AT&T’s own on-contract pricing for their HTC PURE (AT&T (NYSE: T)’s branded Touch Diamond2) wasn’t too bad, but it’s got nothing on Amazon’s asking price. Amazon is now offering the just-launched AT&T PURE for just a penny, when purchased with a new 2-year contract through AT&T. Leave it to Amazon to undercut AT&T on a spanking brand-new Windows Phone.
What can you expect for your penny? Expect to get a 3.2-inch WVGA resistive touchscreen, GPS, WiFi, 3G data, Bluetooth, 5-megapixel (autofocus) camera and microSD card slot with your penny’s worth of PURE. Of course, with Windows Mobile 6.5 Professional already installed, the new PURE is noticeably more usable and responsive than the Touch Diamond2 with Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional installed. The WM6.5 update makes a significant difference.
Find the 1¢ HTC PURE here. Remember, you’re going to have to sign your life away for a couple year of AT&T-servitude to get the price. Or, as msmobiles puts it, “24 months of misery.”
Work in a ’secure’ workplace where cameras are not allowed? Want to pick up that smashing new device, but the built-in camera is banned from the office? Well, according to AT&T (NYSE: T)’s @BizSolutions Twitter account, you’ll have one more camera-free option to choose from soon. AT&T will release a new BlackBerry (NSDQ: RIMM) Bold sans camera, this Friday (tomorrow!). I’ll be on the lookout for it tomorrow… I bet there’s a lot of folks that will jump on this one.
So, a BlackBerry Bold without a camera. Good or Bad?
It looks like EA Mobile has been hard at work because they made another upcoming release announcement today. Not one, but THREE titles are currently in the works: NBA Live, Need for Speed SHIFT, and Surviving High School are all headed to the iPhone App Store. All three titles are expected to be released Fall 2009, so keep your eyes on the App Store for these big releases!
If you’d like to know more info as to what these games will offer on the iPhone, make sure to check back after the break where you’ll be able to find the info
AT&T (NYSE: T) is so into iPhone that it has recently launched a free dedicated application to provide job seekers with an on-the-go access to job opportunities across its network. Not surprisingly, AT&T Jobs is the first app of its kind.
Using the application, you mimic accessing the AT&T’s jobs career portal. The interface is optimized for the iPhone use, allowing you to quickly access all the information and features you could possibly need — including learning about AT&T’s history, searching for local openings and eventually forwarding them to friends, locating career fairs where AT&T is attending, joining AT&T Talent Network to be informed about latest job opportunities at the company. In addition, there are “day in the life” videos which showcase various roles and responsibilities within AT&T.
I’m not sure what to think about AT&T Jobs. It’s a good idea to provide potential employees with as much information as you possibly can, but is developing the app really worth the carrier’s resources? If that’s the case, I would expect to see T-Mobile (NYSE: DT) doing something similar for Android smartphones.
The US Department of Justice is one of the biggest hurdles any big corporation has to get past before any merger or acquisition. And AT&T (NYSE: T) is about as big as they get. Today, the DoJ has cleared AT&T to go ahead and close the $994 million Centennial acquisition that was announced last year. The deal puts another 1.1 million wireless subscribers under Big Blue’s umbrella.
The DoJ’s blessing leaves AT&T waiting on the go-ahead from the FCC. As part of the DoJ approval, AT&T had to give up 8 wireless markets in Louisiana and Mississippi, of which Verizon (NYSE: VZ) picked up a handful.
AT&T says that they expect the deal to close early in Q4.
AT&T’s 3G network just got a little better for Colorado. Big Blue has migrated its 3G services to the better-performing 850Mhz band in Colorado, bringing increased 3G reception and improved 3G performance to the Boulder, Denver, Fort Collins, Greeley, Loveland, and the Front Range areas.
