By Allen Tsai | Mon May 24, 2010 7:16 am |
AT&T said it plans to launch the LG Vu Plus, a television-capable phone with a touch screen display and slide-out keyboard, starting on June 6 for $150 with a two-year contract.
The Dallas, Texas-based company said the Vu Plus runs on its speedy HSPDA 3G network for fast Web browsing, social networking and access to full-length live shows and time-shifted programming with AT&T Mobile TV.For $10 a month, customers can watch shows from 15 popular channels such as Comedy Central, ESPN Mobile TV, MTV, CNN Mobile and Disney Mobile. "The Vu Plus creates easy access to everything," said Michael Woodward, AT&T's vice president of mobile phones. Additional features include 3.0-inch touch screen display with vibration feedback, a four-line QWERTY keyboard and an integrated 3.0-megapixel auto-focus camera. LG, the world's third-largest handset maker, also unveiled the Fathom, a Windows Mobile smartphone with global roaming capabilities, for Verizon.
|
|
Wed Feb 01, 2012 1:54 pm | By
LG Electronics' handset sales improved, gaining traction in the smartphone market despite the company's overall loss, as the company's strategic turn towards upscale smartphones faces stiff competition.
|
|
|
|
Thu Jan 26, 2012 4:07 pm | By
AT&T posted a hefty fourth-quarter loss in the wake of its scrapped T-Mobile merger, as it strategizes to boost spectrum and reduce its iPhone dependence in the year ahead.
|
|
|
|
Thu Jan 26, 2012 11:14 am | By
Nokia's Windows Phone-powered Lumia 900 will sell for $100 when it launches at AT&T later this year, according to reports, in a move that will raise the profiles of the maker and the OS.
|
|
|
|
Tue Jan 24, 2012 11:21 am | By
AT&T will transfer $1 billion in spectrum to T-Mobile, bolstering its would-be partner after the failed merger attempt.
|
|
|
|