expecting, as is the unsubsidized price of $600. Still, the Booklet won't be cheap. $300 is a very fair netbook price, but you'll also be paying $60 a month for AT&T's data plan. That brings the total cost up substantially, to around $1700 in total. Granted, that includes 2 years of 3G service.

Posted on Tue, 13 Oct 2009 10:05:02 CDT | by Robert Evans

AT&T Go Phone Gets New Unlimited Talk and Text Package

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Pre-paid mobile phone providers are offering lots of new mobile phone plans of late that offer everything for a price lower than what you can get the same features for on post paid plans. AT&T is the latest to offer a new and relatively cheap plan for pre-paid users that offers Unlimited Talking and Texting. The new plan is called AT&T Unlimited Talk and Text.

The monthly cost for the pre-paid plan is $60 and it will launch on October 12th for GoPhones. The plan will allow users to text to Mexico, Canada and 100 other countries around the world. Users can also send unlimited IM, picture, and video messages as well. Read more

Posted on Mon, 12 Oct 2009 09:00:00 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

AT&T HTC Tilt 2 Hits October 18th

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AT&T is a little late to the game in getting their own version of the Touch Pro2, named the Tilt 2 in stores. The initial date of launch was expected to be October 6th but, as you can pretty easily guess, that didn't happen. Thankfully, Engadget has news that the new WinMo 6.5 smartphone could be less than two weeks away.

Posted on Thu, 8 Oct 2009 12:08:10 CDT | by Robert Evans

AT&T To Throttle iPhone Data Use?

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If you're an iPhone owner, you might want to listen up right now. According to PC World, AT&T CEO Ralph de la Vega made some statements yesterday at the CTIA conference that could have a dire effect on your smartphone browsing. Vega complained that 40% of all smartphone data is used by just 3% of AT&T's smartphone customers. In other words, iPhone users are sucking up too much bandwidth.

He complained that, despite making up less then 1% of AT&T's customer base, iPhone users consume 13 times the data of the average smartphone user. The fact that iPhone users are able to do this much browsing in spite of AT&T's godawful network is nothing short of inspiring, but that's neither here nor there.

Posted on Thu, 8 Oct 2009 10:30:50 CDT | by Robert Evans

Dell Android Phone Rumored For AT&T

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Dell has developed an Android Smartphone for the Chinese market. Yesterday we already reported about a rumor that Dell is trying to enter the U.S. market with their Android phones over the next month.
The Wall Street Journal (Subscription) tops this rumor saying that Dell is building an Android phone for AT&T. Read more

Posted on Thu, 8 Oct 2009 00:43:05 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr