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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[FCC Fridays: June 1, 2012]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2012/06/01/fcc-fridays-june-1-2012/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2012/06/01/fcc-fridays-june-1-2012/</guid><comments>http://www.engadget.com/2012/06/01/fcc-fridays-june-1-2012/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/06/01/fcc-fridays-june-1-2012/"><img alt="FCC Fridays June 1, 2012" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2012/06/fccfridaysgraphic.jpg" style="margin: 4px; width: 600px; height: 285px;" /></a></p>We here at Engadget tend to spend a lot of way too much time poring over the latest FCC filings, be it on the net or directly on the ol' Federal Communications Commission's site. Since we couldn't possibly (want to) cover all the stuff that goes down there individually, we've gathered up an exhaustive listing of every phone and / or tablet getting the stamp of approval over the last week. Enjoy!<p><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/06/01/fcc-fridays-june-1-2012/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>FCC Fridays: June 1, 2012</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/06/01/fcc-fridays-june-1-2012/">FCC Fridays: June 1, 2012</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Fri, 01 Jun 2012 18:20:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/06/01/fcc-fridays-june-1-2012/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/20249673/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/06/01/fcc-fridays-june-1-2012/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>alcatel</category><category>alcatel onetouch</category><category>Alcatel OneTouch 991A</category><category>AlcatelOnetouch</category><category>AlcatelOnetouch991a</category><category>archos</category><category>asus</category><category>Coby MID8042</category><category>CobyMid8042</category><category>fcc</category><category>fcc fridays</category><category>FccFridays</category><category>friday</category><category>fridays</category><category>fujitsu</category><category>Fujitsu 101F</category><category>Fujitsu T-02D</category><category>Fujitsu101f</category><category>FujitsuT-02d</category><category>galaxy s iii</category><category>GalaxySIii</category><category>htc</category><category>htc media link</category><category>htc media link hd</category><category>HTC PJ40200</category><category>HTC PJ40210</category><category>HtcMediaLink</category><category>HtcMediaLinkHd</category><category>HtcPj40200</category><category>HtcPj40210</category><category>huawei</category><category>Huawei U2900</category><category>HuaweiU2900</category><category>i747</category><category>kyocera</category><category>Kyocera KYY04</category><category>kyocera urbano progresso</category><category>KyoceraKyy04</category><category>KyoceraUrbanoProgresso</category><category>LG</category><category>LG AS730</category><category>LG E612G</category><category>LG LG440G</category><category>LgAs730</category><category>LgE612g</category><category>LgLg440g</category><category>media link</category><category>MediaLink</category><category>minipost</category><category>motorola</category><category>motorola xt885</category><category>motorola xt886</category><category>MotorolaXt885</category><category>MotorolaXt886</category><category>ntt docomo</category><category>NttDocomo</category><category>regulatory</category><category>regza</category><category>rim</category><category>samsung</category><category>samsung galaxy s iii</category><category>samsung i747</category><category>Samsung SGH-I747</category><category>Samsung SGH-T159</category><category>Samsung SWD-SC-06D</category><category>samsung t159</category><category>SamsungGalaxySIii</category><category>SamsungI747</category><category>SamsungSgh-i747</category><category>SamsungSgh-t159</category><category>SamsungSwd-sc-06d</category><category>SamsungT159</category><category>sc-06d</category><category>sc06d</category><category>sgh-i747</category><category>softbank</category><category>Sony Xperia ion</category><category>SonyXperiaIon</category><category>t159</category><category>urbano progresso</category><category>UrbanoProgresso</category><category>zte</category><category>ZTE V788</category><category>ZTE V880E</category><category>ZteV788</category><category>ZteV880e</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brad Molen]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 01 Jun 2012 18:20:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kyocera's Urbano Progresso to bring tissue-conductive sounds to Japan on May 30th]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/28/kyocera-urbano-progresso-launch-date/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/28/kyocera-urbano-progresso-launch-date/</guid><comments>http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/28/kyocera-urbano-progresso-launch-date/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/28/kyocera-urbano-progresso-launch-date/"><img alt="Kyocera's Urbano Progresso to bring tissue-conductive sounds to Japan on May 30th" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2012/05/uprogr.jpg" style="margin: 4px; width: 564px; height: 314px;" /></a></p><p> Kyocera's innovative <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/15/kddi-spring-2012-phones/">Urbano Progresso</a> is set to launch in Japanese stores before the end of the week. The result of a team-up between the handset manufacturer and carrier KDDI, it uses a new <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/13/kddi-and-kyocera-create-speaker-free-smartphone-we-go-hands-on/">vibrational technology</a> that forgoes the more typical earpiece, delivering sound throughout the whole handset. We've toyed with the technology already and it's good to see <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/kyocera">Kyocera</a> delivering on its promise of a real world application of its <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/07/kyocera-teases-bone-conduction-audio-technology-for-mobile-phone/">smart sonic receiver</a> in the same year. Aside from its audio chops, the phone houses some less ground-breaking, but still respectable, features like a dual-core 1.4GHz Snapdragon S2 processor, Android 4.0, an 8.1-megapixel camera, waterproof casing and a 4.1-inch screen. It'll be out in shops starting May 30th and tempted Japan residents can check out the hard sell -- condensed into a two-minute video -- after the break.</p><p><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/28/kyocera-urbano-progresso-launch-date/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Kyocera's Urbano Progresso to bring tissue-conductive sounds to Japan on May 30th</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/28/kyocera-urbano-progresso-launch-date/">Kyocera's Urbano Progresso to bring tissue-conductive sounds to Japan on May 30th</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Mon, 28 May 2012 05:19:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/28/kyocera-urbano-progresso-launch-date/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/20246190/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/28/kyocera-urbano-progresso-launch-date/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>Android</category><category>Android 4.0</category><category>Android4.0</category><category>au</category><category>au by KDDI</category><category>AuByKddi</category><category>Google</category><category>Ice Cream Sandwich</category><category>IceCreamSandwich</category><category>ICS</category><category>Japan</category><category>KDDI</category><category>Kyocera</category><category>mobilepostmini</category><category>smart sonic receiver</category><category>SmartSonicReceiver</category><category>urbano progresso</category><category>UrbanoProgresso</category><category>video</category><category>waterproof</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mat Smith]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 28 May 2012 05:19:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[FCC Fridays: May 25, 2012]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/25/fcc-fridays-may-25-2012/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/25/fcc-fridays-may-25-2012/</guid><comments>http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/25/fcc-fridays-may-25-2012/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/25/fcc-fridays-may-25-2012/"><img alt="FCC Fridays: May 25, 2012" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2012/05/fccfridays.jpg" style="margin: 4px; width: 600px; height: 285px;" /></a></p><p> <span>We here at Engadget tend to spend a lot of way too much time poring over the latest FCC filings, be it on the net or directly on the ol' Federal Communications Commission's site. Since we couldn't possibly (want to) cover all the stuff that goes down there individually, we've gathered up an exhaustive listing of every phone and / or tablet getting the stamp of approval over the last week. Enjoy!</span></p><p><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/25/fcc-fridays-may-25-2012/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>FCC Fridays: May 25, 2012</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/25/fcc-fridays-may-25-2012/">FCC Fridays: May 25, 2012</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Fri, 25 May 2012 22:28:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/25/fcc-fridays-may-25-2012/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/20245399/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/25/fcc-fridays-may-25-2012/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>alcatel</category><category>approval</category><category>asus</category><category>cellon</category><category>doppio</category><category>doppio mobile</category><category>DoppioMobile</category><category>fcc</category><category>fcc friday</category><category>fcc fridays</category><category>FccFriday</category><category>FccFridays</category><category>friday</category><category>GT-I9308</category><category>GT-N8000A</category><category>haier</category><category>huawei</category><category>Huawei U8666</category><category>Huawei U8815N</category><category>HuaweiU8666</category><category>HuaweiU8815n</category><category>kyocera</category><category>lg</category><category>LG E617G</category><category>LG L40G</category><category>LG L96G</category><category>LgE617g</category><category>LgL40g</category><category>LgL96g</category><category>minipost</category><category>motorola</category><category>Motorola XT550</category><category>MotorolaXt550</category><category>pcd</category><category>regulatory</category><category>samsung</category><category>Samsung GT-I9308</category><category>Samsung SCH-I939</category><category>Samsung SHV-E210L</category><category>SamsungGt-i9308</category><category>SamsungSch-i939</category><category>SamsungShv-e210l</category><category>SCH-I939</category><category>SHV-E210L</category><category>zte</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brad Molen]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 25 May 2012 22:28:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kyocera Hydro bares all for the FCC]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/23/kyocera-hydro-bares-all-for-the-fcc/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/23/kyocera-hydro-bares-all-for-the-fcc/</guid><comments>http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/23/kyocera-hydro-bares-all-for-the-fcc/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/23/kyocera-hydro-bares-all-for-the-fcc/"><img alt="Image" height="465" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2012/05/kyocera-hydro-fcc.jpg" style="margin:4px" width="514" /></a></p><p> What's a spankin' new Android phone to do hot off its <a href="http://www.engadget.com/event/ctia-2012/">CTIA 2012</a> debut? Why, stop by the FCC for an inside-out coming out party. The <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/kyocera/">Kyocera-crafted</a> handset outlined in the docs looks to be <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/08/kyocera-hydro-waterproof-smartphone/">the recently unveiled Hydro</a>, as the device's model number -- C5170 -- matches that of the unit we got hands-on with in New Orleans. The filings don't spill much of the middleweight mobile's guts, but we were able to discern radios for CDMA 1900MHz, WiFi b/g/n and Bluetooth, as well as the existence of a 1,500mAh battery. We're still in the dark as to where this waterproofed, ICS-laden phone'll end up, but if our magic 8-ball's any indication, all signs point knowingly to Sprint. Hit up the source below to rifle through the RF tests for yourself.</p><p></p><p></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/23/kyocera-hydro-bares-all-for-the-fcc/">Kyocera Hydro bares all for the FCC</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Wed, 23 May 2012 04:05:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/23/kyocera-hydro-bares-all-for-the-fcc/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/20242727/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/23/kyocera-hydro-bares-all-for-the-fcc/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>1900MHz</category><category>Android</category><category>Android 4.0</category><category>android 4.0 ice cream sandwich</category><category>Android4.0</category><category>Android4.0IceCreamSandwich</category><category>C5170</category><category>CDMA</category><category>FCC</category><category>filing</category><category>Hydro</category><category>Ice Cream Sandwich</category><category>IceCreamSandwich</category><category>Kyocera</category><category>mobilepostmini</category><category>V65C5170</category><category>waterproof</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joseph Volpe]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 04:05:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[KDDI reveals its Summer 2012 collection: Android smartphones are still hot]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/15/kddi-spring-2012-phones/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/15/kddi-spring-2012-phones/</guid><comments>http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/15/kddi-spring-2012-phones/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/15/kddi-spring-2012-phones/"><img alt="KDDI reveals its Spring 2012 colection: Android smartphones are still hot" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2012/05/aukddispring.jpg" style="margin: 4px; width: 588px; height: 366px;" /></a></p><p> It's that time of the season again, as Japan's mobile carriers unveil more alternate-universe models that we'll probably never see elsewhere. Leading the pack is the final version of Fujitsu's <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/02/27/fujitsu-quad-core-phone-hands-on-video/">long-time-coming</a> quad-core Android phone, arriving as the Arrows Z ISW13F. With NVIDIA's Tegra 3, WiMAX connectivity, 16GB of built-in storage and a 4.6-inch 1280 x 720 display, Fujitsu's somehow jammed it all into less than 11mm of smartphone. The 13-megapixel camera includes an <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/exmorr">Exmor R</a> sensor, while a microSD slot can add up to 32GB of space.</p><p> The AQUOS Serie is another belle of KDDI's spring ball, with a 4.6-inch 1280 x 720 display, 1-seg TV tuner and a 12-megapixel camera on the back. It's also the first phone to pack <em>both</em> NFC and <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/felica">Felica</a> mobile payment hardware into the same device, mobile wallet fans. The collection is also joined by the <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/19/htcs-j-is13ht-wimax-smartphone-slips-out-for-kddi/">HTC J</a> and the final retail version of Kyocera and KDDI's "<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/13/kddi-and-kyocera-create-speaker-free-smartphone-we-go-hands-on/">Smart Sonic Receiver</a>" in the Urbano Progresso -- a phone that transmits sound through vibration. Any ex-pats in the mood for a new <em>keitai</em> can take a closer look at the rest of the new family at the source below.</p><p> <strong>Update:</strong> Kyocera has confirmed to us that the Smart Sonic Receiver used in the Urbano Progresso is indeed the same <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/07/kyocera-teases-bone-conduction-audio-technology-for-mobile-phone/">tissue conduction technology</a> Kyocera demonstrated last week at CTIA Wireless.</p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/15/kddi-spring-2012-phones/">KDDI reveals its Summer 2012 collection: Android smartphones are still hot</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Tue, 15 May 2012 09:51:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/15/kddi-spring-2012-phones/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/20238290/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/15/kddi-spring-2012-phones/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>AQUOS</category><category>AQUOS Serie</category><category>AquosSerie</category><category>Arrows</category><category>Arrows Z ISW13F</category><category>ArrowsZIsw13f</category><category>au</category><category>au by KDDI</category><category>AuByKddi</category><category>Fujitsu</category><category>HTC J</category><category>HtcJ</category><category>Japan</category><category>Japanese</category><category>KDDI</category><category>KDDI au</category><category>KddiAu</category><category>Kyocera</category><category>kyocera tissue conduction</category><category>KyoceraTissueConduction</category><category>mobilepostmini</category><category>smart sonic receiver</category><category>SmartSonicReceiver</category><category>tissue conduction</category><category>TissueConduction</category><category>Urbano Progresso</category><category>UrbanoProgresso</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mat Smith]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 09:51:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kyocera Rise hands-on (video)]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/08/kyocera-rise-qwerty-slider/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/08/kyocera-rise-qwerty-slider/</guid><comments>http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/08/kyocera-rise-qwerty-slider/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/08/kyocera-rise-qwerty-slider/"><img alt="Hands-on with Kyocera Rise, an Android 4.0 smartphone with a QWERTY keyboard (video)" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2012/05/kyocera-rise---angled.jpg" style="margin: 4px; width: 600px; height: 431px;" /></a></p><p> Kyocera is looking to regain a foothold in the US smartphone market, and curiously enough, it's doing so by catering to niche audiences. First we saw the <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/08/kyocera-hydro-waterproof-smartphone/">Hydro</a>, a waterproof handset, and alongside it is the Rise, which features a sliding QWERTY keyboard. Both phones are built for CDMA networks, although Kyocera has yet to announce carrier availability for either. We wouldn't be surprised in the least to see it going to Sprint or any of its prepaid brands, but this is just speculation for now.</p><p> Spec-wise, the Rise is very similar to the Hydro, and this extends to the OS. In our brief time with the phone, we were treated to a largely vanilla interpretation of Ice Cream Sandwich, which makes the Rise a bit of a rare breed in the QWERTY world -- hopefully its future carrier doesn't dictate huge alterations. The phone features a Qualcomm <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/msm8655">MSM8655 SoC</a> with a 1GHz CPU, a 3.5-inch, 480 x 320 IPS LCD display, a 3.2-megapixel camera with LED flash and a 1,500 mAh battery. When compared to other QWERTY sliders, the handset itself is rather compact and fit nicely in our hand. We were similarly quite fond of the sliding mechanism on the Rise, which felt natural and provided just enough resistance. The four-row keyboard is altogether forgettable, but it should serve those who insist upon physical keys just fine. Our biggest gripe about the Rise, however, is its low-res display, which seems like quite a misstep -- even for a budget device.</p><p> In terms of storage, you'll find 512MB of RAM, 2GB built-in and a 2GB microSD card. The Rise also features 802.11n (WiFi), Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR and EV-DO Rev. A. It's safe to say that Kyocera is targeting budget audiences with the Rise, but the strategy may work to its advantage if other carriers fail to keep their QWERTY sliders up-to-date with the latest version of Android. No pricing was announced at the show, but we imagine it will be strongly tied to whichever carriers choose to sell it. You'll find our hands-on video after the break.