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Rugged phones booming for when the going gets tough

Bullitt Group was delighted to let its new feature-packed CAT out of the bag

Good news from Samsung as it targets premium smartphones

The typical stereotype of B2B customers is changing, says company’s sales boss

The Beast comes out fighting with the biggest smartphone battery and ruggedness aplenty

Toughphone’s latest release takes no prisoners with a host of impressive features

Bullitt reach milestone as EE and Vodafone stock Land Rover Explore

The Land Rover Explore has won various awards and is available from £599

Honor launches low-range 7S for £99

The 4G smartphone has a ‘powerful receiver’ that enables a loud voice call function

Samsung announce Galaxy A6 with advanced camera and full-front display

Galaxy A6 expected this summer and is available in three colours; black, gold and lavender and is available from Vodafone

Apple/Samsung dominance is forcing distributors to change business model

Other vendors are fighting for 15 per cent of the UK mobile market market

Maxcom UK targets seniors as it aims for a 30pc share of market

The Polish manufacturer has launched “less generic” feature phones ranging in Argos, Amazon and Laptops Direct

Bullitt devices to be BlackBerry Secure as pair announce partnership

Bullitt Group specialise in manufacturing ruggedised handsets

Chinese challenger brand has high hopes for the UK market

Taking on the might of Apple and Samsung is a big ask. But Xiaomi has the big boys in its sights

Doro boss aims for early 2019 launch of senior services in UK

The vendor acquired telecare firm Welbeing for £11 million to begin offering services

Industry experts predict top 10 position for Xiaomi

The manufacturer has a product portfolio that includes scooters, wearables, robots and drones

Samsung to show off slow motion feature at festival

New S9 has super slow mo which will be taking videos at British Summer Time

BlackBerry launches Key2 smartphone

It will retail in the UK for £579 and begin shipping globally this month

Shipments of wearable devices stalls in first quarter compared to Q1 2017

Apple leads the market share for wearables in the first quarter with four million shipments

Apple reveal iOS12 on first day of WWDC

New software updates will be available on devices released in 2013 and beyond

ASUS takes wraps off ‘ROG’ gaming smartphone with fan cooling

The high spec smartphone has a vapour cooling system to prevent overheating

Samsung launches Galaxy J6

The smartphone will feature in black, lavender and gold

Samsung partners with Babylon to offer users AI consultations in the UK

‘Ask an Expert’ is available now within the Samsung health app

Doro acquires Welbeing for £11m to expand services business

Welbeing is based in Eastbourne servicing around 75,000 connections

HMD Global expand portfolio with trio of Android Nokia smartphones

Nokia 2.1 (middle) to be released in June, with 5.1 (left) and 3.1 (right) devices set for July release

HTC launches Desire 12+ in UK

It is available now from the HTC retail website in black and silver

Honor sells over one million Honor 10 smartphones

The Honor 10 saw sales double what the Honor 9 sold in its first week of launch

HTC unveils flagship U12+

HTC has unveiled its latest flagship device the HTC U12+

Avenir Telecom to release Energizer Power Max P20 in June

Power Max P20 can last for a month on standby and 40 hours in talk time

HMD Global raises $100m in bid to push Nokia devices

The firm claims to being valued at $1 billion after the round of investments

LG unveils new and improved Q7 range with smartphones expected to land in June

LG will add more premium features to the new mid-range Q7 including; new cameras, AI, audio, IP68 rating and fingerprint sensor

Alcatel launches UK advertising campaign to push 3 Series

The manufacturer will advertise through street placements, online, and social media

OnePlus 6 set for May 22 release and retail for £469

OnePlus 6 will be OnePlus’ first all-glass design smartphone and will be available on contract exclusively from O2

HTC revenue drops 55 per cent year on year as decline continues

HTC revenue once again drops as smartphone sales continue to dry up

OnePlus launches upgraded trade-in programme ahead of OnePlus 6 launch

Customers can get up to £245 for old OnePlus smartphones

Three owner agrees deal with Xiaomi to sell smartphones in UK

Xiaomi is the fourth biggest shipper of smartphones globally

LG unveil the G7 ThinQ

New device boasts advanced most advanced processor and improvements to sound, screen and AI

Samsung announce strong results for first quarter as early S9 launch drives revenue

Samsung announce profits in first quarter off the back of flagship S9 sales and a strong performance in memory business. However Samsung expect a slower second quarter

OnePlus 6 set for London launch in biggest ever OnePlus community event

Early bird tickets cost just £16 and are available until 8:00pm April 27. Following on from the success of the OnePlus 5 and 5T, OnePlus is set to launch the OnePlus 6 at “The Speed You Need” event in London in a world first preview on May 16.

GfK: Global mobile device shipments decline two per cent over Q1 2018

The first quarter of this year ended with 347 million units sold but revenues are still in the black

Wileyfox launch dedicated Windows-powered business phone the Wileyfox Pro

The Wileyfox Pro is available now for £199.99 Wileyfox has launched the Wileyfox Pro, a device that is powered by Windows 10 and according to Wileyfox is the only Windows phone on the market. The Wileyfox Pro is aimed heavily at B2B markets that are committed to using the Windows 10 operating system. Recently

Motorola refreshes Moto E and G range

The G range will be available from May priced from £169 whereas the E range will be released in June starting from £119

ZTE suspends trading on stock market following US and UK bans

ZTE temporarily halt trading on the stock market following US and UK bans

ZTE pose a threat to UK national security warns security watchdog

Dr. Ian Levy warns of long term threats to the UK from ZTE

OnePlus 5T sold out across Europe

The 5T is sill available at O2

Avenir Telecom looks to start strong with Energizer debut

The Hard Case H240S will retail for £99.99 through Buy IT Direct

GMC targets £2 million revenue boost with Blackview A20

GMC targets 50,000 in shipment within 12 months

Vodafone to launch dual screen ZTE Axon M in UK

The ZTE Axon M will soon be available to buy from Vodafone

HMD Global to launch Nokia 6 exclusively at Carphone Warehouse

The Nokia 6 will retail for £229.99 prepaid

Apple unveils red iPhone 8 and 8 Plus

Prices range from $699 to $949 for the range, UK prepaid prices to be confirmed. All major networks will stock on monthly plans

Huawei appoints Anson Zhang as UK MD as Jie steps down

Zhang has been with the third largest manufacturer since 2009

OnePlus CEO reveals specs of OnePlus 6

OnePlus 6 will allow users to hide on screen notch but no release date or price as of yet for new smartphone