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 ...

A security-minded Android phone that's easy for normal people to use. With a 5.5-inch screen and modern features, it feels like a mainstream phone. One free year of secure VPN voice, text, and ...

Silent Circle also shuttered its encrypted email service a few hours after Lavabit shut down citing an ongoing legal battle. “We see the writing the wall, and we have decided that it is best for us to ...

The Blackphone is a smartphone for corner office types who absolutely require encrypted, secure communications. Silent Circle's second-generation handset is a handsome piece of hardware. Here are our ...

AI thrives on data but feeding it the right data is harder than it seems. As enterprises scale their AI initiatives, they face the challenge of managing diverse data pipelines, ensuring proximity to ...

The move aims to enhance the privacy-focused smartphone's appeal in the corporate world, where the separation of personal- and work-related information is paramount. CNET contributor Don Reisinger is ...

Encrypted comms company Silent Circle, which also makes a security-focused Android smartphone called the Blackphone, has announced it’s closed a $50 million Series C round of financing, led by ...

Dutch telco KPN has entered into a strategic partnership with encryption firm Silent Circle. The deal, announced today, will allow KPN's customers to make secure mobile phone and video calls across ...

David is the former Editor-in-Chief of Android Police and now the EIC of Esper.io. He's been an Android user since the early days - his first smartphone was a Google Nexus One! David graduated from ...

Silent Circle, the company behind privacy-focused Blackphone, is in the midst of a troubled period. It's laid off 20 employees - 15 per cent of its workforce - in the last six months and is ...

The original Blackphone was announced during last year’s MWC by encrypted communications and privacy software company Silent Circle. At the time it had formed a joint venture with Geeksphone, the ...

Silent Circle has appointed Bill Conner as the firm's new CEO and a new member of the board responsible for the Blackphone. The management change was announced on Monday. Bill Conner once served as ...