The much awaited HTC Status is currently available for purchase exclusively for AT&T customers in the US. This handset comes with a price-tag of $49.99 with a 2 year service agreement and a $15/month data service.

Apple could be planning to launch the iPhone on Sprint before the end of 2011. The new iPhone 5 or iPhone 4S will likely be launched before Christmas, on all three carriers – AT&T, Verizon and Sprint.

AT&T recently announced the HTC Status smartphone with a dedicated Facebook button. HTC Status is the AT&T’s version of the HTC ChaCha Facebook phone. This handset comes with a slightly different Facebook button.

The folks over at BGR claims that, the AT&T’s HTC ChaCha phone will be called as the HTC Status in the US. This handset allows you to update your status, upload a photo or share a website, with a single press of the button.

Five months ago, Apple launched the iPhone on Verizon’s network, and since then, it has become the carrier’s top-selling handset. This is according to new research by BTIG Research, who spent the past three weeks asking 250 Verizon and AT&T stores across the United States to find out their number one selling phone.

WSJ reports that Daniel Spliter has pleaded guilty to two felony charges related to the publishing of 120,000 AT&T customers’ email addresses on Gawker.com. In addition, one other member from the hacking group “Goatse Security”, Andrew Auernheimer, was charged as well.

It looks like Motorola might allow developers to unlock the boot loader on the Atrix 4G, post the Gingerbread update.

AT&T recently confirmed that, the much-awaited LG Thrill 4G will arrive in stores this summer. LG Thrill 4G allows you to directly upload your 3D videos to the YouTube 3D channel from your handset.

An Android 2.3.3 Gingerbread based firmware for the AT&T version of the Galaxy S – Captivate – has leaked on the Internet.

The AT&T branded Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 finally get its Android 2.1 Eclair update.

Samsung and AT&T have gone ahead and finally announced the Samsung Infuse 4G.

AT&T finally announced the 4G variant of the HP Veer smartphone. HP Veer 4G is AT&T’s first smartphone to run the latest version of webOS software.

Motorola and AT&T have started rolling out two new software updates for the Atrix 4G and the Inspire 4G. The update enables HSUPA on both the handsets.

Recently, the white version of the HP Veer have been surfaced online. This handset is expected to be available on the airwaves of AT&T in the US.

Motorola and AT&T have started rolling out the Android 2.2 (FroYo) update for the Bravo.