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AT&T Releases LG's First U.S. Smartphone from Major Carrier

By James Alan Miller
November 18, 2008

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AT&T today rolled out LG's first smartphone from a major carrier in the U.S., the Incite. And, you guessed it, the Windows Mobile 6.1 handset is a touch screen model.

The Incite, which offers full support for North American 3G and voice, joins the Samsung Omina as the only Windows Mobiles in the U.S. to sport a 240 x 400-pixel (wQVGA) resolution display. The touch screen measures 3 inches.

As a touch-centic smartphone, the Incite does not offer a hardware-based keyboard or keypad. Users do get to choose from a virtual keyboard or 20-key numeric keypad, however; both of which provide vibration feedback when touched.

Additional features include Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, 128MB of RAM, 256MB of Flash ROM, a microSD slot for up to 16GB of added storage, aGPS, and a 3.0 megapixel camera.

The Lithium-ion batter promises 8.7 hours of talk and 21 days of standby time on a single charge.

It measures a relatively compact 4.2 x 2.2 x 0.6 inches and weighs 4.2 ounces.

It has a 1300 mAh Lithium-ion battery, which AT&T says is good for up to 8.7 hours of talk time or 21 days of stand-by time.

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The Incite supports Microsoft's System Center Mobile Device Manager 2008, an enterprise solution for managing and protecting Windows Mobile phones. Mobile Device Manager also helps companies provide its mobile workers with software updates and applications over the air, as well as secure access to company data.

Preloaded applications include AT&T Navigator, powered by TeleNav, for turn-by-turn voice and on-screen directions with 3-D moving maps. AT&T Navigator also features traffic alerts, re-routing and other location-based services.

There's also business and personal e-mail access through Microsoft Direct Push and AT&T's Xpress Mail service, and the AT&T Mobile Music service, which provides fast access to downloadable music from eMusic.

The Incite goes for $200 with a two-year contract and after a mail-in rebate. AT&T voice plans start at $39.99 with monthly enterprise data plans priced at $45 and personal data plans at $30 per month.



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