Sonim has unleashed its latest tough phone, the XP1300 Core, promising that it is "even more rugged" and "even more waterproof" than previous models.

The XP1300 Core is US MIL-810G, meaning it should have no quibbles coming up against salt,...

The world is getting smaller - not in the literal sense of course, there's no massive implosion event about to take place (any mad scientists feel free to get in touch and correct us) - with more people plugging in, connecting up and generally having...

Trying to compare a modern smartphone with the Sonim XP3 Sentinel is a pointless exercise. Sure you might be able to play Donkey Kong Country on your Nexus One, but if you drop it in a puddle chances are that you won't be playing anything on it after...

Mobile World Congress is almost over, but what were the best bits of the show in Barcelona this year? Which phones or apps should you be looking out for, and is there anything that you'll need to start saving for straight away? 

The first show...

It's tough, damn tough. That's the claim from Sonim of its latest tough phone, the XP2, announced at Mobile World Congress.

A quick kicking from Pocket-lint later and we can vouch for the claim. It actually managed to break the table we smashed...

Tough phone maker Sonim has announced the latest in its Xtreme Performance series, the Sonim XP2 Spirit, its first 3G mobile phone that's due to go on sale in Europe next month.

Boasting the "highest level of ruggedness", the XP2 Spirit...

Sonim has just released details of a new addition to its XP series of tough phones, at CES in Las Vegas, which is due to be launched into the American market.

Called the Sonim XP3.2 Quest Pro, the phone appears to improve on many of its...

Retail giant Tesco has announced that it's going to be selling Sonim's ruggeder-than-thou Land Rover S1 phone, in an attempt to help out the one-third of young people that the company claims break their phone on holiday.

Dropping it on the...

The Land Rover S1 by Sonim that we brought you news of from February's Mobile World Congress event has now been priced and dated to go on sale in the UK.

Aimed at not just owners of the 4 x 4 vehicles, the phone is a grrrr-tastic, super-rugged...

Roving around the show floor at Mobile World Congress, we got our hands on the forthcoming Land Rover S1 handset, said to be the first of several projects from Land Rover and Sonim, so we grabbed a few pictures.

Technical features include...

It might be struggling to sell cars, but that hasn't stopped Land Rover teaming up with tough phone maker Sonim to release the Land Rover S1 at Mobile World Congress this week in Barcelona.

The new handset, the S1, is the first product in...

With 2009 finally here, what gadgets, technology or gizmos have the Pocket-lint team most enjoyed in 2008? Below, in our own words, are our favourites.

Stuart Miles
I might work at the so called coal face of gadgets but that doesn't...

Sonim Technologies, makers of the XP1, has announced the latest addition to their Xtreme Performance Series, the XP3, apparently the world's only rugged "all weather" GSM mobile phone.

The XP3 has an even more rugged spec than the hard-as-nails...

If you're really bored - and we mean really bored - then check out TestAndDestroy.com where a machine-operated hammer is whacking a Sonim XP1 at regular intervals to see how long it takes to crack.

Plantronics and Sonim have announced a team-up to bundle together the Plantronics Explorer 370 Bluetooth headset and Sonim Xtreme Performance 1 handset for people who "work and play in extreme environments".

The Plantronics Explorer 370 has...