AT&T today announced the availability of the AT&T 8525 Pocket PC, a re-branded and upgraded version of the Cingular 8525, now offering additional services such as AT&T Push-to-Talk (PTT), Cellular Video and AT&T Mobile Music.

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Now the AT&T 8525 offers PTT service with "availability" icons, quick group-calling and the ability to easily switch a PTT session to a regular wireless voice call.

To turn downtime into playtime, the AT&T 8525 provides access to AT&T Mobile Music - an integrated music service that delivers access to content including XM Satellite Radio for 25 commercial-free music channels through the XM Radio Mobile service.

With AT&T Mobile Music, customers can connect to full-track songs, music videos, ringtones, music news, MusicID, music chat rooms, streaming music and more. AT&T is the first U.S. carrier to offer subscription music to the handset, including music from leading online retailers, Yahoo! and eMusic.

The 8525 will also feature AT&T's on-demand streaming video service, Cellular Video. Customers can watch a large selection of video clips of their favorite television shows, sports, news and weather, entertainment and premium content, including such hit HBO programs as "The Sopranos," "Entourage," "Sex and the City," and "Curb Your Enthusiasm" and exclusive mobile content from World Wrestling Entertainment.

The AT&T 8525 retains the many features found on the Cingular 8525 launched last year including a sliding QWERTY keyboard, integrated Wi-Fi (802.11 b and g), Bluetooth 2.0 and infrared, a 2.0-megapixel camera and video recorder, Windows Media Player 10 Mobile and support for Microsoft Windows Mobile 5.0 with Direct Push Technology.

Customers with an existing Cingular 8525 can download the same software upgrades found on the AT&T 8525 at http://www.america.htc.com/products/8525/default.html . The AT&T 8525 will also be upgradeable to the latest version of Windows Mobile, Windows Mobile 6, later this year.

The first UMTS/HSDPA-enabled PDA in North America, the 8525 still features Microsoft Windows Mobile 5.0 with Direct Push Technology - which allows users to retrieve their important information in the familiar environment found on most desktop computers. In addition to Microsoft Direct Push email for business customers, the AT&T 8525 also supports other popular wireless e-mail solutions, including Good Mobile Messaging and AT&T Xpress Mail.

The AT&T 8525 provides users with both domestic and international 3G capabilities. In the U.S., customers can use the 8525 on AT&T's BroadbandConnect network in more than 165 major metropolitan areas with access to AT&T's nationwide high-speed EDGE network outside of 3G coverage areas. When abroad, customers can use the 8525 in 125 countries where UMTS/HSDPA, EDGE or GPRS networks have been deployed.

The AT&T 8525 Pocket PC will be available exclusively from AT&T for as low as $399.99 beginning May 14.

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