Need a rugged Oreo smartphone without (too many) compromises? Try the Poptel P10 | Palmtop Computer

Windows also shows signs of age in parts. Apple follows a brutal approach that ditches legacy software and drops support a little faster than some users may like, but with the benefit of a more consistent experience and lower chance of quirks. Windows, while it maintains support for older apps, has some curiously old components and methods of working. Getting my Apple trackpad to scroll in the correct direction on Windows involved digging around the registry. It’s not pretty, but the tradeoff is features that stick around for longer.

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

Another issue with the GPD is that they are not pushing the screen size down like this device is. In order for it to double as a phone it needs to stay small. If these ARM chips are all we have to look forward to, I’ll hedge my bets on Windows on ARM.

We witness the launch of a myriad of Android smartphones every year, with many of them now sporting glass backs and gradient, but such phones are not really helpful or useful for mobile workforce in the construction, retail or logistics niche. Well, Panasonic knows this quite well and for this reason, has now launched its Toughbook Android devices in India.

Garant has two different blue structured light scanners in the shop. For jobs requiring higher resolution than the Eva, de Cosson can use the Artec Spider structured blue light scanner. The trade-off is a slower and more expensive scan. “That could certainly be a limitation for some people,” he says. “But the scan is much, much higher resolution. The blue light scanner from Artec has a point accuracy up to about 50 microns and a resolution up to 100 microns. So, that’s definitely a big difference.”

document.getElementById("comment").setAttribute( "id", "f11de45f31c1f864efa6a367c632ee0d" );document.getElementById("fd99d66292").setAttribute( "id", "comment" );

Blackview BV5500 will try to win some hearts with its sleek design and pretty aesthetic surface texture. The design is a breath of fresh air in a crowded rugged smartphone market and it will be a great entry point if you’re new to the Android platform. That is because the most-outstanding aspect with it will surely be the pricing.

Overall, our initial impressions of this phone were good. It’s solidly made, has a large and colorful screen, an excellent specification and many genuinely useful features.

There is almost nothing to dislike about this phone, other than some minor gripes about the rubber cover on the charging port. While its waterproof rating is IP68 and no more, that’s enough for most holiday adventures.

Usually, this level of protection comes with a weight penalty, but the P8 tips the scales at just 230g making it a reasonably comfortable carry.

90s kids will attest to the Game Boy’s ability to relieve the boredom of long waits. But it wasn’t just kids at the dentist who appreciated the handheld for that, soldiers did too. Many brought Game Boys with them during the Gulf War. One soldier left his behind when his barracks got bombed.

“We see this as a workhorse, rugged smartphone that sits right in the middle of our line up at a mass market price point,” John Tudhope, Director Device Portfolio Strategy for Sprint, told Digital Trends. “We think it has great appeal for the small business and enterprise segments, as well as for consumers who want something rugged at an affordable price.”