The computing giant's security chief Chris Betz said that the search engine firm's actions were more about one-upmanship than "principles".

The device is said to feature a 4.3-inch 800x480-resolution screen, a 1.2GHz 64-bit quad-core Marvell PXA1908 processor and 1GB of RAM.

"The global economy is running on a single engine...The American one. This does not make for a rosy outlook," chief economist warned.

Dutch engineering firm Fugro has deployed three vessels to map and then search the sea floor in the area.

Three million copies are being printed - a week after Islamist gunmen murdered eight journalists at the magazine and four other people in Paris.

Amos cited Syria as an example after the UN Security Council had to adopt two resolutions to authorize the delivery of aid.