Cingular Wireless and LG today announced the availability of the LG CU500, a new 3G phone that gives customers access to Cingular Wireless data services at broadband speeds for faster and better performance. The CU500 is available exclusively to Cingular customers who are interested in an ultra- thin clamshell design.

"The CU500 is one of the first devices to be launched from Cingular that will allow customers to realize the full potential and benefits of Cingular's 3G network," said David Christopher, vice president of product management for Cingular. "Not only is this a great entertainment device with music and video, but with Cingular's high-speed 3G network, even the things you normally do on your phone, like access the web for news, stocks
or weather, are done better and faster." 

The LG CU500 provides access to Cingular Video and a variety of other multimedia and messaging capabilities. The CU500 offers a full- featured music player, external music keys and optional Bluetooth Stereo headset to make listening to music on the go. Customers can also identify an artist's name and song being played on the radio, TV, or at a club with MusicID, Cingular's enhanced music recognition service.

With Cingular Video, customers can watch clips from their favorite shows, news, sports and movie trailers right on their device at broadband speeds over the Cingular 3G HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access) network.

In addition to its entertainment possibilities, the CU500 also includes a 1.3 mega-pixel camera with rotating lens and video record lets customers capture those special moments as they happen in vivid detail and share them instantly with friends and family via multimedia messaging. Customers can also stay in touch with the people who matter to them most by using one of the preloaded Instant Messenger clients: AOL Instant Messenger (AIM), Yahoo! Messenger and MSN Messenger.

The LG CU500 is available through select Cingular Wireless retail locations for $99.99 with a 2-year contract and after a $50 mail-in rebate.

The phone is first leaked in April

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