Don’t believe me? Go ahead and check it out for yourself here . This is long awaited news, so if you’ve been jonesing heavily for the Bold, now is your chance to go and pick one up. As you can see via the link above, you can get the BlackBerry Bold for $299 after a typical $100 rebate, on a 2-year promise (contract). If you’d like to pick one up sans-contract, be prepared to shell out $549.99. Official BlackBerry Bold Overview from AT&T: AT&T Exclusive! Get the fastest BlackBerry on the fastest 3G network. The global BlackBerry® Bold™ smartphone is designed to give business ...

There are now 17,000 more reasons for smart shoppers to buy a smartphone from AT&T. AT&T Inc. today announced it will begin offering free AT&T Wi-Fi service to current and new customers of select smartphones, including the new BlackBerry Bold, available Nov. 4. AT&T has the nation’s largest Wi-Fi network, with more than 17,000 hot spots including Starbucks, Barnes & Noble, and thousands of other locations. AT&T is offering the free Wi-Fi service to customers with unlimited data plans. In addition to the BlackBerry Bold, the BlackBerry Pearl 8120 and the BlackBerr...

The WiFi-toting BlackBerry Curve 8320 has already hit T-Mobile as a globe-trotting handset, so it only stands to reason that AT&T get their own, Sapphire Blue-colored variant of the BlackBerry Curve 8320. What’s more, the internal docs confirm that AT&T cutsomers will be getting a taste of the latest BlackBerry OS 4.5 with their Sapphire Blue BlackBerry Curve 8320. The BlackBerry Curve 8320 will apparently hit AT&T with the same 2 megapixel camera, microSDHC card slot, and Bluetooth 2.0 that we’ve come to expect. Look for the Sapphire Blue BlackBerry Curve 8320 to drop in the...

Apple and AT&T have texted iPhone 3G users to upgrade their firmware to 2.0.2. In the text message the software update is regarded as "important." It also provides instruction on how to upgrade the firmware. This is the first time Apple or AT&T have sent out a text message telling users to upgrade their firmware. ...

First things first, we just got word that iPhone owners can look forward to a nice little firmware update coming their way in just over half an hour. Version 2.0.2 (5C1) is due to hit iTunes at 5:00 pm EST today and will consist mainly of performance tweaks. This might be very good news however, if you’re one of the many people having issues with your shiny new iPhone 3G. You know, the select few now known as “Jobs’ 2%”. With any luck the upcoming update will resolve the “issues” he referred to in his one-liner and all will be right again in the world. ...

Why wait in line when you can order it online from the comfort of your home or office.AT&T has kicked off online sales of the iPhone 3G through its online storefront, but only to their business suit wearing customers. Anyone with access to a business account can place an order for the iPhone 3G 8GB Black, iPhone 3G 16GB Black, or iPhone 3G 16GB White through AT&T’s B2B online store. The iPhone 3G 8GB and iPhone 3G 16GB will cost the same $199 and $299, respectively, that you’ll pay in an Apple store. ...

AT&T has just quietly let slip plans to extend their period of exclusivity on the iPhone for an extra year. Original scheduled to expire in 2009, the company will now spend an extra year as the exclusive distributor of the Apple iPhone in the United States. AT&T’s head honcho Randall Stephenson noted that the iPhone is “everything we hoped it would be,” and stated their plans to continue selling the device through the 2010 calendar year. While this is certainly music to Apple’s ears, we can’t help but wonder if AT&T might benefit from playing their cards a bit closer to...

Customer Update We’ve seen incredible demand for iPhone 3G since it launched — and subsequently sold out — on July 11. Many customers have opted to purchase iPhone 3G through direct fulfillment, which lets them purchase the device at their convenience and return to the store to pick it up as soon as it arrives in to the store. For those customers who have ordered through direct fulfillment, and have not yet received their iPhone 3G, here’s a quick update on our current inventory: As of July 23, direct fulfillment customers are receiving their iPhone 3G, on average, 13 or 14 ...

Voice-recognition applications aren’t exactly high on our list of gotta-have features for our myriad mobile phones, but it sure is a cool idea - especially when the steering wheel gets in the way of tapping on a mobile phone’s keyboard. So, it’s good to hear that AT&T is looking to bring true voice-activated text-entry to their stable of handsets through a web-based speech recognition service. The research project leverages AT&T’s WATSON speech recognition engine, commonly referred to as Speech Mashups, to bring voice-activated features to any handset with ...

AT&T today announced the availability of AT&T Navigator Global Edition, a GPS-based service that provides international navigation capabilities. AT&T Navigator Global Edition can be used in 20 countries on AT&T-powered smartphones featuring built-in GPS capabilities. AT&T Navigator Global Edition’s coverage area includes most countries in western Europe, North America and the U.S. Caribbean as well as the six cities in China that will host Beijing Summer Olympics events. AT&T Navigator Global Edition provides customers with many of the same features as AT&T’s...