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Turing's new phone boasts human and digital assistants

Engadget

You're forgiven if you didn't. Turing Robotic Industries unveiled the ambitious phone to much fanfare, only to delay it multiple times and even switch operating systems. That isn't stopping the company from producing a follow-up, though -- it's teaming up with TCL to make its next upscale phone, the Appassionato. The Android device is still made from Turing's signature extra-strong Liquidmorphium alloy (complete with a ceramic-like carbon coating), but it now includes a hybrid concierge and voice assistant service named, naturally, Sir Alan. Details of how it works aren't clear, but it'll let you get "lifestyle and business recommendations" from both AI and human helpers.


Turing Robotic Industries Partners With TCL For Its Appassionato Smartphone

International Business Times

Turing Robotic Industries (TRI) might not be the most popular phone maker right but it has now partnered with TCL Communication LTD for its 2017 flagship. In 2016, TRI released the very first Turing Phone and its boasted ultra-security features such as built-in end-to-end encryption. Although the device was welcomed with more than 10,000 reservations before launch, it was delayed multiple times and even changed its operating system from Sailfish OS to Android. Now, TRI has announced it is partnering with TCL, the same company that sells devices from different brands like Alcatel and BlackBerry. TCL will help in mass producing TRI's flagship smartphone for 2017 called the Turing Phone Appassionato.