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SK Telecom of Korea introduced a new full touchscreen music phone from Pantech, called Sky Presto. As always, it appears to be an exclusive for the Korean market, and will be available there for about $560.

Features of the Presto include:

• Dedicated Music key;
• Large touchscreen display;
• T-DMB TV tuner

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.

Before we've seen it only on pictures, and now it's gone official at AT&T. The Pantech Slate is the “world’s thinnest QWERTY keyboard” handset, designed for messaing junkies. It may not be pretty and high-end, but that's all you can get for $50. :)

Features include:

• Full QWERTY keyboard;
• Bluetooth;
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This is the first live picture of the upcoming thinnest full QWERTY smartphone, the Pantech Slate. According to Engadget, the device will be available by the end of October for less than $50.
Note: it doesn't support 3G.

Today AT&T has released the new Pantech Matrix dual slider in navy blue, black with green and red for $79.99 with a 2-year contract and mail-in rebate. The device features a unique dual-sliding, double-keypad design, similar to the Pantech Duo. Specifications are listed below.

Specifications:

• Network: GSM Quadband 850/900/1800/1900MHz;
• UMTS 850/1900MHz;
• GPRS/EDGE/HSDPA;
• Dimension: 102 x 51 x 20 mm;
• Weight: 133 grams;
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Good news for the AT&T's Pantech C810 Duo owners: you can now update your phone's system to Windows Mobile 6.1. The firmware upgrade is available at the official website, and besides Windows Mobile 6.1, appparently includes some "other enhancements", which the company didn't specify.

Pantech announced today its new Pantech C610 clamshell handset bound for AT&T. It features HSDPA , AGPS, and supports various AT&T services. A more detailed speclist is posted below.

The Pantech C610’s features including:

• 93.2 x 50 x 18.3mm;
• 91 grams;
• 2" 262k colors screen;
• EDGE/HSDPA support;
• AGPS;
• AT&T Navigator;
• Bluetooth;
• MicroSD slot;
• Downloadable ringtones and music with Napster and eMusic;
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AT&T has announced the new Pantech Matrix.

It has the same form-factor as the Duo, and offers such features like dual-band UMTS/HSDPA, a 1.3Mpix camera, Bluetooth, Video Share, a QWERTY keyboard and numeric keypad, and even comes in a choice of red, blue, and black colors.

Click here to view the full product sheet.

Pantech has launched two new sliders in Korea, the SKY IM-S380K and IM-S360L.

The first one supports HSDPA network, and features a 7:3 widescreen display, FM radio, microSD slot, Bluetooth, GPS, and will be available in pink, white, and black for about 400,000 won ($347) by the end of the year.

The second is a CDMA phone for the Korean LG Telecom.

Pantech announced a new slim HSDPA slider phone in Korea, the Sky IM-S350 Hush. It will be available for about 500,000 won in the second-half of September. Features include:

• 9.9mm thickness;
• HSDPA data;
• DMB TV;
• Noise cancellation technology;
• 2Mpix camera;
• microSD card slot;
• MP3 playback;<