BOSS

Bharat Operating System Solutions (BOSS) is a free and open source Linux distribution developed by the National Resource Centre for Free/Open Source Software (NRCFOSS) of India. BOSS GNU/Linux is also known by the acronym BOSS. The latest version is 5.0

This software package has been described as "India's own PC operating system" and "the most meaningful product to come out of the Indian software industry in decades and a work that a government department has done".

                      The software has also been endorsed by the Government of India for adoption and implementation on a national scale.It was developed at Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (CDAC), Chennai INDIA. BOSS GNU/Linux is an "LSB certified" Linux distribution: the software has been certified by the Linux Foundation for compliance with the Linux 

Standard Base standard.BOSS GNU/Linux is derived from Debian GNU/Linux.

Alcatel OneTouch Watch launched in India

Alcatel OneTouch Watch launched in India for Rs. 7999
 22-inch (240 x 240 pixels) TFT touchscreen display with Oleophobic coating

*STM429 chipset

*Compatible with smartphones running Android 4.3 and later, and iPhone 4S and above running on iOS 7 or later

*Dust and Water Resistant (IP67)

*Bluetooth 4.0

*Sensors: Accelerometer, Gyro, Altimeter, Heart rate sensor, E-compass

*210mAh battery

Asus ZenBook Pro UX501 Laptop

Asus ZenBook Pro UX501 Laptop With Windows 8.1 Launched at Rs. 1,15,999
15.6-inch 4K UHD display (3840x2160 pixels)

*Intel Core i7-4720HQ processor (4 cores, 8 threads, 6MB cache) clocked at 2.6GHz (Turbo up to 3.6GHz) paired with Nvidia GeForce GTX960M GPU

*2GB of GDDR5 RAM, and 8GB of RAM

*512GB SSD with read/ write speeds up to 1400MB/s

*HD Web camera, apart from support for 802.11 b/g/n/ac and Bluetooth 4.0

*Windows 8.1(free Windows 10 update)

HP Chromebook 11 From Google

Google HP Chromebook11

Google Google everywhere and still they think they are not evil. Anyways Google introduce its new internet-centric chrome based laptop “HP Chromebook 11” at $279. This affordable internet based laptop comes with many exclusive features found in a high end model that costs around $1,000 more.

It doesn't have touch screen display but comes with 11.6-inches (29cm) of screen, and it weighs less than a kg due to its single molded plastic body frame with no sharp corners and screw holes. The speakers are smartly wrapped under the keyboard so sound comes out directly toward the user. The device also has comparatively little storage of 16 gigabytes, so all your photos, documents and other files are supposed to be stored online.

A release date for Google HP Chromebook 11 has not been confirmed. But it will be available in 2 color option white and black. The white model has a choice of four accents around the keyboard and under the device: red, green, yellow and blue.

Android fragmentation report: Samsung on top, Sony, LG follow

We know that the Android ecosystem of devices is highly fragmented and thanks to a report by OpenSignal, it seems that the numbers have increased in a very short time. According to the latest Android fragmentation report, there have been about 18,796 different Android devices. This is a big increase over last year’s report of 11,868,  marking a 60% growth year-on-year. Just two years back in 2012, individual Android devices stood at just 3,997.

According to the report, here are the most significant findings:

1. Samsung is still the leader and the company ranks highest in the number of available devices, has 43% of the total share and has 12 of the 13 most popular devices. The Galaxy S3 is on the top followed by the Galaxy S4 and Galaxy S5 along with the Note series

2. Sony is the second largest Android brand with 4.8% share with LG closely behind in the race

3. Even though they are widely considered to be the most popular Android devices this year, the Nexus 5 and Moto G are surprisingly behind a number of Samsung devices

4. Chinese brands including Huawei, ZTE, and Lenovo are all gaining momentum and a good share of the market

5. Android 4.4+ Kit Kat takes up 20.9% of all activated devices and almost 50% were on Jelly Bean. Which means 70% of Android devices are on the top two version of the operating system

6. There is a correlation between fragmentation and GDP/Capita. Countries having a GDP higher than $20,000 have less fragmentation than countries with GDP lower than that.

Manufacturers are bringing in new Android devices every day making fragmentation even more complex. While there are pros and cons of fragmentation, Android still remains, the number one mobile platform system.