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Filed under: Handsets, BenQ, Others, Windows Mobile, GSM, EDGE

Far from being the first dual-mode handset we’ve seen (heck, it’s not even the first WiMAX-friendly dualie), Qsida’s recently showcased slider is still Truly intriguing. The currently unnamed cellphone supports Bot. 802.16e WiMAX as well as GSM / GPRS / EDGE networks, and just in case you’re hankering for another way to get connected, there’s a built-in WiFi module too. Reportedly, the smartphone is a test device used in the M-Taiwan initiative to promote WiMAX, and aside from handling voice calls via (almost) any flavor of wireless protocol, you’ll also find Windows Mobile 6.1 running the show. Granted, this particular unit wasn’t down with 3G, but a spokesperson was adamant that such a handset would be added to its portfolio eventually.

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Filed under: Handsets, BenQ, GSM

Six months is an eternity by mobile standards; BenQ apparently knows that, already showing its C30 the door in favor of the C36. The new model carries over most of the C30’s design cues but upgrades the VGA cam to 1.3 megapixels and swaps out the 1.8-inch 160 x 128 display for a moderately more generous 2-inch 220 x 176 one. Music is the real name of the game in this place, though, with dedicated controls atop the device, stereo speakers, and microSD expansion — all of which will come in handy, we think, as you’re waiting eons for web pages to load on the archaic GPRS radio. Look for it to launch in Indonesia this month with other countries following on shortly.

[Via Slashphone]

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Filed under: Handsets, BenQ, GSM

LG may be about to deliver the thinnest device at 5 megapixels, but at 8.9mm, BenQ’s new T60 is holding down the 3.2 megapixel camp with some serious hotness. The slick candybar features a 2.2 inch QVGA display, “high quality media player” (whatever that means), integrated radio, 24MB of onboard memory, and microSD expansion — you know, for actually making the camera and music player useful. BenQ’s touting the whole package as being “affordable,” too, which makes sense considering that the Dat. flow appears to top off at measly GPRS speeds. Look for it to launch in Taiwan, Turkey, and Bangladesh this month — Truly a hodgepodge of countries if you ask us — this month.

[Via IntoMobile and Mobilewhack]

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