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Apple Skin Case 520 turn iPod Touch to iPhone

Now the iPod Touch owner can be 'modified' their iPod Touch, so that could be used to make calls like the iPhone. All you need is a casing. Interestingly, this casing using a SIM card to make calls. This is different from previous ways of using the SIP protocol-based applications or VOIP.

This iPod Touch casing is Apple Skin Case 520 or Apple Peel 520 is basically a communication module. In addition to having the SIM card slot, the casing is also equipped with 800 mAh batteries and antennas are located on the lower right corner. Apple Peel 520 made by a Chinese company named Yosion.

[via engadget]

Samsung Solar Guru, the first solar-powered cellphone launch in India

Samsung, as one of cellphone vendor based in Taiwan has launch Solar Guru, the first solar-powered cellphone for Indian market. Solar Guru or known as Samsung E1107 can be charged by sunlight. If you charged this phone for 40 hour, it can be used all times but if you charged this phone at the direct sunlight for 1 hour you can used this phone for 5 - 10 minutes talk time.

Samsung E1107 Solar Guru sports with standard features like FM transmitter, 1,5-inch CSTN display with 62k color, dual-band GSM, MP3 ringtone, mobile tracker, flashlight and 800 mAh battery. The special feature in this phone is MobilePrayer, this apps has a religius content and wallpaper which can be customize with the major riligion in that country.

Apart from India, Solar Guru will also be launched in Europe, Southeast Asia, Southwest Asia and Latin America.

Altek Leo, camera phone or a phone in camera?

Taiwanese camera maker Altek, has just launched the Android-based camera phones. Altek Leo packed with Android 2.1 with 14 megapixel camera that offers capabilities such as a standalone regular digital camera.

Altek Leo equipped with 3x optical zoom support. In addition there are Altek Leo Xenon Flash Light for illuminating dark objects. Altek Leo also brought 1/2.3 inch CCD image sensor as found in the regular standalone camera. In short, Altek Leo is a phone with a better camera, or perhaps could be called a camera that is equipped with mobile phones, yay!

Although there is no official specifications from Altek, the Altek Leo will run Android 2.1 and equipped with 3.2-inch WVGA screen, WiFi connectivity and support for 3.5G access. Altek Leo reportedly will start in sale in Hong Kong, China and Taiwan in the fourth quarter of this year with a $ 499 price tag. Watch the video below for a closer look.

[via: CNet | pic: gadgetsnreviews]

Upcoming Asus netbook will come with built-in cellphone

The Inquirer reported, Asus are designing netbook Asus Eee PC will come with a built-in phone. The phone will function as 3G communication modules for netbooks and is removable for use as regulary phones.

Phones that will be included in the Asus netbooks are manufactured by Israeli company Modu. Modu was established by Dov Moran who was also the inventor of the USB Flash Drive. Modu mobile phone output first appearance at Barcelona's Mobile World Congress event in February.

Modu mini mobile phone which is designed to be paired with another device. The phone consists of two sections, the first is a modular phone that can be removed and plugged into other devices. The second part is a jacket that is essentially a chasing or electronic enclosures.

In addition to Asus' netbook will be paired with Modu, several other electronics companies such as Blaupunkt and the Texas Instruments also reported partner to Modu is developing as cameras, stereos and digital photo frames.

[via The Inquirer]

Meizu M9 packed with Android 2.1

With the existence of Android platform, the mobile phone maker and electronics from China has equipped the operating system that can become a mainstay penetrate to the international market. Meizu is electronic maker from China known as MP3 player maker now preparing to producing cellphone with nice specification.

Meizu CEO, Jack Wong comfirmed that their next phone, Meizu M9, will use Android 2.1 and also revealed that the M9 will include 3 different types of keyboards. The Android distribution will be customized by Meizu.

Meizu M9 sports with Android 2.1 platform, 3.6 inch touchscren display, 1 GHz (Samsung S5PC110) processor, and HTMI 1.3 output (?). This phone will be lauched for Asian market on August 2010 with $350 price tag.

