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Tuesday, September 28, 2004

Ogo from AT&T

AT&T have released the Ogo handset which costs $130 and the only feature it has is messaging. The Ogo allows subscribers to send emails, instant messages and text messages at a nominal price. The Ogo which competes with Blackberry have brightly coloured display screens and clamshell design it is clearly for youths. The 115mm x 75 mm x 25 mm unit opens up to present a 4000-colour screen and keyboard, and provides 2.5 hours of usage time with 120 hours standby. A monthly subscription for Ogo starts at $17.99 for one account and $3 for extra accounts. Users get unlimited incoming and outgoing email and instant messages. The supported providers are Yahoo, MSN & AOL.