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posted by mattie_p on Monday February 24 2014, @07:29PM   Printer-friendly
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."

 
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  • (Score: 3, Insightful) by DarkMorph on Monday February 24 2014, @09:06PM

    by DarkMorph (674) on Monday February 24 2014, @09:06PM (#6176)
    Understandably this can be construed as an advertisement, but then again, the citation of the release of any new hardware product can double as an advertisement for itself and its manufacturer. No, this is fine; this is a welcomed sort of news. In particular I am interested in the evolving landscape of cell phone tech in both hardware and software, given that I have not bought a phone in years and all the awareness of spying and tracking making the thought of purchasing another dreadful. I was thinking of filing an "Ask Soylent" article related to this topic, but first I will need to do some research, with the Blackphone being one of the areas of interest.
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