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Filed under: Handsets , Others , Orange , GSM , EDGE Of course the first question we have when a handset maker launches a set with an unconditional guarantee is, could we break it if we worked hard enough? Seems the tests Land Rover put its Sonim manufactured S1 through, including baking in a 300 degree Fahrenheit oven, tossing it off a second floor balcony, drowning it in a pint of beer, and even having an elephant stand on it didn't bother the S1 in the least. It did, however, finally meet its match when run over by the wheels of a three-tonne forklift. The Land Rover S1 includes and extra loud ringer to help it get noticed around jack hammers and such, a 2 mega pixel camera, 1,500 hour standby time, and that military meets weekend warrior look we know so many adore. The S1 will apparently be available on Orange from £25 -- though, we're not having any luck finding it -- and from Tesco for £250. [Via Slashdot ] Land Rover's S1 handset withstands torture tests, almost comes out on top originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:52:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments

Filed under: Handsets , HTC , Rogers Wireless , GSM , EDGE , HSDPA , UMTS , Android If you're ready, willing, and able to sign up for a new three-year agreement on Rogers, HTC's two inaugural Android sets just got a good deal cheaper for you. Originally priced at $199.99 on contract , both phones are now down to $99.99, which by our very rough calculations is about half off -- a stellar deal, we think, considering you're getting 7.2Mbps HSDPA, capacitive touch, 3.2 megapixel autofocus cameras with video capture, and HTC-customized Android ROMs. Maybe Rogers is discounting so quickly because they figure the phones aren't quite as appealing in light of the recent Hero announcement -- or, more intriguingly, maybe they're prepping for an actual Hero launch of their own now that we know there's an 850 / 1900 3G version in the mix . [Via Boy Genius Report ] Read - Dream (Black) Read - Dream (White) Read - Magic Rogers Magic and Dream now yours for $99.99 originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:23:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink | Email this | Comments

Filed under: Handsets , GSM , EDGE , HSDPA , Apple , iPhone OS Given the hype surrounding Apple's iPhone, we're actually surprised that we haven't seen more holes to plug over the years. In fact, the last major iPhone exploit to take the world by storm happened right around this time two years ago , and now -- thanks to OS X security expert Charlie Miller -- we're seeing yet another come to light. Over at the SyScan conference in Singapore, Mr. Miller disclosed a hole that would let attackers "run software code on the phone that is sent by SMS over a mobile operator's network in order to monitor the location of the phone using GPS, turn on the phone's microphone to eavesdrop on conversations, or make the phone join a distributed denial of service attack or a botnet." Charlie's planning to detail the vulnerability in full at the upcoming Black Hat conference, but Apple's hoping to have it all patched up by the end of this month. [Via HotHardware ] Apple patching nasty iPhone SMS vulnerability originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Thu, 02 Jul 2009 13:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments

Filed under: Handsets , Pantech , GSM Celebrity tie-ins are always a surefire way to put a little more oomph behind the launch of an otherwise bland handset, and in Mexico, carrier Telcel is doing exactly that to celebrate the launch of its latest Pantech piece. The C570 is a pretty basic GSM phone with some stylish color accents, FM radio with RDS, and dedicated music controls, but what immediately turns up the interest knob by a notch or two is that they've hooked up with local star Paty Cantu to preload the phone with artist content. Further helping the handset's street cred as a music phone is the fact that it's also got a 3.5mm jack, a remote with yet another set of music controls, and microSD expansion up to 8GB -- but with the brooding expression on Paty's face here, we can't rightfully say we're sure whether she's delighted, horrified, ambivalent, or utterly unaware of the offering. Telcel launching Pantech C570 slider with preloaded Paty Cantu content originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Thu, 02 Jul 2009 08:31:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments

Filed under: Handsets , Samsung , Windows Mobile , GSM , EDGE , HSDPA , UMTS Samsung's already committed to offering Windows Mobile 6.5 upgrades to Omnia IIs released with 6.1, but just how necessary is that commitment going to end up being in practice? Microsoft's Austrian outpost has announced that the Korean company's latest WinMo superphone will be launching in the domestic market in September with 6.5 already installed -- suggesting that at least some of these handsets in other markets around the world could be coming out of the gate in the same configuration. It also raises new questions about the market launch for 6.5 on a broader scale; we've always known it'd be hitting toward the end of 2009, but we've never gotten an exact date out of anyone for retail availability -- presumably because it has as much to do with manufacturer partners' plans as it does Microsoft's. We're not saying the Austrian Omnia II will be the first WinMo 6.5 retail device anywhere, but at this point, it's looking likely that this'll be in the first wave. [Via WMExperts , thanks Daniel M.] Samsung Omnia II coming to Austria in September, WinMo 6.5 included originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Thu, 02 Jul 2009 02:57:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments

Filed under: Handsets , Palm , O2 We heard earlier this morning that the GSM Pre was set for a UK launch, and now it sounds like things are coming together: The Guardian says the Palm's baby will launch on O2. That makes perfect sense, O2 owner Telefonica reportedly secured broad global rights to the Pre back in March. Of course, this is all yet to be official, but with actual GSM handsets floating around out there and an announcement expected next week, we're guessing we don't have too much longer to wait. GSM Pre to launch on O2 in UK originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:58:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments