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AT&T put the HTC Tilt 2 up for sale at $299.99. The second Windows Mobile 6.5 handset to be offered by AT&T after the Pure, the Tilt2 is available on a 2-year contract after a $50 mail-in rebate or $499.99 contract free.

T-Mobile and Samsung announced the T-Mobile exclusive Behold II Android phone today. The device is a full touch screen unit with the Samsung TouchWiz interface. The handset has a 3.2-inch AMOLED screen with crisp colors and wide viewing angles.

The TouchWiz interface of the device is designed to allow the user to customize the home screen with widgets for various services and features like music, photos, YouTube, and more. The phone will also work with the Widget Store when it launches.

The device has Wi-Fi integrated along with a 5MP camera that has autofocus, flash, five shooting modes, and video recording capability. The handset also supports visual voicemail and has a built-in music player. Storage is to up to 16GB of external memory and GPS and Bluetooth are built-in as well.

AT&T has a new line of mobile phones from Pantech and Samsung that are all web-enabled and have full web browsers. The device includes the Pantech Reveal and Impact as well as the Samsung Mythic and Flight.

The new phones are loaded with the faster and richer HTML mobile browser and Att.net service. The Pantech Reveal will hit stores on October 18 in red or blue and is a slim slider device with a numeric keypad on the front and a full keyboard underneath. The Impact has an OLED touch screen for sending texts and making calls. The screen has haptics controls with a soft buzz when keys are pressed. It has a slide out physical keyboard and will come in pink or blue.

The Samsung mythic is a touch screen only device that is Mobile TV capable and will ship in November. The screen is 3.3-inches and supports AT&T premium services like navigator. The Flight is a vertical slider with a dull keyboard and a touch screen. It will be offered in red or silver colors.

Custumers from Verizon who are text addict had a new handset the Dazzle. The Dazzle was developed by Personal Communications Devices, LLC and has a unique tilt and swivel design for comfortable text messaging.

The handset is built to support the wide array of Verizon services like V CAST Music and it will ship with a 1GB microSD card. The Razzle will be in stores on October 6.

The main features of the device are a large QWERTY keyboard, a 2.2-inch TFT display, a 1.3MP camera, and dual-band CDMA support. Bluetooth is integrated and the device can access the Internet. The Razzle supports both Spanish and English interfaces and will sell for $69.99 with a new customer agreement.

TerreStar has a slick satellite phone called the Genus that is an attractive smartphone that looks like other devices on the market.

The handset can operate on the AT&T terrestrial 3G network and it can also work on the TerreStar IP satellite network when the AT&T network is now available.