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Power Moms have exclusive access to all things family, including special offers and discounts, helpful tech tips, and opportunities to try new products.

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Katy commented:

“I don’t have a smart phone yet and could care less what others think of my “retro phone”! But, I think this Captivate could actually be such a time saver. I feel like I’m always waiting…in line, for people to finish, to pick someone up, for appointments, you get the idea! I would LOVE to use Captivate to keep me calm and cool while waiting by making that “lost time” usable again! I could catch up on emails, tweet, blog, whatever I felt like! I’d also be able to stay connected to my loved ones who I miss terribly right now! Thanks for the awesome giveaway!!!”

Congrats Katy! Thanks to everyone who entered! 

Check out the AT&T Power Moms community and learn more about how you can enter to win a BlackBerry Torch.

I’ve been excited to see a number of “all in one” smartphone devices come to market over the last few years that can help simplify the lives (and handbags) of busy moms. So when I had the opportunity to test-drive the new Samsung Captivate, I jumped at the chance to put it to the test.

The highlights:

-      The design is clean and thoughtful. There are almost no buttons on the device, and the USB “trap door” closes to keep it from clogging with the crumbs at the bottom of my bag

-      With the biggest touch-screen of any AT&T device on the market, it uses tap and swipe technology, which I preferred to an external keyboard (impossible to keep clean).

-      It’s like five different devices in one: Phone. Text messaging. Camera. Video. Internet Browser. Music. Email. Social Networking. Apps and games. The only thing it doesn’t do is the laundry.

-      The 5 megapixel camera was high quality and easy to use, complete with instant cropping/rotating features that made my images picture-perfect for mobile uploads. (I just wish it had a flash option.)

-      It comes loaded with a number of standard Android apps, and they’re easy to download and organize.

-      I had the phone on for 24 hours and never needed to charge it.

-      For everything it can do, it’s surprising light and slim.

-      When I unboxed it, it was covered with a powerful “It Can Wait” film…a poignant reminder from AT&T’s campaign against texting and driving. We all need the reminder, especially when we’re shuttling precious cargo (like our kids).

Overall, the Captivate really does it all (and does it all well). And it may just be the device that finally gets you out of a diaper bag…and into a fabulous clutch!

Are you “captivated” yet? Well I have good news! We have one Samsung Captivate to give away to one lucky reader

Here’s how to enter:

Leave a comment here and tell us how the Samsung Captivate will help keep you calm, cool and connected. Your e-mail address and phone number must be accurate in your comment so we’re able to contact you. Make sure you double check. (Your contact information won’t be published.)

No purchase necessary to enter or win. Void where prohibited. This sweepstakes runs from 12:01am ET Thursday, August 26 to Wednesday, September 15, 2010, 11:59 pm ET. It is open only to individuals who, at the time of entry deadline, are legal residents of the United States and are 18 years or older; one entry per person. Wireless service is not included with the phone. The winner will be notified via phone on or about Friday, September 17, 2010. For complete contest rules, including eligibility, click here.

About Lisa

Social/Digital communicator at Fleishman Hillard. Trend watcher. Gadget geek. Textbook Gemini. Olympic caffeinator. Shoe shopper. Crazy-busy married mom of two gorgeous boys and one miniature dachshund. Opinions my own.

No purchase necessary to enter or win.  Open to legal residents of the 50 United States and D.C. who are 18 years or older at time of entry. Void where prohibited.  Starts 12:00am ET on 4/15/10. Ends 11:59pm ET on 8/31/10.  For complete details, visit www.att.com/playpaperfree.

Rebecca commented:

“This Samsung Strive will help keep me calm, cool and connected,because it would bring me up to date in phone technology and replace my old phone flip phone its so hard to text with has no camera,and drops calls :0( My teenage son teases me about my antique cell phone.”

Congrats Rebecca!

Thanks to everyone who entered! We’ll have more of these giveaways in the future so check back to see what other cool prizes we’ll be giving away.

Have I captured your interest? Well I have good news! We have one Samsung Strive to give away to one lucky reader

Here’s how to enter:

Leave a comment here and tell us how the Samsung Strive will help keep you calm, cool and connected. Your e-mail address and phone number must be accurate in your comment so we’re able to contact you. Make sure you double check. (Your contact information won’t be published.)

No purchase necessary to enter or win. Void where prohibited. This sweepstakes runs from 12:01am ET Tuesday, May 25 to Monday, June 14, 2010, 11:59 pm ET. It is open only to individuals who, at the time of entry deadline, are legal residents of the United States and are 18 years or older; one entry per person. Wireless service is not included with the phone. The winner will be notified via phone on or about Wednesday, June 16, 2010. For complete contest rules, including eligibility, click here.

Diane commented: 

“The BlackBerry Bold 9000 would keep me calm, cool & connected because I would be so HAPPY to win an AT&T phone. I do not have a smartphone and I feel I would be much smarter and my life would be easier and complete. Oh please pick me!! ”

Congrats Diane!

Thanks to everyone who entered! We’ll have more of these giveaways in the future so check back to see what other cool prizes we’ll be giving away.

As part of tonight’s Twitter Party some amazing prizes will be given away including the new Motorola BackFlip™. Check it out here, and let us know what you think!

What feature would help keep you calm, cool, and connected if you had a BackFlip? Is it the never-before-seen QWERTY flip design? Or the PC-like web browsing? Or that you can sync with Facebook, MySpace, and Twitter from the home screen?

The smartphone offers a full-QWERTY keyboard, as well as voice-guided GPS with turn-by-turn driving directions, local business search and more (additional charges apply). Plus, never miss an opportunity to capture the moment with the two megapixel camera, which features a built-in flash and 5x zoom.

Here is your chance to feel like a celebrity in your own right  – we are giving away the white BlackBerry® Bold™ 9000 smartphone signed by top country artist Rascal Flatts!

Here’s how to enter:

1) Leave a comment here and tell us how the white BlackBerry® Bold™ 9000 will help keep you calm, cool and connected. Your e-mail address and phone number must be accurate in your comment so we’re able to contact you. Make sure you double check. (Your contact information won’t be published.)

2) You also can enter by writing a post on your blog answering the same question. Just be sure to leave a comment here linking to your post so we know where to find it.

No purchase necessary to enter or win. Void where prohibited. This sweepstakes runs from 12:01am ET Friday, March 26 to Monday, April 5, 2010, 11:59 pm ET. It is open only to individuals who, at the time of entry deadline, are legal residents of the United States and are 18 years or older; one entry per person. Wireless service is not included with the phone. The winner will be notified via phone on or about Wednesday, April 7, 2010. For complete contest rules, including eligibility, click here.

Elizabeth commented:

“I like the scrolling feature – would be great to give as a gift ….or keep for myself!”

Congrats Elizabeth!

Thanks to everyone who entered! We’ll have more of these giveaways in the future so check back to see what other cool prizes we’ll be giving away.