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Adrian Kingsley-Hughes/ZDNETZDNET's key takeawaysBlackview BV8900 Pro, which is the world's first ruggedized smartphone to feature UWB. On the surface, the BV8900 Pro looks like many of the other Blackview handsets I've tested and reviewed. It's a chunky smartphone that's encased in black rubber, with a toughened glass display. The rubber and 10000mAh battery add bulk to the handset, but the tradeoff is that the battery offers around 13 hours of video-watching time, and over a month of standby. Adrian…

Adrian Kingsley-Hughes/ZDNETAs someone who takes my phone with me on random adventures, I'm a big fan of rugged smartphones. A name that's synonymous with rugged smartphones is Doogee.Well, Doogee is back again with another rugged Android smartphone, the S96 GT, is not a bad buy at all. Yes, there are some limitations, and I'd have preferred a thermal camera to the night vision feature, but it's still a solid, reliable, well-made smartphone that's capable of surviving anything the pretty much great outdoors…

Not long ago, Porsche showed off an inexplicable new pop-top roof camper for its 911 supercar. Now, it's sent a pair of offroad-prepped 911s up the side of the world's highest volcano in Chile for some equally inexplicable high-altitude testing. Chile's Ojos del Salado has proven the perfect spot for automakers and motorcycle companies to test their vehicles in thin air, icy cold and off-road conditions that are rugged enough to make things fun. When the conditions allow, it's a beaut place to set the odd record as well,…

We’ve been hearing rumors about a rugged Apple Watch for over a year now and Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman believes it will be called Apple Watch Pro. The new Pro model watch will bring a more durable casing made from titanium and will have a larger screen than the current 1.9-inch panel on the 45mm Series 7 watch. The screen on the Apple Watch Pro is said to be more shatter-resistant and the watch will bring advanced sports tracking for swimming and trekking, a larger battery and new health sensors. Apple will target the…