Kyocera

Kyocera DuraPlus packs Sprint Direct Connect support, coming in the first half of this year

News Sprint today introduced a new handset that's headed for its stable of push-to-talk Direct Connect devices. Dubbed the Kyocera DuraPlus, this rugged phone is built to meet Military Standard 810G, meaning it can withstand dust, shock...

from 2012 by Alex Wagner 0

Kyocera announces the Hydro and Rise, both with Android 4.0

Android Today Kyocera took the wraps off of the two newest additions to its smartphone portfolio, the Hydro and Rise. As you might've guessed, one of the Hydro's main features is its water resistance. Kyocera says that the Hydro is IPx5 and...

from 2012 by Alex Wagner 0

Kyocera Hydro diving into Boost Mobile's lineup on August 3 for $129.99

Android Getting wet doesn't seem like something most robots would care for, but Boost Mobile today announced that it will launch the Kyocera Hydro, a waterproof Android phone. Initially announced by Kyocera back in May, the Hydro is IPX5 and...

from 2012 by Alex Wagner 0

Kyocera Rise tipped to be making its way to Sprint and Virgin Mobile

Android At CTIA in May, Kyocera took the wraps off of the Hydro and Rise, two new Android 4.0-powered handsets. We recently learned that the Hydro is headed to Boost Mobile here in the U.S., and now we may have an idea of where the Rise may be...

from 2012 by Alex Wagner 0

Kyocera Rise purportedly due to hit Sprint on August 19 for $19.99

Android A rumor began flying around last month claiming that the Kyocera Rise would be launched on Sprint, but there was no word on when that release might happen or how much the handset might cost. We've got that information now, though, thanks...

from 2012 by Alex Wagner 0

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Have you lost interest in phones with hardware keyboards?

Lifestyle We watched the touchscreen become the definitive feature for our smartphones. More than that, we gladly accepted it as the standard. Now, as our devices get bigger, thinner, and even more advanced, we are now watching as phone...

from 2012 by Evan Selleck 0

Kyocera Rise landing at Sprint on August 19, Virgin Mobile on August 31

Android It looks like August 19 may be New QWERTY Smartphone Day at Sprint. The carrier has announced that it will launch the Kyocera Rise on August 19, the same day that the Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE is due to arrive, with pricing for the Rise to...

from 2012 by Alex Wagner 0

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Kyocera Rise Unboxing

Android Aaron unboxes and takes a first look at the Kyocera Rise on Virgin Mobile. It's not the most feature-rich device by any means, but the inclusion of Android 4.0 and the sub-$100 price point (without a conract!) makes it a great option for...

from 2012 by Aaron Baker 0

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Do you only buy from certain manufacturers?

Android Apple, Samsung, HTC, BlackBerry, Motorola, Kyocera, Pantech… almost too many to list. We’ve all probably gone through our fair share of phones that we love, and consequently phones that we loathed. Have you ever had an experience with a...

from 2012 by Anna Scantlin 0

ZTE Force, HTC One SV and Samsung Galaxy Victory tipped as first Boost and Virgin LTE handsets

4g Both Boost Mobile and Virgin Mobile began offering WiMAX-powered handsets earlier this year that took advantage of Sprint's old 4G network after it began focusing its efforts on LTE. Now it appears that the two Sprint subsidiaries will...

from 2012 by Alex Wagner 0

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Do you want a dual-screen smartphone?

Android Not long after I started here at PhoneDog, the mobile landscape started to change quite rapidly. Mobile chipset manufacturers cleared a huge hurdle and broke into multi-core architecture territory. Creators of mobile image sensors also...

from 2012 by Taylor Martin 0

Kyocera Torque official with Sprint 4G LTE and Direct Connect packed into a rugged body

Android Looks like a new batch of LTE markets isn't the only 4G news that Sprint had up its sleeve this morning. Sprint just officially announced the Kyocera Torque, an Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich-powered smartphone that features both 4G LTE...

Jan 28th by Alex Wagner 0

Kyocera Event hits Virgin Mobile, price of entry set at $79.99

Android Kyocera's bringing an Event to Virgin Mobile, and everyone's invited! *ba-dum-psh* Now that that's out of the way, I can tell you that Virgin Mobile today announced the Kyocera Event, an Android 4.0-powered smartphone that's available for...

Feb 20th by Alex Wagner 0

Kyocera Torque tumbling its way onto Sprint shelves on March 8 with $99.99 price tag

Android Sprint made the ruggedized Kyocera Torque officially official nearly a month ago, but while the carrier was happy to talk up the device's toughness at that time, it was a little less forthcoming about the Torque's availability. That's...

Feb 22nd by Alex Wagner 0

Kyocera Elite for Verizon and XTRM for U.S. Cellular revealed in image leak

Android Looks like Kyocera's got a couple of new CDMA-powered Android smartphones up its sleeve. An image posted to Twitter by @evleaks claims to show two devices referred to as the "Kyocera Elite" and "Kyocera XTRM" for Verizon and U.S. Cellular,...

4 weeks ago by Alex Wagner 0