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How to Make a Rugged Phone Attractive

by Tom Allen

Rugged phone maker Cat Phones (part of the Caterpillar brand) has introduced its most durable model to date: the S40. In a survey of former smartphone users, who now use a rugged phone, Cat …

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Announcing the Cat S40 Refined Rugged Smartphone

by Bob Raikes

4G Android Lollipop Handset Intended to Combine Great Looks with Exceptional Rugged Credentials and Strong Specs Cat phones today announced the Cat® S40 rugged smartphone, a tough, durable device that looks as good as …

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Samsung Brings Tizen to Emerging Markets

by Tom Allen

Samsung has confirmed that it has a smartphone called the Z3 (Tizen Moves Away From Entry-Level), running the Tizen OS, and has announced the launch markets. Samsung will first bring the phone to India, …

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Leak Shows First Glimpse of iPhone 6S

by Tom Allen

The appearance of the iPhone 6S’s front panel has apparently been revealed, although it appears identical to the iPhone 6. The iPhone 6S is said to feature the pressure-sensing Force Touch as its biggest …

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MDM Product Roundup – Vol 22 No 31

by Tom Allen

A new version of the Blackberry Passport smartphone (Blackberry Passport Veers From ‘Traditional’ Design) has been released in the USA. The Passport Silver Edition has a more rounded design and a silver colour, rather …

Toshiba Phone Sensor Supports UltraHD at 30fps

by Bob Raikes

Toshiba has announced a 16 megapixel (4624 × 3472) CMOS image sensor, the T4KC3, for mobile devices that can support the full resolution at 30fps. It can also support UltraHD and 4K formats at …

MDM Vol 22 No 30 Product Roundup

by Bob Raikes

Apple has introduced a new iPod Touch with a 4″ Retina (1136 x 640) display. It’s based on an A8 64 bit chip (said to be six times faster) and also includes a GPU …

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Rumour: Names Revised for Win 10 Phones

by Bob Raikes

A Chinese website, IT Home, calims that the new Windows 10 handsets will be called the Lumia 950 and Lumia 950 XL. Resolutions will be FullHD according to the site, with 5.2″ and 5.7″ …

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ZTE Launches Flagship Axon Phone, Axon Watch and Spro 2 Smart Projector in China

by Helen Vince

ZTE, a leading global mobile device maker, today launched its flagship Axon phone for the China market at the Water Cube in Beijing. Together with this announcement came the unveiling of a brand new …

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New Samsung Tab S2 is Very Thin

by Bob Raikes

Samsung has announced the Galaxy Tab S2 which is available in two sizes (8″ and 9.7″ diagonal). As with the Tab S, the display has an OLED display, but with lower resolution at 2048 …

Samsung Smartphone Give-Away

by Helen Vince

Samsung in the US is offering a free 32GB Galaxy S6 smartphone to customers who buy one of several different models of the company’s line of SUHD 4k TV,. The offer is valid for …

Is Turing Phone Unhackable?

by Milos Pavlovic

A new “Turing” phone has been developed by Turing Robotic Industries which is based in San Francisco. The company has released details of the prototype phone which is a 2.5GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 801-based Android …

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