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FreedomPop’s Snowden Phone Makes Your Privacy a Top Priority
Turn Into A Superhero With Red Bull
Cars With iOS Functionality To Ship Soon
BlackBerry To Experiment With Ads In BBM

FreedomPop’s Snowden Phone Makes Your Privacy a Top Priority

Posted: 05 Mar 2014 11:30 AM PST

More and more smartphones focusing on privacy are being launched, fact that suggests that some tech companies really care about this aspect of our lives. FreedomPop’s Privacy Phone is only one of the most recent examples.

As something literally called the Snowden Phone would never have gotten the green light for manufacture, FreedomPop sticked to keeping that only as an affectionate nickname. Eventually, this company’s product will be known under the official name of Privacy Phone.

FreedomPop CEO Steven Sesar stated that “In light of recent violations in consumer’s privacy across social networks and mobile devices, privacy is becoming increasingly important to many Americans and we all have a right to communicate anonymously. Large carriers don’t have the flexibility, desire, or creativity to invest in privacy. We don’t agree with this approach and felt it was up to us to create a truly private mobile phone service at an affordable price.”

The device is in fact a Samsung Galaxy S2 that has been heavily modified to allow encryption of voice calls and data. Privacy Phone‘s 128-bit encryption may not be enough to keep NSA at bay, but it’s still better than nothing. In terms of hardware, FreedomPop’s device features a 1.2GHz Samsung Exynos C210 processor, a 4.3-inch screen, 16GB of internal storage, and an 8 MP camera.

The Privacy Phone is now available for $189, and FreedomPop is even kind enough to throw in the mix 50MB of data for each of the first three months. The same (ridiculous, if I may say) amount of Internet traffic is also offered as a subscription-based service costing $10 per month after that. If you want to make the transaction completely anonymous, you have the option of paying with Bitcoin. That’s indeed one aspect other companies haven’t considered, so FreedomPop definitely gets some point for that.

If you’re concerned about your privacy, the Snowden Phone may be one of the possible solutions for you. Those who care a lot about the technical specs of smartphones will surely claim that the Privacy Phone is outdated, but I can confirm that with a proper ROM (not Samsung’s stock, which is full of bloatware) the SGS2 is a very good device, capable of running all sorts of apps, its only disadvantage being the low amount of RAM (only 1GB). Also, if you compare FreedomPop’s solution to the $629 Blackphone, you can definitely see who the winner is.

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Turn Into A Superhero With Red Bull

Posted: 05 Mar 2014 06:00 AM PST

Now we know the source of the JLA’s energy when it comes to fighting evil: that is, an actual energy drink! And we know it’s not being a sold-out on their side, because it’s not like Batman needs more money anyways.

Although not official in any shape or form, these incredible conceptual Justice League Redbull cans are a sight to behold. They were created by New York based art director Diego Fonseca, and feature all of the most well-known characters of the DC universe, that is, Batman, Aquaman, Green Lantern, The Flash, Superman and Wonder Woman. You know, if anyone’s ever had energy to go around their day, that’s these six heroes, so Red Bull does have to consider making this a real campaign…

Source: Geekologie

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Cars With iOS Functionality To Ship Soon

Posted: 05 Mar 2014 05:00 AM PST

iOS, the system that we love in our iPhones, iPads and the rest of the Mac family might soon make its debut on an entirely new ground: cars!

Recent data that emerged from The Guardian's Q&A suggest that Apple’s next big project is called CarPlay. What is this, exactly? Well, it’s a system supposed to make interaction between your vehicle and gadgets an easier affair, but it goes beyond just that: This built-in technology will let users access music apps, make calls, use the phone as a gps, and read messages from the car screen.

This is what Apple has to say about CarPlay: “[it] features Siri voice control and is specially designed for driving scenarios. It also works with your car's controls — knobs, buttons, or touchscreen. And the apps you want to use in the car have been reimagined, so you can use them while your eyes and hands stay where they belong.”

So far, six companies have pledged support to CarPlay in models coming out this year, while some other twelve are reportedly working with this technology in one way or another.

Source: Geeks Are Sexy

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BlackBerry To Experiment With Ads In BBM

Posted: 05 Mar 2014 04:00 AM PST

BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) received a big boost in its userbase since it became available on Android and iOS, and BlackBerry is looking to capitalize on that.

Making BBM available for all platforms has been a huge success for BlackBerry, who are now looking forward on how to capitalize this good will, which according to some reports, should happen in the form of ads.

These ads could either be sponsored invites or sponsored channels. The invites are meant to show up on the invite section of the app, and the sponsored channel would appear next to the updates. This methodology is reminiscent of the sponsored tweets work on Twitter, and shouldn’t be that big of a deal if all goes well, but it remains to be seen just how invasive it will be.

Source: Geeky Gadgets

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