AT&T today announced the availability later this year of theBlackJack II, a sleek and simple device powered by Windows Mobile 6.The BlackJack II is available in slick black and red wine coloroptions, and features a full QWERTY keyboard, large 2.4-inch QVGA colordisplay screen and front jog wheel to elevate productivity and improvethe mobile experience.
the BlackJack II boasts an enhanced feature set, which includes:

- AT&T Video Share, the first service in the U.S. thatenables users to share live video over the wireless phones while on avoice call
- Built-in GPS, Support for location-based applications such as TeleNav GPS Navigator
- Tri-band 3G UMTS/HSDPA and quad-band EDGE/GPRS technology takesadvantage of AT&T’s international wireless footprint for access toemail, the Web and other data applications in more than 135 countries -including Japan, South Korea and China - and customers can make orreceive phone calls in more than 190 countries
- An RSS Reader Client to compile syndicated Web content in a single location for easy viewing
- Significant improvement in the standard battery capacity to get you through the day.
- A 2.0-megapixel camera with video-capture capabilities
- Increased standard memory
- A louder and clearer speakerphone
- In addition to a robust feature set, BlackJack II provides userswith access to multiple email accounts, both personal and business,through Microsoft Direct Push technology with Outlook Mobile andAT&T Xpress Mail, which includes most major POP3/IMAP providers.The BlackJack II also offers over-the-air synchronization of contacts,calendar and task lists with Microsoft Exchange Server or AT&TXpress Mail.

Samsung’s smartphone ‘SCH-i760’ was displayed at the CTIA 2007 in San Francisco, which will be released in US market from Verizon Wireless on November 2.

Running on Windows Mobile 6 Professional, the Samsung ‘SCH-i760’ is equipped with 2.8-inch touch screen for a quick and easy navigation, a full qwerty horizontal slider keyboard and a separate dial pad right on the front of it. Other features included mp3 playback, a 1.3M camera and stereo Bluetooth for speakers and headsets.

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no announcement from AT&T yet — but we secured a Pantech Duo, live and in the flesh! First off, the device is really small. The keyboard is worlds better than the Helio Ocean, and while it might not be fair to compare it to the Ocean, it is more or less the same concept. 3G on here is such a pleasure, and while we’re not talking about Windows Mobile 6 Professional, Standard works just fine for this little handset. Battery life is a concern, especially with a 3G radio, but since we just got it we don’t have a real gage on battery performance. Voice quality and sound quality sounded crisp and clear as well. Final note: if you saw the Pantech Duo dummy display unit, you’ll notice the device slide out both ways simultaneously. Not the case on the real unit because of the spring mechanism.

Pictures have surfaced of what is reportedly leaked images of the Nokia N82. The official announcement of the N82 is expected November 2nd. The N82 looks like a phone that might take adjustment on the users part, as the keys are ultra-thin and probably awkward to navigate if you are not accustomed to the slim style. Also included with the newly leaked images is a new set of rumored specs, which seems to highlight the impressive camera phone on the device.

Features:

• 5 MP camera with Carl Zeiss lens
• Auto-focus, up to 20 x digital zoom. Real Xenon flash
• Quad band GSM, UMTS and HSDPA connectivity
• Dimensions: 112 x 50.2 x 17.3 mm and 120 g

The rumored mobile phone venture from Skype and 3 UK, dubbed the 3Skypephone (makes sense doesn’t it?), is really starting to gain some momentum on the hype-train. Word on the street has it that the 2 megapixel-equipped, MP3-playing, Skype-enabled mobile phone will be hitting the market on October 29 on “pre-launch” status. November 2 is reported to see the 3Skypephone launch with three different color variants. The 3Skypephone will be offered with a “£12 ($25) Mix and Match 100 tariff which offers 100 minutes or texts or any mix of the two.”

We’ll just have to wait and see how this one pans out - looks like we won’t have to wait long.