The Motorola Karma QA1 is now available from AT&T. To recap, the handset is a slider phone that offers a complete qwerty and a 2.5 inch QVGA display as well as a 2 megapixel camera. The Motorola Karma also provides access to different applications such as instant messaging. Other features included in the Motorola Karma are the aGPS technology that supports AT&T Navigator for turn-by-turn directions, Bluetooth support with A2DP(INFO) for hands-free headsets or wireless stereo headphones.

The Motorola Karma QA1 is available for $79.99 with a two-year customer agreement, after mail-in rebate.

In partnership of AT&T and Motorola, a new smartphone that features a full QWERTY keyboard is launched. The handset, named as the Motorola Karma QA1, provides easy access to different social networks like Facebook and MySpace. It also supports instant messaging services like the ! Messenger and Windows Live Messenger. It boasts of a 2.5-inch QVGA display, a 2 megapixel camera, Bluetooth with A2DP stereo support, and a microSD support.

The Motorola Karma QA1 will be available June 28 for $79.99 after a two-year customer agreement and mail-in rebate.

Reports have it that AT&T is planning to either decrease its monthly service package rates or to offer lower priced plans for iPhone. Most likely, a $10 price decrease in service would start this May.

Meanwhile, in pursuit to  increase its iPhone sales, Apple has been rumored to be collaborating with Verizon Wireless about a probable iPhone handset on the wireless network now that AT&T’s exclusive contract is almost ending.

The SlingPlayer Mobile has finally found its way to Apple’s App Store. The software lets users relay television shows from their Slingbox set-top boxes to the iPhone. However, AT&T is strictly implementing a no-Slingbox policy so it will only work over Wi-Fi networks.

AT&T spokesman Mark Siegel said that redirecting a TV signal would consume very large amounts of bandwidth and could potentially impede other customers from accessing the network. He also explained that iPhone users have free access to AT&T’s 20,000 U.S. hotspots and 80,000 outside the country.

SlingPlayer Mobile for iPhone will cost $30.

AT&T has has just announced the Samsung SGH-a167, a flip phone that is also a dual-band GSM (850/1900MHz) device. The handset features a VGA camera, speakerphone, and Bluetooth connectivity. It doesn’t have a 3G connectivity, but users can still surf the mobile Internet. The Samsung a167 includes an internal and external display. The internal display features 64k colors CSTN (128 x 160 pixels) and the external is a simple 96 x 96 pixels. The Samsung SGH-a167 supports SMS, MMS, e-mail, and instant messaging. It is currently available without a commitment for $69.99.