AT&T announced today the availability of a re-branded and upgraded version of its popular Cingular 8525 - the AT&T 8525 Pocket PC.

The AT&T 8525, powered by the 3G-based AT&T BroadbandConnect network, retains the many features that made it a hit with AT&T wireless customers when launched last year. These include a "slider" QWERTY keyboard, integrated Wi-Fi ( 802.11 b and g), Bluetooth 2.0 and infrared, a 2-megapixel camera and video recorder, Windows Media Player 10 Mobile and support for Microsoft Windows Mobile 5.0 with Direct Push Technology. Now, the AT&T 8525 also comes with AT&T Push to Talk functionality pre-installed as well as the latest multimedia music and video services from AT&T.

the Cingular 8525 announced in Nov 2006

To turn downtime into playtime, the AT&T 8525 provides access to AT&T Mobile Music. With AT&T Mobile Music, AT&T 8525 users can connect to a one-stop shop for everything music on the handset, such as full-track songs, music videos, ringtones, music news, MusicID, music chat rooms, streaming music and more.

The 8525 will also feature AT&T's on-demand streaming video service, Cellular Video. Customers can watch a large selection of video clips of their favorite television shows, sports, news and weather, entertainment and premium content, including such hit HBO programs as "The Sopranos," "Entourage," "Sex and the City," and "Curb Your Enthusiasm" and exclusive mobile content from World Wrestling Entertainment.

The AT&T 8525 Pocket PC will be available exclusively from AT&T for $399.99 beginning May 14, in Cingular (now AT&T) retail stores nationwide, select national retailers, http://www.cingular.com/, and through AT&T's B-to-B direct sales team.