Isaiah's Tech

AT&T is planning on launching a couple of big phones over the next month or so. This includes the HTC Tilt 2 (Touch Pro 2), the HTC Pure (Touch Diamond 2), and the Garmin-Asus Nuvifone G60. According to the latest unconfirmed news, the HTC Tilt 2 will be launching for $299.99 USD on a 2-year contract after a $50 mail-in rebate and $499.99 contract-free. The HTC Pure will be launching for $149.99 USD on a 2-year contract after a $50 mail-in rebate and $349.99 contract-free. Lastly, the long-delayed Garmin-Asus Nuvifone G60 will be launching for $299.99 USD on a 2-year contract after a $100 mail-in rebate and $549.99 USD contract-free. All three of these handsets are expected to launch by the end of the next month, but don't be surprised if the G60 gets delayed again... and again.

I think the Tilt 2 and G60 are fairly overpriced, but the HTC Pure seems reasonable. What do you think?

[Boy Genius, Gizmodo]

According to what you see above, AT&T will be launching the LG Monaco and the HP Obsidian in November of this year. Both handsets will launch with Windows Mobile 6.5 on-board. In case you forgot, the Monaco has: a 5MP AF camera, a slide-out QWERTY keyboard, Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR, WiFi 802.11 b/g, GPS support, and GSM/GPRS/EDGE/UMTS/HSDPA connectivity.

The HP Obsidian looks like it will have: a 3.5mm headphone jack, GPS / WiFi 802.11 b/g / Bluetooth 2.0 support, GSM/GPRS/EDGE/UMTS/HSDPA connectivity, a QWERTY keypad, and a microSD card slot.

On a side note, the AT&T Tilt 2 will be released next month (October), but we already knew that. The Samsung Epix and Samsung Jack will also be upgradeable to WinMo 6.5 as well.

[WMPowerUser, Boy Genius]