 The Samsung Cetus is reportedly one of three Windows Phone 7 handsets that will available at AT&T when the new smart phone OS launches in October. (Source: Engadget)
 AT&T is reportedly going to become the third major U.S. carrier to be readying a Galaxy Tab for launch. (Source: Engadget)
 AT&T also will reportedly air three limited edition colored BlackBerry Torches in time for the holidays. (Source: Engadget)
AT&T appears to be serious about its claims to be the "premier" Windows Phone provider
Info
on a slew of incoming handsets and a popular
tablet/mobile-internet-device has leaked from
AT&T to gadget blog Engadget.
First
on the agenda is the hot Samsung
Galaxy Tab tablet/mobile-internet-device (MID).
Packing a 1 GHz Hummingbird processor and some sweet specs into a
7-inch package, the device looks to be one of the top Android tablet
options in the near future. The device has already been
confirmed for Sprint
(3G/4G) and Verizon
(3G only). Now, leaked snapshots of an AT&T branded
Tab confirm that the device is headed to Ma Bell.
What's more
the Tab will be joined by three other new Android devices,
reportedly, all of which will launch "prior to December."
There's no telling whether these other devices are tablets or
smartphones. The latter seems more likely, though, given that
most prospective Android tablets (like Motorola's
Android design) are expected to hit in Q1 2011, when Android
3.0 "Gingerbread"pops up.
Moving along to
Windows Phone 7, AT&T is apparently taking its promise to be
the "premier"
Windows Phone 7 carrier very seriously. With the new
smartphone OS rumored to launch
October 11, AT&T is reportedly readying as many as three WP7
handsets in time for launch, and will launch three more during the
holiday season.
Of the rumored launch products there's a
Samsung Cetus (i917). The handset looks somewhat like a Palm
Pre with a glossy case, but there's no indication that it's a
slider. About the only thing currently known is that the phone
will pack one of Samsung's attractive 4-inch AMOLED screens, like the
screen on the Galaxy Tab.
Also incoming is another Samsung set
called the "Focus" and an HTC model called the "Surround".
With six total high-end handsets landing, it seems clear that AT&T
is working to make good on its WP7 promises.
Rounding out the
leak, AT&T is apparently showing some love for those loyal
customers who are staying on the BlackBerry boat. The carrier
is sprucing up its $199
(with contract) BlackBerry Torch 9800 slider. The slider,
which sports BlackBerry
6.0 OS, will get three limited edition color schemes in "mid
to late November". The schemes will reportedly be an
all-white version, a positively Droid-esque red / black model, and an
olive-colored edition.
With a deluge of new smartphone
products from non-fruity companies incoming, it's clear that AT&T
isn't losing any sleep about the possibly upcoming loss
of iPhone exclusivity.
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