Kyocera gets tough with the DuraForce rugged smartphone on Bell

Need an Android smartphone that's tougher than the rest? Kyocera and Bell Mobility recently announced the new Kyocera DuraForce, a rugged, waterproof, 4G LTE Android smartphone coming on Decemeber 20th for $99.00 on a two year plan or $449.95 contract free.

“Kyocera and Bell Mobility have teamed up to offer the Canadian market an ultra-rugged, affordable smartphone designed to meet the demands of extreme lifestyles," said Eric Anderson, senior vice president and general manager of global sales and marketing at Kyocera Communications. Hit jump for all the specs and details of this Diehard device.

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Hackers publicize Sony employee passwords, social security numbers and salaries

Things are really getting out of hand with the recent breach of Sony's system. More than a malicious attack that allowed hackers to steal screener versions of movies that haven't even been released in theatres, we are now learning that the hackers are also letting loose valuable employee information such as passwords, social security numbers and even their salary information. This is over and above the massive security breach that reportedly downed parts of Sony's network and even disabled hard drives and rendered many computers on the network useless and inoperable. 

Apple enlisting users help to develop Maps

Apple isn’t giving up Maps just yet. And they’re looking for help to compete with the more established Google Maps. The new job posting is looking for people to help improve the service, including the integration of Siri and Passbook. It says they need someone to build out “community services,” which can mean they are developing the “Report a Problem” feature. The new engineer will also be “working on the frameworks and plugins that enable Maps to integrate deeply and seamlessly with parts of the system such as Siri and Passbook, to extend and enhance the feedback experience.” We can only speculate what Apple plans to do so we have to wait and see what Apple has planned for its Maps app.

Source: Apple | Via: SlashGear

Samsung tipped to be unveiling its thinnest Galaxy device yet

Samsung is building on the design of the Galaxy Alpha but with a thinner profile. The Galaxy A7 was spotted in China’s Telecommunication Equipment Certification and it shows off a 6.3 mm thin profile (which is .4 mm thinner than the Galaxy A5). It will reportedly be available in black or white color options, will have a 5.5-inch 1080p display, 16 GB internal storage, 2 GB of RAM, and a processor with eight different cores.Once this rumoured device launches, it will be the third device off the A-series line.

Source: Business Insider