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India's new official OS

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Following the trend of ‘Make In India’, another step has been taken towards digitization of India. In this bold move, the government in all set to resurrect their own operating system which is named Bharat Operating System Solutions or BOSS. This OS, which was initially developed in 2007 by National Resource Centre for Free/Open Source Software (NRCFOSS) of India, is a free and open source operating system. The latest version of BOSS was released in 2013, after that it is said to have undergone many changes to fit the process. According to a report by  DNA , it has been launched to overcome the vulnerabilities that exist in government cyberspace which lead to frequent hacking attempts by Chinese hackers and Indian group of hackers. Government officials have reported that the system will be unveiled and discussed in an internal meeting in union home ministry during this week. The latest version of BOSS, which has been tweaked by C-DAC (Centre for Development of Advanced Comput

ZTE Axon Elite With Fingerprint Sensor Launched at IFA 2015

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Amidst  Sony ,  Samsung ,  Alcatel , and other announcements at  IFA 2015 , ZTE launched the global version of its  Axon  smartphone, the  ZTE Axon Elite . The handset will reach France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom on September 24. Turkey, Mexico, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Hong Kong, Russia and the Philippines would get the smartphone later. ZTE has priced that Axon Elite at EUR 419.99 (roughly Rs. 31,100). The dual-SIM ZTE Axon Elite comes with similar specifications like seen in the original ZTE Axon (aka Axon Pro), which was launched in the US in July this year at $449.98 unlocked (roughly Rs. 28,500). The differences between the two models are that while the ZTE Axon has QHD (1440x2560 pixels) resolution display, the Axon Elite comes with lower full-HD (1080x1920 pixels) resolution display. However, the Axon Elite comes with biometric authentication methods such as fingerprint, voice and eye scanning sensors, which are not there in the ZTE Axon. The