It's meant to stop a "high volume" of unknown messages from reaching your phone. This won't stop regular texts, but it'll shut out a massive spam-text campaign designed to crash your phone.

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But these might not be the perfect phones for outdoor activities. While you can always add protection with phone cases, there are smartphones that are built for outdoor tasks and adventures.

Malaysia Airlines flight MH122 sits on the runway at Sydney Airport; and (inset) Muhammad Arif, who made a bomb threat.Credit: Nine News, Supplied Court documents obtained exclusively by this ...