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The handheld computer ships with Google Android, although it’s expected to support other operating systems including Debian, Ubuntu, and Sailfish OS in the future.

OUKITEL is a relatively prominent smartphone manufacturer that excels at engineering budget-friendly devices that are rugged and solidly made. Its latest gadget, the OUKITEL WP1, doesn’t necessarily break any molds on that front but does add one or two features that are noteworthy. For starters, this handset includes wireless fast charging. That’s uncommon in any low-spec Android handset and means this IP68-rated smartphone is a bit less of a hassle than prior OUKITEL devices when it comes to charging. At the same time, the build quality remains as high as any previous device from the company and the design will be familiar to anybody who’s considered buying one before. The battery capacity is also high, although that isn’t uncommon for devices from this company, and allows for hours upon hours of screen-on time. There are one or two minor quirks in the camera and materials used and this smartphone won’t work in every region. It is, nonetheless, worthy of consideration for anybody who needs a rugged device that’s solidly built.

OUKITEL has gotten rather good at keeping its devices as close to stock Android as possible. The WP1 is running on Android 8.1 Oreo and users should expect a similar starting experience here, prior to installing apps after the fact, as might be seen with any other Android handset. In fact, although there’s no app drawer to speak of or any apparent way to turn one on, there isn’t much pre-installed at all. Google’s services are present in their own folder on the home screen, as is the Google Discover feature previously known as Google Feed — with a swipe to the left from the left-most home screen. OUKITEL has also kept with its traditional use of metallic, rugged-looking icons for its rugged devices. But the only extra apps here are a compass, FM Radio, and a Wireless Updater that delivers firmware improvements direct from the manufacturer. Everything else is as stock as it comes. That’s a good thing because it equates to a very smooth experience since there’s not anything extraneous running in the background, weighing the system down.

The machine as tested had a Intel Core i7-8550U processor, 16GB of RAM, 512GB of storage and 4G, and absolutely flew through everything I threw at it.

Ulefone said that its Armor 6 smartphone will ship in 2019, though they aren’t supplying an exact timeframe. The company also hasn’t yet announced a price, though if it’s any pattern, the company’s current-gen high-end rugged smartphones run for $350 – $370 in the US.

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Featuring the MediaTek Helio P60 chipset (2.0GHz octa-core), 6GB of RAM and 128GB of storage, the handset aims to serve the public who are looking for a smartphone that will withstand crashes and other accidents, without breaking.

The British manufacturer behind Cat-branded phones is the Bullitt Group, which has also turned out devices under the JCB, Kodak, and most recently Land Rover brands. Apart from a wealth of experience in the smartphone industry, the Bullitt Group has found success by working closely with brand partners, listening to customer feedback, and incorporating it to develop devices with thoughtful features that deliver what people are asking for.

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I have no need for PTT communications, so it’s good the phone has an option for changing the button’s functionality. You can choose to launch any app with the PTT button. I picked the camera, but any app of your choice will work the same. The one downside to switching the button’s functionality is that it won’t launch any other app with the screen off (it does with Zello).

Downfall of MobileMedia Financial catastrophe has MobileMedia Corp. in the news almost daily with talk of corruption, stockholder lawsuits and bankruptcy. But the company now faces heightened pressure from competitor Paging Network Inc., which aims to expose MobileMedia’s violations of Federal Communications Commission rules. PageNet petitioned the FCC to disclose and open for public comment MobileMedia’s rule violations, based on the premise that the violations-if deliberate-place PageNet and other paging carriers at a competitive disadvantage. MobileMedia issued a prompt reply to PageNet’s request, asking the FCC to deny the petition. In its opposition statement, prepared by counsel Latham & Watkins, Washington, D.C., MobileMedia says information submitted to the FCC about its violations is confidential, and PageNet’s petition is “little more than a transparent attempt to prolong and publicize a competitor’s regulatory problems.” The FCC has not addressed the petition publicly. In September, MobileMedia announced it discovered that, under prior management, the construction status of between 400 and 500 local paging stations were falsely reported. For about half of these stations the Form 489s, which indicate a station is built, were filed late. For the other half, the Form 489s were filed prior to completion of the stations, said MobileMedia’s Laura Wilker. First news of the FCC violations came concurrent with MobileMedia’s public disclosure of financial and operational troubles stemming from the unification of MobileMedia’s and MobileComm’s operations. MobileMedia said it commenced an internal investigation of the filing errors and the findings were handed to the FCC. … Read more

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