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Silent Circle Blackphone - Out in June for $630 US

posted by mattie_p on Monday February 24 2014, @07:29PM   
from the security-will-cost-you dept.

fliptop writes:

"Promising that orders will start shipping in June, Silent Circle has announced the Blackphone is ready for pre-orders. (Domain registered in Switzerland)

Touted as 'The high-end smartphone which puts privacy and security ahead of everything else' the Blackphone has a 4.7" screen, 2GHz quad-core CPU and 16GB storage. It also includes several Silent Circle apps.

The Blackphone makes use of a customized version of Android called PrivatOS, is fully unlocked, and the encryption can be used on any compatible network. Purchase includes a 1-year subscription to the apps; after that it's $10 a month (in addition to your carrier's charges).

In order to take advantage of the encryption, the other person you're communicating with has to have their own Blackphone or use Silent Circle apps on their Android or iOS phone."

• Re:Is this a Soylvertisement? (Score: 5, Insightful) by fliptop on Monday February 24 2014, @07:39PM

  by fliptop (1666) on Monday February 24 2014, @07:39PM (#6096) Journal

  I'm concerned it might be considered a "soylvertisement."

  I read about the Blackphone on zdnet this morning and thought the convergence of tech, privacy, hardware and mobile made it newsworthy. I am not associated w/ any of the companies mentioned in TFO.

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