AT & T announced its first Palm OS device with the Centre capable of AT & T services like XM Radio

Smartphones are one of the largest categories of sales in the mobile phone market. According to the NPD Group, sales of mobile terminals in 2007 reached $ 11.8 billion and smartphones were one of the biggest sellers.

AT & T and Palm announced today that AT & T would be the sale of the smartphone Palm Center 99.99 dollars. The two companies say that the Centre provides users step up mobile email and web access at an affordable price.

The Centre is the first Palm OS device to launch in AT & T’s service. The Centre has been available with Sprint for a while and now Sprint was the first carrier of the phone. AT & T version of the Centre will be available in a new glacier white with green accents on the keyboard one month AT & T said that will premiere another color called black obsidian.

“The demand for devices is rising crossover, and the Center hits a sweet point for many customers looking for a QWERTY device with a strong suite of messaging and multimedia functions,” said Michael Woodward, vice president of Mobility Products AT & Business T Wireless unit. “In a great price that can be accompanied by a variety of AT & T messaging and data options, we are delighted to offer our Centre 70.1 million customers.”

The Centre offers the ability to send and receive e-mail, has a built-in instant messaging application allows for easy text messaging through its QWERTY keyboard. The phone is also compatible with the AT & T Mobile Music platform, in addition to being able to live to listen to XM radio. The $ 99 price announced on phone from AT & T after a 2-year agreement and other discount.

AT & T customers thinking of jumping at the Centre for Palm because of its low cost compared to other smartphones as iPhone will want to consider that ranked last in a survey of Palm customer satisfaction DailyTech reported recently.