User User name Password  
   
Tuesday 31.3.2026 / 03:24
Search AfterDawn Forums:        In English   Suomeksi   På svenska
afterdawn.com > forums > announcements > news comments > us department of defense orders 650,000 ios devices
Show topics
 
Forums
Forums
US Department of Defense orders 650,000 iOS devices
  Jump to:
 
The following comments relate to this news article:

US Department of Defense orders 650,000 iOS devices

article published on 21 March, 2013

Following the conclusion of the current sequester, the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) will order 650,000 iOS devices from Apple, replacing older BlackBerry phones. The agency had been testing BlackBerry 10 devices to save on costs, but it appears they were not ready for primetime. Allegedly, the breakdown will be 210,000 iPhones, 220,000 iPads (including Minis) and 200,000 iPod Touches. ... [ read the full article ]

Please read the original article before posting your comments.
Posted Message
joepet200
Junior Member
_
21. March 2013 @ 18:07 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Hmmm....may not necessarily be true.

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2416904,00.asp

The DoD has denied claims of this.


Advertisement
_
__
Bozobub
Senior Member
_
22. March 2013 @ 01:28 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Oh, very interesting find, joepet200. Makes me wonder if some Apple investor was busy dropping rumors - lol...
AfterDawn Addict

1 product review
_
22. March 2013 @ 03:32 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
It would look really bad if they were buying overpriced devices that don't meet their security requirements while at the same time complaining that their funding increase isn't big enough.
sternrulez
Junior Member
_
23. March 2013 @ 13:08 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Just what we need...the security of our nation dependent on devices that are anything BUT dependable...lmao ;)
Senior Member

4 product reviews
_
23. March 2013 @ 16:24 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Originally posted by sternrulez:
Just what we need...the security of our nation dependent on devices that are anything BUT dependable...lmao ;)
you'll get better results just asking the phone to find "Al-Qaeda in Washington DC"....probably more accurate too.
Advertisement
_
__
 
_
sternrulez
Junior Member
_
24. March 2013 @ 12:59 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Originally posted by DXR88:
Originally posted by sternrulez:
Just what we need...the security of our nation dependent on devices that are anything BUT dependable...lmao ;)
you'll get better results just asking the phone to find "Al-Qaeda in Washington DC"....probably more accurate too.
Not if it's an iPhreeze you won't...you'll end up with a blurry blob that could be either a terrorist or the Good Humor man...lol
afterdawn.com > forums > announcements > news comments > us department of defense orders 650,000 ios devices
 

Digital video: AfterDawn.com | AfterDawn Forums
Music: MP3Lizard.com
Gaming: Blasteroids.com | Blasteroids Forums | Compare game prices
Software: Software downloads
Blogs: User profile pages
RSS feeds: AfterDawn.com News | Software updates | AfterDawn Forums
International: AfterDawn in Finnish | AfterDawn in Swedish | AfterDawn in Norwegian | download.fi
Navigate: Search | Site map
About us: About AfterDawn Ltd | Advertise on our sites | Rules, Restrictions, Legal disclaimer & Privacy policy
Contact us: Send feedback | Contact our media sales team
 
  © 1999-2026 by AfterDawn Ltd.

  IDG TechNetwork