The lower frequency 850Mhz band is better at penetrating solid objects (like buildings) than the 1900Mhz band that AT&T (NYSE: T) also uses. That means better indoor reception, and ultimately better 3G performance (more bars means faster data speeds). This latest announcement is part of AT&T’s ongoing effort to migrate its entire 3G network to the 850Mhz band to improve service across the board.
Now, if AT&T could just bring their 7.2Mbps HSDPA service to more than a handful of metro areas in the US, we’d be happy campers.
Not a fan of the Black BlackBerry (NSDQ: RIMM) Bold? That’s fine, because AT&T (NYSE: T) has just announced the new White BlackBerry Bold variant for launch this October 18th for $199.99! We saw AT&T’s BlackBerry Bold all gussied up in a white color scheme at CTIA last week so we knew this was coming, but it’s exciting to hear the White Bold will go live next week.
Of course, you’re going to have to sign up for a new 2-year contract to get the new Bold for $200. And, keep in mind that when carriers start busting out new color variants of a handset, it’s a good sign that new hardware is coming down the pipeline. Still, if the Bold is on your list of gotta-have gadgets and the white color scheme gets you going, look to AT&T this Oct. 18!
Blogger, and long time friend Jonathan Greene, is at a Nokia (NYSE: NOK) press event in New York City right now and is live tweeting. So far here is what has been announced:
Nokia Booklet 3G should have 12 hours of battery life with Windows 7 (which I believe to be bullshit, and I can’t wait to see it benchmarked in the real world)
AT&T (NYSE: T) is the exclusive activation partner for the Booklet 3G
BestBuy is the exclusive retail partner for the Booklet 3G
$299 with a 2 year contract, $60/month, only 5 GB of data, which if you do the math = $299 + ($60 x 24) = $1739, before tax!
$599 unsubsidized price
The device is SIM locked to AT&T if you do decide to go that route
AT&T (NYSE: T) has recently unveiled a new GoPhone plan. It’s called Unlimited Talk and Text and as you can guess for yourself, it buys you unlimited nationwide calling and unlimited texting ,MMS included. In addition to calling any U.S. number, those who opt to pay $60 a month will also be able to call Mexico, Canada and more than 100 other countries worldwide.
Commenting on the new plan, AT&T’s Judy Cavalieri said: “We recognize GoPhone customers have a need for unlimited calling or texting without the commitment of an annual contract. The new Unlimited Talk and Text package enhances our prepaid options to give customers the flexibility of a national network with no contract requirement.”
If you’re an avid video game nerd, such as myself, you might take a gander at the gameplay footage of Touch Foo’s ‘Soosiz’ and think it looks very familiar. The gameplay elements from Soosiz remind me of Super Mario Galaxy for the Nintendo Wii. Granted, Super Mario Galaxy was all in 3D, but the gameplay elements are far too similar for me not to make a comment about it. As you can see, Soosiz has you jumping from platform to platform, having your character flip around and land feet-first onto the new platform as every platform has it’s own gravitational pull.
Soosiz visually looks good as well with its cartoon graphics and smooth animation, especially when moving from platform to platform. With seven worlds to explore and 65 challenges to complete, Soosiz could keep players entertained for quite some time. Touch Foo has also dropped the price of Soosiz for an introductory price of $1.99, but the sale will only be valid for 72 hours from the game’s release date (which by my calculations, ends TODAY!)
AT&T’s own on-contract pricing for their HTC PURE (AT&T (NYSE: T)’s branded Touch Diamond2) wasn’t too bad, but it’s got nothing on Amazon’s asking price. Amazon is now offering the just-launched AT&T PURE for just a penny, when purchased with a new 2-year contract through AT&T. Leave it to Amazon to undercut AT&T on a spanking brand-new Windows Phone.
AT&T’s 3G network just got a little better for Colorado. Big Blue has migrated its 3G services to the better-performing 850Mhz band in Colorado, bringing increased 3G reception and improved 3G performance to the Boulder, Denver, Fort Collins, Greeley, Loveland, and the Front Range areas.
