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Vertu has prepared a new version of its Ascent Ti handset. It’s the Vertu Ascent Ti Damascus Steel, which is probably the single toughest luxury phone on the market. Sure it’s not Sonim, but it’s should sustain just about anything.
The trick is in the “ancient steel forging” technique Vertu used to increases the metal’s hardness. Apparently, this technique was used throughout the centuries to make such things as Samurai swords or Indian Wootz swords.
Specs wise, the Ascent Ti Damascus Steel comes with a QVGA screen, Series 40 UI, GSM/UMTS connectivity, 3.2 megapixel camera with LED flash, and 4GB of internal memory.
Nokia’s luxury arm prepared only 100 of these, and each one of them comes with unique hand-made swirl designs. The price is unknown at the moment, but we’re guessing couple of thousand bucks will get you one of these hard babies. 
[Via: Unwired View]
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Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.
