Mar 25
A government report reveals that the DOD’s F-35 will be delayed yet again. This time, the problem is stalled software development. It’s just the latest in a long line of delays and problems.
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Jun 28
US military will spend $23 billion on cyber defense, create its own secure 4G network
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The US Department of Defense told a Washington thinktank yesterday that it would spend $23 billion in the next four years to kick its cyber defenses up a gear. That’ll include building out a “secure 4G wireless network that will get iPads, iPhones and Android devices online by mid-2014,” according to Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Martin Dempsey. The DoD recently approved Blackberry 10, iOS and Samsung Galaxy devices with Knox, and General Dempsey himself was packing a smartphone he said would “make Batman and James Bond jealous.” While there were no details about how such a mobile network would be locked down, he did say that all 15,000 of the Department’s computer networks would be consolidated into an enterprise cloud system to increase security. All that is to combat a “17-fold” cyber warfare increase in just over two years — no doubt including recent Chinese hacking that the White House took the rare step of recently highlighting.
Filed under: Wireless, Internet
Via: The Verge
May 17
The Defense Department has officially given the thumbs up to Apple devices running iOS 6 — paving the way for iPhones and iPads to become standard issue around the Pentagon. The move was hardly shocking. In fact, the Wall Street Journal had it on good authority weeks ago that the DoD was planning to give iOS its seal of approval. With Samsung devices running the Knox security suite and BlackBerry 10 already trickling into the hands of Pentagon employees, the decision sets the stage for a three-way bout for military market supremacy. And we’re sure the government drones can’t pick sides fast enough. After all, who wants to live under the tyranny of BlackBerry 7 any longer than necessary?
Filed under: Cellphones, Software, Mobile, Apple
Source: Bloomberg
May 03
Samsung announced in March that its Knox security suite would debut with the Galaxy S 4. That might not have happened exactly as planned, but just as the WSJ predicted the Department of Defense has given it the official hat-tip for use in government departments. Good news for Samsung, who will now see its Knox-enabled devices added to the alongside BlackBerry on the official list of approved hardware.
Filed under: Cellphones, Mobile, Samsung
May 01
WSJ: Samsung Galaxy and iOS devices to be approved by US Defense Department
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Our armed forces began embracing Android and iOS some time ago, and now it appears that the US Department of Defense is finally jumping on the bandwagon, too. The Wall Street Journal reports that the DoD will be announcing security approvals for Samsung Galaxy handsets, iPhones and iPads in the next couple weeks — allowing them to join BlackBerry in the government’s secure smartphone stable. Apparently, Samsung’s approval was facilitated by its Knox security platform, which has been deemed secure enough to allow it to be used to send and receive internal emails, and Apple devices running iOS 6 and up are also expected to get the go-ahead for nonclassified communications. So, people of the Pentagon, it looks like it’s only a matter of time before you can put down your BB7 handset and pick up a smartphone with a more modern OS.
Filed under: Cellphones, Mobile
Source: Wall Street Journal
May 01
A new report from The Wall Street Journal reveals that the Department of Defense is going to approve Apple iOS and Samsung Galaxy devices over the next couple of weeks, for Pentagon officials. This is yet another hit to BlackBerry, as its latest devices will be receiving some stiff competition from these popular devices in this particular section of the market. BlackBerry has always touted its secure platform, but the DoD’s impending approval shows that the market leaders are making products that are just as good for secure use.
Samsung Galaxy devices that come with Knox security software installed will be vetted to see if they comply with The Defense Information System Agency’s Security Technology Implementation Guide. Military agencies are reportedly going to be allowed to use iOS 6 based smartphones and tablets for nonclassified communications and web browsing, though it is not known what modifications Apple will be making to iOS so as to gain this clearance, perhaps it won’t even be required to. Approval for BlackBerry’s latest platform is also pending, it is expected that it will be cleared for secure enterprise use by Q3, 2013, despite recent rumors that approval process for BlackBerry 10 has been halted due to insufficient budget.
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Mar 06
Most of us are content keeping hackers away with a firewall and decent password. But the Pentagon isn’t nearly content, and in a new report, insists we should keep our nuclear arsenal ready for Internet retaliation. What could go wrong? More »
Feb 02
If you didn’t get enough mobile news during the week, not to worry, because we’ve opened the firehose for the truly hardcore. This week brought a resolution to HTC’s kerfuffle with the custom ROM community, along with a handful of special edition Samsung smartphones and new efforts toward spectrum sharing with the US government. So buy the ticket and take the ride as we explore the “best of the rest” for this week of January 28th, 2013.
Filed under: Cellphones, Wireless, Mobile
Jan 04
US Department of Defense signs three-year, $617 million Windows 8 licensing deal
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Despite some launch hiccups with Windows 8 and its related devices, Microsoft has received a smashing bit of news in the form of a new $617 million licensing agreement that will bring the fledgeling OS to 75 percent of US DoD personnel. The deal also includes Office 2013 and Sharepoint 2013 Enterprise, and will let users access the software “from any location, and any supported device, while taking advantage of enhanced security,” according to Redmond. Microsoft added that the agreement was “the most comprehensive” it’s ever signed with the sprawling government arm, which plans to use the software for a wide range of priorities from cybersecurity to mobility. Meanwhile, the software giant is working to achieve the coveted, though highly unwieldy-sounding “Army Golden Master and Air Force Standard Desktop Configuration” compliance for Windows 8 — which we imagine is a good thing, and hope to never have to type out again. To reconnoiter further, check the sources below.
Filed under: Software, Microsoft
Source: US Department of Defense, Microsoft
Sep 18
here you are Fujitsu latest business oriented Tablet, the STYLISTIC M532/EA4. Announced for an early October launch at a price yet finalized, the STYLISTIC M532/EA4 is a 10.1 (1280×800, 10 Finger Multi-touch screen) Android 4.0 tablet powered by a Quade Core Tegra 3 CPU and features the usual WiFi abgn, and a nice 2Mpix Front facing camera combined with a 8Mpix rear facing one along side a 13.4h battery lifespan. The STYLISTIC M532/EA4 is apparently following the US DOD weight and …
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