The touchscreen Samsung Solstice (SGH-A887) with social networking, messaging and multimedia features goes on sale today from AT&T.

The  Samsung Solstice has a full touchscreen, with a virtual, landscape QWERTY keyboard, and features Samsung's unique TouchWiz with one-touch access to frequently used applications and social networks through new widgets for Facebook, MySpace and Yahoo! oneSearch.

The Solstice features multiple messaging options such as Mobile Email, IM and MMS and comes equipped with a 2.0 megapixel camera with camcorder, perfect for capturing those spontaneous moments. Users experience a tactile response with haptic feedback and know when they accurately press a virtual button. The full QWERTY keyboard, with sensitivity adjustment, is easy-to-use with clear letters, numbers and symbols.

The Solstice has an MP3 player, video and audio streaming, preloaded games, Bluetooth technology and a microSD memory card slot supporting up to 16GB. The Solstice also includes dual-band 3G connectivity and quad-band international. GSM technology. an 95 countries.

The Samsung Solstice is available through AT&T retail locations or online at for $99.99 with a two-year service agreement. (Pay $149.99 and after mail-in rebate receive $50 AT&T Promotion Card.  Two-year agreement and messaging or data plan of $20 or more. Wireless and Mobile News readers who are new to AT&T can use the Wireless and Mobile News'  $50 off online only coupon-link with the purchase of the Samsung Solstice with a plan. Free shipping is included with online activation.