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AT&T gives up the details on their “Black Friday through Cyber Monday” sales
Not to be left out, it looks like AT&T has plans not only for a Black Friday sale, but a weekend full of sales that was described as “Black Friday through Cyber Monday.” According to the announcement the sales are expected to begin as of 12:01 am EST on Friday November 27 and run through more »
Samsung, Ozzy Osbourne partner to promote the Propel
Most will agree that choosing to use someone as hard to understand as Ozzy Osbourne to promote a cell phone may not be the best idea. When promoting a messaging-friendly handset it suddenly seems to make quite a bit more sense.
Enter the latest promotional campaign for the messaging-friendly Samsung Propel. A newly released and yet simple commercial showing off Ozzy trying to get around and not being understood, but thanks to his Propel he is able to send nice (and surprisingly fast) text messages to get his message across.
More, including video of the commercial, after the break.
Ultra-thin QWERTY phone announced by Pantech
They are going to sell bunches of these. Debuting as the world’s thinnest QWERTY phone, the new Pantech Slate is available now on AT&T. This phone is one of many AT&T is launching to address the heavy-messaging market segment. Phones like the Pantech Matrix (a take on the Duo without Windows Mobile), Samsung Propel and now the Slate, AT&T is covering the bases with a variety of styles to fit, well, your style.
The Slate’s claim to fame is its less than 1-centimeter thickness. That is super thin and AT&T claims it can fit into your skinny jeans; though, clearly, they’ve not tested my skinny jeans. Continued after the break.
AT&T gives US text addicts four new QWERTY phones
According to a recent study conducted by Nielsen, cell phone users are becoming more active in using their mobile phones for texting rather than calling. And in AT&&’s second quarter earnings report, it was found out that the volumes of text messaging done by its subscribers have tripled from the same period in 2007.
Seeing an opportunity, AT&T has just added four text-friendly mobile phones which are all equipped with a full-QWERTY keypad. These mobile phones are, the Pantech Matrix, the Pantech Slate, the Samsung Propel and AT&T’s own Quickfire mobile handset. AT&T said that all four mobile phones’ QWERTY keypads allow for easy sending of text messages, MMS for both picture and video, and even instant messages.
If you’re keen on getting one or two of these mobile phones, there’s a quick rundown of each of their key features after the break.
