Following a report that some Blu phones use an app that collects your data, Amazon has made them unavailable on its site. Roger Cheng Former Executive Editor / Head of News Roger Cheng (he/him/his ...

Amazon said it's suspending sales of Android phones made by Blu following a presentation last week that said that three of the manufacturer's models sent sensitive personal information to third ...

The selection of low-cost Android phones on Amazon just got a little smaller. Amazon has suspended Miami-based budget smartphone maker Blu—a former partner in Amazon's Prime Exclusive Phones ...

loaded onto slightly more expensive Blu phones. Blu issued a new statement to The Verge following Amazon’s suspension. “Since Nov 2016 when the initial privacy concern was reported by ...

However, until Amazon could ensure the privacy of its buyers, BLU phones were taken down. Over the weekend, BLU phones re-emerged, with the company calling it a “false alarm” on its Twitter ...

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At $129 unlocked on Amazon, the Blu R2 Plus is one of the least expensive Android phones out there. It supports GSM networks including AT&T, T-Mobile, MetroPCS and Cricket, meaning you can easily ...

Kryptowire, a security research firm, says millions of phones made by Chinese companies, including Blu, include a secret backdoor that send owner text messages to a server in China. The backdoor ...

The data was transmitted via a third-party app that was installed on six of its phones. According to The New York Times, the security firm Kryptowire first discovered that an app in some of BLU ...

Earlier this year budget phone maker BLU launched a $179 smartphone with a 5,000 mAh battery called the Studio Energy. Now the company is updating the Energy line of big-batteried phones with two ...