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Kyocera has released a new phone dubbed the DuraPlus, which as the name might have already given away, is a phone that has been designed to withstand rugged environments.It has been designed with military-grade durability, which includes dust, shock, vibration resistance, is usable in extreme temperatures, humidity, blowing rain and can withstand up to 30 minutes of immersion in water up to 1m in depth.

Samsung Galaxy S III is getting closer and closer to being made ready for the public’s consumption. It seems that a certain Samsung GT-i9300 was referenced online as a device that was listed for WiFi certification.We know that the device exists and that the rumors are saying that the device will unfortunately be passing on MWC 2012. This was semi-confirmed by Samsung execs who were still undecided as to when would be a good time to launch the phone.

According to HTC, the Ice Cream Sandwich update for HTC Sensation XE will be arriving “early this year”.Unfortunately there was no mention of the Amaze 4G which is the US variant of the Sensation XE, but given how updates for the US generally have to pass through the carriers first, it looks like Sensation XE owners in the UK/Europe/Asia may very well receive the update first.

Two new Disney Android smartphones have been announced by the DoCoMo network and are scheduled to see a launch come Q1 of 2012.These models are the DoCoMo F-08D and the DoCoMo P-05D.F-08D features a 1.2GHz dual-core OMAP4430 processor under its hood. It will sport a 4.3” display with a resolution of 720×1280.The P-05D on the other hand will be a less powerful device. Both devices will feature a Disney-inspired UI that we’re assuming has been built on top of Android 2.

Samsung's Norwegian arm has revealed that both of these devices are scheduled to receive the much anticipated Android 4.0 update in Q1 2012.Unfortunately given how the Norwegian arm of Samsung made this announcement, it is widely believed that Norway and Europe will most likely be seeing the update before the rest of the world does.

Motorola Defy Mini has recently made its way through the FCC.The device was spotted with GSM bands 850 and 1900, WCDMA bands II and V which seems to imply that if and when it does arrive for the US market, AT&T would most likely be the carrier to offer up the device for purchase.The device is expected to feature a 600MHz processor, 512MB of RAM, a 3MP rear-facing camera, a 0.3MP front-facing camera, a 3.

Nokia has recently announced that the Australia will be included in their list of countries to receive the Lumia 800 in white color.Apart from its new paint job, the Lumia 800 is expected to be exactly the same in terms of hardware, with local Australian carriers such as Optus, Telstra and Vodafone expected to stock the device come March.

Sony LT22i Nypon will be rebranded as the Xperia P when it is launched.The device is expected to be similar to the Xperia S with a different processor and slightly less “powerful” display.There is a good chance we will be seeing the Xperia P launch come MWC 2012 which will be taking place at the end of February.

If you were looking to get your hands on the HTC Rezound from Verizon but worried that it might not be a world phone, well your doubts may have been assuaged thanks to XDA forumGuys from XDA forum discovered that it perfectly works in Global mode excepting sending SMS.It should be noted that the Qualcomm Snapdragon MSM8660 SoC on the Rezound has been listed with GSM and UMTS support, which we guess might explain its world phone capabilities despite it not being advertised as one.

The LG company is planning to released the Optimus 3D successor. The device will be known as the 3D MAX.The 3D MAX will obtain a 1.2GHz TI OMAP processor and a 4.3 inch display.Sadly, that's all the info we have at the moment.