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A while ago AT&T announced the BlackJack II and said it will be available by the end of the year.

Finally, it looks like the phone will be shipped this Friday, which is today. The Samsung SGH-i617 is a WM6-based handset equipped with an integrated GPS receiver, Bluetooth 2.0, 2Mpix camera, 2.

AT&T plans to release their first Napster-enabled cell phone before Christmas.

This will be a Samsung handset available exclusively from AT&T that will fully support the carrier's new Napster Mobile service. Now users will be able to search, preview and download music tracks from Napster for 1.

AT&T introduced the new Samsung SLM clamshell, a smaller version of the A717 model.

The company has only replaced the main QVGA screen with a smaller 176 x 220 pixel one, and enhanced the external display. Other features remain the same including a rotating 2Mpix camera, video share, stereo Bluetooth, and microSD slot.

AT&T announced it has acquired Dobson Communications and will start transitioning the Cellular One network to AT&T in December.

With Cellular One AT&T will be able to extend its home network in many rural areas. Most Dobson stores will begin offering AT&T phones and rate plans starting December 9.

AT&T launched the new mobile banking platform that will allow customers to view account balances and history, transfer funds and pay bills directly from their handset, all simple and secure.

The mobile banking application is now available for download on more than 30 AT&T handsets and will be pre-loaded on future AT&T phones beginning later this year.

AT&T has announced the launch of their 3G network in Oahu, Hawaii.

It is available via AT&T's USB/PCMCIA/ExpressCard modems through Media Net, the company's mobile Web portal. Now customers will be able to browse all kinds of wireless content with 3G speeds while enjoying their vacation.

AT&T now offers a new international data roaming plan for iPhone owners.

For extra $24.99 or $59.99 per month users will get 20MB or 50MB of international data respectively and will be charged $0.005 per 1KB for anything above the included traffic.

The $0.005 per kilobyte fee is only in 29 countries where AT&T has roaming partnerships.

AT&T is going to release today  the Motorola Q9h Global 3G smartphone.

The device supports quad-band GSM/EDGE and dual-band HSDPA 3.6MBps networks, runs on Windows Mobile 6 OS, and features a QWERTY keyboard, built-in GPS, 2Mpix camera with flash and 7 shortcut keys to frequently used applications.

Samsung A737 is a new slider cell phone for AT&T's 3G network.

The handset is available in lime, yellow, orange, and black colors and features GSM/EDGE/HSDPA connectivity, 1.3Mpix camera, A2DP stereo Bluetooth, video sharing support, and microSD slot (up to 4GB).

The price is just $49.

In an attempt to prevent the iPhone from further hacking and unlocking Apple decided to stop accepting cash for these handsets.

The only way one can purchase an iPhone today is by signing a 2-year contract with an official carrier, such as AT&T for example.

AT&T pays Apple about $18 per month for each iPhone they sell with a contract, so as you can guess this is much more convenient than if a person buys the device for cash and use it on some other network.