</p><p> <div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/photos/kyocera-rise-hands-on/">Kyocera Rise hands-on</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.engadget.com/photos/kyocera-rise-hands-on/#5008604"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2012/05/tmo2012-05-0716-10-50gal_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.engadget.com/photos/kyocera-rise-hands-on/#5008605"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2012/05/tmo2012-05-0716-11-05gal_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.engadget.com/photos/kyocera-rise-hands-on/#5008606"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2012/05/tmo2012-05-0716-11-15gal_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.engadget.com/photos/kyocera-rise-hands-on/#5008607"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2012/05/tmo2012-05-0716-11-29gal_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.engadget.com/photos/kyocera-rise-hands-on/#5008608"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2012/05/tmo2012-05-0716-11-40gal_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div></p><p><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/08/kyocera-rise-qwerty-slider/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Kyocera Rise hands-on (video)</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/08/kyocera-rise-qwerty-slider/">Kyocera Rise hands-on (video)</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Tue, 08 May 2012 07:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/08/kyocera-rise-qwerty-slider/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/20230701/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/08/kyocera-rise-qwerty-slider/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>android</category><category>android 4.0</category><category>Android4.0</category><category>cdma</category><category>ctia</category><category>ctia 2012</category><category>ctia wireless 2012</category><category>Ctia2012</category><category>CtiaWireless2012</category><category>google</category><category>hands-on</category><category>ice cream sandwich</category><category>IceCreamSandwich</category><category>kyocera</category><category>kyocera rise</category><category>KyoceraRise</category><category>mobilepostcross</category><category>MSM8655</category><category>qualcomm</category><category>qwerty</category><category>qwerty slider</category><category>QwertySlider</category><category>rise</category><category>smartphone</category><category>smartphones</category><category>video</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Zachary Lutz]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 07:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kyocera Hydro hands-on (video)]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/08/kyocera-hydro-waterproof-smartphone/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/08/kyocera-hydro-waterproof-smartphone/</guid><comments>http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/08/kyocera-hydro-waterproof-smartphone/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/08/kyocera-hydro-waterproof-smartphone/"><img alt="Hands-on with Kyocera Hydro, a waterproof Android 4.0 smartphone (video)" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2012/05/kyocera-hydro---angled-1336116933.jpg" style="margin: 4px; width: 470px; height: 450px;" /></a></p><p> It's been a while since we've seen a Kyocera smartphone for the US market, and if you'll recall, its previous two attempts -- the <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/09/02/kyocera-milano-coming-to-sprint-september-9th-for-50-looks-not/">Milano</a> and <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/04/13/kyocera-echo-review/">Echo</a> -- didn't manage to sway many consumers. Today, the company is adding two new Android handsets to the deck: the Hydro and <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/08/kyocera-rise-qwerty-slider/">Rise</a>. True to its name, the Hydro plays off of Kyocera's experience in the waterproof segment, and while it's not mil-spec, the phone's able to withstand submersion at depths of up to one meter for a half-hour. The Hydro is a CDMA handset, although Kyocera is keeping the carrier affiliations -- and pricing -- close to its chest. As with the Rise, we'd expect to see it arrive on Sprint or one of its prepaid brands in the near future.</p><p> The Hydro will ship with Ice Cream Sandwich, and we're pleased to report that the interface is largely unmolested, save for Kyocera's app to conserve battery life -- whether the carrier dictates future changes remains to be seen. Beyond the OS and the waterproof aspect, however, it's rather humdrum in the spec department. It features a Qualcomm <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/msm8655">MSM8655 SoC</a> with a 1GHz CPU, a 3.5-inch, 480 x 320 display, a 3.2-megapixel camera with LED flash and a 1,500 mAh battery. Because the screen is an IPS LCD, the quality is definitely a step-above your run-of-the-mill TFT-LCD mainstays, although it's hard to ignore the low-res image quality. The Hydro also offers 512MB of RAM, 2GB of built-in storage and a 2GB microSD card. In terms of connectivity, you'll find 802.11n (WiFi), Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR and EV-DO Rev. A. The handset itself is comfortable to hold, though its plasticky build materials reinforce the fact that it's a low-end handset. While the Hydro doesn't blaze any new trails, it may very well be suitable for those on a budget who'd like a phone that can handle life's accidents. Follow the break for our hands-on video.</p><p> <div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/photos/kyocera-hydro-hands-on/">Kyocera Hydro hands-on</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.engadget.com/photos/kyocera-hydro-hands-on/#5008583"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2012/05/dsc02841_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.engadget.com/photos/kyocera-hydro-hands-on/#5008584"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2012/05/tmo2012-05-0715-51-17gal_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.engadget.com/photos/kyocera-hydro-hands-on/#5008585"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2012/05/tmo2012-05-0715-51-25gal_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.engadget.com/photos/kyocera-hydro-hands-on/#5008586"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2012/05/tmo2012-05-0715-51-56gal_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.engadget.com/photos/kyocera-hydro-hands-on/#5008587"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2012/05/tmo2012-05-0715-52-23gal_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div></p><p><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/08/kyocera-hydro-waterproof-smartphone/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Kyocera Hydro hands-on (video)</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/08/kyocera-hydro-waterproof-smartphone/">Kyocera Hydro hands-on (video)</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Tue, 08 May 2012 07:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/08/kyocera-hydro-waterproof-smartphone/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/20230696/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/08/kyocera-hydro-waterproof-smartphone/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>android</category><category>android 4.0</category><category>Android4.0</category><category>cdma</category><category>ctia</category><category>ctia 2012</category><category>ctia wireless 2012</category><category>Ctia2012</category><category>CtiaWireless2012</category><category>google</category><category>hands-on</category><category>hydro</category><category>ice cream sandwich</category><category>IceCreamSandwich</category><category>kyocera</category><category>kyocera hydro</category><category>KyoceraHydro</category><category>mobilepostcross</category><category>msm8655</category><category>qualcomm</category><category>smartphone</category><category>smartphones</category><category>video</category><category>waterproof</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Zachary Lutz]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 07:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kyocera teases tissue conduction audio technology for mobile phones at CTIA]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/07/kyocera-teases-bone-conduction-audio-technology-for-mobile-phone/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/07/kyocera-teases-bone-conduction-audio-technology-for-mobile-phone/</guid><comments>http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/07/kyocera-teases-bone-conduction-audio-technology-for-mobile-phone/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: center; "> <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/07/kyocera-teases-bone-conduction-audio-technology-for-mobile-phone/"><img alt="Kyocera teases bone conduction audio technology for mobile phones at CTIA" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2012/05/05-07-2012dsc0284000-1336439626.jpg" style="margin-left: 4px; margin-right: 4px; margin-top: 4px; margin-bottom: 4px; width: 600px; height: 399px; " /></a></p><p> Can you hear me now? It's a common phrase in the mobile industry, but if <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/kyocera">Kyocera</a> has its way, the saying could quickly become a thing of the past, thanks to <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/bone%20conduction">tissue conduction</a> technology that it plans to integrate into future handsets. Rather than operating with a traditional earpiece, we were told the display itself vibrates to create sound waves. The end result is an aural experience that can be perceived with your facial tissues and bones, and it's said to dramatically improves perceived audio quality within noisy environments.</p><p> Bone conduction technology was initially created for those with hearing difficulty, and while Kyocera isn't the first to reveal a novel implementation within mobile phones (a distinction that belongs to KDDI), the technology is Kyocera's own. During our brief hands-on demo, we were rather impressed by the noticeable difference created by tissue conduction in comparison to a traditional handset -- this applies to both quiet and noisy environments. In case you're curious, no, the vibrations aren't jarring, and yes, we'd genuinely like to see the technology take to the mainstream.</p><p> <div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/photos/kyoceras-tissue-conduction-audio-technology/">Kyocera's tissue conduction audio technology</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.engadget.com/photos/kyoceras-tissue-conduction-audio-technology/#5008445"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2012/05/05-07-2012dsc0180701_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.engadget.com/photos/kyoceras-tissue-conduction-audio-technology/#5008447"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2012/05/05-07-2012dsc0180902_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.engadget.com/photos/kyoceras-tissue-conduction-audio-technology/#5008448"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2012/05/05-07-2012dsc0283103_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.engadget.com/photos/kyoceras-tissue-conduction-audio-technology/#5008449"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2012/05/05-07-2012dsc0283204_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.engadget.com/photos/kyoceras-tissue-conduction-audio-technology/#5008450"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2012/05/05-07-2012dsc0283506_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/07/kyocera-teases-bone-conduction-audio-technology-for-mobile-phone/">Kyocera teases tissue conduction audio technology for mobile phones at CTIA</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Mon, 07 May 2012 21:12:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/07/kyocera-teases-bone-conduction-audio-technology-for-mobile-phone/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/20233338/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/07/kyocera-teases-bone-conduction-audio-technology-for-mobile-phone/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>audio</category><category>CTIA</category><category>CTIA 2012</category><category>ctia wireless 2012</category><category>Ctia2012</category><category>CtiaWireless2012</category><category>kyocera</category><category>kyocera tissue conduction</category><category>KyoceraTissueConduction</category><category>mobilepostcross</category><category>prototype</category><category>speakers</category><category>tissue conduction</category><category>TissueConduction</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Zachary Lutz]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 21:12:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inhabitat's Week in Green: solar-powered plane, chrome Fisker Karma and the 'blackest' solar cells ever]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/15/solar-plane-chrome-fisker-karma-blackest-solar-cells/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/15/solar-plane-chrome-fisker-karma-blackest-solar-cells/</guid><comments>http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/15/solar-plane-chrome-fisker-karma-blackest-solar-cells/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div> <p>  <i>Each week our friends at <a href="http://inhabitat.com/">Inhabitat</a> recap the week's most interesting green developments and clean tech news for us -- it's the Week in Green.</i></p></div><p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/14/solar-plane-chrome-fisker-karma-blackest-solar-cells/"><img alt="Image" height="357" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2012/04/panasonic-photosynthesis-4-537x357-1334421165.jpeg" style="margin:4px" width="537" /></a></p><p> With the days getting longer and the spring sun creeping into the evening hours this week, we saw a host of impressive <a href="http://inhabitat.com/tag/solar/">solar energy projects</a> that put those rays to work. <a href="http://inhabitat.com/kyocera-announces-plan-for-japan-largest-solar-farm/" target="_blank">Kyocera revealed their plan for Japan's largest solar farm</a> and French company Areva announced they will be building the<a href="http://inhabitat.com/areva-announces-plans-to-build-largest-solar-installation-in-asia/"> largest solar installation in Asia</a>. On the other side of the globe, New York City was proud to say that it recently <a href="http://inhabitat.com/nyc/new-york-city-triples-solar-power-production/" target="_blank">tripled its solar power production</a> and a new study showed that the United States <a href="http://inhabitat.com/united-states-pulls-ahead-of-china-in-clean-energy-race/">pulled ahead of China in the clean energy race</a> this year. We also saw designs for a new <a href="http://inhabitat.com/design-for-the-first-practical-solar-power-satellite-concept-unveiled/" target="_blank">solar satellite that could harvest the sun's rays 24/7</a> and we ogled photos of the<a href="http://inhabitat.com/justin-bieber-wraps-his-2012-fisker-karma-in-shiny-chrome/"> <img alt="Image" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2012/04/screen-shot-2012-04-14-at-12.37.26-pm.jpg" style="margin: 10px 10px 10px auto; width: 200px; height: 111px; float: left;" /> massive array of PV panels topping the zHome complex</a> in Washington. A team at Natcore blew away the scientific community by creating the <a href="http://inhabitat.com/%E2%80%9Cblackest%E2%80%9D-solar-cell-ever-designed-absorbs-99-7-percent-of-all-light/">"blackest" solar cell ever designed</a> and Panasonic gave us a sneak peek at its shimmering, solar-powered <a href="http://inhabitat.com/panasonic-unveils-photosynthesis-solar-ecosystem-at-milan-design-week/">"Photosynthesis" Ecosystem</a> installation, which will light up the night at the <a href="http://inhabitat.com/milan-furniture-fair/">Milan Furniture Fair next week</a>.</p><p> In green transportation news, Justin Bieber's blindingly shiny <a href="http://inhabitat.com/justin-bieber-wraps-his-2012-fisker-karma-in-shiny-chrome/" target="_blank">chrome Fisker Karma</a> had people talking (and putting on their sunglasses), while the former head of R&amp;D at GM predicted that we'll see <a href="http://inhabitat.com/former-general-motors-r-and-d-head-predicts-driverless-cars-by-2020/">driverless cars</a> by 2020. <a href="http://inhabitat.com/honda-and-zipcar-team-up-to-provide-hybrid-and-electric-vehicles-to-car-share-members/">Honda announced that it is teaming up with Zipcar</a> to provide EVs and hybrids to Zipsters and <a href="http://inhabitat.com/ferrari-confirms-new-hybrid-system-for-its-v12-models/">Ferrari confirmed that its future V12 models will have a new hybrid system</a>. Finally, SolarWorld sent us news about their new <a href="http://inhabitat.com/new-elektra-one-solar-plane-flies-twice-as-far-as-the-original/">Elektra solar-powered plane</a>, which can fly twice as far as its predecessor.</p><p> Smart design continued to make the world a little better with innovations like this <a href="http://www.ecouterre.com/vibrating-lorm-glove-helps-deaf-blind-people-compose-send-text-messages/">vibrating glove that lets blind people text</a> and <a href="http://www.inhabitots.com/montessori-educational-app-review-montessorium-intro-to-letters/">Montessori's Intro to Letters app</a>, which teaches kids the alphabet. We also got back into nature (literally) with these see-through <a href="http://inhabitat.com/bubbletrees-transparent-bubble-tents-make-up-an-entire-hotel-in-france/">bubble tents</a> surrounded by trees, and we reflected upon the mysterious <a href="http://inhabitat.com/new-harvard-study-gives-convincing-evidence-that-pesticides-are-linked-to-bee-colony-collapse/" target="_blank">human-shaped mirror sculptures</a> that popped up in a Scottish forest.</p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/15/solar-plane-chrome-fisker-karma-blackest-solar-cells/">Inhabitat's Week in Green: solar-powered plane, chrome Fisker Karma and the 'blackest' solar cells ever</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Sun, 15 Apr 2012 20:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/15/solar-plane-chrome-fisker-karma-blackest-solar-cells/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/20215859/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/15/solar-plane-chrome-fisker-karma-blackest-solar-cells/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>clean energy</category><category>CleanEnergy</category><category>eco</category><category>energy</category><category>energy race</category><category>EnergyRace</category><category>ev</category><category>fisker karma</category><category>FiskerKarma</category><category>green</category><category>green power</category><category>GreenPower</category><category>honda</category><category>inhabitat</category><category>inhabitatsweekingreen</category><category>kyocera</category><category>natcore</category><category>solar</category><category>thisweekingreen</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Inhabitat]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 15 Apr 2012 20:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kyocera joins forces with IHI and Mizuho on 70-megawatt solar plant]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/11/kyocera-joins-forces-with-ihi-and-mizuho-on-70-megawatt-solar-pl/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/11/kyocera-joins-forces-with-ihi-and-mizuho-on-70-megawatt-solar-pl/</guid><comments>http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/11/kyocera-joins-forces-with-ihi-and-mizuho-on-70-megawatt-solar-pl/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: center; "> <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/11/kyocera-joins-forces-with-ihi-and-mizuho-on-70-megawatt-solar-pl/"><img alt="Kyocera joins forces with IHI and Mizuho on 70-megawatt solar plant" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2012/04/0403kara02.jpg" style="margin: 4px; width: 550px; height: 369px; " /></a></div>Japan is often on the cutting edge of technology, but one of the things it apparently does not have is a collection of large solar power plants. <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/kyocera">Kyocera</a>, better known state side for its <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/04/13/kyocera-echo-review/">interesting cell phone designs</a>, is looking to change that by teaming up with IHI and Mizuho Corporate Bank on a large facility in Kagoshima City. The 314 acre sun farm will collect solar rays on 290,000 Kyocera-built panels capable of generating 70 megawatts of electricity, increasing the country's sun-powered production by almost 40-percent and keeping roughly 22,000 homes thoroughly juiced. The project can't quite match some of the <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/12/01/nrg-and-sunpower-partner-on-250-megawatt-solar-plant-plan-to-po/">largest</a> <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/18/two-mammoth-solar-plants-to-generate-800-megawatts-in-california/">such</a> <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/26/280-megawatt-solar-plant-headed-to-arizona-desert/">plants</a> here in the US, but it will go a long way towards getting the island nation back on track following the fallout of the tsunami. The &yen;25 billion ($309 million) construction is expected to start in July. For more info check out the PR after the break.