US Pentagon grants security clearance to iPad, iPhone


Earlier this month TUAW reported that iOS 6 had obtained FIPS 140-2 certification , “opening the door to more government use.” It didn’t take long for that door to swing wide open, as the Pentagon has now officially approved iPhones and iPads running a version of iOS 6 for use on secure government networks.

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Sorry iPad owners, BBM for iOS will be iPhone only


RIM announced earlier this week that BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) is coming to both iOS and Android as a free download later this summer. While RIM’s market share continues to plummet, the number of folks who still use BBM is rather impressive

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Apple And Samsung Nearing Approval Of iOS And Android Devices For Pentagon Use



The U.S. Department of Defense has long been reported to be considering plans to open its communications networks to iOS and Android devices. And today, a new report by The Wall Street Journal suggests that those plans are gradually coming to fruition

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Witching Hour adds multiplayer into Ravenmark Mercenaries



Last year, Witching Hour Studios (a team that’s grown to about eight people now) released Ravenmark: Scourge of Estellion , a turn-based strategy title that felt way bigger than the little iPhone’s screen it played on. The gameplay is complex (there are lots of units to control and every unit counters and is countered by another), but it’s also very impressive, featuring big-scale battles and a story to match. Ever since Ravenmark arrived, fans have been clamoring for multiplayer, and last week at GDC I met up with Witching Hour to see Ravenmark: Mercenaries, a new entry in the series that adds the ability to play against other humans, along with lots of other very impressive features.

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Irish Government Drops Blackberry in Favor of iOS and Android



Deciding that it is no longer cost effective to maintain Blackberry support, the Irish government has announced that it will be dropping support for the device in favor of iOS and Android devices. The move affects Teachta Dála’s (TD’s) in the lower house of the Oireachtas (the Irish Parliament).

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