Sprint is going to release the Kyocera Sanyo Taho rugged mobile phone that can withstand some of the harshest elements and 30 minutes of full immersion in water up to one meter (3.28 feet) deep. The Taho is Sprint’s first fully submersible device available for less than $100. It meets military standard 810G, which means means it can stand up to dust, shock, vibration, extreme temperatures, blowing rain and water immersion.

Cricket launches a new touchscreen mobile phone, the Kyocera RIO with a budget price. The phone is available for $129.99 with no contract needed. The RIO features a 2.8-inch QVGA touchscreen, …

Cricket launches its first Android smartphone, the Sanyo ZIO by Kyocera (aka Kyocera ZIO M6000). The Zio runs Android 1.6. It features a 3.5-inch WVGA capacitive touchscreen, a 3.2 Megapixel camera with video recording, GPS, Bluetooth and WiFi. It supports CDMA2000 1xEV-DO rev. A 3G networks.

During the CTIA Wireless 2010 last month, Kyocera showed its Zio M6000 Android smartphone. To be released in Q2 2010, the Zio features a 3.5-inch 800×480 WVGA multitouch display, a 3.2 Megapixel camera with 30fps video recording, Bluetooth,A-GPS and WiFi connectivity.

Boost Mobile launches the Sanyo Incognito SCP6760 by Kyocera, its first 3G QWERTY clamshell mobile phone. The Incognito features a 2.6-inch internal display, glow-thru external OLED display with touch-sensitive …

Kyocera’s Sanyo Mirro SCP3810 CDMA clamshell phone is now heading to Boost Mobile. The Mirro features a 2.4-inch QVGA LCD display, an external OLED display, a 1.3 Megapixel camera, GPS support …

At the CTIA Wireless 2009, Kyocera introduces two new CDMA mobile phones,  the G2GO M2000 and Laylo M1400. The text-centric G2GO M2000 is a slider with full QWERTY keyboard. It features a 2.4-inch LCD display, a 1.3 Megapixel camera, integrated music player and a microSD card slot.

Virgin Mobile website reveals a new QWERTY phone, the Kyocera X-tc slider messaging phone that has not been announced. The Kyocera X-tc has a 240×320 QVGA display, a 1.3 Megapixel camera, Bluetooth, built-in media player and …

KDDI au is launching two entry-level mobile phones, the Kyocera NS01 and Pantech NS02. Both of them are clamshell phones.

Kyocera NS01 is a basic mobile phone with a 2.8-inch 240×400 ASV LCD main display, a 0.5-inch external display, a 1.97 Megapixel camera. What’s special about this phone is the belt on the back. The phone has 100MB internal storage and supports up to 4GB of microSDHC. The NS01 has InfraRed connectivity. It isavailable in Lime, White and Black.

KDDI au launches the Kyocera K001 clamshell style phone that is claimed to be a ‘safe’ phone. The K001 comes with several safety functions including crime prevention buzzer, safe navigation, night light. It has a changeable front cover.