Tag Archives: Blackphone

Anti-NSA Blackphone arrived with a Bang and Sold Out

Blackphone is the result of collaboration between Silent Circle, an anti-NSA encryption powerhouse, and Geeksphone a company founded and owned by an ex tech prodigy. The phone is already being shipped around the world and the initial inventory reveals that it is “sold out.” Although security-conscious cell phones have always been in demand but the…Read More…

Blackphone ready to be shipped

The Blackphone is trying to appeal to people who consider the privacy of their messages, conversations and emails on their phones of paramount importance. It is a mid-spec Android smartphone that comes pre-subscribed to (and pre-installed with) a bunch of privacy and anti-surveillance services and costs $629. It is of course in the wake of…Read More…

New, security-minded Blackphone is ready to ship, and it’s packing Nvidia hardware

The first reviews of the privacy-minded Blackphone are in, and the product is impressive. It’s also one of the first times we’ve seen Nvidia’s Tegra 4i in action. Does the company’s budget quad-core still have what it takes to compete in the modern mar…Read More…

Security-Focused Blackphone Begins Shipping

Earlier this year, a smartphone by the name of the Blackphone was announced. In the wake of the Edward Snowden reports and especially for those who value their security and privacy, it seemed like a perfect device. Now earlier this month it was reported that the phone would begin shipping in the next few weeks…Read More…

Pro-Privacy Blackphone Now Shipping

 The pro-privacy Blackphone, a hardened Android smartphone that focuses on making rigorous security features more accessible to a general phone user, has started shipping to its first wave of buyers. Blackphone is a partnership between Spanish mobile maker Geeksphone and security company Silent Circle. The phone, which uses a “security-oriented” Android build called… Read MoreRead More…

Super-Secure, NSA Proof, Blackphone Ready for Shipping in July  

The much awaited NSA proof smartphone with advanced security and privacy features is about to hit the market before the start of July, 2014, according to media reports. Several thousands of Blackphones, developed by Silent Circle in partnership with Geeksphone, have been already pre-ordered and sold out. Available at a cost of USD 629, the…Read More…

Blackphone Ships In 3 Weeks’ Time

We happen to live in a world where security breaches seem to happen all too often, and with a number of mobile devices that we tote around these days, it also makes plenty of sense to ensure that whatever handset or tablet we carry would come with its fair share of security features. Take the…Read More…

Silent Circle raises $30M in venture funding, Blackphone starts shipping in June

Silent Circle, which develops cross-platform apps for private calls and messaging, has raised $30 million in venture funding, which will help the company meet demand for producing the privacy-oriented Blackphone. Whistleblower Edward Snowden opened a h…Read More…

Pro-Privacy Blackphone Pulls $30M Into Silent Circle

 Encrypted comms firm Silent Circle has just announced a new funding round which it says has been fueled by demand in the privacy-focused smartphone, Blackphone, the security hardened Android handset it’s building with Spanish startup Geeksphone. Privacy, it seems, is a hot new investment area in these post-Snowden times. It’s also rather fitting, given Silent Circle was…Read More…

Updated specs released for the Blackphone secure smartphone

SGP Technologies has released updated tech specs for its Blackphone, a smartphone designed with user privacy in mind. The device was unveiled at Mobile World Congress in February as a secure smartphone for the mass market… Continue Reading Updated s…Read More…