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'Curse of Silence' Attack Can Disable Texting On Most Nokia Phones [Security]
gizmodo.com - 1/2/2009
'Curse of Silence' Attack Can Disable Texting On Most Nokia Phones [Security]
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Phones using a number of popular versions of the Symbian S60 mobile OS (the Nokia N95, E71 and N76 just to name a few) can be partially disabled by a maliciously coded text. The attack has been lamely dubbed "The Curse of Silence" and it's pretty simple. Due to a glitch in the way that the S60 ...

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Nokia 5800 XpressMusic Ultimate Review
dialaphone.co.uk - 1/8/2009
Nokia 5800 XpressMusic Ultimate Review
— dialaphone.co.uk — The world has been waiting for the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic. We started seeing pictures earlier this year on the Internet, we all caught a glimpse of it in use during The Dark Knight movie and we rejoiced at its official announcement in October and ... (more) Nokia 5800 XpressMusic Ultimate Review

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Nokia 6208c pops up on Nokia China’s web site
unwiredview.com - 12/28/2008
Nokia 6208c pops up on Nokia China’s web site
— unwiredview.com — Nokia 6208c pops up on Nokia China’s web site Fashioned from Nokia’s first touchscreen with a built-in keypad hybrid, the Nokia 6708, the Nokia 6208c is now official on Nokia’s Chinese web site. This handset has been confirmed to be running Nokia’s ... (more) Nokia 6208c pops up on Nokia China’s web site

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The new Nokia 6208c
pressbulletinboard.nokia.com - 12/31/2008
The new Nokia 6208c
— pressbulletinboard.nokia.com — In an event held today in Nanjing Nokia unveiled the Nokia 6208c, a new pen input device which caters for a number of different customers, specifically those in China. The touch screen on the 6208c is optimized to write Chinese characters and messages ... (more) The new Nokia 6208c

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Curse of Silence' Attack Can Disable Texting On Most Nokia Phones
textually.org — Phones using a number of popular versions of the Symbian S60 mobile OS (the Nokia N95, E71 and N76 just to name a few) can be partially disabled by a maliciously coded text. The attack has been lamely dubbed "The Curse of Silence". [via Gizmodo] ...

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