Security features on Windows Phone 8 include secure boot, which ensures the phone only runs authentic software and passwords with the ability to pre-define the number of failed password attempts.
And after they spent 18 months visiting various companies and testing secure chat, phone and text products, they chose Silent Circle.
For instance, he says one TAM expander would be integrating near-field communications technology and fingerprint authorization to make the phone a secure payment system.
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The commercial for the new phone plays up Apple's penchant for secrecy, with a pair of men marching a case with the new phone into a secure compound.
The product is a prepaid account that can be accessed through a mobile phone, providing users a secure electronic payment account.
So even in the case that the device itself has no unlock passcode and no corresponding security policies, the secure container of business apps on the phone cannot be accessed unless the appropriate passcode is entered.
Luxury UK phone maker Vertu has partnered with secure communication provider Silent Circle for end-to-end voice and text encryption worthy of its designer product.
Open and secure NFC-connectivity makes it possible to share and receive content by tapping with compatible devices, or make secure payments using the Wallet application in Windows Phone 8.
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The sleek, durable design incorporates a certified portable secure element embedded into the microNFC card enabling the phone for payments.
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The company and its investors float other ideas like phone insurance or even building a more secure version of Android.
Plug your iPhone into the Nexaira BC2 Router and you can instantly create a secure WiFi hotspot using the 3G connection from your phone.
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Google Wallet uses near field communication (NFC) to make secure payments fast and convenient by simply tapping the phone on any PayPass-enabled terminal at checkout.
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On June 28, 2007, around the time Obama was crisscrossing the nation trying to secure the Democratic nomination, a different kind of phone was released with quite a hefty marketing budget, as Apple released its first iPhone.
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Since Intel IPT is embedded at chip-level, unlike hardware or phone-based tokens, it can enable more secure, yet user-friendly cloud access protection.
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Innovative new technologies can make it easier to pay your bridge toll or bus fare, to search for nearby businesses from your cell phone, and to get in and out of secure areas with a card instead of a key.
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Hooper Holmes can receive secure data from client insurance companies, keeping his mailing costs and phone bills way down.
Silent Phone is the first and only smartphone service that enables secure video over 3G, 4G, EDGE or Wi-Fi networks.
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This is technically possible and secure (any amount of security software and hardware could be incorporated in a mobile phone), and it would not generate the fear of fraud that currently exists with credit cards.
Emails and phone calls were not returned, and while in country, I was unable to secure a meeting with officials.
Windows Phone offers a very viable offering for consumers looking for a change, and business users keen to be secure.
Silent Phone deploys the ZRTP peer-to-peer encryption protocol which is recognized as the leading standard for secure end-to-end communication in a Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) telephone call.
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If someone communicates protected health information electronically through a phone or other mobile device, Ms. Thorpe said, "it needs to be in a secure system, " such as one that encrypts messages or through a secure portal.
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