<p><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/11/kyocera-joins-forces-with-ihi-and-mizuho-on-70-megawatt-solar-pl/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Kyocera joins forces with IHI and Mizuho on 70-megawatt solar plant</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/11/kyocera-joins-forces-with-ihi-and-mizuho-on-70-megawatt-solar-pl/">Kyocera joins forces with IHI and Mizuho on 70-megawatt solar plant</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Wed, 11 Apr 2012 14:21:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/11/kyocera-joins-forces-with-ihi-and-mizuho-on-70-megawatt-solar-pl/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/20213105/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/11/kyocera-joins-forces-with-ihi-and-mizuho-on-70-megawatt-solar-pl/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>green</category><category>ihi</category><category>japan</category><category>kyocera</category><category>mizuho</category><category>Mizuho Corporate Bank</category><category>MizuhoCorporateBank</category><category>solar plant</category><category>solar power</category><category>SolarPlant</category><category>SolarPower</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Terrence O'Brien]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2012 14:21:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sprint's Kyocera DuraPlus coming March 11th for $70, hopes you like it tough]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/01/sprint-kyocera-duraplus-available-march-11th-for-70/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/01/sprint-kyocera-duraplus-available-march-11th-for-70/</guid><comments>http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/01/sprint-kyocera-duraplus-available-march-11th-for-70/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/01/sprint-kyocera-duraplus-available-march-11th-for-70/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2012/03/kyoceradura3-1-1330609852.jpg" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin: 4px;" /></a></div><div> Exactly one month after unveiling this Military <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/810g/">810G</a>-approved ruggedized handset, Sprint's stamping an official release date and price on it. Those of you who don't appreciate delicate swiping-and-tapping will be able to grab Kyocera's new DuraPlus for a mere $70 -- after a $50 mail-in rebate and with the standard two-year signing -- on March 11th. The device is the newest addition to the rugged Dura family, joining the likes of the <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/10/13/kyocera-duramax-for-sprint-hands-on-video/">DuraMax</a> and <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/11/04/sprint-bringing-samsung-transform-ultra-kyocera-duracore-to-lif/">DuraCore</a>. To give you a quick brain-refresh, the DuraPlus can take a dive down to three feet underwater and stay submerged for about half an hour. It can withstand dust, shock and "extreme temperatures" while also giving you access to those Now Network bits you're so fond of: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/09/28/kyocera-duramax-ready-to-kickoff-sprints-direct-connect-service/">Direct and Group Connect</a>. Now, be sure to send us those <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/02/07/rim-wrecks-its-own-devices-so-you-dont-have-to-video/">drop test</a> vids if you buy one -- we have <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/02/07/rim-wrecks-its-own-devices-so-you-dont-have-to-video/"><em>all day</em></a> for that stuff.</div><p><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/01/sprint-kyocera-duraplus-available-march-11th-for-70/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Sprint's Kyocera DuraPlus coming March 11th for $70, hopes you like it tough</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/01/sprint-kyocera-duraplus-available-march-11th-for-70/">Sprint's Kyocera DuraPlus coming March 11th for $70, hopes you like it tough</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Thu, 01 Mar 2012 11:07:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/01/sprint-kyocera-duraplus-available-march-11th-for-70/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/20183543/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/01/sprint-kyocera-duraplus-available-march-11th-for-70/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>direct connect</category><category>DirectConnect</category><category>duraplus</category><category>Group Connect</category><category>GroupConnect</category><category>kyocera</category><category>kyocera duraplus</category><category>KyoceraDuraplus</category><category>mobilepostmini</category><category>now network</category><category>NowNetwork</category><category>rugged</category><category>ruggedized</category><category>ruggedized phone</category><category>RuggedizedPhone</category><category>sprint</category><category>sprint kyocera duraplus</category><category>SprintKyoceraDuraplus</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Edgar Alvarez]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 01 Mar 2012 11:07:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kyocera DuraPlus: a Sprint phone so masculine it'll kick your face in for misdialing]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2012/02/01/kyocera-duraplus-a-sprint-phone-so-masculine-itll-kick-your-fa/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2012/02/01/kyocera-duraplus-a-sprint-phone-so-masculine-itll-kick-your-fa/</guid><comments>http://www.engadget.com/2012/02/01/kyocera-duraplus-a-sprint-phone-so-masculine-itll-kick-your-fa/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/02/01/kyocera-duraplus-a-sprint-phone-so-masculine-itll-kick-your-fa/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2012/02/kyocerapro375gl2.jpg" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin: 4px; float: left;" /></a><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/31/sprint-grants-lightsquared-six-week-extension-for-fcc-approval/">Sprint's</a> announced that it'll carry the <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/10/13/kyocera-duramax-for-sprint-hands-on-video/">Kyocera</a> DuraPlus -- a rugged cellphone that recalls a lifetime of tedious internet memes. It's certified to "Military Standard <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/810g/">810G</a>," for its resistance to dust, shock, vibration, temperature extremes, humidity and it's able to withstand water depths of one meter for, erm, up to half an hour. You'll also find an embedded LED flashlight capable of lighting the darkest of very dark rooms. Using <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/09/22/sprint-to-launch-direct-connect-october-2nd-confirms-mobile-hot/">Direct Connect</a>, you can push-to-talk to other subscribers or use <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/09/28/kyocera-duramax-ready-to-kickoff-sprints-direct-connect-service/">Group Connect</a> to chat with 20 at a time. It'll ship with a 1650 mAh battery (9.5 hours of talk time) with an additional 2300 mAh battery for those long trips round the secure compound. You'll also be able to buy an external charging port to juice multiple units at once -- if you're running your own private militia and need to swap out devices on the go, for example. It'll be available in the first half of the year for an undisclosed price, but we'd wager it'll be something really <em>manly</em>, like the teeth of a wild animal you've vanquished or in exchange for capturing <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/29/sony-releasing-rescue-me-the-complete-third-season-on-bd-50-dis/">Denis Leary</a>.<p><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/02/01/kyocera-duraplus-a-sprint-phone-so-masculine-itll-kick-your-fa/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Kyocera DuraPlus: a Sprint phone so masculine it'll kick your face in for misdialing</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/02/01/kyocera-duraplus-a-sprint-phone-so-masculine-itll-kick-your-fa/">Kyocera DuraPlus: a Sprint phone so masculine it'll kick your face in for misdialing</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:22:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/02/01/kyocera-duraplus-a-sprint-phone-so-masculine-itll-kick-your-fa/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/20161825/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/02/01/kyocera-duraplus-a-sprint-phone-so-masculine-itll-kick-your-fa/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>810G</category><category>Direct Connect</category><category>DirectConnect</category><category>Group Connect</category><category>GroupConnect</category><category>Kyocera</category><category>Mil Std 810G</category><category>Military Standard 810G</category><category>MilitaryStandard810g</category><category>Milspec 810G</category><category>Milspec810g</category><category>MilStd810g</category><category>mobilepostmini</category><category>rugged</category><category>Rugged Phone</category><category>RuggedPhone</category><category>Sprint</category><category>Sprint CDMA</category><category>Sprint Direct Connect</category><category>Sprint Group Connect</category><category>SprintCdma</category><category>SprintDirectConnect</category><category>SprintGroupConnect</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Daniel Cooper]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:22:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[FCC Fridays: January 20, 2012]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/20/fcc-fridays/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/20/fcc-fridays/</guid><comments>http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/20/fcc-fridays/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/20/fcc-fridays/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2011/10/fcclogo-20110610.jpg" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin: 4px;" /></a></div><div> We here at Engadget tend to spend<span class="Apple-converted-space" style="color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-family: georgia; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 19px; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><strike style="color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-family: georgia; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 19px; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">a lot of</strike><span class="Apple-converted-space" style="color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-family: georgia; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 19px; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>way too much time poring over the latest <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/fcc+friday/">FCC filings</a>, be it on the net or directly on the ol' Federal Communications Commission's site. Since we couldn't possibly (want to) cover all the stuff that goes down there, we've gathered up an exhaustive listing of every phone and / or tablet getting the stamp of approval over the <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/11/25/fcc-fridays-november-25-2011/">last week</a>. Enjoy!</div><p><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/20/fcc-fridays/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>FCC Fridays: January 20, 2012</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/20/fcc-fridays/">FCC Fridays: January 20, 2012</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Fri, 20 Jan 2012 23:24:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/20/fcc-fridays/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/20153303/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/20/fcc-fridays/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>alcatel</category><category>alcatel onetouch</category><category>AlcatelOnetouch</category><category>att</category><category>ATT galaxy note</category><category>AttGalaxyNote</category><category>blu</category><category>duraplus</category><category>emporia telecom</category><category>EmporiaTelecom</category><category>galaxy note</category><category>galaxy s ii</category><category>GalaxyNote</category><category>GalaxySIi</category><category>huawei</category><category>infomark</category><category>kyocera</category><category>kyocera duraplus</category><category>KyoceraDuraplus</category><category>lg</category><category>lg connect 4g</category><category>lg ls696</category><category>lg vs840</category><category>LgConnect4g</category><category>LgLs696</category><category>LgVs840</category><category>ls696</category><category>minipost</category><category>Motorola</category><category>motorola defy</category><category>MotorolaDefy</category><category>NEC</category><category>onetouch</category><category>samsung galaxy note</category><category>samsung i717</category><category>SamsungGalaxyNote</category><category>SamsungI717</category><category>sharp</category><category>sprint</category><category>us cellular</category><category>UsCellular</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brad Molen]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 23:24:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[KDDI and Kyocera create speaker-free smartphone, we go hands-on (video)]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/13/kddi-and-kyocera-create-speaker-free-smartphone-we-go-hands-on/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/13/kddi-and-kyocera-create-speaker-free-smartphone-we-go-hands-on/</guid><comments>http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/13/kddi-and-kyocera-create-speaker-free-smartphone-we-go-hands-on/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/13/kddi-and-kyocera-create-speaker-free-smartphone-we-go-hands-on/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2012/01/kogetokddikyoceramat600.jpg" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin: 4px;" /></a></div><div> Leave it to the Japanese to blast us away with another sweet smartphone feature we've never seen before. This <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/kyocera/">Kyocera</a> handset, running what appears to be a heavily skinned Android OS, has had its earpiece summarily disposed with, preferring to transfer your phone-call audio through vibrational technology. Due to the way this works through physical contact, it means you can actually touch any part of the phone with your ear to transmit audio. It'll even work through hats, in-ear headphones and -- as demonstrated above by the brilliant Mr. Suzuki (above) -- over noise-cancelling headphones. So how many years until we get to see this in <em>real</em> phones? You'll be happy to hear that the team-up between Kyocera and Japanese carrier <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/kddi">KDDI</a> is a real-world technology that will arrive in Japanese customer's hands later this year. However, further availability outside of the Land of the Rising Sun remains out of ear-shot.<div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/photos/kyocera-and-kddi-show-off-speaker-less-smartphone-at-ces-2012/">Kyocera and KDDI show off speaker-less smartphone at CES 2012</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.engadget.com/photos/kyocera-and-kddi-show-off-speaker-less-smartphone-at-ces-2012/#4748263"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2012/01/kddidsc00526mat800_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.engadget.com/photos/kyocera-and-kddi-show-off-speaker-less-smartphone-at-ces-2012/#4748264"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2012/01/kddidsc00527mat800_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.engadget.com/photos/kyocera-and-kddi-show-off-speaker-less-smartphone-at-ces-2012/#4748265"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2012/01/kddidsc00528mat800_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.engadget.com/photos/kyocera-and-kddi-show-off-speaker-less-smartphone-at-ces-2012/#4748266"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2012/01/kddidsc00529mat800_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.engadget.com/photos/kyocera-and-kddi-show-off-speaker-less-smartphone-at-ces-2012/#4748267"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2012/01/kddidsc00530mat800_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><br /> <br /> <em>Amar Toor contributed to this post</em></div><p><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/13/kddi-and-kyocera-create-speaker-free-smartphone-we-go-hands-on/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>KDDI and Kyocera create speaker-free smartphone, we go hands-on (video)</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/13/kddi-and-kyocera-create-speaker-free-smartphone-we-go-hands-on/">KDDI and Kyocera create speaker-free smartphone, we go hands-on (video)</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Fri, 13 Jan 2012 16:23:00 EST.  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	Here are a couple more devices that will probably add another page to your Black Friday ads: the <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/10/24/samsung-transform-ultra-does-the-qwerty-slide-for-sprint/">Samsung Transform Ultra</a> and the <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/07/25/sprint-details-q4-cdma-direct-connect-launch-plans-and-handsets/">Kyocera DuraCore</a>. The leaked images above and below don't show any super-secret phones that we didn't already know about, but we do learn that November 13th is a likely launch date for both of them. The Transform Ultra, a QWERTY-packing Android 2.3 slider which already made its debut on Boost Mobile, looks destined to start off at $80, while the Direct Connect-capable DuraCore will go for $70. Anyone getting up early the day after Thanksgiving for either one?<br />
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	[Thanks, Mike]</div><p><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/11/04/sprint-bringing-samsung-transform-ultra-kyocera-duracore-to-lif/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Sprint bringing Samsung Transform Ultra, Kyocera DuraCore to life November 13th?</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/11/04/sprint-bringing-samsung-transform-ultra-kyocera-duracore-to-lif/">Sprint bringing Samsung Transform Ultra, Kyocera DuraCore to life November 13th?</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Fri, 04 Nov 2011 02:27:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/11/04/sprint-bringing-samsung-transform-ultra-kyocera-duracore-to-lif/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/20098222/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/11/04/sprint-bringing-samsung-transform-ultra-kyocera-duracore-to-lif/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>cdma</category><category>cdma direct connect</category><category>CdmaDirectConnect</category><category>direct connect</category><category>DirectConnect</category><category>duracore</category><category>kyocera</category><category>kyocera duracore</category><category>KyoceraDuracore</category><category>leak</category><category>mobilepostmini</category><category>ptt</category><category>rumor</category><category>samsung</category><category>samsung transform</category><category>samsung transform ultra</category><category>SamsungTransform</category><category>SamsungTransformUltra</category><category>sprint</category><category>transform</category><category>transform ultra</category><category>TransformUltra</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brad Molen]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 04 Nov 2011 02:27:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kyocera DuraMax for Sprint hands-on at CTIA E&amp;A 2011 (video)]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2011/10/13/kyocera-duramax-for-sprint-hands-on-video/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2011/10/13/kyocera-duramax-for-sprint-hands-on-video/</guid><comments>http://www.engadget.com/2011/10/13/kyocera-duramax-for-sprint-hands-on-video/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: center">
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Call us what you will, but we couldn't resist taking a quick look at the <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/09/28/kyocera-duramax-ready-to-kickoff-sprints-direct-connect-service/">Kyocera DuraMax</a>, which (along with the DuraCore) represents the first of Sprint's handsets to support <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/direct+connect/">Direct Connect</a> for CDMA. It's no smartphone, for sure, but we were intrigued by its certification for the military's <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/810g/">810G</a> standard, which promises resistance to dust, shock, vibration, water, low pressure, extreme temperatures and solar radiation -- among other nasty elements.<br />
<div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/photos/kyocera-duramax-hands-on/">Kyocera DuraMax hands-on</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.engadget.com/photos/kyocera-duramax-hands-on/#4518932"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2011/10/dsc00427_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.engadget.com/photos/kyocera-duramax-hands-on/#4518933"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2011/10/dsc00428_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.engadget.com/photos/kyocera-duramax-hands-on/#4518934"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2011/10/dsc00431_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.engadget.com/photos/kyocera-duramax-hands-on/#4518935"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2011/10/dsc00435_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.engadget.com/photos/kyocera-duramax-hands-on/#4518936"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2011/10/dsc00436_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div>
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From the outset, the phone appears stout and bulky. It measures a full one-inch thick, although it seems like even more. Perhaps this is due to the grooved rubber finish, or maybe it's the clamshell shape, but you'll want a holster for this one, as the protrusion in your pocket would be hard to ignore. So just who is this device for? We'd like to imagine it's targeted at the kids who played with Tonka trucks as kids, who now drive bulldozers and pour hot tar on roofs. Yes, this phone is designed to take some punishment, which is undoubtedly its greatest strength. After carefully inspecting each angle, peeking underneath the battery cover and testing the "walkie talkie" feature -- which seems to work beautifully -- we began dishing out some seriously bad behavior. Check out the video after the break to see just what we mean.
