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OMH CDMA Corby launched in India as Corby Speed

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  Samsung has launched another Corby device in India, a CDMA variant of S3650. Dubbed as Corby Speed, it carries the same features as S3650 but is powered by Open Market Handset (OMH) tech, which means the CDMA phone can work with any of existing CDMA operators who support OMH SIM cards. To reiterate, the […]

GSM Encryption Code Cracked

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  A German encryption expert, Karsten Nohl has cracked and published the GSM code that is widely used to encrypt calls to prevent eavesdropping. Anything in the tech world is often given the vintage status after a decade or so but in the case of 21-year old GSM encryption technology, it is still in use […]

Full specs and image of Samsung Corby POP (C3510)

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  So you’ve been itching to get more information on Samsung’s upcoming cheapest touchscreen device? Well, here it is. A tipster sent us these specs and says the phone is expected to have a January launch. Amongst notable features, the CorbyPOP (C3510) has the same S3650-sized touchscreen display, social networks friendly, DNSe, music player and […]

Toshiba creates Translation tool for Mobile Phones

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  Toshiba is showing off an application where a user can translate English, Chinese and Japanese quickly with the help of his cell phone. No, it does not need to go online to do the trick but Toshiba’s app can translate words and sentences using the phone’s limited resources. The software was demonstrated on Toshiba’s […]

Nexus One specs confirm 1GHz CPU, initial retail sales on basis of invite

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  You gotta give full marks to Google for creating hype around the Nexus One. After getting streams of pictures, videos, hands-on and side-by-side comparisons with other phones, we’ve finally got the much needed specs. The phone has been confirmed to run on Snapdragon processor with Android 2.1 and includes other meaty features like 3.7-inch […]

Motorola Opus One specs leaked

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  Motorola Opus One’s specs has been leaked, thanks to one of BGR’s sources. Opus One will be the first iDen Android device for Nextel and though there is not much to boast about, it is rumored to sell at an attractive price point. Opus One will make use of “Zeus” processor that will run […]

Stable Android 2.1 ROM for DROID

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  DROID users wanting Android 2.1 do not need to tinker with the system image file anymore. Greek35T from AllDroid has released a stable Android 2.1 ROM for DROID that can be installed by following few simple steps. It claims to run almost everything, including all Google services. However, we should not forget that this […]

HTC Espresso UI surfaces, ROM for Hero coming soon

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  HTC Espresso was unheard until Digitimes and its secret sources claimed about a QWERTY-based Android phone named Espresso. Fast forward it to today and we’ve got new images of the UI claiming to belong to Espresso. Going by the images, the Espresso UI is nothing but a modified Sense UI with glass-styled icons and […]

Samsung M5650 Lindy gets official

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  Samsung has officially acknowledged M5650 Lindy as Corby’s (S3650) elder sibling. It will offer the same trendy looks of Corby to appeal to youngsters but with more connectivity options. M5650 feature set includes a 2.8-inch touchscreen display with Cartoon UI, social networking support, 3MP camera, FM Radio, one finger zoom, microSD card slot, music […]