ALBAWABA - Israel targeted the "Icom V82" walkie-talkie devices on Wednesday, as part of a new phase of attack targeting wireless devices. It is known that the battery of this device is large enough ...

Japanese radio equipment maker Icom said it no longer produces or sells two-way radio devices which reportedly exploded in Lebanon. The company Thursday said it had produced and sold the IC-V82 ...

A Japanese handheld radio manufacturer has distanced itself from walkie-talkies bearing its logo that exploded in Lebanon, saying it discontinued production of the devices a decade ago. At least 20 ...

The Japanese electronics manufacturer Icom said it stopped making the walkie-talkie model in 2014 and has warned about fake versions for several years. By River Akira Davis Reporting from Minamiuonuma ...

Israel says its war focus is “moving north,” tacitly acknowledging its role in shock twin attacks on Hezbollah in which pagers and walkie-talkies used exploded across Lebanon on consecutive days.

The lethal hack of Hezbollah’s Asian-branded pagers and walkie-talkies has set off an intense search for the devices’ path, revealing a murky market for older technologies where buyers may have few ...

Among the many outstanding questions is how explosive materials were planted in the devices. If the Icom walkie-talkies were first manufactured a decade ago, it’s possible they were modified well ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The Hizbollah walkie-talkies that detonated across Lebanon are likely to have been among tens of thousands of ...

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Icom told the BBC it was aware of reports that two-way radio devices bearing its logo had exploded in Lebanon, and said it was investigating the matter. But Icom says it hasn’t produced or exported IC ...