Pantech mobile phone manufacture announced the availability of the “World’s Thinnest QWERTY Keyboard” handset, the Pantech Slate. Supporting AT&T’s new line of quick messaging devices, Slate, measuring less than one centimeter deep and sporting a premium build, is custom-made for sending texts and pictures, and easily accessing instant messaging and email services at an attractive price.

LG Electronics announced the launch of its LG KC780, a slim 8 megapixel camera phone with special camera features that make it ideal for shooting portraits. The LG KC780 handset is a slim slider phone at just 13.9 mm thick, but manages to include a large 2.4-inch widescreen LCD. The LG mobile phone is designed to ensure that its myriad camera features are convenient and easy to use. A Schneider-Kreuznach certified lens ensures that the LG KC780’s camera takes high quality photos that are sharp and clear.

HTC officially introduced its latest handset, the HTC Touch HD, an entertainment focused mobile phone that will transform how people experience multimedia on the move. Integrating a large 3.8 inch wide-screen VGA display (WVGA), a standard 3.5mm audio jack and a 5 megapixel digital camera with autofocus, the HTC Touch HD handset is the perfect mobile phone for multimedia fans.

Now packed with even more of the features consumers’ desire, the Motorola RAZR2 V9x cell phone is still as beautiful, stylish and strong as ever. The large, vibrant, external display has expanded touch capabilities that allow you to immediately launch the most popular phone features. Instantly access AT&T Navigator with maps and turn-by-turn directions or play music and browse the AT&T music store. Play or stream videos in landscape mode, access the Cellular Video store or conveniently view notifications and messages. All without opening the flip!

The Samsung Rant handset, exclusively from Sprint, features a sleek, horizontal slider design, full QWERTY keyboard and access to the fast speed of Sprint’s National Mobile Broadband Network. Samsung Rant mobile phone is a messaging master, complete with email, text, voice SMS and instant messaging capabilities. It offers easy access to Sprint Navigation, Sprint Music Store and Sprint TV with an extensive collection of live and on-demand content through Sprint’s new One Click customizable user interface.

Motorola MOTO VE538 mobile phone helps users stay connected to what’s most important - life - anywhere, anytime. Create digital photos and videos with the 2-megapixel camera and then upload them quickly to favorite social networking sites via the 3G network. Connecting to social networking Web sites no longer requires a Personal Computer. A dedicated key gives one-click access to ShoZu, the gateway to social networking sites, and enables you to update your profile, comment on friends’ pictures, capture and upload pictures and videos - which can be posted to your online communities - and blog all while on-the-go.

AT&T customers can now have a smartphone of “epix” proportions. AT&T and Samsung Mobile announced the availability of the Samsung Epix smartphone, an innovative new mobile phone featuring both an advanced touch screen and new optical mouse technology that is powered by AT&T’s 3G network, the nation’s fastest, and the Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional operating system.

Samsung Mobile announced the availability of the Samsung Propel slider phone, a fun and trendy messaging mobile phone available in multiple color options. Exclusive to AT&T, and available in four color options - red/white, apple green/black, blue/black and a red\black version exclusive to RadioShack - the Samsung Propel is a messaging master. Vertically sliding open the phone, which features a large 2.2” display screen, reveals a fully integrated QWERTY keyboard, with a dedicated one-touch messaging key, making text messaging, instant messaging and Mobile E-mail quick and simple.

The Samsung SGH-A637, available from AT&T, is a fun and hip mobile phone available in a stylish white color that has top of the line multimedia capabilities, including 3G connectivity, which allows for seamless access to MobiTV, Cellular Video and XM radio. A 1.3 megapixel digital camera, AT&T Video Share, access to AT&T Mobile Music and AT&T Navigator, Bluetooth wireless technology, and a microSD memory card slot for expandable memory makes this phone a multimedia lovers dream.

Cricket Communications, a leading provider of unlimited wireless services and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Leap Wireless International and Samsung Telecommunications America (Samsung Mobile) announced that the Samsung JetSet mobile phone is now available to Cricket Communications customers. The Samsung JetSet mobile phone is an AWS-compatible handset. The Samsung JetSet cell phone boasts several high-profile features, such as a 2.0 megapixel camera and camcorder, stereo Bluetooth capabilities and a MP3 player with expandable memory support (microSD) of up to 16GB.