PEORIA, Ill. — With the retail debut last month of the Cat S60 Smartphone, the device joins the ranks of countless Caterpillar Inc. products that aren’t big, yellow, iron and made to move dirt. The ...

Smartphones are great, but they can be awfully easy to break. A tumble onto concrete or a slip off the table will often lead to chips, cracks, and undesirable dings. If you work in construction, the ...

We may earn a commission when you click links to retailers and purchase goods. More info. Ruggedized smartphones may fill a niche, but apparently a rather profitable one. That’s why Cat Phones is ...

Bullitt Group, the global licensee of the Caterpillar name for use on cellphones and accessories, launched its first Cat-brand ruggedized cellphone for use on the Verizon network. The company’s ...

Ryan is a tech/science writer, skeptic, lover of all things electronic, and Android fan. In his spare time he reads golden-age sci-fi and sleeps, but rarely at the same time. His wife tolerates him as ...

So, the Google Nexus 6 and Motorola Droid Turbo are here and both claiming to be well built and tough phones huh. Pfft. Maybe you like the build quality of the OnePlus One or the HTC One M8. Even ...

With advanced thermal-imaging tech, laser-assisted distance measuring and an air-monitoring sensor, the Cat S61 is one seriously high-tech phone. Katie is a UK-based news reporter and features writer.

Cat's latest rugged smartphones are the S41 and the S31. These two handsets are tough hombres that can handle plenty of punishment thanks to their mil-spec 810G and IP68 ratings. With stock Android ...

Caterpillar's signature yellow and black CAT branding was definitely spinning heads and getting passerby's attention as it showed off its rugged B15. As far as tough goes the handset's corners are ...

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Cat smartphones, which are designed and manufactured for Caterpillar by Bullitt Group, have traditionally been aimed at the 'hard hat' market and look the part -- chunky, weighty and well-protected ...