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Japanese carrier <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/kddi">KDDI's</a> never been shy about showing off its latest and greatest from its lab, and here at <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/CEATEC+2011">CEATEC 2011</a> we got to lay our fingers on a couple of its in-development smartphone sensory enhancements, along with a free-viewpoint concert concept that's being researched on. The first demo we saw was actually the same <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/26/kddi-haptic-smartphone-prototype-promises-up-to-seven-layers-of/">haptic smartphone prototype</a> that was unveiled back in May, but we thought it'd be nice to give it a go with our very own hands -- read on to find out how well it performed.<br />
<div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/photos/kddi-shows-off-sensory-enhancements-for-smartphone-users-throws-a-free-viewpoint-virtual-concert/">KDDI shows off sensory enhancements for smartphone users, throws a free-viewpoint virtual concert</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.engadget.com/photos/kddi-shows-off-sensory-enhancements-for-smartphone-users-throws-a-free-viewpoint-virtual-concert/#4497484"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2011/10/kddi-ceatec-2011-10-04-0_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.engadget.com/photos/kddi-shows-off-sensory-enhancements-for-smartphone-users-throws-a-free-viewpoint-virtual-concert/#4497495"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2011/10/kddi-ceatec-2011-10-04-11_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.engadget.com/photos/kddi-shows-off-sensory-enhancements-for-smartphone-users-throws-a-free-viewpoint-virtual-concert/#4497496"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2011/10/kddi-ceatec-2011-10-04-12_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.engadget.com/photos/kddi-shows-off-sensory-enhancements-for-smartphone-users-throws-a-free-viewpoint-virtual-concert/#4497487"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2011/10/kddi-ceatec-2011-10-04-3_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.engadget.com/photos/kddi-shows-off-sensory-enhancements-for-smartphone-users-throws-a-free-viewpoint-virtual-concert/#4497491"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2011/10/kddi-ceatec-2011-10-04-7_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><p><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/10/04/kddi-shows-off-sensory-enhancements-for-smartphone-users-throws/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>KDDI shows off sensory enhancements for smartphone users, throws a free-viewpoint virtual concert</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/10/04/kddi-shows-off-sensory-enhancements-for-smartphone-users-throws/">KDDI shows off sensory enhancements for smartphone users, throws a free-viewpoint virtual concert</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Tue, 04 Oct 2011 06:46:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/10/04/kddi-shows-off-sensory-enhancements-for-smartphone-users-throws/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/20072940/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/10/04/kddi-shows-off-sensory-enhancements-for-smartphone-users-throws/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>Android</category><category>audio enhancement</category><category>AudioEnhancement</category><category>CEATEC</category><category>CEATEC 2011</category><category>Ceatec2011</category><category>concept</category><category>demo</category><category>enhancement</category><category>featured</category><category>features</category><category>free-viewing concert</category><category>Free-viewingConcert</category><category>hands-on</category><category>haptic feedback</category><category>HapticFeedback</category><category>Japan</category><category>KDDI</category><category>Kyocera</category><category>lab</category><category>new touch feeling smartphone</category><category>NewTouchFeelingSmartphone</category><category>research</category><category>smartphone</category><category>tablet</category><category>video</category><category>virtual concert</category><category>VirtualConcert</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Richard Lai]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 04 Oct 2011 06:46:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kyocera Duramax ready to kickoff Sprint's Direct Connect service on October 2nd for $70]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2011/09/28/kyocera-duramax-ready-to-kickoff-sprints-direct-connect-service/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2011/09/28/kyocera-duramax-ready-to-kickoff-sprints-direct-connect-service/</guid><comments>http://www.engadget.com/2011/09/28/kyocera-duramax-ready-to-kickoff-sprints-direct-connect-service/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: center;">
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	All of the hullabaloo about Sprint's new CDMA-based <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/07/25/sprint-details-q4-cdma-direct-connect-launch-plans-and-handsets/">Direct Connect service</a> was not for naught, as the Now Network has finally confirmed that it will indeed be launching in a limited number of markets this upcoming Sunday, with broader expansion coming in early 2012. To get things started, however, the network ought to have a phone or two that have the tech built in, right? The <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/09/23/kyocera-duramax-is-in-the-batters-box-launching-with-sprint-di/">Kyocera Duramax</a> will receive the honor of being the very first phone to work with the new plans and will be a certified 810G military-standard clamshell handset with a 3.2MP camera, stereo Bluetooth, a 2.5mm headphone jack (not a typo) and a Dura-Grip rubber casing. What about the Kyocera Duracore and the <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/09/23/sprints-motorola-admiral-quietly-displayed-on-youtube-as-americ/">Motorola Admiral</a>? They're still forthcoming, but Sprint only mentions that both devices are coming out before the end of the year. The sooner the better here, because the lack of options can't possibly be a selling point for the brand new service. The nitty-gritty details are in the presser after the break.</div><p><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/09/28/kyocera-duramax-ready-to-kickoff-sprints-direct-connect-service/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Kyocera Duramax ready to kickoff Sprint's Direct Connect service on October 2nd for $70</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/09/28/kyocera-duramax-ready-to-kickoff-sprints-direct-connect-service/">Kyocera Duramax ready to kickoff Sprint's Direct Connect service on October 2nd for $70</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Wed, 28 Sep 2011 19:16:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/09/28/kyocera-duramax-ready-to-kickoff-sprints-direct-connect-service/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/20068912/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/09/28/kyocera-duramax-ready-to-kickoff-sprints-direct-connect-service/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>admiral</category><category>cdma</category><category>direct connect</category><category>DirectConnect</category><category>duracore</category><category>duramax</category><category>iden</category><category>kyocera</category><category>kyocera duracore</category><category>kyocera duramax</category><category>KyoceraDuracore</category><category>KyoceraDuramax</category><category>launch</category><category>mobilepostmini</category><category>motorola admiral</category><category>MotorolaAdmiral</category><category>nextel</category><category>qchat</category><category>sprint</category><category>sprint direct connect</category><category>SprintDirectConnect</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brad Molen]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 28 Sep 2011 19:16:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[KDDI launches latest line of skinny big-screened smartphones for Japan]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2011/09/27/kddi-launches-latest-line-of-skinny-big-screened-smartphones-for/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2011/09/27/kddi-launches-latest-line-of-skinny-big-screened-smartphones-for/</guid><comments>http://www.engadget.com/2011/09/27/kddi-launches-latest-line-of-skinny-big-screened-smartphones-for/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: center;">
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In addition to the already announced Fujitsu-Toshiba <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/09/26/fujitsu-toshiba-unveils-waterproof-arrows-z-isw11f-handset-with/">Arrows Z</a>, HTC Evo 3D and Motorola Photon, Japanese carrier KDDI has now also confirmed a trio of new handsets. There's plenty of similarities; they're all Android, all waterproof and are each packing an eight megapixel camera. Kyocera's Digno is a slimline offering available in three different colors, and puts some of Kyocera's US offerings <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/09/02/kyocera-milano-coming-to-sprint-september-9th-for-50-looks-not/">to shame</a> looks-wise. Sharp's AQUOS IS13SH has an<span style="text-decoration: underline;"> </span><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/10/07/sharp-is03-asv-display-vs-iphone-4-ips-display-fight/">IPS-rivalling</a> ASV display, whilst the NEC's Medias BR IS11 will arrive in a choice of pink, white and blue. Sadly, there's still no sign of that mythical <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/09/22/kddi-may-get-iphone-5-putting-an-end-to-softbanks-exclusivity/">iPhone from KDDI</a>. Check out the links below for all the full-fat details.<p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/09/27/kddi-launches-latest-line-of-skinny-big-screened-smartphones-for/">KDDI launches latest line of skinny big-screened smartphones for Japan</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Tue, 27 Sep 2011 15:41:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/09/27/kddi-launches-latest-line-of-skinny-big-screened-smartphones-for/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/20067358/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/09/27/kddi-launches-latest-line-of-skinny-big-screened-smartphones-for/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>android</category><category>Android 2.3</category><category>Android Gingerbread</category><category>Android2.3</category><category>AndroidGingerbread</category><category>AQUOS IS13SH</category><category>AquosIs13sh</category><category>ARROWS Z ISW11F</category><category>ArrowsZIsw11f</category><category>AU</category><category>au by kddi</category><category>AuByKddi</category><category>BR IS11</category><category>BrIs11</category><category>Digno</category><category>Japan</category><category>Japanese</category><category>kddi</category><category>Kyocera</category><category>Kyocera Digno</category><category>KyoceraDigno</category><category>Media BR IS11</category><category>MediaBrIs11</category><category>mobile</category><category>mobilepostmini</category><category>NEC MEDIAS</category><category>NEC Medias BR IS11</category><category>NecMedias</category><category>NecMediasBrIs11</category><category>Sharp</category><category>Sharp AQUOS</category><category>sharp AQUOS IS13SH</category><category>sharp aquos phone</category><category>SharpAquos</category><category>SharpAquosIs13sh</category><category>SharpAquosPhone</category><category>smartphone</category><category>smartphones</category><category>waterproof</category><category>Waterproof phone</category><category>WaterproofPhone</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mat Smith]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 27 Sep 2011 15:41:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kyocera Duramax is in the batter's box, launching with Sprint Direct Connect October 2nd]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2011/09/23/kyocera-duramax-is-in-the-batters-box-launching-with-sprint-di/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2011/09/23/kyocera-duramax-is-in-the-batters-box-launching-with-sprint-di/</guid><comments>http://www.engadget.com/2011/09/23/kyocera-duramax-is-in-the-batters-box-launching-with-sprint-di/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: center;">
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	Is there still any lingering doubt that something big's getting cooked up in Overland Park in time for October 2nd? We've already seen leaked screenshots showing that Sprint's aiming to launch its CDMA-based <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/07/25/sprint-details-q4-cdma-direct-connect-launch-plans-and-handsets/">Direct Connect service</a> that day, as well as a Sprint-backed vid of <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/09/23/sprints-motorola-admiral-quietly-displayed-on-youtube-as-americ/">the Motorola Admiral</a>, the first smartphone to sport the new feature. Courtesy of <em>SprintFeed</em>, another gem has been unearthed: the <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/03/16/sprint-direct-connect-will-replace-iden-with-cdma-launch-late-t/">Direct Connect</a>-compatible Kyocera Duramax. Said to start at $100 with a two-year agreement, the rugged clamshell bears a great deal of resemblance to a large number of legacy iDEN handsets. It's nothing to write home about, but it still sports the proper military specs to keep it protected, as well as a 3 megapixel camera and a non-slip surface. Anyone who isn't looking for a smartphone but is in need of a Direct Connect device will want to keep a close eye on this one as we get closer to the day of destiny. Oh, and Sprint? The cat's out of the bag -- perhaps it's time to make it real.</div><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/09/23/kyocera-duramax-is-in-the-batters-box-launching-with-sprint-di/">Kyocera Duramax is in the batter's box, launching with Sprint Direct Connect October 2nd</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Fri, 23 Sep 2011 09:38:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/09/23/kyocera-duramax-is-in-the-batters-box-launching-with-sprint-di/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/20050275/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/09/23/kyocera-duramax-is-in-the-batters-box-launching-with-sprint-di/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>cdma</category><category>cdma direct connect</category><category>CdmaDirectConnect</category><category>clamshell</category><category>direct connect</category><category>DirectConnect</category><category>duramax</category><category>iden</category><category>kyocera</category><category>kyocera duramax</category><category>KyoceraDuramax</category><category>mobilepostmini</category><category>nextel</category><category>sprint</category><category>sprint direct connect</category><category>SprintDirectConnect</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brad Molen]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 23 Sep 2011 09:38:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[FCC Fridays: September 9, 2011]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2011/09/09/fcc-fridays-september-9-2011/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2011/09/09/fcc-fridays-september-9-2011/</guid><comments>http://www.engadget.com/2011/09/09/fcc-fridays-september-9-2011/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: center;">
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We here at Engadget tend to spend<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><strike>a lot of</strike><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>way too much time poring over the latest FCC filings, be it on the net or directly on the ol' Federal Communications Commission's site. Since we couldn't possibly (want to) cover all the stuff that goes down there, we've gathered up all the raw info you may want (but probably don't need). Enjoy!<br />
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<strong>Phones</strong><br />
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<a href="https://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/oetcf/eas/reports/ViewExhibitReport.cfm?mode=Exhibits&amp;RequestTimeout=500&amp;calledFromFrame=N&amp;application_id=754068&amp;typ=0602&amp;fcc_id='A3LSGHT679">Read</a> - Samsung T679<br />
<a href="https://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/oetcf/eas/reports/ViewExhibitReport.cfm?mode=Exhibits&amp;RequestTimeout=500&amp;calledFromFrame=N&amp;application_id=254300&amp;typ=0602&amp;fcc_id='A3LGTS5360B">Read</a> - Samsung GT-S5360B<br />
<a href="https://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/oetcf/eas/reports/ViewExhibitReport.cfm?mode=Exhibits&amp;RequestTimeout=500&amp;calledFromFrame=N&amp;application_id=354522&amp;fcc_id=%27A3LGTS5360L">Read</a> - Samsung GT-S5360L<br />
<a href="https://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/oetcf/eas/reports/ViewExhibitReport.cfm?mode=Exhibits&amp;RequestTimeout=500&amp;calledFromFrame=N&amp;application_id=157352&amp;fcc_id=%27A3LGTS7250D">Read</a> - Samsung GT-S7250D (Wave M)<br />
<a href="https://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/oetcf/eas/reports/ViewExhibitReport.cfm?mode=Exhibits&amp;RequestTimeout=500&amp;calledFromFrame=N&amp;application_id=360440&amp;fcc_id=%27A3LGTE3217B">Read</a> - Samsung GT-E3217B<br />
<a href="https://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/oetcf/eas/reports/ViewExhibitReport.cfm?mode=Exhibits&amp;RequestTimeout=500&amp;calledFromFrame=N&amp;application_id=145136&amp;fcc_id=%27A3LSCHI405">Read</a> - Samsung SCH-I405 (Stratosphere)<br />
<a href="https://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/oetcf/eas/reports/ViewExhibitReport.cfm?mode=Exhibits&amp;RequestTimeout=500&amp;calledFromFrame=N&amp;application_id=990786&amp;fcc_id=%27QISC2835">Read</a> - Huawei C2835<br />
<a href="https://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/oetcf/eas/reports/ViewExhibitReport.cfm?mode=Exhibits&amp;RequestTimeout=500&amp;calledFromFrame=N&amp;application_id=623138&amp;fcc_id=%27UOSAM85">Read</a> - Amgoo AM85<br />
<a href="https://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/oetcf/eas/reports/ViewExhibitReport.cfm?mode=Exhibits&amp;RequestTimeout=500&amp;calledFromFrame=N&amp;application_id=212042&amp;fcc_id=%27ZOJCOLORE">Read</a> - Mobo Colore<br />
<a href="https://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/oetcf/eas/reports/ViewExhibitReport.cfm?mode=Exhibits&amp;RequestTimeout=500&amp;calledFromFrame=N&amp;application_id=140005&amp;fcc_id=%27OVFC51213CD">Read</a> - Kyocera C5121 (Milano)<br />
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<strong>Peripherals</strong><br />
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<a href="https://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/oetcf/eas/reports/ViewExhibitReport.cfm?mode=Exhibits&amp;RequestTimeout=500&amp;calledFromFrame=N&amp;application_id=354908&amp;fcc_id=%27QISK3773">Read</a> - Huawei K3773<p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/09/09/fcc-fridays-september-9-2011/">FCC Fridays: September 9, 2011</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Fri, 09 Sep 2011 10:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/09/09/fcc-fridays-september-9-2011/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/20038634/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/09/09/fcc-fridays-september-9-2011/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>am85</category><category>amgoo</category><category>amgoo am85</category><category>AmgooAm85</category><category>c2835</category><category>c5121</category><category>colore</category><category>e3217</category><category>fcc</category><category>fcc friday</category><category>fcc fridays</category><category>FccFriday</category><category>FccFridays</category><category>ff</category><category>friday</category><category>fridays</category><category>huawei</category><category>Huawei C2835</category><category>Huawei K3773</category><category>HuaweiC2835</category><category>HuaweiK3773</category><category>i405</category><category>k3773</category><category>kyocera</category><category>kyocera c5121</category><category>kyocera milano</category><category>KyoceraC5121</category><category>KyoceraMilano</category><category>milano</category><category>mobilepostmini</category><category>mobo</category><category>Mobo Colore</category><category>MoboColore</category><category>s7250</category><category>samsung</category><category>samsung e3217</category><category>Samsung GT-E3217B</category><category>Samsung GT-S5360L</category><category>Samsung GT-S7250D</category><category>samsung i405</category><category>samsung s5360</category><category>samsung s7250</category><category>samsung stratosphere</category><category>Samsung T679</category><category>samsung wave</category><category>samsung wave m</category><category>SamsungE3217</category><category>SamsungGt-e3217b</category><category>SamsungGt-s5360l</category><category>SamsungGt-s7250d</category><category>SamsungI405</category><category>SamsungS5360</category><category>SamsungS7250</category><category>SamsungStratosphere</category><category>SamsungT679</category><category>SamsungWave</category><category>SamsungWaveM</category><category>stratosphere</category><category>t679</category><category>wave m</category><category>WaveM</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brad Molen]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 09 Sep 2011 10:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[WiLAN lawyers up, picks patent fight with Apple, Dell, HP, HTC and others]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2011/09/05/wilan-lawyers-up-picks-patent-fight-with-apple-dell-hp-htc-a/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2011/09/05/wilan-lawyers-up-picks-patent-fight-with-apple-dell-hp-htc-a/</guid><comments>http://www.engadget.com/2011/09/05/wilan-lawyers-up-picks-patent-fight-with-apple-dell-hp-htc-a/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: center;">
