AT&T to launch 1st Napster Mobile phone this holiday season

(Reuters) - AT&T Inc (T.N: Quote, Profile, Research) said it plans to launch a mobile phone with handset maker Samsung Electronics Co Ltd (005930.KS: Quote, Profile, Research) that will be their first to support Napster Inc's (NAPS.O: Quote, Profile, Research) wireless digital music service, in time for the holiday season.

The mobile phone, exclusive to AT&T, will apart from other features allow customers to search a music catalog and preview song samples, and will be available in stores from November 23, the top U.S. phone company said in a statement.

(Reporting by John Tilak; Editing by Mathew Veedon)