Abuse these cell phones

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	What's hot this week Kent German Senior Editor, CNET.com Durable cell phones If you're tough on your cell phone, you know that many of today's handsets place more emphasis on design than on durability. But even in this age of cell phones as fashion, there are quite a few that are built for people who work in extreme environments, love adventure sports, or who are just plain clumsy. Here is a collection of the latest durable handsets, including the new Sonim XP3 Quest. Read more  Video: Sonim XP3 Quest  See all cell phone reviews Sonim XP3 Quest (unlocked) This week's five hottest products RIM BlackBerry Tour 9630 (Verizon Wireless)  Check prices Palm Pre (Sprint)  Check prices LG enV3 - slate blue (Verizon Wireless)  Check prices Samsung Impression SGH-A877- black (AT&T)  Check prices LG Neon (AT&T)  Check prices Latest reviews and features HTC Hero coming to Sprint After all the rumors, this doesn't come as much of a surprise but Sprint finally announced that it would carry the HTC Hero beginning October 11. Sprint's first Google Android phone will be available for $179 with a $100 mail-in rebate and a two-year Simply Everything plan. Read more LG Tritan (U.S. Cellular) The LG Tritan is a great multimedia touch-screen phone with a nice full keyboard for messaging. Read more  Check prices Samsung Glint SCH-u350 (Alltel) While the Samsung Glint doesn't sport a flashy design or the latest and greatest features, it offers Alltel customers a solid, basic cell phone with good call quality; best of all, it's free. Read more  Check prices Pharos Traveler GPS 137 (unlocked) While better designed than the Traveler 127, the Pharos Traveler 137 still suffers from performance and navigation issues. Read more  Check prices The 411 Envious of Europe Nicole Lee Associate Editor In this week's 411 column, Associate Editor Nicole Lee answers a reader's question about whether T-Mobile will ever offer the Apple iPhone. After all, it does in Europe. Read more BD-P3600 Single Disc Blu-Ray Rating: Vendor: buy now 318.75 Omega O2110 - Household Pulp Rating: Vendor: buy now 109.99 Cell phones forum and discussion Restoring phone to factory setting Posted by Jjay123 on 8/29/2009 Hi, my friend gave me an LG Voyager, and I was wondering if I could just go to the settings and restore it to factory settings. It says the phone will need to be restored if I do, but does that mean that his account will be off it, too? Or will he have to go in and cancel it himself, and then I create my own?  Read more  Best basic phones 1. Motorola i335 (Nextel) 2. Motorola V195s (T-Mobile) 3. Samsung Knack SCH-U310 (Verizon Wireless) 4. LG Flare LX175 - black (Virgin Mobile) 5. Nokia 2610 (AT&T)   Related Newsletters Stay informed on the tech topics that matter to you most CNET offers a wide variety of newsletters on everything from tech industry news to the latest games and gear. Browse the entire list now. Manage newsletters More CNET resources  CNET podcasts  Crave: CNET's gadget blog  CNET Editors' Choice winners  Cell phone reviews  Ringtones and accessories  Five best Bluetooth headsets
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