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Apparently, Neuf Cegetel, a France-based mobile telecom operator will soon be offering the DVB-T-enabled Gigabyte t600 phone under the name of TWIN TNT.

In addition to the t600, the Taiwanese manufacturer has recently developed another TV-capable model, the MS808, which supports a variety of mobile TV standards, including DVB-T, DVB-H, ISDB-T and DMB, as well as Wi-Fi and GPS functionalities.

Just to let you know, the upcoming GSmart MS808 communicator from Gigabyte is expected to launch in Q3 2008. Here are some of its main specifications:

• Support for HSDPA, WCDMA 2100, EDGE and GSM (850/900/1800/1900) networks;
• 2.8" VGA touchscreen;
• Marvell PXA310 624MHz CPU;
• DVB-T, DVB-H, T-DMB, DAB support;
• 3Mpix AF camera;
• Secondary VGA camera for video conversations.

Gigabyte presented a couple of new G-Smart series handsets at the MWC show today, one of which was the MS800.

It is a 3.5G-capable GPS-enabled smartphone powered by Windows Mobile 6.1 OS. The release is scheduled on Spring 2008.

More MS800 specifications:

• Marvel 520MHz PXA270 CPU;
• Quad-band GSM (850/900/180/1900);
• UMTS (2100), HSDPA (2100MHz) at 7.