Samsung Jack coming to AT&T on May 19
Samsung Jack
(Credit: Samsung)Heh. I'm thinking of all the corny headlines I could use for this post, but I will spare you the cheesiness and just say that AT&T announced on Thursday the upcoming availability of its latest Windows Mobile smartphone, the Samsung Jack.
The Jack is the successor to the Samsung BlackJack II and will be in stores May 19 for a lovely price of $99.99 with a two-year contract. Like its predecessor, the Jack is a messaging-centric device, with its full QWERTY keyboard and support for multiple e-mail accounts, instant messaging, and of course, text and multimedia messaging.
The smartphone runs Windows Mobile 6.1, though Samsung says it will be upgradable to Windows Mobile 6.5 when it's available later this year. Other features include 3G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, A-GPS with support for AT&T Navigator (Domestic and Global Edition), 256MB RAM, and a 3.2-megapixel camera.
We should have a review unit in the next few days so check back for a full review.
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Bonnie Cha is a senior editor for CNET, covering smartphones and GPS. When she's not testing the latest gadgets, you can find her chasing after her crazy lab or surfing in the chilly waters of Northern California. E-mail Bonnie. 
I was going to buy the E71x today.
- by UKStory1355 May 14, 2009 12:34 PM PDT
- "when is verizon going to get a new phone we can talk about??? "
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(6 Comments)They have had one in the last three years, the Storm, (two if you count the Omnia) and Verizon's firmware slowed it down to the point where it sucked!
In the land of the free, we have the freedom to choose between crappy phones with a great network or a crappy network with great phones.