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Pocketnow Weekly 053: HTCs are getting smaller, and Lumias are getting laaaaaarger

Posted on July 18, 2013 by Michael Fisher

Never let it be said that Multimedia Manager Jaime Rivera isn’t a trouper. In the hot Honduras heat, with no power and no A/C (and, incidentally, no shirt), he still manages to show up on-time to the Pocketnow Weekly podcast. That right there is some broadcast heroism, folks. No matter what Taylor Martin’s new-office excuses are. But that’s not what we’re here to talk about. No, we’re about a week overdue for an audio-only examination of Nokia’s newest flagship, the Lumia 1020: we’ll cover it’s high, low, and so-so points, and debate just how ...

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CAT B15 vs. every waterproof phone we have (Video)

Posted on July 18, 2013 by Michael Fisher

Just because we’re not reviewing the CAT B15 doesn’t mean we’re not trying to squeeze some knowledge from its unyielding aluminum-and-plastic chassis. We’ve already shown you what comes in the box alongside the $349 Android smartphone; now it’s time to see how the oddball from Caterpillar stacks up against the competition in the U.S. waterproof-smartphone space. That means we’re putting it head-to-head with the Galaxy S 4 Active from Samsung, whose

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CAT B15 unboxing (Video)

Posted on July 17, 2013 by Michael Fisher

Okay, we need to say this right up front: we won’t be reviewing the CAT B15. The super-rugged device we first caught a glimpse of at MWC 2013 came to our door courtesy of our friends at Clove, and while we’re planning a special feature video on the device, we don’t have the time to give it the full review treatment. Just managing expectations, so you’re not crushed later. ...

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Cat B15 rugged Android goes up for sale online

Posted on May 21, 2013 by admin

The ruggedized Android dominating our thoughts for the moment may be the Galaxy S 4 Active, and while we’re still waiting for much of this info we have on the phone to be confirmed, one item seems like a given: it’s going to be expensive. If a reliable elements-proof construction is important to you but you don’t have $600 to drop on a new smartphone, you may want to take a look at the Cat B15, which today goes up for sale online to North American customers. We first heard of this guy back at the Mobile ...

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