Portuguese tech firm uncorks a smartphone made using cork

Ikimobile phone is one of the first to use materials other than plastic, metal and glass.

A Portuguese tech firm is uncorking an Android smartphone whose case is made from cork, a natural and renewable material native to the Iberian country.

The Ikimobile phone is one of the first to use materials other than plastic, metal and glass and represents a boost for the country's technology sector, which has made strides in software development but less in hardware manufacturing.