Starting with December 14, this netbook will be on sale at Radioshack for a bargain price. The Acer Aspire One with integrated 3G wireless connectivity will be available for just $99.99 from Radioshack. Forgot what the Aspire One is all about? It is a 2.44 pound netbook featuring 1GB RAM, 160GB hard drive, a built-in memory card reader and it runs on Windows XP. The 3G broadband supports those portable connectivity needs of students, travellers and mobile professionals.

Peter Whitsett, RadioShack’s executive vice president said:

Many people internationally are already enjoying the portability, on-the-go connectivity and affordability of this emerging new technology. We are proud to introduce this concept in the U.S. by offering a netbook with integrated 3G functionality in addition to full Wi-Fi capability.

And here’s the catch! You will have to sign a 2 year AT&T Data Connect mobile broadband service agreement if you want it for only $99.99.

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Pantech C630 is the new cellphone that will become available at AT&T on December 12th, in other words, tomorrow.

This is the third basic cellphone for today, because we’ve already mentioned the ZTE C78 and the Alcatel 206, but at least all of them have low prices, which in this case is $40 after signing a 2-year contract. In terms of specifications, the Pantech C630 has a microSD slot to expand its small internal memory, a 1.3-megapixel camera, bluetooth, 3G, and finally an unusual feature - GPS.

Did you also notice the empty LG Vu shelves? And was the answer ‘Don’t know’ when you asked the seller when will they get more? Well rejoice, LG Vu 920 is coming soon!

We’ve covered the LG Vu some time ago so I’m not going to let you in on all the technical details again. But since it is one of the cheapest touchscreen phones on the market, I thought of letting you know the new Wine colored version is going be out soon! The coolest thing about it, except for the large 3 inch touchscreen, the HSDPA support and the 2 megapixel camera is the extraordinary MediaFLO technology incorporated! Well I went all specs all over you didn’t I?

All those interested just go to AT&T and you will get it for about $100. When? The words “real soon” come to mind.

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AT&T has a few campaigns running to increase the sale of cellphones, and now that Christmas is pretty close, the more they sell, the better.

One of those deals is a 2-for-1 offer, also known as buy 1 get 1 for free. The two handsets included in the deal are the following: Samsung Propel, and Pantech Matrix. Every good deal has a negative detail, and in this case it is translated to a mandatory 2-year contract, plus a $35 monthly package.

How does it work:

To take advantage of the offer, customers pay $129.99 for the first device and receive a $50 AT&T promotion card after mail-in rebate, bringing the total cost to $79.99(1). A two-year service agreement and up to a $35 monthly data or messaging package are required. To get one free, customers pay $49.99 and receive a $50 AT&T promotion card after mail-in rebate.

AT&T and OASIS have joined forces to create an event made specifically for seniors, with the purpose to show them how easy it is to use a cellphone. It will take place in November 21st, at the University Hospital in Dewitt.

At “Cell Phones for Seniors” there will be a few AT&T volunteers that will tutor the seniors in various aspects of a mobile phone, such as how to send a text message and checking the voice mail, or even more basic stuff such as controlling the volume or storing a number on the address book. It can be considered a basic task for some people, but it isn’t that simple for the elderly.

Since promotion of an AT&T service is expected, seniors will get to know HAC - Hearing Aid Compatible - options.

The LG Incite is yet another smartphone that will compete against the iPhone. The handset will be available soon from AT&T and it will cost as much as the 8GB iPhone. That’s $199 with a two year contract.

Here’s what you can expect from the LG Incite:

• Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional
• GPRS/EDGE/WCDMA/HSDPA/WiFi
• GSM 850/900/1800/1900MHz, UMTS 850/1900/2100MHz
• 106.7mm x 55.9mm x 15.2mm (4.2″ x 2.2″ x .6″)
• 3 inch 262k color WQVGA (240×400 pixels) touchscreen TFT
• 256MB ROM, 128MB RAM, microSD card slot
• 3megapixel
• Record/Playback
• POP3/IMAP/SMTP

So guys and gals what do you think? Is this LG a winner?

On October we mentioned the a867 Eternety from Samsung, that had a rumored price of $99, but the truth is that the mobile phone is a bit more expensive. With that being said, the Samsung SGH-a867 with contract + rebate costs $150. In terms of features, the cellphone has a full-face touchscreen which means there are no buttons. It also comes with a 3-megapixel camera, support for HSDPA, AT&T Navigator service, and the all usual features a top-notch handset can handle.

Nokia Wahoo is a totally different Nokia device. It’s no candybar and no slider but it’s a flip phone with a half QWERTY keyboard. The handset will get you quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE, Dual-band UMTS/HSDPA, a 2.0 megapixel camera with flahs, Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP and two displays. A 2.2 inch internal screen with a 240×320 resolution, a 1.36 inch external screen with a 128 x 160 resolution.

There’s no release date yet but people say the Wahoo is coming from AT&T. Need a price for this Nokia people!

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AT&T has announced the opening of new store, but this time it won’t be just another number on a list. Also known as Experience Store and located in Connecticut, the purpose is to provide customers an easy & innovative way to shop.

