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."
(Score: 1) by keplr on Monday February 24 2014, @04:43PM
Apparently it is too hard. The problems are probably not technical, however. It's an issue of market demand (heavily influenced by marketing, not what is really best for people) and economics. The type of phone with the highest margins will be the most heavily marketed, which drives demand. People who are more sensible and less swayed by advertising suffer a lack of options.