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Following Rogers, AT&T has announced the upcoming release of the Wi-Fi-enabled BlackBerry Curve 8320 on its network. The phone will be available for $149.99 on a 2-year contract, including free access to any of AT&T’s 17,000 nationwide Wi-Fi hotspots, if you choose an unlimited plan.

Unfortunately, those interested in the offer will be able to pick up the phone only in January.

AT&T's LG Vu has got a new color - burgundy, and is now featured at the company's web site, though not available for purchase just yet. Apparently, the color is only available in the CU920 (TV) version, but the CU915 model will also get it, eventually.

FCC has shared some information regarding the Samsung M8800 Pixon, which will obviously be heading towards AT&T, as it supports the 1900MHz and 850MHz WCDMA bands. Apart from that, this 8Mpix camearphone will have all the same features as its European counterpart.

Unlike previously thought, it seems the M8800 won't be arriving to T-Mobile anytime soon.

Nice! AT&T has finally announced the availability of the BlackBerry OS 4.5 for 8220, 8320 and 8310 models. Advanced Blackberry users have probably been running the latest firmware for quite a while now, as one can install the OS 4.5 build taken from any carrier by simply deleting the vendor.xml file in the phone's memory.

On Friday, December 12, AT&T will be releasing the new Pantech C630 cell phone. It will cost just $40 with a new 2-year contract after rebates, and will have the following features:

• Quad-band GSM/EDGE;
• Dual-band UMTS/HSDPA;
• Bluetooth v1.2 with stereo A2DP support;
• aGPS;
• 1.3Mpix camera with video capture

The NAM version of the Nokia N85 has started shipping, so all those who have pre-ordered the device previously will get it as soon as possible. Also, AT&T customers looking for a good North America 3G smartphone now have a great option to choose.

Apparently, AT&T has also fallen a victim of the current financial crisis, as it has decided to fire 12,000 of its employees, which constitutes approximately 4% of the company’s total workforce. In order to pay severance to affected employees, AT&T will have to fork out about $600 million. A desperate move, but necessary. However, even in this situation they're still hiring new employees to their wireless, video, and broadband departments.

Here is a video tour of the AT&T's HTC Fuze / Touch Pro for those who are still doubtful about whether to buy the phone or not. This should help you make up you mind.

FCC has revealed the a new Pantech smartphone destined to AT&T. The new C820 has a dual-slider form-factor and resembles the current Duo C810, which could mean that we actually see the Duo 2 here. The improvements over the previous model include the Windows Mobile 6.1 OS, and a 2Mpix camera, but the lack of Wi-Fi and GPS still gives us headaches.

AT&T will soon be offering the Nokia E71 as E71x.

We can't say why they decided to rebrand the phone, but we don't expect any major changes over the original. The price is also kept secret, but we're hearing of $150 with a 2-year contract.

Take this with a pinch of salt, though... Anyway, get ready, the release isn't far.