[via meizume]

Samsung Guru 1175 available for Indian market

Samsung has launched a new mobile phone with cheap price called Samsung Guru 1175 for Indian market, while we always know that India has always been used as a target market for cheap technology products.

Comes with a candybar design, the Samsung Guru 1175 using 1.52-inch STN display with a resolution of 128 × 128 pixels, LED flashlight, FM radio, support games (Sudoku, Carrom, Super Jewel Quest & Cricket), MP3 and MIDI ring tones, SMS and support Email, WAP, USB port, headset jack and speaker phone.

Samsung Guru 1175 packed with 1000 mAh Lithium battery that provides 12 hours of talk time up to 200 hours of standby time. Samsung Guru has a dimension of 108.5x45.9x14.4 mm and weighs 72 grams. Samsung Guru 1175 touted as cheap mobile phones and now available for Indian market at Rs. 1,459 (approximately $ 32).

[via Samsung Hub]

Samsung Metro 3G available for India markets

This phone is aimed at the India region, the phone has a slim and lightweight form factor but also have access to popular social networking sites like Facebook, Picasa, MySpace and Twitter. This phone has a 3.2 megapixel camera, 2.2-inch QVGA display can also display its content and images with sharp and clear, moreover, as the name of this phone also has 3G connectivity. Speaker with RDS technology capable of captured sound from FM radio included in this phone.

This phone has an internal memory space of 100MB, so maybe it was too little capacity for most users right now, but do not worry, because Samsung Metro 3G also has a microSD memory slot, and also has been integrated with the messenger application like Google Talk and AOL IM. As we mentioned at the beginning of writing this, Samsung Shark Metro 3G available in India at a price of around US$ 182 and is available in the India market right now.

[via Samsunghub]

Information on how to break into GSM networks leaked on the Net

As we all know that GSM (The abbreviation stands for Global System for Mobile communication.)  is a type of wireless connection that has a better encryption than previous cellular network, but recently one expert named Karsten Nohl, 28, aided by 24 fellow hackers based in Berlin, have been able  to uncover an algorithm that is used for encryption GSM networks for last twenty years.

Encryption scheme  used 64-bit encryption for 80% GSM phone networks around the world. Book Code dealing with the algorithm has been published by Nohl and is now available on the Internet via BitTorrent.

This is not the first time the GSM system has been cracked. In 2003, a method for breaking the GSM encryption code has also been founded by a team of researchers in Israel and in 2008, David Hulton and Steve Muller has revealed weaknesses in the GSM system only the Black Hat with less than half an hour.

And now in 2009, we have a binary code that has the potential to make the log GSM decryption faster and easier than before. Before all the panic, it is important to show that the algorithms that crack the GSM algorithms are older and less secure because it uses a system of 64-bit A5 / 1 algorithm, while the new use traditional 128-bit encryption algorithm A5 / 3 algorithm. Unfortunately, the GSM operators slow to adopt new technologies such algorithm.

[via NYT]

Hydrogen-powered cellphone charger debut in Taiwan for 2012

Taiwanese researchers now are developing a mobile phone charger with the energy of hydrogen. The development of devices made from hydrogen charge in the framework of Taiwan to be a major player environmentally friendly technologies. These devices can charge the phone battery in 2 hours without being plugged. These comments were made by researchers from the Industrial Technology Research Institute, the city of Hsinchu, northern Taiwan.

"Hydrogen is a recyclable material. Hydrogen in theory does not pollute the environment. Device charger hidorgen fabric will be more energy efficient and help protect the environment. We will continue this research. We also hope that these devices can be made from hodrogen replace phone recharge system in the next 2012" said Tsau Fanghei, researcher at the Institute.

Meanwhile, according to Yeh Hui-ching, director of economic ministries Bureau of Energy, the charger will be a future generation of Taiwan.