{"id":250872,"date":"2016-06-20T09:58:58","date_gmt":"2016-06-20T09:58:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/?p=250872"},"modified":"2016-06-20T09:58:58","modified_gmt":"2016-06-20T09:58:58","slug":"sirin-labs-solarin-isnt-for-pro-privacy-bankers-its-for-rich-execs-who-want-bling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/latest-news\/sirin-labs-solarin-isnt-for-pro-privacy-bankers-its-for-rich-execs-who-want-bling\/","title":{"rendered":"Sirin Labs&#8217; Solarin isn&#8217;t for pro-privacy bankers. It&#8217;s for rich execs who want bling"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>El Reg<\/em> got hands-on with the Solarin $14,000 ultra-high-end Android smartphone during a trip to Tel Aviv this week.<\/p>\n<p>As <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theregister.co.uk\/2016\/06\/02\/solarin\/\" target=\"_blank\">previously reported<\/a>, the Solarin handset is an Android-based smartphone pitched at privacy-conscious executives and the ultra-wealthy.<\/p>\n<p>The smartphone comes with a 24 megapixel camera and integrated 3D audio as well as support for Wi-Fi and a high end metal chassis. The audio and visuals are undeniably impressive. The tech features an eight-core processor, a Qualcomm Snapdragon 810.<\/p>\n<p>Sirin Labs\u2019 hardware features Koolspan\u2019s TrustChip processor. The phone operates in two modes: a regular high-end Android phone where users can download apps and an encrypted mode isolated from the operating system and connected devices.<\/p>\n<p>A switch on the back of the device enables &#8220;shielded mode&#8221; for encrypted texts and calls. This enclave comes with a walled garden. Sirin Labs is a Swiss firm but its R&amp;D team is based in Israel and its marketing and sales team is based in London. The device is pitched at business users, tech lovers and high net worth individuals.<\/p>\n<p>Chief executive officer Tal Cohen, whose background is in internet advertising startups rather than mobile or security, said his firm had identified a niche market comparable to the high-end watch market but for smartphones. Its potential customers wanted ease of use, a general purpose phone and security in one device. The device is pitched at investment bankers, lawyers, accountants and investment houses.<\/p>\n<p>Read more: <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theregister.co.uk\/2016\/06\/20\/solarin_android_secure_phone_hands_on\/\">Sirin Labs&#8217; Solarin isn&#8217;t for pro-privacy bankers. It&#8217;s for rich execs who want bling \u2022 The Register<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>El Reg got hands-on with the Solarin $14,000 ultra-high-end Android smartphone during a trip to Tel Aviv this week. As previously reported, the Solarin handset is an Android-based smartphone pitched at privacy-conscious executives and the ultra-wealthy. The smartphone comes with a 24 megapixel camera and integrated 3D audio as well as support for Wi-Fi and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":250873,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[487,18],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-250872","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-breaking-news","8":"category-latest-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/250872","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=250872"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/250872\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/250873"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=250872"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=250872"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=250872"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}