Maggie’s Pantech Matrix Pro

We just got word that Maggie, the winner of our AT&T Pantech Matrix Pro,  has received her device and is she ever enjoying it. I have a feeling this device is going to get a lot of use.  Congratulations Maggie, Enjoy the new phone!

Thanks to Pantech and AT&T for providing us, along with the 25 other websites, a Matrix Pro to giveaway, and thanks to everyone who entered the contest. For those that didn’t walk away with a new Matrix Pro, you can grab one from your local AT&T store for around $100 with a contract.�

Unboxing the Samsung Jack at Mobility Minded

Johan van Mierlo was able to get his hands on the new AT&T Samsung Jack smartphone and has filmed an unboxing video showing off the device in all of it’s glory. The Jack sports a similar keyboard to that of the Motorola Q9, but as the picture below shows, the Jack’s keyboard is a smaller due to the overall device being smaller. Samsung will be releasing a Windows Mobile 6.5 upgrade to the Jack later this year. Samsung and AT&T recently released the Propel Pro smartphone, which is similar to the Jack but the keyboard slides up and underneath the screen. Check out the full unboxing videos over at MobilityMinded.com (Part 1, and Part 2) and let us know your thoughts on this device. Is there a Samsung Jack in your future? 

AT&T Set to Release New Samsung Jack Smartphone

This past week, AT&T announced another Samsung smartphone that will be added to their line-up.  The new phone is called the Samsung Jack, not to be confused with the Samsung Jack being offered on the Canadian GSM carrier – Rogers, which is actually a BlackJack II. This new Jack runs Windows Mobile 6.1 but will be upgradable to Windows Mobile 6.5 when the time comes. The new Jack adds WiFi, a 3megapixel camera and a new keyboard design. The new keyboard is more like the one found on the Motorola Q than on previous BlackJack models.  There are no more spaces between the keys on this new layout. I actually prefered the keyboard on the old BlackJack and didn’t care for the keyboard on the Q because of that space.  I found it much easier to find the keys without looking at the keyboard. So it might take a little getting use to for some of us. It’s getting very hard to decide what my next device should be. I’m still lusting after the Propel Pro which was released a couple weeks back.

The Samsung Jack will be available on May 19th for $100 after a mail-in rebate and a 2 year contract.

We Have a Winner for the Matrix Pro Giveaway!

Thanks to everyone that took the time to enter our AT&T Pantech Matrix Pro giveaway by posting a picture of their mother, either in a reply to the contest post or on Twitter. And thanks to AT&T and Pantech for making this event possible. Unfortunately, everyone can’t win. If you’re name was not selected, please remember that you can still enter for a chance to win on some of the other websites - check out this post for more details about which sites are still running their contest along with the start and end dates. You can also enter the Matrix Pro Tweetstakes over at PantechMatrixPro.com.

Enough talk about that, on to the winner! The randomly selected entry is from Maggie Bushway - Congratulations! Maggie gets a AT&T Pantech Matrix Pro smartphone along with a $100 gift card for AT&T.

AT&T Pantech Matrix Pro Giveaway!

Does everyone remember that giveaway we’ve talked about a couple times?  Well, it’s now Mobile Jaw’s turn to giveaway a brand new Pantech Matrix Pro smartphone. The Matrix Pro is a Windows Mobile 6.1 Standard device (that means it doesn’t have a touch screen), that sports a regular 12-key slide-down number pad, as well as a full slide-out QWERTY keyboard. If you’re not familiar with the Matrix Pro, I would suggest you take a couple minutes to read my review of it as well as the reviews from other popular mobility websites.

What do you need to do to enter and have a chance at winning this device? With Mother’s Day fast approaching, I thought it would be nice to include our mother’s in this contest. So, to enter, you need to post a picture of you and your mother. Since we don’t have the ability for you to upload your images, you have 2 choices on how to do this:

• Share you picture here on MobileJaw
  1. Login here at MobileJaw (If you don’t have an account, you can register here for free).
  2. Reply to this post with a link to a picture of you and your mother hosted on Flickr, ImageShack, or some other free image hosting service.

Or,

• Tweet your picture on Twitter
  1. Login into Twitter (If you don’t have an account, you can register for a free account at Twitter.com).
  2. Follow @MobileJaw
  3. Tweet the following message along with a TwitPic of your Mom - “Happy Mother’s Day Mom and thanks for the chance to win a Matrix Pro @MobileJaw”

And that’s it.  The contest will run until the end of day May 11th. The winner will be randomly selected from all the entries and announced first thing on the 12th. They will get a Matrix Pro of their very own along with a $100 AT&T Gift Card! Please note, the Matrix Pro and gift card are for AT&T, so in order to win, you must be a US resident with a valid US shipping address. Please, only 1 entry per person. Good Luck!�

Hopefully you’ve been following along with the giveaway event and have entered for a chance to win on the other websites.  If not, you still have a chance to enter on about 7 out of the 26 websites. Each day will see a contest end and another one start.  For a full list of the sites involved, check out our earlier post about the event.

