T-Mobile announced a special event on the 21st of April in New York City. They did something like this last September when the Android G1 was announced, so expect something spectacular…or not. I suspect they’ll be announcing the successor to the G1, the Android G2! or was it the G3, wait, no, the Prism 3G…ah hell, whatever it’s called expect to see something later in the month.

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The Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) plans to announce the Bluetooth 3.0 specification on the 21st of April. The new spec provides for vastly increased speeds (think Wi-Fi speeds) capable of transferring large multimedia files. It accomplishes this using Generic Alternate MAC/PHY (AMP) technology via Wi-Fi and it goes something like, “Hey, Mr. 802.11 Wi-Fi protocol, it’s me, the AMP chick, how about we hook up and hop onto your data stream…

Bluetooth 3.0 technology also provides for a more robust connection by utilizing Enhanced Power Control (EPC) technology. This aims to reduce the frequency of ‘disconnects’ while the phone is being put into a pocket, purse, etc.

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