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You know what the tech world needs? More patent litigation, which is why WiLAN is at it again in the rocket docket of the Eastern District of Texas. This time, instead of <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/11/24/shocker-wilan-drums-up-another-lawsuit-this-time-against-big-c/">suing cable companies</a>, it's going after the likes of Apple, Dell, HP, HTC, Kyocera, Novatel, Alcatel-Lucent and Sierra Wireless. There are two patents at issue: no. RE37,802 that covers CDMA and HSPA data transmission, and no. 5,282,222 which is related to data transmission tech with WiFi and LTE. Will the plucky patent troll get some quick cash, or will the big boys fight this one to the end? Stay tuned.<p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/09/05/wilan-lawyers-up-picks-patent-fight-with-apple-dell-hp-htc-a/">WiLAN lawyers up, picks patent fight with Apple, Dell, HP, HTC and others</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Mon, 05 Sep 2011 05:14:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/09/05/wilan-lawyers-up-picks-patent-fight-with-apple-dell-hp-htc-a/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/20034145/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/09/05/wilan-lawyers-up-picks-patent-fight-with-apple-dell-hp-htc-a/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>alcatel-lucent</category><category>apple</category><category>dell</category><category>Eastern District of Texas</category><category>EasternDistrictOfTexas</category><category>ed texas</category><category>EdTexas</category><category>hewlett packard</category><category>HewlettPackard</category><category>hp</category><category>htc</category><category>infringement</category><category>intellectual property</category><category>IntellectualProperty</category><category>ip</category><category>kyocera</category><category>legal</category><category>litigation</category><category>minipost</category><category>novatel</category><category>patent</category><category>patent infringement</category><category>PatentInfringement</category><category>patents</category><category>Sierra Wireless</category><category>SierraWireless</category><category>wilan</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Gorman]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 05 Sep 2011 05:14:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mobile Miscellany: week of August 29, 2011]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2011/09/03/mobile-miscellany-week-of-august-29-2011/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2011/09/03/mobile-miscellany-week-of-august-29-2011/</guid><comments>http://www.engadget.com/2011/09/03/mobile-miscellany-week-of-august-29-2011/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: center;">
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This week, as always, was <em>packed</em> with news on the mobile front, so it was easy to miss a few stories here and there. Here's some of the other stuff that happened in the wide world of wireless for the week of August 15, 2011:
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		More rumors are circulating about the upcoming Sony Ericsson Nozumi, <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/08/20/mobile-miscellany-week-of-august-15-2011/">originally leaked</a> two weeks ago. The new specs getting floated around are even better than we previously thought, which include a 1.5GHz dual-core CPU, 1GB of RAM, 4.3-inch display with 1280 x 720 resolution for a PPI of 342, and NFC. (Thanks, David) [via <a href="http://www.xperiablog.net/2011/09/02/exclusive-sony-ericsson-nozomi-landing-in-march-2012-with-1-5ghz-dual-core-4-3-inch-720p-screen/">XperiaBlog</a>]</li>
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		The <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/06/13/motorola-droid-milestone-3-gets-previewed-verizon-release-fin/">Motorola Milestone 3</a> -- the GSM twin of <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/07/21/motorola-droid-3-review/">the Droid 3</a>, essentially -- was released in Brazil this week and will be available in select Latin American countries later this month. [via <a href="http://www.androidcentral.com/motorola-milestone-3-heading-brazil-aug-29">AndroidCentral</a>]</li>
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		Just as we're getting used to the idea of a <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/08/23/white-htc-evo-3d-gets-exclusive-radioshack-bow-on-september-9th/">white HTC EVO 3D</a> at Radio Shack, it's now reported that a purple version will soon be available exclusively at Best Buy. [via <a href="http://pocketnow.com/android/purple-evo-3d-tipped-for-best-buy-image">PocketNow</a>]</li>
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		The <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/08/16/blackberry-torch-9850-review/">BlackBerry Torch 9860</a> has two new Canadian homes, as it launched this week on Telus for $100 and SaskTel for $130. Both carriers involve setting up a three-year commitment. [via <a href="http://mobilesyrup.com/2011/08/30/blackberry-torch-9860-now-available-at-telus/">MobileSyrup(1)</a> and <a href="http://mobilesyrup.com/2011/08/30/sasktel-releases-the-blackberry-torch-9860-549-99-outright/">(2)</a>]</li>
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		Did someone mention SaskTel? Yes, the carrier is jumping on the 4G bandwagon by announcing its intent to deploy LTE by the fall of 2012. [via <a href="http://mobilesyrup.com/2011/09/01/sasktel-to-launch-lte-network-fall-of-2012/">MobileSyrup</a>]</li>
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		AT&amp;T's <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/03/22/atandts-lg-thrill-4g-hands-on-video/">LG Thrill 4G</a> is finally getting released tomorrow after several weeks of delays. While the phone will be offered for $100 by the carrier itself, you'll be able to get it at Costco for $30. [via <a href="http://www.phonearena.com/news/Costco-is-planning-to-stir-things-up-with-the-LG-Thrill-4G-by-pricing-it-at-29.99_id21722">PhoneArena</a>]</li>
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		Alongside the <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/09/02/kyocera-milano-coming-to-sprint-september-9th-for-50-looks-not/">Kyocera Milano</a>, Sprint will also launch a new feature phone called the Kyocera Brio. The Brio will offer a QWERTY keyboard, a 192MHz CPU and will run Java. [via <a href="http://www.electronista.com/articles/11/09/01/new.smartphones.coming.out.september.9/">Electronista </a>and <a href="http://www.androidcentral.com/leaked-sprint-playbook-shows-us-new-device-policy-changes-new-rewards-program-and-gives-htc-holiday?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+androidcentral+%28Android+Central%29">AndroidCentral</a>]</li>
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		At HTC's <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/09/01/htc-titan-and-radar-wp-7-mango-phones-revealed-we-go-hands/">Windows Phone launch</a> this week, reps confirmed that all of its new Windows Phones will indeed have the <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/08/24/mango-teaches-windows-phone-to-share-probably-still-needs-carri/">mobile hotspot feature</a> included, though it won't be a part of the software update to the company's existing lineup. It's likely to be added with a future refresh, but apparently the feature was added too late in the process to get thrown into the initial rollout. (Thanks, Gilles) [via <a href="http://www.pocket-lint.com/news/41778/internet-sharing-windows-phone-7">Pocket-Lint</a>]</li>
</ul><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/09/03/mobile-miscellany-week-of-august-29-2011/">Mobile Miscellany: week of August 29, 2011</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Sat, 03 Sep 2011 09:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/09/03/mobile-miscellany-week-of-august-29-2011/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/20033220/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/09/03/mobile-miscellany-week-of-august-29-2011/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>1.5ghz</category><category>1gb ram</category><category>1gbRam</category><category>3d</category><category>4.3-inch</category><category>4g</category><category>720p</category><category>9860</category><category>att</category><category>att thrill 4g</category><category>AttThrill4g</category><category>best buy</category><category>BestBuy</category><category>blackberry</category><category>blackberry 9860</category><category>Blackberry9860</category><category>brazil</category><category>brio</category><category>costco</category><category>droid</category><category>droid 3</category><category>Droid3</category><category>evo 3d</category><category>Evo3d</category><category>hspa+</category><category>htc</category><category>htc evo 3d</category><category>htc radar</category><category>htc titan</category><category>HtcEvo3d</category><category>HtcRadar</category><category>HtcTitan</category><category>kyocera</category><category>kyocera brio</category><category>kyocera milano</category><category>KyoceraBrio</category><category>KyoceraMilano</category><category>latin america</category><category>LatinAmerica</category><category>lg thrill 4g</category><category>LgThrill4g</category><category>lte</category><category>mango</category><category>micro sim</category><category>MicroSim</category><category>milano</category><category>milestone</category><category>milestone 3</category><category>Milestone3</category><category>misc</category><category>miscellaneous</category><category>miscellany</category><category>mm</category><category>mobile miscellany</category><category>MobileMiscellany</category><category>mobilepostmini</category><category>motorola</category><category>motorola milestone 3</category><category>MotorolaMilestone3</category><category>nozumi</category><category>optimus 3d</category><category>Optimus3d</category><category>purple</category><category>purple evo 3d</category><category>PurpleEvo3d</category><category>radar</category><category>research in motion</category><category>ResearchInMotion</category><category>rim</category><category>sasktel</category><category>sasktel lte</category><category>SasktelLte</category><category>sony ericsson</category><category>sony ericsson nozumi</category><category>SonyEricsson</category><category>SonyEricssonNozumi</category><category>telus</category><category>thrill 4g</category><category>Thrill4g</category><category>titan</category><category>torch</category><category>torch 9860</category><category>Torch9860</category><category>windows phone</category><category>windows phone mango</category><category>WindowsPhone</category><category>WindowsPhoneMango</category><category>wp7.5</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brad Molen]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 03 Sep 2011 09:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kyocera Milano coming to Sprint September 9th for $50, looks nothing like Alyssa]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2011/09/02/kyocera-milano-coming-to-sprint-september-9th-for-50-looks-not/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2011/09/02/kyocera-milano-coming-to-sprint-september-9th-for-50-looks-not/</guid><comments>http://www.engadget.com/2011/09/02/kyocera-milano-coming-to-sprint-september-9th-for-50-looks-not/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: center;">
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The <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/08/30/samsung-conquer-4g-review/">Samsung Conquer 4G</a> may be appealing to a lot of folks craving a mid-range Android device with <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/WiMAX/">WiMAX</a>, but what if that extra G just isn't all that important to you? Sprint has a little extra room to spare in the lower end of its lineup, so it's tossing in the Kyocera Milano. The device is rumored to run on Gingerbread and may include an 800MHz CPU with 512MB of RAM, a 3-inch display, a 1,340mAh battery, a 3.2 megapixel camera and a slide-out keyboard. It's likely to be hitting Sprint on September 9th for $50, just in case you've always wanted a phone with an <em>uncanny </em>resemblance to the cookie of the same name.<p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/09/02/kyocera-milano-coming-to-sprint-september-9th-for-50-looks-not/">Kyocera Milano coming to Sprint September 9th for $50, looks nothing like Alyssa</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Fri, 02 Sep 2011 01:09:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/09/02/kyocera-milano-coming-to-sprint-september-9th-for-50-looks-not/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/20033022/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/09/02/kyocera-milano-coming-to-sprint-september-9th-for-50-looks-not/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>3.2mp</category><category>800mhz</category><category>android</category><category>android 2.3</category><category>Android2.3</category><category>gingerbread</category><category>kyocera</category><category>kyocera milano</category><category>KyoceraMilano</category><category>mobilepostmini</category><category>sprint</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brad Molen]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 02 Sep 2011 01:09:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mobile Miscellany: week of August 15, 2011]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2011/08/20/mobile-miscellany-week-of-august-15-2011/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2011/08/20/mobile-miscellany-week-of-august-15-2011/</guid><comments>http://www.engadget.com/2011/08/20/mobile-miscellany-week-of-august-15-2011/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: center;">
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This week was <em>packed</em> with news on the mobile front, so it was easy to miss a few stories here and there. Here's some of the other stuff that happened in the wide world of wireless for the week of August 15, 2011:
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		Vodafone's very own budget-friendly Facebook Phone, the <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/08/06/mobile-miscellany-week-of-august-1-2011/">Vodafone 555</a>, is now on sale. <span id="intelliTxt">&pound;62.50 is all it will take to get the non-touchscreen featurephone in your fingertips. </span>[via <a href="http://www.slashgear.com/vodafone-555-budget-facebook-phone-on-sale-now-15171666/">SlashGear</a>]</li>
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		A spec sheet and screenshots of the Sony Ericsson Nozumi leaked this week. The handset will likely feature a 1.4GHz single-core Qualcomm S2 CPU, Adreno 205 GPU, and 4.3-inch display with 1280 x 720 resolution. Interestingly enough, the phone is rumored to require a micro SIM, much like the iPhone 4. [via <a href="http://www.xperiablog.net/2011/08/10/se-prepping-%E2%80%98nozomi%E2%80%99-for-q4-japan-release-1-4ghz-4-3-inch-720p-display/">XperiaBlog</a>]</li>
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		US Cellular launched two new Android devices for its prepaid lineup, the Samsung Gem and HTC Merge. The Gem offers a 3.2-inch WVGA display, 800MHz CPU, and Android 2.2 for $140, while the Merge is a global-capable QWERTY slider with a 3.8-inch display, Android 2.2, and more for $300. [via <a href="http://www.uscellular.com/about/press-room/2011/USCELLULAR-ADDS-TWO-MORE-SMARTPHONES-TO-PREPAID-PLANS-AND-SOCIAL-SCENE-TO-PREPAID-MESSAGING-PHONES.html">US Cellular</a>]</li>
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		Immediately following <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/08/15/google-acquiring-motorola-mobility/">Google's acquisition of Motorola</a>, discussion centered around the possibility of the latter company becoming the preferred OEM for Android -- a privilege that would, in theory, include designing and producing the next Nexus. Andy Rubin, the head honcho for the open-source OS, put such rumors to bed by offering more insight on the approval process for upcoming Nexus phones, and insisted that HelloMoto will continue to be treated the same as every other OEM; it will have to bid for the job just like every other company does. [via <a href="http://www.androidcentral.com/motorola-wont-have-exclusive-nexus-devices-andy-rubin-says">AndroidCentral</a>]</li>
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		The Huawei Blaze, a budget Android handset that runs on Gingerbread, may arrive in the UK as early as September. The Blaze would mark the first time we've seen the company offer a phone under its own branding in the UK. [via <a href="http://crave.cnet.co.uk/mobiles/huawei-blaze-cheap-android-phone-sparking-up-in-september-50004716/">CNet</a>]</li>
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		Shocked to hear the Kyocera Echo isn't selling as well as the company had hoped? Yeah, neither are we. Nonetheless, in the hopes of sparking sales, it's started offering twelve premium games for free to the first 10,000 downloads as part of its "summer of free apps" campaign. Good luck with that. [via <a href="http://www.electronista.com/articles/11/08/15/kyocera.offers.10000.free.game.copies.for.echo/">Electronista</a>]</li>
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		With all of the buzz rightfully centered around Nokia and its quest for Windows Phone dominance, how bright does <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/Vertu/">Vertu's</a> future look? If Eldar Murtazin is to believed, Espoo's luxury phone branch will also be on the receiving end of WP7 devices. The main difference with Vertu's version compared to the rest of Nokia's lineup? It'll most likely be covered with gold and diamonds. [via <a href="http://wmpoweruser.com/vertu-phones-with-windows-phone-7-coming/">WMPowerUser</a>]</li>
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		The Samsung Galaxy Q, another name for the <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/08/11/samsung-gravity-smart-review/">Gravity Smart</a>, is now available on Rogers. The device is geared toward the lower end, so it may not be the most lustworthy letter in the Samsung Galaxy alphabet. [via <a href="http://mobilesyrup.com/2011/08/18/samsung-galaxy-q-now-available-at-rogers/">MobileSyrup</a>]</li>
