Handheld Rugged News

Acel Genesys and Handheld strengthen their commercial partnership

ACEL GENESYS, the French specialist in the integration of ATEX solutions (Atmosphère Explosible), is expanding its range of rugged mobile terminals by becoming an authorized distributor in France of the Swedish company Handheld, a global supplier of ultra-rugged tablets and smartphones.

Handheld launches a new ultra-rugged Android phablet, the Nautiz X6

Handheld today announced the new NAUTIZ X6 – an ultra-rugged phablet—phone plus tablet— that combines the big-screen functionality of a tablet with the go-anywhere performance of a rugged phone.

Handheld promotes Robert Broström to Director of Service and Support

We recently promoted Robert Broström to Director of Service and Support. Additionally, in an effort to further strengthen the Handheld customer experience and service quality, this function has been added to the Handheld management team.

Handheld announces free MaxGo Android apps for staging and security

Handheld today announced the release of MaxGo, a suite of Android apps that allows easy configuration of staging and security settings. MaxGo apps are available at no cost for all Handheld Android rugged computer users.

Handheld hires new sales and product development managers to support continued global growth

Handheld today announced the appointment of three new managers to support the company’s continued global growth and to strengthen its sales and product development teams.

Handheld’s rugged computers features in Mission Impossible: Fallout

In the action-filled sixth Mission Impossible movie, the cast uses some of the ultra-rugged computers from Handheld’s product portfolio. The film, which is in cinemas now, follows Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) and his IMF team, along with some familiar allies in a race against time after a mission went wrong.

Handheld expands agreement with world’s leading package delivery company

Handheld today announced an expansion of its strategic agreement with the global leader in logistic solutions. According to the agreement, Handheld will develop the next generation turnkey solution for innovative package sorting and printing across the customer’s package sorting facilities.

Handheld announces Verizon Wireless network certification for ALGIZ 8X and ALGIZ 10X tablets

Handheld today announced that Verizon Wireless has tested its ALGIZ 8X and ALGIZ 10X rugged Windows tablets and has certified them for use on the Verizon 4G LTE network. Algiz ultra-rugged tablet computers are designed specifically for fieldworkers in challenging environments.