Samsung and Microsoft launch a rugged walkie-talkie phone for $500

Samsung announced yesterday it’s teaming up with Microsoft to bring a phone with walkie-talkie functionality, intended for frontline workers in industries like healthcare, retail, manufacturing, and logistics. The phone, named the Galaxy XCover Pro, will be sold only in the US at a price of $499.  The push-to-talk feature (which is far quicker than traditional calling) will be powered by Microsoft’s Teams app  — a chat app for workplaces. The company had an