</ul><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/08/20/mobile-miscellany-week-of-august-15-2011/">Mobile Miscellany: week of August 15, 2011</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Sat, 20 Aug 2011 09:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/08/20/mobile-miscellany-week-of-august-15-2011/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/20017158/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/08/20/mobile-miscellany-week-of-august-15-2011/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>dual-screen</category><category>eldar murtazin</category><category>EldarMurtazin</category><category>ericsson</category><category>galaxy q</category><category>GalaxyQ</category><category>gravity smart</category><category>GravitySmart</category><category>htc</category><category>htc merge</category><category>HtcMerge</category><category>huawei</category><category>huawei blaze</category><category>huawei uk</category><category>HuaweiBlaze</category><category>HuaweiUk</category><category>kyocera</category><category>kyocera echo</category><category>KyoceraEcho</category><category>luxury</category><category>mango</category><category>microsoft</category><category>misc</category><category>miscellaneous</category><category>miscellany</category><category>mm</category><category>mobile</category><category>mobile miscellany</category><category>MobileMiscellany</category><category>mobilepostmini</category><category>nokia</category><category>nokia vertu</category><category>NokiaVertu</category><category>nozumi</category><category>prepaid</category><category>rogers</category><category>samsung</category><category>samsung galaxy q</category><category>samsung gem</category><category>samsung gravity smart</category><category>SamsungGalaxyQ</category><category>SamsungGem</category><category>SamsungGravitySmart</category><category>sony ericsson</category><category>sony ericsson nozumi</category><category>SonyEricsson</category><category>SonyEricssonNozumi</category><category>sprint</category><category>t-mobile</category><category>US Cellular</category><category>UsCellular</category><category>vertu</category><category>vodafone</category><category>vodafone 555</category><category>vodafone uk</category><category>Vodafone555</category><category>VodafoneUk</category><category>windows phone 7</category><category>windows phone 7.5</category><category>windows phone mango</category><category>WindowsPhone7</category><category>WindowsPhone7.5</category><category>WindowsPhoneMango</category><category>wp7</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brad Molen]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 20 Aug 2011 09:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[FCC Fridays: August 12, 2011]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2011/08/12/fcc-fridays-august-12-2011/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2011/08/12/fcc-fridays-august-12-2011/</guid><comments>http://www.engadget.com/2011/08/12/fcc-fridays-august-12-2011/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: center;">
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	We here at Engadget Mobile tend to spend<span class="Apple-converted-space"><span class="Apple-converted-space"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><strike>a lot of</strike><span class="Apple-converted-space"><span class="Apple-converted-space"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span>way too much time poring over the latest FCC filings, be it on the net or directly on the ol' Federal Communications Commission's site. Since we couldn't possibly (want to) cover all the stuff that goes down there, we've gathered up all the raw info you may want (but probably don't need). Enjoy!<br />
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	<a href="https://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/oetcf/eas/reports/ViewExhibitReport.cfm?mode=Exhibits&amp;RequestTimeout=500&amp;calledFromFrame=N&amp;application_id=339832&amp;fcc_id=%27Q78-ZTEV960">Read</a> - ZTE V960<br />
	<a href="https://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/oetcf/eas/reports/ViewExhibitReport.cfm?mode=Exhibits&amp;RequestTimeout=500&amp;calledFromFrame=N&amp;application_id=556100&amp;fcc_id=%27Q78-X500">Read</a> - ZTE X500<br />
	<a href="https://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/oetcf/eas/reports/ViewExhibitReport.cfm?mode=Exhibits&amp;RequestTimeout=500&amp;calledFromFrame=N&amp;application_id=433112&amp;fcc_id=%27QISU8850-91">Read</a> - Huawei Vision<br />
	<a href="https://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/oetcf/eas/reports/ViewExhibitReport.cfm?mode=Exhibits&amp;RequestTimeout=500&amp;calledFromFrame=N&amp;application_id=227977&amp;fcc_id='QISU8350-51">Read</a> - Huawei U8350-51<br />
	<a href="https://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/oetcf/eas/reports/ViewExhibitReport.cfm?mode=Exhibits&amp;RequestTimeout=500&amp;calledFromFrame=N&amp;application_id=613379&amp;fcc_id='QISU8820">Read</a> - Huawei U8820 Titan<br />
	<a href="https://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/oetcf/eas/reports/ViewExhibitReport.cfm?mode=Exhibits&amp;RequestTimeout=500&amp;calledFromFrame=N&amp;application_id=681919&amp;fcc_id='QISC6111">Read</a> - Huawei C6111<br />
	<a href="https://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/oetcf/eas/reports/ViewExhibitReport.cfm?mode=Exhibits&amp;RequestTimeout=500&amp;calledFromFrame=N&amp;application_id=757751&amp;fcc_id='IHDT56MF3">Read</a> - Motorola T56MF3<br />
	<a href="https://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/oetcf/eas/reports/ViewExhibitReport.cfm?mode=Exhibits&amp;RequestTimeout=500&amp;calledFromFrame=N&amp;application_id=435048&amp;fcc_id=%27A3LGTE3210O">Read</a> - Samsung GT-E3210O<br />
	<a href="https://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/oetcf/eas/reports/ViewExhibitReport.cfm?mode=Exhibits&amp;RequestTimeout=500&amp;calledFromFrame=N&amp;application_id=195573&amp;fcc_id=%27A3LGTS5610K">Read</a> - Samsung GT-S5610K<br />
	<a href="https://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/oetcf/eas/reports/ViewExhibitReport.cfm?mode=Exhibits&amp;RequestTimeout=500&amp;calledFromFrame=N&amp;application_id=264615&amp;fcc_id='A3LSCHB229">Read</a> - Samsung SCH-B229<br />
	<a href="https://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/oetcf/eas/reports/ViewExhibitReport.cfm?mode=Exhibits&amp;RequestTimeout=500&amp;calledFromFrame=N&amp;application_id=220396&amp;fcc_id='PY7A1880033">Read</a> - Sony Ericsson txt<br />
	<a href="https://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/oetcf/eas/reports/ViewExhibitReport.cfm?mode=Exhibits&amp;RequestTimeout=500&amp;calledFromFrame=N&amp;application_id=638656&amp;fcc_id=%27L6ARDR60CW">Read</a> - RIM RDR61CW<br />
	<a href="https://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/oetcf/eas/reports/ViewExhibitReport.cfm?mode=Exhibits&amp;RequestTimeout=500&amp;calledFromFrame=N&amp;application_id=735934&amp;fcc_id='L6ARDS40CW">Read</a> - RIM RDS41CW<br />
	<a href="https://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/oetcf/eas/reports/ViewExhibitReport.cfm?mode=Exhibits&amp;RequestTimeout=500&amp;calledFromFrame=N&amp;application_id=776402&amp;fcc_id='V65E4210">Read</a> - Kyocera E4210<br />
	<a href="https://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/oetcf/eas/reports/ViewExhibitReport.cfm?mode=Exhibits&amp;RequestTimeout=500&amp;calledFromFrame=N&amp;application_id=623020&amp;fcc_id=%27V65E4255">Read</a> - Kyocera E4255</div><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/08/12/fcc-fridays-august-12-2011/">FCC Fridays: August 12, 2011</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Fri, 12 Aug 2011 10:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/08/12/fcc-fridays-august-12-2011/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/20010848/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/08/12/fcc-fridays-august-12-2011/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>b229</category><category>blackberry</category><category>c6111</category><category>E4210</category><category>E4255</category><category>ericsson</category><category>fcc</category><category>fcc friday</category><category>fcc fridays</category><category>FccFriday</category><category>FccFridays</category><category>federal communications commission</category><category>FederalCommunicationsCommission</category><category>friday</category><category>fridays</category><category>gt-s5610k</category><category>huawei</category><category>huawei c6111</category><category>huawei titan</category><category>huawei u8820</category><category>Huawei Vision</category><category>HuaweiC6111</category><category>HuaweiTitan</category><category>HuaweiU8820</category><category>HuaweiVision</category><category>Kyocera</category><category>Kyocera E4255</category><category>KyoceraE4255</category><category>mobile</category><category>Motorola</category><category>research in motion</category><category>ResearchInMotion</category><category>RIM</category><category>s5610</category><category>Samsung</category><category>samsung b229</category><category>Samsung GT-S5610K</category><category>samsung s5610</category><category>Samsung SCH-B229</category><category>SamsungB229</category><category>SamsungGt-s5610k</category><category>SamsungS5610</category><category>SamsungSch-b229</category><category>Sony</category><category>Sony Ericsson</category><category>Sony Ericsson txt pro</category><category>SonyEricsson</category><category>SonyEricssonTxtPro</category><category>titan</category><category>u8820</category><category>V960</category><category>vision</category><category>zte</category><category>zte v960</category><category>ZTE X500</category><category>ZteV960</category><category>ZteX500</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brad Molen]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 12 Aug 2011 10:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kyocera Oblique slides through FCC, Mr. Blurrycam finds one elsewhere]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2011/08/11/kyocera-oblique-slides-through-fcc-mr-blurrycam-finds-one-else/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2011/08/11/kyocera-oblique-slides-through-fcc-mr-blurrycam-finds-one-else/</guid><comments>http://www.engadget.com/2011/08/11/kyocera-oblique-slides-through-fcc-mr-blurrycam-finds-one-else/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: center;">
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	Here we have it, folks. The <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/06/06/leaked-sprint-roadmap-outs-lg-optimus-slider-and-blackberry-torc/">Kyocera Oblique</a> has cleared the <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/fcc/">FCC</a>, and even better, we've stumbled across leaked snapshots of the device -- in both the black and pink varieties. We'll forgive you if you haven't kept track, but this is the handset that's rumored to replace the <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/07/samsung-intercept-for-sprint-now-totally-official-july-11-for/">Samsung Intercept</a> on Sprint come September 11th. Like its forebear, it features only EV-DO Rev. 0 (as opposed to Rev. A), which means it'll limp along the <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/sprint/">Now Network</a> when you're not within range of a WiFi hotspot -- thankfully, it supports 802.11n and Bluetooth. The QWERTY slider is rumored to have a 3.2 megapixel camera, a low-res QVGA screen and to ship with Android 2.3. Follow the break for a glimpse of the black version, and check the source for the high-res stills of Mr. Blurrycam's work.</div><p><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/08/11/kyocera-oblique-slides-through-fcc-mr-blurrycam-finds-one-else/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Kyocera Oblique slides through FCC, Mr. Blurrycam finds one elsewhere</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/08/11/kyocera-oblique-slides-through-fcc-mr-blurrycam-finds-one-else/">Kyocera Oblique slides through FCC, Mr. Blurrycam finds one elsewhere</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Thu, 11 Aug 2011 19:55:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/08/11/kyocera-oblique-slides-through-fcc-mr-blurrycam-finds-one-else/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/20015751/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/08/11/kyocera-oblique-slides-through-fcc-mr-blurrycam-finds-one-else/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>Andoid</category><category>android</category><category>android 2.3</category><category>Android2.3</category><category>c5120</category><category>cdma</category><category>fcc</category><category>gingerbread</category><category>kyocera</category><category>kyocera c5120</category><category>kyocera oblique</category><category>KyoceraC5120</category><category>KyoceraOblique</category><category>mobile</category><category>oblique</category><category>qvga</category><category>qwerty</category><category>QWERTY keyboard</category><category>qwerty slider</category><category>QwertyKeyboard</category><category>QwertySlider</category><category>slider</category><category>smartphone</category><category>smartphones</category><category>sprint</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Zachary Lutz]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 11 Aug 2011 19:55:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kyocera Echo resumes rollout of Gingerbread, without the bricking]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2011/08/10/kyocera-echo-resumes-rollout-of-gingerbread-without-the-brickin/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2011/08/10/kyocera-echo-resumes-rollout-of-gingerbread-without-the-brickin/</guid><comments>http://www.engadget.com/2011/08/10/kyocera-echo-resumes-rollout-of-gingerbread-without-the-brickin/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: center;">
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It goes without saying that updates are intended to improve our phones' user experience, but the <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/07/31/kyocera-echo-gingerbread-update-bringing-wifi-calling-nfc-suppo/">Gingerbread</a> refresh on the <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/04/13/kyocera-echo-review/">Kyocera Echo</a> had exactly the <em>opposite </em>effect. After a small but significant percentage of owners began reporting that the new software turned <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/08/01/kyocera-echo-gingerbread-update-now-rolling-out-may-brick-hands/">their devices into bricks</a>, Sprint pulled the update "until further notice." After nine days, Android 2.3.4 is once again available for download. Upon reaching out to the Now Network, we received the following confirmation:
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		Sprint will restart the Gingerbread update to Kyocera Echo users beginning today (August 10). In an effort to provide the best possible customer experience, Kyocera and Sprint have addressed a previous issue with the update raised last week. The Gingerbread update will provide Kyocera Echo users with performance enhancements including faster response, improved power management, enhancements for gaming, and more. Every Echo customer should have the update within the next few weeks.</div>
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The update will likely get pushed slowly at first, getting sent to a small number of handsets to make doubly sure the same issue doesn't surface again, so don't stress if it hasn't reached your Echo today; as is the usual procedure with large-scale rollouts, it could be a little while before it actually lands on your particular unit. But when it arrives, feel free to download at will with more confidence.<p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/08/10/kyocera-echo-resumes-rollout-of-gingerbread-without-the-brickin/">Kyocera Echo resumes rollout of Gingerbread, without the bricking</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Wed, 10 Aug 2011 16:32:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/08/10/kyocera-echo-resumes-rollout-of-gingerbread-without-the-brickin/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/20014551/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/08/10/kyocera-echo-resumes-rollout-of-gingerbread-without-the-brickin/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>android</category><category>android 2.3</category><category>android 2.3.4</category><category>Android2.3</category><category>Android2.3.4</category><category>brick</category><category>bricked</category><category>bricked phones</category><category>BrickedPhones</category><category>echo</category><category>firmware</category><category>firmware update</category><category>FirmwareUpdate</category><category>gingerbread</category><category>google</category><category>kyocera</category><category>kyocera echo</category><category>KyoceraEcho</category><category>ota</category><category>ota update</category><category>OtaUpdate</category><category>software update</category><category>SoftwareUpdate</category><category>sprint</category><category>update</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brad Molen]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 10 Aug 2011 16:32:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kyocera Echo Gingerbread update now rolling out, may brick  (update: rollout pause)]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2011/08/01/kyocera-echo-gingerbread-update-now-rolling-out-may-brick-hands/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2011/08/01/kyocera-echo-gingerbread-update-now-rolling-out-may-brick-hands/</guid><comments>http://www.engadget.com/2011/08/01/kyocera-echo-gingerbread-update-now-rolling-out-may-brick-hands/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: center;">
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Kyocera may have <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/07/31/kyocera-echo-gingerbread-update-bringing-wifi-calling-nfc-suppo/">jumped the gun</a> yesterday with word of the <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/04/13/kyocera-echo-review/">Echo's</a> Gingerbread destiny, but today those Android 2.3.4 goods have been made official. Rolling out to users in the next few weeks, the OTA update adds Google's latest OS refinements to the dual-screened phone, as well as a new Downloads app, Swype 3.0 and power-saving Eco Mode. Impatient owners can always forego the wait for a carrier-pushed upgrade and pull it themselves, but a word of caution: commenters over on <em>AndroidCentral's</em> forums are claiming this update bricks phones. We've reached out to <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/Sprint/">Sprint</a> for comment on the matter and while the company is aware of the issue, no official statement has been made. So, go ahead and start downloading, <em>or not?</em><br />
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<strong>Update</strong>: We've confirmed with Sprint that there is indeed an issue, and that its product team is "troubleshooting the issue and [has] suspended the update until further notice." Here's hoping things get going soon, with the sailing being a bit smoother the second go 'round.<p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/08/01/kyocera-echo-gingerbread-update-now-rolling-out-may-brick-hands/">Kyocera Echo Gingerbread update now rolling out, may brick  (update: rollout pause)</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Mon, 01 Aug 2011 15:55:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/08/01/kyocera-echo-gingerbread-update-now-rolling-out-may-brick-hands/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/20006402/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/08/01/kyocera-echo-gingerbread-update-now-rolling-out-may-brick-hands/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>android 2.3</category><category>android 2.3.4</category><category>Android2.3</category><category>Android2.3.4</category><category>bricked phones</category><category>BrickedPhones</category><category>dual screen</category><category>dual screen phone</category><category>dual-screen</category><category>DualScreen</category><category>DualScreenPhone</category><category>echo</category><category>firmware</category><category>gingerbread</category><category>internet calling</category><category>kyocera</category><category>kyocera echo</category><category>KyoceraEcho</category><category>smartphone</category><category>software</category><category>sprint</category><category>swype</category><category>update</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joseph Volpe]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 01 Aug 2011 15:55:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kyocera Echo Gingerbread update bringing WiFi calling, NFC support? (update: sadly not)]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2011/07/31/kyocera-echo-gingerbread-update-bringing-wifi-calling-nfc-suppo/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2011/07/31/kyocera-echo-gingerbread-update-bringing-wifi-calling-nfc-suppo/</guid><comments>http://www.engadget.com/2011/07/31/kyocera-echo-gingerbread-update-bringing-wifi-calling-nfc-suppo/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: center;">
