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US Pentagon grants security clearance to iPad, iPhone

# 2013-05-17 11:00:00, TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog
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 ...

iPhone cleared for U.S. military use, ready to take on BlackBerry, Samsung

# 2013-05-17 05:05:19, BGR: The Three Biggest Letters In Tech
The United States Department of Defense on Friday approved the use of Apple devices running iOS 6 on its networks, Bloomberg reported. The iPhone will compete with BlackBerry 10 and Samsung KNOX devices, which received approval earlier this month. The Pentagon has continued to test alternative platf...

iOS 6 obtains FIPS 140-2 certification, opening door to more government use

# 2013-05-07 07:30:00, TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog
Close on the heels of last week's announcement that US Department of Defense approval of iOS 6 devices was imminent comes word from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) that a cryptographic module in iOS 6 has achieved FIPS 140-2 certification (Level 1). This has, to quote our...

Parenting tip: How to exit out of Guided Access when it locks up

# 2013-05-01 08:00:00, TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog
Guided Access is a handy feature in iOS 6 that lets you lock your child into a single app by disabling the hardware buttons on a device. It prevents your child from going hog wild through your iPhone or iPad when you hand it to them for some play time. Guided Access is great until it locks up and ...