Pantech Matrix Pro Giveaway in Full Swing

The Matix Pro giveaway is in full swing – there has already been 3 winners! Everyday there is a new contest kicking off and a winner selected from a previous site’s contest. You can’t win if you don’t enter! If you’re not familiar with the Matrix Pro, then you need to check out our review of it over here. There are also links at the end of the review to some of the other sites that have reviewed the Matrix Pro. Check those out and get familiar with this amazing device.

To enter, check out this post - The AT&T Pantech Matrix Pro Giveaway Event - to find out what site is currently running the promotion and who is up next.  And don’t forget, we’ll be kicking off our giveaway on May 7th. So stay tuned for the details.

The AT&T Pantech Matrix Pro Giveaway Event

Starting tomorrow, MobileJaw, along with 25 other websites, will be participating in giving away a Matrix Pro smartphone. Each site will run their own competition with their own rules. You can enter as many of the giveaways at each individual sites as you want.

What can you win? You’ll get a brand new AT&T Pantech Matrix Pro smartphone and a $100 gift card that can be used towards your account or to purchase accessories from AT&T. Plus the admiration of your family, friends, co-workers, and online communities.

Check the list below for the complete details about when each site will be starting their contest and links to the respective sites. Subscribe to their RSS and Twitter feeds so you can keep on top of the contest details and know as soon as the contest goes live.

I’ll have my review of this device posted soon, so keep your browser pointed at MobileJaw for all there is to know about this cool new smartphone.

Since the Matrix Pro is locked to AT&T’s network, this promotion will only be open to our U.S. based readers. Good luck to everyone and keep trying, you may just end up the lucky winner of a Matrix Pro!

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AT&T Makes the Samsung Propel Pro Official

AT&T has announced the new Samsung Propel Pro smartphone will be available on their network in April. This new device is based on the popular Propel model but features Windows Mobile 6.1 Standard as it’s operating system. The silver and chrome slider smartphone sports a full QWERTY keyboard.  Unlike the typical side - sliders we’ve seen in North America, the Propel Pro, like the Propel and Samsung i620 from Europe, slides down to reveal the keyboard. While we don’t have an official spec sheet at this time, so we can’t confirm if there is a GPS or not. It does appear that the Propel Pro has a 3.0 mega pixel camera and supports WiFi, both of which are noticeable in the pictures.  

Looking closely at the pictures, it also appears that the Propel Pro could be the first Windows Mobile Standard device to break out of the 320×240 screen size.  It’s clear that the screen is not the typical portrait layout (240×320) as it’s much to wide a handset with the keyboard.  However, the screen appears to be longer than that of the BlackJack II. It’s also pretty clear that it’s not square as the height of the screen is noticeably more than the width.  Perhaps we’re looking at a 320×400 screen?

I can’t wait to learn more about this new device.  The bigger screen resolution and small footprint could make for interesting competition to HTCs Maple smartphone. The days are numbered for my BlackJack II.

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Pantech and AT&T Launch Matrix Pro Smartphone

Pantech, along with AT&T, announced the release of the Matrix Pro – a follow-up to their original dual slider. The Matrix Pro is a member of AT&T’s 3G family of devices, which means you can expect some serious speed when surfing on this device. It also sports a 528MHz processor, 256MB ROM / 128 MB RAM, a Quad-band GSM – GPRS/Edge/UMTS/HSDPA radio, aGPS, Bluetooth, and a 2 mega pixel camera. Like the Duo before it, this device does not have a touch screen, which means it’s running Windows Mobile Standard. You can read all about this device over at AT&T’s Matrix Pro website.

The Matrix Pro is scheduled to be available on February 24th at AT&T stores for $179 after a rebate and with a 2 year contract.

The full press release along with more images can be found after the jump.

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New Simplier Approach to Disable Read-Only Network Settings on BlackJack II

A couple months ago I published an article that details the steps required to remove the network settings lock that has been turned on by AT&T with their Windows Mobile 6.1 ROM update for the BlackJack II (and PanTech Dual - if it’s ever released). The steps require you to application unlock the phone and install a registry editor so you can modify a couple values in the registry. While it’s not very difficult, I can imagine that some people are nervous about editing the registry or even application unlocking the phone. Now there’s a quick, easy, and downright simple solution to removing the read only lock placed on the network settings. Follow the steps below and you will have that locked removed in no time!

1. Open the File Explorer (found under Start \ All Programs \ Applications \ File Explorer) and browse to the Windows folder. Once in the Windows folder you are looking for an application called “UAMgr”. The quickest way to get to this file is to push the letter U on the keyboard and the phone will jump down to the files that start with U.
2. Run UAMgr by highlighting the file and pressing down on the action button. When the application opens you will see a screen that says “UAPMgr/Streaming” in the top title bar and “UA/Streaming Manager 2008″ in the center of the screen.
3. Press the Menu \ Tool \ Unlock ReadOnly. The phone will then present you with a confirmation screen indicating that Read Only has been unlocked. Press OK and then Close and you’re done.

Special thanks to encece for helping locate this tool. I’ve tested it on a couple of my phones and it works great.

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