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Um, <i>okay</i>? Hot on the heels of rumors that Kyocera's <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/04/13/kyocera-echo-review/">Echo</a> would see its first major Android update on <a href="http://mobile.engadget.com/2011/07/31/refresh-roundup-week-of-july-25-2011/">August 1st</a>, in flies an updated page over at the company's own website detailing the impending changes. Unless someone at Kyocera's pulling a fast one, it looks as if the imminent Android 2.3.4 (Gingerbread) update will bring a downright staggering list of new features, making an already unique handset capable of even rarer feats. Interest piqued? We're told that the refresh will provide pinch-to-zoom support in the browser, gallery, Maps and Sprint Navigation, an improved downloads app and an upgrade to the Swype 3.0 virtual keypad, with Tap Correction and Horizontal Word Choice list.<br />
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But that's just the tip of the proverbial iceberg -- the real kicker is the addition of "internet calling over WiFi" as well as "an NFC reader to interact with posters, advertisements, products, etc." You heard right, WiFi calling and a previously unmentioned <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/NFC/">NFC</a> chip -- hopefully of the UMA variety, rather than just SIP. As of now, the only major US carrier to support WiFi calling is T-Mobile, and neither Sprint nor Kyocera have mentioned any secretive Near Field Communications module to us. The luckiest of the early adopters should see their over-the-air update swing through as soon as a half-hour, so be sure to let us know if this all proves true in comments below. Naturally, we'll be watching for the update on our own set and updating accordingly.<br />
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<strong>Update</strong>: Bah, humbug! A Kyocera rep <a href="http://briefmobile.com/echo-not-not-getting-wifi-calling-or-nfc-support">contacted</a> <em>Brief Mobile</em> and explained that the feature page shown here went up prematurely, and that the WiFi calling and NFC support in particular weren't supposed to be listed. Consider our hopes dashed, and our dreams crushed.<br />
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[Thanks, Brain_ReCall]<p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/07/31/kyocera-echo-gingerbread-update-bringing-wifi-calling-nfc-suppo/">Kyocera Echo Gingerbread update bringing WiFi calling, NFC support? (update: sadly not)</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Sun, 31 Jul 2011 23:27:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/07/31/kyocera-echo-gingerbread-update-bringing-wifi-calling-nfc-suppo/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/20005648/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/07/31/kyocera-echo-gingerbread-update-bringing-wifi-calling-nfc-suppo/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>android 2.3</category><category>android 2.3.4</category><category>Android2.3</category><category>Android2.3.4</category><category>cdm</category><category>dual screen</category><category>dual screen phone</category><category>dual-screen</category><category>DualScreen</category><category>DualScreenPhone</category><category>echo</category><category>firmware</category><category>gingerbread</category><category>internet calling</category><category>InternetCalling</category><category>kyocera</category><category>kyocera echo</category><category>KyoceraEcho</category><category>nfc</category><category>smartphone</category><category>software</category><category>sprint</category><category>swype</category><category>update</category><category>wifi calling</category><category>WifiCalling</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Darren Murph]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 31 Jul 2011 23:27:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Refresh Roundup: week of July 25, 2011]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2011/07/31/refresh-roundup-week-of-july-25-2011/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2011/07/31/refresh-roundup-week-of-july-25-2011/</guid><comments>http://www.engadget.com/2011/07/31/refresh-roundup-week-of-july-25-2011/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: center;">
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Your smartphone and / or tablet is just <em>begging </em>to get updated. From time to time, these mobile devices are blessed with maintenance refreshes, bug fixes, custom ROMs and anything in between, and so many of them are floating around that it's easy for a sizable chunk to get lost in the mix. To make sure they don't escape without notice, we've gathered every possible update, hack, and other miscellaneous tomfoolery from the last week and crammed them into one convenient roundup. If you find something available for your device, please give us a shout at tips at engadget dawt com and let us know. Enjoy!<br />
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<strong>Official Android Updates:</strong><br />
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		Remember the <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/07/20/gingerbread-heads-to-t-mobile-mytouch-4g-starting-today-wont-s/">Gingerbread update</a> that's rolling out to the T-Mobile myTouch 4G? If waiting for the OTA download doesn't mesh with your level of patience (or lack thereof), you'll be able to head to a corporate-owned retail store starting August 5th to receive the update manually. [via <a href="http://support.t-mobile.com/docs/DOC-1818">T-Mobile</a>]</li>
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		The <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/04/13/kyocera-echo-review/">Kyocera Echo's</a> rollout of Gingerbread may be starting tomorrow and getting pushed out to customers over a four-day period. The new refresh also adds Swype 3.0 and security enhancements. [via <a href="http://www.sprintfeed.com/2011/07/kyocera-echo-getting-gingerbread-on-august-1st/">SprintFeed</a>]</li>
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		Gingerbread is also currently heading to Verizon's Motorola Droid X2. [via <a href="http://www.androidcentral.com/gingerbread-update-motorola-droid-x2-now-available-verizon">AndroidCentral</a>]</li>
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		Sony Ericsson announced that users of the Xperia X10 won't be left off of the Android 2.3 bandwagon either -- it's been confirmed that global and carrier-unlocked versions are receiving the update, though it's up to specific carriers to decide if they want to push the update out as well. [via <a href="http://www.mobileburn.com/news.jsp?Id=16024">MobileBurn</a>]</li>
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		Verizon's Droid Incredible 2 is the recipient of a minor software update that aims to improve server connection for email and contacts. The <a href="http://support.vzw.com/system_update/htc_incredible_2.html">OTA download</a> can be yours by going into settings and having the phone check for updates. [via <a href="http://www.androidcentral.com/minor-update-droid-incredible-2-rolling-out-now">AndroidCentral</a>]</li>
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		The original HTC Desire's <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/06/15/htc-pulls-a-180-now-says-gingerbreads-coming-to-desire/">getting its turn</a> for Android 2.3, but the <a href="http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1190374">OTA update</a> is currently going out to unbranded devices only. [via <a href="http://htcdesireportal.com/htc-desire-news-official-gingerbread-ota-update-released/">HTC Desire Portal</a>]</li>
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		Users have been <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/07/27/verizon-swaps-misbehaving-fascinates-with-phones-thatll-make-yo/">reporting an issue</a> with their Samsung Fascinates receiving incoming calls after <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/06/16/verizon-updates-fascinate-to-improve-calls-and-well-updates/">the latest update</a>, and the latest update, called ED05, will be pushed to phones over the next few days to help resolve that concern, while fixing a couple SMS bugs as well. [via <a href="http://www.droid-life.com/2011/07/28/samsung-fascinate-update-ed05-is-ready-fixes-incoming-call-issue/">Droid-Life</a>]</li>
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<strong>Unofficial updates, custom ROMs, and misc. hackery:</strong>
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		A new leaked Gingerbread update for the Samsung Epic 4G, EG22, can be had now. The leak bumps the device up to Android 2.3.4. [via <a href="http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/sprint-epic-4g-development/145952-rom-stock-odin-tar-new-epic-4g-eg22-gingerbread-leak-2-3-4-live-7-23-11-a.html">PPC Geeks Forum</a>]</li>
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		The Motorola Triumph hasn't even been out for ten days, but it already has ClockworkMod Recovery. [via <a href="http://androidforums.com/triumph-all-things-root/383332-clockworkmod-recovery-motorola-triumph-2.html#post3012033">AndroidForums</a>]</li>
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		Peter Alfonso's released Android 2.3.5 as a custom download for the original Droid. Follow the via link for instructions on how to download and install it. [via <a href="http://www.droid-life.com/2011/07/26/android-2-3-5-released-for-the-original-droid-by-peter-alfonso/?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A%20DroidLife%20%28droid%20life%29">Droid-Life</a>]</li>
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		The <a href="http://revolutionary.io/">Revolutionary S-OFF</a> tool has now been released as an <a href="http://www.androidcentral.com/htc-evo-3d-and-sensation-and-others-get-new-unlocked-life-thanks-revolutionary">early developer preview</a>. The tool will give you full access to download and install custom ROMs for several devices, including the HTC EVO 3D and Sensation. [via <a href="http://www.androidcentral.com/htc-evo-3d-and-sensation-and-others-get-new-unlocked-life-thanks-revolutionary">AndroidCentral</a>]</li>
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		T-Mobile pushed out a firmware update to the HTC HD7 this week, though no change log was provided. If you didn't receive a notification on your phone informing you of the update, connect it to your Zune Desktop and check for updates. [via <a href="http://www.wpcentral.com/t-mobile-pushing-out-update-hd7">WPCentral</a>]</li>
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		The Dell Venue Pro's also on the receiving end of a <a href="http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1016759&amp;page=54">firmware refresh</a>, which brings with it a load of various bug fixes. [via <a href="http://twitter.com/#!/LionelatDell/status/95864616697077761">Twitter</a>]</li>
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We're guessing that this isn't the <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/07/19/sprints-dan-hesse-significant-4g-plans-to-be-announced-this-fa/">riveting Q4 announcement</a> that Dan Hesse promised us last week at Sprint's Kansas headquarters, but it's a shock to the system nonetheless. The outfit's <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/03/16/sprint-direct-connect-will-replace-iden-with-cdma-launch-late-t/">legacy iDEN network</a> is still kicking around (and in turn, eating up valuable resources to run it), and while we're told that those push-to-talk users are some of the most loyal, it looks as if 2012 will be the year they're forced to try something new. The company's CDMA-based Direct Connect alternative is officially slated to launch this winter, with those who buy in treated to triple the square miles of the company's current push-to-talk coverage area, broadband capabilities and a smattering of new devices.<br />
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The Kyocera DuraMax and DuraCore will be joined by an unannounced Motorola smartphone, all of which should be rugged enough to handle the expected field work. Furthermore, Sprint will be adding international push-to-talk (alongside "additional capabilities") in early 2012, and users should see a marked improvement in in-building coverage. Finally, we're told that voice and data capacity is expected to increase significantly as Sprint leverages its spectrum holdings in 800MHz, 1.9GHz, and -- through its relationship with Clearwire -- 2.5GHz. And with that, we'd say your iDEN handset stash just became quite the collector's item. Full details are tucked away in the PR just past the break.<p><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/07/25/sprint-details-q4-cdma-direct-connect-launch-plans-and-handsets/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Sprint details Q4 CDMA Direct Connect launch plans and handsets, quietly waves goodbye to iDEN</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/07/25/sprint-details-q4-cdma-direct-connect-launch-plans-and-handsets/">Sprint details Q4 CDMA Direct Connect launch plans and handsets, quietly waves goodbye to iDEN</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Mon, 25 Jul 2011 15:51:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/07/25/sprint-details-q4-cdma-direct-connect-launch-plans-and-handsets/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/19999905/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/07/25/sprint-details-q4-cdma-direct-connect-launch-plans-and-handsets/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>cdma</category><category>cdma direct connect</category><category>CdmaDirectConnect</category><category>direct connect</category><category>DirectConnect</category><category>DuraCore</category><category>duramax</category><category>global</category><category>iden</category><category>international</category><category>kyocera</category><category>kyocera duracore</category><category>kyocera duramax</category><category>KyoceraDuracore</category><category>KyoceraDuramax</category><category>Motorola</category><category>network</category><category>nextel</category><category>PTT</category><category>push to talk</category><category>push-to-talk</category><category>PushToTalk</category><category>rugged</category><category>sprint</category><category>Sprint Gets Rugged</category><category>sprint nextel</category><category>SprintGetsRugged</category><category>SprintNextel</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Darren Murph]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 25 Jul 2011 15:51:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[How would you change the Kyocera Echo?]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2011/07/24/how-would-you-change-the-kyocera-echo/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2011/07/24/how-would-you-change-the-kyocera-echo/</guid><comments>http://www.engadget.com/2011/07/24/how-would-you-change-the-kyocera-echo/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: center;">
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We get the impression that Kyocera's design team had been hacking away at the Echo for years -- largely due to the blocky corners that remained, despite the current market's affinity for curvation -- and in a way, we're actually relieved that Sprint took a chance with it. We've <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/06/23/prototype-dual-screened-2-in-1-android-smartpad-from-imerj-previ/">seen</a> what's to come when looking at dual-screen handsets, and if executed properly, the future seems bright. The Echo itself <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/04/13/kyocera-echo-review/">surprised us</a> with its flexibility, and while it's obviously a niche device, we're <i>certain</i> a few of you have ponied up for one. So, here's your chance to tell us all what you'd do differently the next time around. Would you change the form factor in any way? How's about that slider / locking mechanism? Was Android 2.2 the right choice? Do you wish it were available on a different carrier? Go on and get creative in comments below!<p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/07/24/how-would-you-change-the-kyocera-echo/">How would you change the Kyocera Echo?</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Sun, 24 Jul 2011 22:35:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/07/24/how-would-you-change-the-kyocera-echo/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/19996998/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/07/24/how-would-you-change-the-kyocera-echo/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>android</category><category>dual screen</category><category>dual screen phone</category><category>dual-screen</category><category>DualScreen</category><category>DualScreenPhone</category><category>echo</category><category>google android</category><category>GoogleAndroid</category><category>how would you change</category><category>HowWouldYouChange</category><category>hwyc</category><category>kyocera</category><category>kyocera echo</category><category>KyoceraEcho</category><category>smartphone</category><category>sprint</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Darren Murph]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 24 Jul 2011 22:35:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Leaked Sprint roadmap outs LG Optimus Slider and BlackBerry Torch 2, among others]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2011/06/06/leaked-sprint-roadmap-outs-lg-optimus-slider-and-blackberry-torc/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2011/06/06/leaked-sprint-roadmap-outs-lg-optimus-slider-and-blackberry-torc/</guid><comments>http://www.engadget.com/2011/06/06/leaked-sprint-roadmap-outs-lg-optimus-slider-and-blackberry-torc/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: center;">
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Leaked carrier <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/31/leaked-sprint-roadmap-reveals-touch-pro-touch-diamond-dates-and/">roadmaps</a> are the closest thing we have to a crystal ball and can offer precious insight into upcoming devices and launches. Stumbling upon these lists isn't a common occurrence, and they can't be fully relied on since carriers tend to change their minds frequently, but the one shown here got our full attention. Among the highlights: the BlackBerry Torch 9850 Monaco, which is possibly a CDMA version of the Torch 9810 we <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/06/03/blackberry-torch-2-preview/">previewed last week</a>, is listed as a TBD release; the <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/02/blackberry-bold-9900-and-9930-bold-touch-official/">BlackBerry Bold Touch 9930</a> appears to be Sprint-bound on August 21; and the phone we've heard the least about thus far is the <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/17/t-mobile-2011-roadmap-leaks-lists-loads-of-specific-release-dat/">LG Optimus Slider LS700</a> (Gelato Q), most likely the successor to the Optimus S, prepping for a September launch. Several handsets are listed alongside dates for release, but we wouldn't take a lot of stock in the launch dates. Anything could happen in the coming months, and it's quite likely these are tentative dates the company hopes to hit so long as there aren't any hiccups along the way. Keep in mind that screen shots like this one can easily be faked, but the accurate prediction of the Motorola XPRT launch does make it slightly more believable. Scope out another shot after the break.<p><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/06/06/leaked-sprint-roadmap-outs-lg-optimus-slider-and-blackberry-torc/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Leaked Sprint roadmap outs LG Optimus Slider and BlackBerry Torch 2, among others</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/06/06/leaked-sprint-roadmap-outs-lg-optimus-slider-and-blackberry-torc/">Leaked Sprint roadmap outs LG Optimus Slider and BlackBerry Torch 2, among others</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Mon, 06 Jun 2011 12:40:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/06/06/leaked-sprint-roadmap-outs-lg-optimus-slider-and-blackberry-torc/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/19959175/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/06/06/leaked-sprint-roadmap-outs-lg-optimus-slider-and-blackberry-torc/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>blackberry</category><category>blackberry 9850</category><category>blackberry 9930</category><category>blackberry bold touch</category><category>blackberry torch 2</category><category>blackberry torch 9850</category><category>blackberry torch cdma</category><category>Blackberry9850</category><category>Blackberry9930</category><category>BlackberryBoldTouch</category><category>BlackberryTorch2</category><category>BlackberryTorch9850</category><category>BlackberryTorchCdma</category><category>bold touch</category><category>Bold Touch 9930</category><category>BoldTouch</category><category>BoldTouch9930</category><category>cdma</category><category>gelato</category><category>gelato q</category><category>GelatoQ</category><category>kyocera</category><category>leak</category><category>leaks</category><category>lg</category><category>lg optimus slider</category><category>LgOptimusSlider</category><category>ls700</category><category>mobile</category><category>motorola</category><category>novatel</category><category>optimus slider</category><category>OptimusSlider</category><category>roadmap</category><category>rumor</category><category>rumors</category><category>sprint</category><category>torch 2</category><category>torch 9850</category><category>Torch2</category><category>Torch9850</category><category>zte</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brad Molen]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jun 2011 12:40:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[KDDI haptic smartphone prototype promises up to seven layers of touch, only shows off two]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/26/kddi-haptic-smartphone-prototype-promises-up-to-seven-layers-of/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/26/kddi-haptic-smartphone-prototype-promises-up-to-seven-layers-of/</guid><comments>http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/26/kddi-haptic-smartphone-prototype-promises-up-to-seven-layers-of/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: center;">
