The Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) joined Nokia today in announcing that the Wibree forum, the group specifying the Nokia developed ultra low power wireless technology, will be merged with the Bluetooth SIG.

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Filed under: Handsets, Others, GSM, GPRS, EDGE

Goodness, this is not a flattering shot of the new Ogo 2.0’s interior. That’s alright, though; it’s still better than the original, and we imagine there’s a healthy contingent of individuals out there searching the globe high and low for their now-ancient Ogo 1’s replacement. Though there’s no word on whether AT&T will breathe more life into the Ogo platform stateside, it technically possible thanks to this particular model’s quadband GSM radio plus EDGE. The addition of voice calling (a feature notoriously missing from developer IXI Mobile’s first effort) makes the device a legitimate Sidekick competitor — but if we’re to judge from looks alone, they’ve got a little ways to go yet. Check the FCC filing for some more (non-)glamor shots and the user’s manual.

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BenQ has taken the opportunity to show off its T80 slider cellphone at Computex 2007. Very little is known about the T80 other than a projected Q2 release within this year and a recommended retail price of $350. The T80 will come with Near Field Communication (NFC) capability, and the laser-etched keypad reminds one of Motorola’s stunning (when it first came out, that is) RAZR cellphone. The glossy exterior looks like a prime candidate for fingerprints to make their mark, so wiping the T80 would be a pretty common thing to do for its future owners.

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It sounds like the days of dropped calls and endless frustration when leaving TD-SCDMA coverage and entering a GSM realm are nearing an end, as Beijing’s T3G Technology and NXP Semiconductors have introduced the “world’s first voice automatic handover of multi-mode TD-SCDMA and GSM/GPRS/EDGE in a handset.” Just as it sounds, the technology will provide bi-directional on-the-fly, automatic handovers between TD-SCDMA and GSM networks, and any equipped mobile can “automatically scan for available networks” and switch over when necessary “without any adverse effects.” Apparently, the two firms have already validated the claims on a number of Chinese network environments, but we’ve no idea how soon this peace making creation will get rolled out to the masses.

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