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And now the news imply two other important names that are involved in the cell phone realm, and I’m talking about Motorola and Android, the famous Google platform that was so very talked about in the past couple of months.

It’s still a mystery whether Motorola is going to have an Android-based cell phone or not, but there are rumors about the so-called Motorola Heron, also known as Iron Man, that is said to come equipped with the Google operating system. So, if you’re an Android fan, you should know that AT&T is keen on offering you the famous mobile platform.

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Maybe you already read (I think it was a month ago or so) about the Heron and the fact that it was prepared to be unveiled, but at the time there weren’t many technical details available. But here we have a full list of features of the Motorola Heron: a large 2.8 inch display with touch sensitive capabilities (it can be used for browsing and viewing media files), a QWERTY keypad that slides, an integrated GPS and assisted GPS, email, such as POP3, IMAP4, Pocket Outlook, Exchange ActiveSync, GMM, a 3 megapixel camera with LED flash, Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR Class 2, microUSB 2.0, 256MB Flash, 128MB RAM and a microSD card slot for no more than 32GB of external memory.



The new Motorola cell phone measures 57.5 x 104 x 15.9 millimeters and weighs approximately 125 grams. The AT&T news are completed with a release date that is said to be sometime in November, this year, but it’s not a certain one.

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Here you have a very good idea coming from one of the largest North American providers, AT&T, which thought that it would be great to run with the hare and hunt with the hounds when it comes to all sorts of categories of people.

I really think it’s important for a company to be focused on a large variety of customers, in order to satisfy as many of them as possible. Along with the Samsung Jack (which is also known as i637), AT&T announced another handset, the Samsung a167 (or Samsung SCH-a167), which comes shortly after another Samsung cell phone that was released by AT&T this week: the a177.

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Compared to the Jack which is a handset compatible with the Windows Mobile 6.1 Standard and stuffed with tons of rich features, the a167 is a simple cell phone that isn’t aimed at those who are interested in having the smartest device on earth. This is the reason why AT&T decided to sell the phone as a GoPhone, on the Pay As You Go service.

As for the features, on the other hand, it comes with dual band GSM/GPRS connectivity (850/900 Mhz), an internal CSTN display with a resolution of 128 x 160 pixels, web browser, an internal memory on only 2MB (disappointing!) and a VGA camera.

For only $69.99, without a contract agreement, you shouldn’t expect the phone to be smarter than it already is.

(Source: UnwiredView)

A handset that is compatible with the Windows Mobile has always been the lucky charm of many providers from all over the world, because you just cannot go wrong with such cell phones. It’s a reason good enough for AT&T, one of the largest American carriers, to go for another such device, this time being designed by the guys over Samsung.

It seems that starting May 19th the Samsung Jack, which is said to be the successor of the BlackJack cell phones, versions I and II, is going to be seen in the AT&T shelves on an exclusive basis. Not only the phone comes with the Windows Mobile 6.1 Standard operating system, but it will also run on the fastest 3G network available at the present in the United States.

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The Samsung Jack, also known as i637, is going to be equipped with a full QWERTY keyboard, advanced messaging capabilities that include SMS, instant messaging, easy access to multiple e-mail accounts, Microsoft Direct Push, AT&T’s Xpress Mail and Microsoft Office Outlook Mobile.



“The Samsung Jack will be another hit crossover smartphone in the tradition of the BlackJack and BlackJack II”, said Mike Woodward, the Vice President, Mobile Phone Portofolio, at AT&T Mobility Corporation. In addition, he said that: “The BlackJack series has been the number one selling franchise in Windows Mobile history”.

The Jack comes with features like 3G connectivity, 256 MB RAM, a 3.2 megapixel camera which has video recording capabilities, Wi-Fi (802.11b/g), assisted GPS that one can use with AT&T Navigator or the AT&T Navigator Global Edition, the integrated AT&T Mobile Music, access to XM Radio Mobile, CV (or Cellular Video), stereo Bluetooth technology, the Windows Media Player 10 Mobile and a microSD card support for expandable memory of no more than 16 GB.

The BlackJack cell phones will welcome the Jack starting, as I said, May 19th (meaning today), when the phone will be sold for $99.99 after mail-in rebate. In addition, you’ll have to sign a two-year contract agreement.

More and more, affordable phones, even if they are music centric ones or focused on sending text messages in conditions of high performance, are a dime a dozen these days, because cell phone manufacturers finally understood that creating and hitting the market with such devices can be a solution for their survival.

In the given context, AT&T decided to launch a brand new affordable cell phone, coming from Samsung. Being called a177, the device is a candybar that comes with a QWERTY keyboard andwith cheap cell phone plans given by the American provider to its customers in these times of crisis. The phone is going to be sold on pre-pay, being a GoPhone cell phone.

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According to Engadget, the Samsung a177 will come on board with the following features: first of all, the GSM/EDGE connectivity, and last, but not least, a low-end camera (we’re not sure it’s going to be VGA or not), a stylish pattern somewhere on the back of the case. You won’t be dealing with a smartphone, that’s for sure, but you can’t have everything, so that you know.

There’s also a picture involved in this piece of news, which might be a helping hand for those who’d like to make a first impression about the new Samsung cell phone.

As expected, there is no information about the availability of the a177 and the price, but we will keep you informed.

(Source: unwiredview.com)

Every week is considered to be a cell phone manufacturer’s week, due to the fact that most rumors and stories in this area are somehow related to the specific company. This week, for example, seems to be dedicated to Palm, because the Sunnyvale-based company is in the centre of anyone’s attention these days.

And the culmination is this: there is another handset (the second smartphone, to be more precise) that is said to run on the WebOS. It is called Palm Eos and is only 10.6 millimeters this. But the most important thing of them all is that the smartphone is expected to become available via AT&T, but this isn’t yet official or confirmed.

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Engadget is the source that brought us a picture of the so-called Palm Eos, but we don’t know for sure whether it’s true or not. Even if the picture is a little blurry, you can make a first impression about the handset.

The WebOS isn’t the only feature that the phone will come equipped with. It will also have a 2.63 inch capacitive touchscreen display with a resolution of 320 x 400 pixels, a 2 megapixel camera with fixed focus, flash and video recording capabilities, assisted GPS, Bluetooth 2.1 with A2DP and EDR, microUSB 2.0, music player, video player, SMS, MMS, an integrated IM client and an internal memory of 4GB.

The new Palm cell phone comes with a 1150 mAh battery that provides up to 4 hours of 3G talk time.

Rumors say that the price of the Palm Eos will be $349 before rebates. But it seems that the guys over MobileCrunch have more information at their disposal, as they said that the smartphone will be sold by AT&T for only $99 with a contract agreement.

(Source: unwiredview.com)