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BOSS Phone is First EVER Tor-Encrypted Android Lollipop Phone
Like your phone secure? Well, you might want to speak to the BOSS
Data. Specifically, YOUR data is personal –– and a lot of people want to ensure it stays that way. But up to now this has been something of a pipedream. If you used a phone, an iPhone or an Android phone, somebody could be potentially spying on you, accessing your data. So, it didn’t really matter whether you were worried about shape-shifting reptiles, The New World Order or the NSA because most modern smartphones are NOT designed to keep prying eyes out.
But now there is a new handset in town and its sole purpose in life is to be completely secure. It’s called The BOSS and it is the first EVER Tor-encrypted Android smartphone. What does that mean? Simple, according to the company behind The BOSS: “BOSS is the first phone to ever be built from the root level with the inclusion of the TOR: The worlds most secure network. The military, journalists, law enforcement, activists, and anyone who wants absolutely secure communications and Internet browsing use this special network and browser. And now is accessible by you.”
The BOSS Phone isn’t a done deal yet, though, and like a lot of new, innovative technology it is starting its life on IndieGoGo. The goal is to raise $150,000 and, at the time of writing, the company has just over $14,000 –– so, quite a bit to go. Still, the BOSS phone is getting a lot of good coverage in the press and that usually translates into pledges, meaning we’ll likely see the handset released in some form later on in 2015.
With specs, the BOSS phone is something of a beast. It has a 7in Full HD display, a Mediatek Octacore Cortex A7 chipset and it runs on Android Lollipop. The phone will be sold in the US SIM-free and it support both 3G and 4G networks too. Beyond this the company highlights the following as “standout features” of The BOSS:
- Full compatibility with all Apple music and Apple TV using included apps right out of box with a very simple 10 second switchover from iOS or Android to BOSS phone. (Instructions and support provided.)
- Lightning fast gaming and graphics supported by one of the fastest processors on the market
- Durable form factor that looks and feels great
- Only takes 7-seconds to switch from your current phone to your BOSS Phone.
- Made by the same team that brought you the NEO3DO, a successfully crowdfunded, specialty 8″ tablet delivered to market in 2013. We released the world’s first glasses-free 3D tablet to market – NEO3DO – now available through many online retailers.
All in all, the BOSS sounds like quite a handful (in more ways than one). If you like the cut of the BOSS’ jib and fancy owning one, you can head on over to its IndieGoGo campaign now and donate some cash to the cause.
Richard Goodwin
14:00, 8 Jan 2015