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Ah, another possibly vaporous, yet intriguing addition to a <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/30/sony-applies-for-tactile-pixel-haptic-touchscreen-patent/">long</a> <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/02/apple-patent-applications-offer-glimpses-of-haptic-screens-rfid/">line</a> of haptic <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/11/29/ms-applies-for-patent-on-light-induced-shape-memory-a-touchsc/">patents</a> and <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/21/toshiba-brings-texture-to-touch-video/">prototypes</a>. Today's offering: a KDDI smartphone mockup (utilizing <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/Kyocera/">Kyocera</a> display technology) promising to render sensation through multiple layers of applied touchscreen pressure. Imagine depressing a camera shutter on a touchscreen, and you've got the idea. KDDI only had a screen sporting two haptic layers on hand when they demoed the prototype at Wireless Japan this week, but Kyocera reportedly told <em>Akihabara News</em> that the technology is capable of up to seven layers of tantalizing touch. Neat. Maybe we'll get a few <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/10/immersions-motiv-development-platform-integrates-haptics-into-a/">authentic haptic touchscreens</a> on the market and do away with all the vibrational fakery we've been seeing.<p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/26/kddi-haptic-smartphone-prototype-promises-up-to-seven-layers-of/">KDDI haptic smartphone prototype promises up to seven layers of touch, only shows off two</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Thu, 26 May 2011 07:44:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/26/kddi-haptic-smartphone-prototype-promises-up-to-seven-layers-of/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/19950140/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/26/kddi-haptic-smartphone-prototype-promises-up-to-seven-layers-of/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>display</category><category>displays</category><category>haptic</category><category>haptic feedback</category><category>haptic technology</category><category>haptic touchscreen</category><category>HapticFeedback</category><category>haptics</category><category>HapticTechnology</category><category>HapticTouchscreen</category><category>KDDI</category><category>kyocera</category><category>prototype</category><category>screen</category><category>screens</category><category>smartphone</category><category>smartphones</category><category>tactile</category><category>tactile feedback</category><category>TactileFeedback</category><category>touch screen</category><category>touchscreen</category><category>touchscreens</category><category>wireless japan</category><category>WirelessJapan</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sean Buckley]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 26 May 2011 07:44:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Screen Grabs: Kyocera Echo goes back to the alternate-reality future in Fringe]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/07/screen-grabs-kyocera-echo-goes-back-to-the-alternate-reality-fu/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/07/screen-grabs-kyocera-echo-goes-back-to-the-alternate-reality-fu/</guid><comments>http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/07/screen-grabs-kyocera-echo-goes-back-to-the-alternate-reality-fu/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/ScreenGrabs/"><em>Screen Grabs</em></a><em> chronicles the uses (and misuses) of real-world gadgets in today's movies and TV. Send in your sightings (with screen grab!) to <strong>screengrabs at engadget dot com.</strong></em><br />
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We liked the <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/04/13/kyocera-echo-review/">Kyocera Echo</a> quite a bit, but perhaps the dual-screen tabletphone concept is a mite ahead of its time -- here it is fifteen years from now, helping the <em>Fringe</em> team pull up security blueprints for an opera house. Or perhaps Astrid has become a vintage technology connoisseur? We have to admit it's a step up from the <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/21/screen-grabs-dell-streak-serves-as-seismograph-on-fringe-andro/">Streak seismograph</a>, but we can't help but frown -- we wouldn't be caught dead running <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/Froyo/">Froyo</a> in the year 2026, after all.<br />
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[Thanks, Prince C.]<textarea id="cke_pastebin" style="position: absolute; top: 8px; width: 1px; height: 1px; overflow: hidden; left: -1000px;"></textarea><p><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/07/screen-grabs-kyocera-echo-goes-back-to-the-alternate-reality-fu/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Screen Grabs: Kyocera Echo goes back to the alternate-reality future in Fringe</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/07/screen-grabs-kyocera-echo-goes-back-to-the-alternate-reality-fu/">Screen Grabs: Kyocera Echo goes back to the alternate-reality future in Fringe</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Sat, 07 May 2011 15:02:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/07/screen-grabs-kyocera-echo-goes-back-to-the-alternate-reality-fu/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/19934490/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/07/screen-grabs-kyocera-echo-goes-back-to-the-alternate-reality-fu/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>dual screen</category><category>dual-screen</category><category>DualScreen</category><category>Echo</category><category>Fringe</category><category>Kyocera</category><category>Kyocera Echo</category><category>KyoceraEcho</category><category>Screen Grabs</category><category>ScreenGrabs</category><category>tabletphone</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sean Hollister]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 07 May 2011 15:02:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kyocera Echo available right now for Sprint Premier customers, tests your patience]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2011/04/14/kyocera-echo-available-right-now-for-sprint-premier-customers-t/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2011/04/14/kyocera-echo-available-right-now-for-sprint-premier-customers-t/</guid><comments>http://www.engadget.com/2011/04/14/kyocera-echo-available-right-now-for-sprint-premier-customers-t/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: center; "><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/04/14/kyocera-echo-available-right-now-for-sprint-premier-customers-t/"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" style="width: 447px; height: 423px;" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2011/04/kyoceratop29hg3401-1302826377.jpg" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: left; ">If you're a <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/sprint+premier/">Sprint Premier</a> customer and are planning to purchase the company's <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/04/13/kyocera-echo-review/">eccentric dual-screen Android smartphone</a>, listen up. Yes, it's due to launch in <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/03/14/kyocera-echo-hits-sprint-on-april-17th-for-200/">just three days</a>, but the wireless company is now offering its loyal customers a chance to order the Echo right now. If you decide to jump the gun, you'll be happy to know that Sprint is waiving upgrade fees and will ship you the device for zero bucks. So, if this offer sounds tempting -- and you qualify -- hit the source link to get a 72-hour advantage on everyone else.<br />
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[Thanks, Eric]</div><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/04/14/kyocera-echo-available-right-now-for-sprint-premier-customers-t/">Kyocera Echo available right now for Sprint Premier customers, tests your patience</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Thu, 14 Apr 2011 20:51:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/04/14/kyocera-echo-available-right-now-for-sprint-premier-customers-t/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/19913805/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/04/14/kyocera-echo-available-right-now-for-sprint-premier-customers-t/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>early</category><category>echo</category><category>eligible</category><category>kyocera</category><category>kyocera echo</category><category>KyoceraEcho</category><category>pre order</category><category>pre-order</category><category>premier</category><category>PreOrder</category><category>smartphone</category><category>sprint</category><category>sprint premier</category><category>SprintPremier</category><category>upgrade</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sam Sheffer]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 14 Apr 2011 20:51:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kyocera Echo review]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2011/04/13/kyocera-echo-review/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2011/04/13/kyocera-echo-review/</guid><comments>http://www.engadget.com/2011/04/13/kyocera-echo-review/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: center;">
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It's not exactly difficult to put into words what the Kyocera Echo is -- it's a <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/03/14/kyocera-echo-hits-sprint-on-april-17th-for-200/">dual-screened Android phone</a>, after all -- but it's a wee bit more challenging to wrap your head around who exactly it's for. The hardcore gaming contingent already has Sony Ericsson's <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/03/28/sony-ericsson-xperia-play-review/">Xperia Play</a>, and those obsessed with screen real estate have options spanning the gamut -- everything from Dell's 5-inch <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/06/dell-streak-review/">Streak</a> to a veritable cornucopia of choices in the 4- to 4.3-inch range. So, where exactly does this oddball fit in? Quite frankly, we get the impression that it's doing its darnedest to carve out a market of its own, a thought that's reinforced by Kyocera's <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/03/23/kyocera-launches-developer-program-for-dual-screen-echo-smartpho/">dedicated app development space</a> and two-faced Simul-Task mode. Early critics (read: us) <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/07/sprints-kyocera-echo-dual-screen-android-phone-announced-we-go/">railed</a> on the fact that double the screens meant double the trouble in terms of battery life, and there's no question that a second cell was included with our test unit. But are the advantages of having a second 3.5-inch WVGA touchpanel enough to overshadow the obvious pitfalls? Join us as we do a little soul-searching in our full review, hosted up just past the break.<br />
<div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/photos/kyocera-echo-review-hands-on/">Kyocera Echo review hands-on</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.engadget.com/photos/kyocera-echo-review-hands-on/#4044282"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2011/04/sprint-kyocera-echo-hands-on8157_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.engadget.com/photos/kyocera-echo-review-hands-on/#4044281"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2011/04/sprint-kyocera-echo-hands-on8159_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.engadget.com/photos/kyocera-echo-review-hands-on/#4044280"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2011/04/sprint-kyocera-echo-hands-on8160_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.engadget.com/photos/kyocera-echo-review-hands-on/#4044279"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2011/04/sprint-kyocera-echo-hands-on8161_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.engadget.com/photos/kyocera-echo-review-hands-on/#4044278"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2011/04/sprint-kyocera-echo-hands-on8162_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><p><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/04/13/kyocera-echo-review/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Kyocera Echo review</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/04/13/kyocera-echo-review/">Kyocera Echo review</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Wed, 13 Apr 2011 00:01:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/04/13/kyocera-echo-review/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/19907552/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/04/13/kyocera-echo-review/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>android</category><category>cdma</category><category>dual screen</category><category>dual screened</category><category>dual-screen</category><category>DualScreen</category><category>DualScreened</category><category>echo</category><category>google android</category><category>GoogleAndroid</category><category>kyocera</category><category>kyocera echo</category><category>KyoceraEcho</category><category>review</category><category>simul-task</category><category>smartphone</category><category>sprint</category><category>tablet</category><category>video</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Darren Murph]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 13 Apr 2011 00:01:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kyocera Katsura 'gaming tablet' blurs for the camera]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2011/04/04/kyocera-katsura-gaming-tablet-blurs-for-the-camera/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2011/04/04/kyocera-katsura-gaming-tablet-blurs-for-the-camera/</guid><comments>http://www.engadget.com/2011/04/04/kyocera-katsura-gaming-tablet-blurs-for-the-camera/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/04/04/kyocera-katsura-gaming-tablet-blurs-for-the-camera/"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2011/04/kyocera-katsura-04-04-2011.jpg"  alt="" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">This one's about as mysterious as you'd expect from the image above but, according to <em>Android Community</em>, that black slab you see is Kyocera's new Katsura "gaming tablet." Not many other details at the moment, but it is apparently Android-based, and it has what appears to be a rubbery matte black back adorned with a stylized design of some sort. A bit of an oddity, to be sure, but <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/kyoceraecho">stranger things</a> have come out of <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/kyocera">Kyocera</a> recently. Hit up the link below for a few more pics, and look for the tablet to make a more official appearance "soon" if <em>Android Community's</em> tipster is to be believed.</div><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/04/04/kyocera-katsura-gaming-tablet-blurs-for-the-camera/">Kyocera Katsura 'gaming tablet' blurs for the camera</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Mon, 04 Apr 2011 14:53:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/04/04/kyocera-katsura-gaming-tablet-blurs-for-the-camera/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/19902343/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/04/04/kyocera-katsura-gaming-tablet-blurs-for-the-camera/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>android</category><category>android tablet</category><category>AndroidTablet</category><category>gaming tablet</category><category>GamingTablet</category><category>katsura</category><category>kyocera</category><category>kyocera katsura</category><category>KyoceraKatsura</category><category>tablet</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Donald Melanson]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 04 Apr 2011 14:53:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sprint begins Kyocera Echo reservations, challenges you to a 'dual']]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2011/03/29/sprint-begins-kyocera-echo-reservations-challenges-you-to-a-du/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2011/03/29/sprint-begins-kyocera-echo-reservations-challenges-you-to-a-du/</guid><comments>http://www.engadget.com/2011/03/29/sprint-begins-kyocera-echo-reservations-challenges-you-to-a-du/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/03/29/sprint-begins-kyocera-echo-reservations-challenges-you-to-a-du/"><img vspace="4" border="1" hspace="4" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2011/03/kyoceraduo924g3g01.jpg" alt="" /></a></div>
Surely you remember the <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/03/14/kyocera-echo-hits-sprint-on-april-17th-for-200/">Kyocera Echo</a>, that dual-screen Android 2.2 phone that <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/07/sprints-kyocera-echo-dual-screen-android-phone-announced-we-go/">Sprint unveiled</a> way back in February. Well, if it managed to pique your interest, then you'll be glad to know that Sprint's thrown up quite the unique reservation page that will let you reserve the phone now for $200 (after a $100 mail-in rebate) to ensure you'll have it on its April 17th release date. The company warns that there'll be limited quantities, so if you want to be the only one in town rocking a dual-screen smartphone, hit the source link and punch in your info -- and don't forget to try your hand at a game of <em>Bottle Bustin' Bandits</em> while you're there for a chance to win one of these phones.<p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/03/29/sprint-begins-kyocera-echo-reservations-challenges-you-to-a-du/">Sprint begins Kyocera Echo reservations, challenges you to a 'dual'</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Tue, 29 Mar 2011 02:10:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/03/29/sprint-begins-kyocera-echo-reservations-challenges-you-to-a-du/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/19894783/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/03/29/sprint-begins-kyocera-echo-reservations-challenges-you-to-a-du/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>android 2.2</category><category>Android2.2</category><category>april 17</category><category>april 17th</category><category>April17</category><category>April17th</category><category>contest</category><category>dual</category><category>dual screen</category><category>dual-screen</category><category>DualScreen</category><category>echo</category><category>game</category><category>kyocera</category><category>kyocera echo</category><category>KyoceraEcho</category><category>mailinrebate</category><category>main-in-rebate</category><category>phone</category><category>pre order</category><category>preorder</category><category>reservation</category><category>reserve</category><category>smart phone</category><category>SmartPhone</category><category>splash page</category><category>SplashPage</category><category>sprint</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sam Sheffer]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 29 Mar 2011 02:10:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
