AT&T and LG have announced the LG Thrill 4G. What we have here is basically the AT&T branded version of the LG Optimus 3D, but with a more “thrilling” name. The LG Thrill 4G features a dual core 1GHz processor and Android 2.2 Froyo.

Other features include a 4 inch touchscreen display capable of displaying 3D video without dorky 3D glasses and it also features dual five megapixel stereoscopic cameras that can record HD 3D video in 720p as well. There are no details on when the LG Thrill 4G will be available on AT&T and no pricing details yet.

AT&T has announced that it is acquiring T-Mobile USA for $39 Billion. I guess that’s the going rate for adding 33M customers all at once. Combined, the new entity will have about 129M subscribers. Both networks use GSM as the basic building block, so network consolidation should be pretty effortless.

AT&T has just become more powerful. Deutsche Telecom, the parent company will have an 8% stake in AT&T if the deal is approved by the government. T-Mobile users will gain access to the iPhone and eventually to AT&T’s 4G LTE network. What do you think? Is this ultimately good for consumers?

At GDC 2011, Satoru Iwata and Reggie Fils-Aime revealed a ton of info about the 3DS. As far as video content, the news is that the 3DS will get Netflix this summer as well as the ability to pause a video on your handheld and continue watching on your Wii.

We aren’t sure but we assume that you can also do the same with an XBox or PS3 as well. Nintendo is partnering with AT&T to provide free WiFi access at 10,000 hotspots starting in late May. It will also use the SpotPass passive connection feature that works even when no game is in the system and when its in sleep mode, to download new content.

AT&T will be rolling out an e-book reader in the form of the Amazon Kindle 3G, which will be available from March 6th onwards, for the same price that Amazon is offering the device. That price is $189. To refresh your memory, the Amazon Kindle 3G is one of the better e-book readers thus far. It features a 6-inch electronic paper display and 4GB of internal storage.

If you feel that you don’t need always-on connectivity, there is also a model that offers just Wi-Fi built in. However, it looks like AT&T is only offering the 3G version.

The Galaxy S support team has announced via Twitter that the Samsung Captivate on AT&T will get the long overdue upgrade to Android 2.2 on Thursday. The updates will begin to be sent out over the air on Thursday, but not all handsets will get it at the same time, expect it to take several days.

Android 2.2 brings more support for voice commands and better app updating, the option of moving apps to or from SD cards and a general speed-up.

AT&T will start selling the HTC Freestyle on the 13th of February 2011. It features a 3.2 inch touchscreen display, along with a 3.2 megapixel camera and runs on the Brew Mobile platform.

Other features include a microSD card slot which can take up to 32GB cards, Stereo Bluetooth and a 3.5mm headphone jack. There’s also HTC’s Sense UX interface which has a customizable home screen. The HTC Freestyle will we available for $99 with a two year contract. That’s after a $50 mail in rebate.

AT&T will begin pre-sales for the Froyo-powered Motorola Atrix 4G Android superphone on February 13th, for the usual $199.99 with a two-year contract. It should be available on March 6th “or earlier,”. The Laptop Dock bundle will get you an Atrix 4G and a dock for $499.99 on contract. If you opt to buy the dock at a later time it will cost you $499.99, but on day one it will also include the phone.

The bundle only applies if you also sign up for a Data Pro plan and tethering add-on. The carrier is also offering an Entertainment Access Kit for Atrix 4G customers that includes the Motorola HD Multimedia Dock, a Bluetooth keyboard and mouse, and a remote control for $189.99. Have you spent enough money yet?

AT&T will start selling the HTC Inspire 4G starting on the 13th of February 2011. It’s the first 4G device to hit AT&T this year, but far from the last. The company has announced that they intend to launch more than 20 4G devices by the end of the year.

To refresh your memory, the HTC Inspire 4G comes with Android 2.2 Froyo, a 4.3 inch Super LCD display, and an 8 megapixel camera capable of recording HD video in 720p. There’s also a 1GHz processor, Dolby sound, and it will use the new version of HTC’s Sense.

Last week there was word that the elusive White iPhone 4 had appeared on the inventory system of Vodafone Germany, and now it looks like the white iPhone 4 has also turned up in AT&T’s inventory. When last we heard from Apple on the subject of the white iPhone 4, they said it would be available in Spring 2011, so I guess we can expect the white iPhone 4 to go on sale very soon.

Seems like Apple wants to sell the white iPhone 4 to customers before they announce the new iPhone 5, and that announcement is expected in May, so we think the white iPhone 4 will finally be available soon and we can put this whole issue to rest.

The new verizon iPhone 4 has a slightly different design than the original iPhone 4, which seems to have fixed the iPhone death grip issue, but now the original iPhone 4 bumper case will not fit the Verizon iPhone. And so Apple has released a new universal bumper case to fit both phones.

The main difference on the Verizon iPhone 4 is that the mute switch sits slightly lower than on the original iPhone 4, so the new bumper design makes sure that it will work with both versions of the iPhone 4.

Not a single one of AT&T’s Pantech-branded handsets thus far has been powered by the Android operating system, but the Pantech Moon P8000 may change all of that. This smartphone recently visited the FCC and features support for AT&T 3G, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth.

It might not ship with a QWERTY keyboard, so there’s that to consider. And we don’t have any info on when they plan to roll out the Pantech Moon P8000, but we will let you know when we have more info.

Dell has been rolling out the Android 2.2 Froyo update to its Dell Streak tablet for the last few weeks to those who purchased the tablet without a contract. But if you have one on contract with AT&T, you’ve had to wait. Not anymore.

The good news is that there are reports that the OTA update of Android 2.2 is now hitting the Streak on AT&T. Android 2.2 Froyo on the Dell streak brings several new features, which include a new home screen, Swype, and Dell Stage now works in both portrait and landscape modes.

LG has announced that its Windows Phone 7 for the U.S. market, the LG Quantum, is now available through AT&T stores. To refresh your memory, the LG Quantum features a landscape-oriented sliding QWERTY keyboard with a 3.5-inch display. The device is powered by a 1 GHz processor.

Other specs include 16 GB of memory, and access to Windows Phone Marketplace for downloading apps. It launches with 10 free apps on board already. Since it is a Windows Phone 7 device, there’s also Live Tiles and Hubs. It will cost you $199.99 on a two-year contract through AT&T’s stores or through AT&T’s website.

AT&T will be offering the Samsung Galaxy Tab though they have not officially released a launch date or pricing details yet. However, a leaked screenshot has surfaced and if the leak is accurate, the Galaxy Tab will be arriving at AT&T stores on November 21st for $649.99 without a contract.

It will be $14.99 a month for 250MB of data or $25 a month for 2GB of data. AT&T will be pre-installing the Nook eReader and the AT&T Account Manager app for on-device activation and monthly credit refills.

AT&T workers in stores have said that Microsoft is currently working on a fix to stabilize the whole microSD memory card slot reliability issue. AT&T employees have been told not install microSD memory cards in Samsung Focus phones until further notice. Meaning, until a fix is available.

They also advise customers not to upgrade the phones themselves. We have no idea when this “fix” will arrive, but some have gone ahead and successfully installed new memory cards themselves.