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The Oppo N1 has been teased for some time now by the Chinese smartphone manufacturer, where we are looking forward in anticipation for the unveiling of this device to happen this coming September 23rd. So far, there has not been anything out of the ordinary concerning the software that this model will use, although a new teaser video might change things. After all, this particular teaser video starred Steve Kondik a.k.a CyanogenMod himself, where he did mention that he is excited to be able to attend the Oppo event that is held in Beijing, where both Cyanogen and Oppo have “exciting news ahead”.

Rather cryptic language, don’t you think so? Perhaps the Oppo N1 could be the first CyanogenMod smartphone after all, considering how CyanogenMod has now evolved and grown to be a company that are on the lookout to ship a different flavor of Android on a smartphone which is manufactured by a hardware partner. Having said that, this team up between Oppo and CyanogenMod does not sound too far fetched now, right? I guess we will just have to sit tight and see what else will come out from the September 23rd announcement. Would you pick up a CyanogenMod smartphone right from the get go, or wait for the early reviews to flow in first?

Oppo N1 Might Be First CyanogenMod Smartphone original content from Ubergizmo.

CyanogenMod custom ROMs for the Android OS are without a doubt one of the widely used ROMs. Cyanogen is actually now a company, it announced yesterday that it has raised $7 million in funding, which it is going to put towards making CyanogenMod the third most popular mobile operating system out there. This goal entails that Cyanogen overtake Windows Phone and BlackBerry, it won’t be able to do that if it doesn’t have any hardware partners. Earlier today it was rumored that perhaps HTC might be the a hardware partner for Cyanogen. It appears though that the first partner might be China’s Oppo.

Oppo has been teasing its N1 smartphone for quite a while, it is due to announce the smartphone at an event in Beijing on September 23rd. The company has now posted a new video which features Steve Kondik, the founder of Cynaogen, himself. He says in the video that he’s “looking forward” to attend Oppo’s event later this week, he also says that “we have exciting news ahead,” wonder if this news is the possibility that Oppo N1 might be the first smartphone to ship with CyanogenMod pre-installed? The Oppo N1 is scheduled to be unveiled on September 23rd, we’ll know for sure then.

Oppo N1 Might Be The First CyanogenMod Powered Smartphone original content from Ubergizmo.

At the Cyanogen Inc. formation announcement, there was a particularly interesting bit of information that was pointed out by those who went through the entire announcement with a keen eye for detail. It seems that Cyanogen Inc. are currently in cahoots, or rather, partnership, with a major smartphone OEM. This deal has already been struck, but the official announcement is set to be announced in a few weeks’ time. CyanogenMod fans would be extremely happy to hear this particular news, where it translates to being able to buy an official CyanogenMod handset sometime in 2014.

As for the mystery suitor in this case, Blog of Mobile claims that HTC are the ones who are actually the unnamed major smartphone OEM. This particular report first made its way to the Internet after drawing inspiration from a post on Ruliweb forums. While it might be that Cyanogen Inc. office and the HTC Developer Center branch happen to be located in Seattle, only time will tell whether their hardware collaborations, if confirmed, are able to bring HTC up to the next level in terms of the pecking order. Who do you think would do a better job as being the official hardware partner of Cyanogen?

HTC Could Be Official Hardware Partner Of CyanogenMod original content from Ubergizmo.

CyanogenMod, perhaps the best known custom Android firmware developer, has announced it has evolved into a company, Cyanogen Inc., to offer “a mobile OS by the users, for the users”. The new company will aim to cut down the pain involved in actually installing the custom ROM to a device, with a new installer – […]

Folks who download the coming nightly builds of CyanogenMod may notice something new to play with in their settings: an option to add an account for the popular Android ROM. Once users register and sign in on their device, they’ll have access to a service that can pinpoint their handset’s location on a map. When hardware is in danger of falling into the wrong hands, it can be wiped from the web using the profile it was assigned to. Hit the source links below for the dev team’s announcement and to check for the latest release.

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