iPhone 4S Arrives at Bakersfield AT&T Stores TODAY

Excited customers lined up at the AT&T store in Bakersfield 9 p.m. Thursday night aiming to be the first to walk out with the new iPhone 4S.  AT&T Sales Director Mark Spangenberg and his staff served customers homemade brownies, cupcakes and coffee and raffled off accessories as the hours ticked down to the 8 a.m. opening. When the store doors swung open, customers were greeted with high fives and cheers as everyone rushed to fulfill another iPhone dream.  AT&T has invested more than $450 million in the past three years in its greater LA network infrastructure.

AT&T Preorders of Apple's iPhone 4S Hits 200,000 in the First 12 hours!

AT&T has seen extraordinary demand for iPhone 4S with more than 200,000 preorders in the first 12 hours alone, the most successful iPhone launch we’ve ever had.  It’s obvious customers like AT&T’s 4G network, which is the only one that lets their iPhone download twice as fast and talk and surf simultaneously.

To preorder the new iPhone 4S visit www.att.com/phoneupgrade or download the app on your existing iPhones.  New customers can visit www.att.com/iphone. Preorders placed online will ship directly to the customer’s home with delivery as early as October 14.

• AT&T is now offering the iPhone 3GS free online and in AT&T stores, with a two-year term commitment plus voice and data plans, while supplies last.

• The iPhone 4 is now available for $99.99 for a new 8GB model
• iPhone 4S available on Friday, October 14 online and in stores for a suggested retail price of $199.99 for the 16GB model, $299.99 for the 32GB model, and $399.99 for the 64GB model

Five Halloween Safety Tips from AT&T

Over the years, Halloween observance has evolved into a light-hearted celebration associated with candy and fun-spirited pranks. With an estimated 41 million trick-or-treaters roaming the streets nationwide, it is important to have fun and stay safe - and the technology that can help families won't get you spooked.

Wireless calling is routinely up on Halloween and families can enjoy apps, videos and features to have fun while staying connected with calling, locator services and text messaging.

AT&T has compiled a list of five important safety tips for families to keep in mind before children hit the streets in search of goodies.

1. Make sure wireless phones are fully charged.

2. Pre-program contact information of parents, neighbors and emergency services into your and your child's speed dial, and be sure you know how to access these numbers with ease.

3. Establish boundaries - Families should have in place a familiarized route for children to follow while out on the town. Mobile navigation tools can assist parents and kids in creating routes and goblins on the go can reference maps throughout the evening. Similarly, AT&T's FamilyMap Viewer allows parents to easily and immediately locate a family member's whereabouts from their mobile phone or PC so they can keep a close watch. Or consider a small tracking device that can easily slip into your child's candy bag like the Garmin GTU 10 and follow them via PC or mobile phone.

4. Set up periodic alarms with Halloween-themed tones as a reminder for trick-or-treaters to text or call home between candy collecting stops.

5. Don't miss a thing! Phones also come with photo, video and audio recorders, allowing spur-of-the-moment happenings to be captured and shared among friends and family in real time. AT&T's Video Share allows you to see live video on your handset while a voice call is taking place.

Have a safe, fun and Happy Halloween!

LA-based Architecture and Design Firm Opens Major Project in Seoul

LA-based architecture and design firm, The Jerde Partnership, designed the newly opened Daesung D3 City, the first mixed-use, transit-oriented development to open in Seoul, South Korea, in a decade.  Jerde, whose offices are located right off the boardwalk in Venice, are best known locally for designing Santa Monica Place. 

Daesung D3 City integrates retail, entertainment and cultural districts with office, hotel, residential and landscaped gardens, parks and plazas to create a major new public space adjacent to the city's busiest metro line. A six-level, 860,000 square feet retail complex with major cultural attractions on its rooftop is the centerpiece of D3 City.

Exterior view of Daesung D3 City at night are building forms shaped like Asian lanterns whose glowing lights create exciting street facades and attract visitors

Unique open-air public spaces are attractive destination stops along  an outdoor pathway climbing through the lantern buildings to the top of the retail complex that has the character of an Italian hill town

Photo credit: Hiroyuki Kawano

For more information:

http://www.jerde.com/ 

Concours d'Elegance Sunday, October 2 in Glendale -- World Class Cars on Display

1929 Du Pont

Caruso Affiliated and the Petersen Automotive Museum will present the 4^th annual Concours d’Elegance on Sunday, October 2 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at The Americana at Brand in Glendale.  The event which is free and open to the public offers an up close look at some of the rarest cars from the 1920s and ‘30s.

Highlight include the 1929 Du Pont Model G Speedster by Merrimac, one of only nine remaining, three of which are boat tails like the car on display and the 1929 Ruxton Model C Roadster-one of only four roadsters still in existence and powered by a 100 hp, straight-eight engine. The Ruxton is an eye-popping bright raspberry and orchid color-though unusual, the style is accurate for the era. 

For more information:

http://www.goodingco.com/

http://www.americanaatbrand.com/

AT&T EXPANDS MOBILE BROADBAND WIRELESS CAPACITY IN BELL.....AND A BIRD TAKES ADVANTAGE OF IT!

 

Customers in Bell are expected to experience improved mobile broadband coverage and voice performance as a result of continued investment and innovation by AT&T...and seems like a bird is also taking advantage of these improvements by taking up residence in one of AT&T's (faux) palm trees pictured here.

 

Oscar De La Hoya and AT&T Offer Exclusive Boxing Matches on U-verse!

Boxers Abner Mares and Sergio “The Snake” Mora of Golden Boy Promotions met with fans earlier this week at several stores in Los Angeles to launch AT&T U-verse Espanol.  Their appearances promoted boxing icon Oscar De La Hoya and Golden Boy Promotions’ agreement with AT&T U-verse TV.  U-verse customers can now view exclusive boxing matches at no additional cost on the last Saturday of each month live from Mexico City!

“We are delighted to work with AT&T,” says De La Hoya. “AT&T U-verse is the finest TV viewing out there and it’s a terrific platform for our best-in-class boxing matches.”  The matches are broadcast in both Spanish and English.

In addition to boxing, U-verse TV Spanish-language customers can also enjoy several advanced TV features, including:

• Paquete Español Multiview, which lets U200 Latino or Paquete Espanol customers select from up to 52 Spanish-language channels and watch four programs on their screen at one time.
• Total Home DVR, which gives you the freedom to manage and playback recorded programs from a single DVR, and to pause and rewind live TV on any U-verse connected TV in the house.
• U-verse Mobile, which gives you the ability to manage your DVR recordings and, for qualifying TV customers, watch hit TV shows – including Spanish programs – on select devices.
• A full programming guide and TV menu available in Spanish.
• Spanish language “Help On Demand” videos for information on U-verse content and features.
• Spanish-speaking technical support and customer service representatives at U-verse call centers stand ready to assist.