The system used to have a better customer service is pretty simple: try it before you buy it. People will have access to a lot of different products, including video + Wi-Fi + broadband + many more. Taking in consideration this is their 4th store of this kind, it can be considered a success otherwise they wouldn’t build 1 more.

The Experience Stations at the new AT&T Store include:

- Productivity Solutions
- Entertainment and Style
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On the past week we mentioned a few Samsung phones would be launched on the US, and one of them is the Samsung a777 which is currently available at AT&T.

The low-entry slider cellphone comes with a colorful 262k screen and a resolution of 176×220 pixels. It features 3G, AT&T Navigator, and AT&T Music. It can playback MP3 files, and take photos + record videos thanks to the 1.3-megapixel camera with 3x zoom.

The Samsung a777 costs $80 after rebates, and includes 50MB of internal memory storage, which can be increased by using a microSD memory card.

Samsung a777 at AT&T

Will we finally have an official AT&T iPhone tethering plan? It looks like that’s going to happen. According to various rumors the tethering plan will cost $30 per month and it will bring you a 5GB traffic limitation. When traffic reaches the 5GB cap the connection will be cut which means you won’t get any surcharges. As always, there’s no news about the official release date but since we’re talking about AT&T this rumored might just get confirmation.

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Orange France is ready to do to the iPhone what we’ve all been secretly dreaming about. The French carrier is going to cut the iPhone 3G price to 99 Euro for the holiday season. That’s $126 in US money for the $8GB model. And that’s a 45 Euro price drop from the initial price of the $8GB iPhone.

The 16GB iPhone 3G will also get a price cut although it’s not official yet. It’s rumored that the 16GB model will cost 129 Euro instead of just 199. In US dollars that’s a drop from $253 to $164. The offer will be available from November 13th to January 14th, so if in France, go iPhone!

So AT&T, with the Storm coming, would you consider significant price cuts?

There have been a few text messaging spikes at AT&T during recent years, but the biggest spike happened during the Election Night in which a 44% jump was reported.

According to AT&T this was the highest spike in their history, and it even passed the New Year’s Eve record of 2007.

Mark Collins from AT&T comments:

The spike on Tuesday night rang true for us. Texting has become so valuable a communication tool that it is how people are sharing thoughts and information and connecting with each other in even the most important moments.

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While AT&T has managed to conceal the Bold from the public for quite a few months they didn’t go though all that trouble with the Quickfire, or the Knick. The handset was rumored to be released on November 10th. Instead of delaying the launch, AT&T has actually launched the handset two days earlier. The price is $149.99 with a $50 mail-in rebate with a two-year contract. The phone was purchased in small U.S. town in an AT&T store. Is anyone able to verify the story?

via Engadget

AT&T has purchased Centennial Communications Corp for just $944 million today in a move intended to improve AT&T’s coverage in the Midwest, Southeast and Puerto Rico. Centennial subscribers will slowly move to AT&T’s billing system soon. And we mean the whole 1.1 million subscribers which AT&T added to it’s already 74.9 million base. Just a few million subscribers to go for AT&T to reach the new number one U.S. carrier which is Verizon.

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People have been talking today about a possible future Android phone coming from AT&T. Soon people were saying next month such a handset might appear. But the truth is nowhere near. In fact no Google phone will be launched anytime soon. An article published on the San Francisco Chronicle site says:

De la Vega said AT&T continues to look at Google’s Android operating system but is not prepared to make any moves to carry any Android phones. He said the platform is still evolving and needs to open up even more to offer a wider array of non-Google applications.

So what do you say? Would you fancy the idea of an AT&T handset running on Android?

The Fuze is on its way and you’re going to see it soon in an AT&T store. The HTC slider will arrive on November 11 and it will cost $499 when chosen without a contract or $299 after a $50 mail-in rebate with a two-year contract. What do you think about the pricing? Isn’t it too expensive? Even with a contract you get a smartphone which is more expensive than the G1 or the upcoming Storm.

Boy did we cover the whole tethering-your-iPhone idea, or what? After NetShare got canceled from the App Store, there was no official tethering program. Sure you could always jailbreak your phone and then use various programs out there. But Apple and AT&T didn’t support any of them.

In a recent interview, Ralph De La Vega, AT&T Mobility CEO, admitted the fact that the carrier is working on tethering your iPhone. We’d like to learn more about AT&T’s intentions. Are we going to see special tethering plans? Probably yes. Will people pay more to tether their handset? That’s what I suspect so far.

via TechCrunch

AT&T and Firethorn Holdings have a long history of cooperation that goes back to 2006, when they worked together to give customers a good usability experience while using their mobile banking service.

And in order to stay up-to-date with the latest technologies, both companies got together again to launch their mobile banking application for the iPhone.

What can you do with this “mobile banking” function?

- check balances
- check transaction history
- transfer funds
- receive offers
- track reward points
- pay bills

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The AT&T Fuze looks similar to the HTC Touch Pro because it’s exactly the same phone. We know the carrier is coming but we have absolutely no idea about when that’s going to happen.

People are talking, and what they say is the Fuze is going to be released sometime this week. It’s only Monday so we’ll have plenty of time to confirm it. What do you think? Would you get a Fuze?