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iOS 6 reports for U.S. defense duty with new approval

By Peter Cohen, Friday, May 17, 2013 a 2:50 pm

The U.S. Department of Defense has approved the use of iOS 6 devices, which may help Apple to build some strength in a market still dominated by BlackBerry devices. The US D.O.D. currently has about 470,000 BlackBerrys in use across its networks, with 41,000 Apple mobile devices and 8,700 Android devices.

The Department of Defense is building a multivendor environment, it said in a press release, with BlackBerry and Samsung Knox devices also receiving similar approval.

The D.O.D. has cracked the door open to Apple and Android users, but it's not a Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) environment: The organization doesn't support personal phones to connect to the network.

iOS 6.0 gets US federal government's security stamp of approval

By Derek Kessler, Tuesday, May 7, 2013 a 3:42 pm

Since the dawn of time, BlackBerry smartphones have been the mobile communicator of choice for the United States federal government. The federal National Institute of Standards and Technology has been approving hardware and software to meet the FIPS (Federal Information Processing Standard) since 1995, and today iOS 6.0 was granted FIPS 140-2 certification. Specifically, the iOS CryptoCore Kernel Module 3.0 was assured to to meet the security requirements of the government.

Apple advises developers to stop accessing UDIDs, start supporting Retina and 16x9 by May 1

By Rene Ritchie, Thursday, Mar 21, 2013 a 11:50 pm

Apple has posted two new entries to their developer news page, the first warning developers they need to stop tracking people via UDID, and the second warning them they have to start supporting the double density Retina display, and 16x9 iPhone 5 and iPod touch 5 dip-lays, by May 1.

Apple seeds newly renumbered iOS 6.1.3 beta 2 to developers

By Rene Ritchie, Thursday, Feb 21, 2013 a 1:22 pm

Apple has released iOS 6.1.3 beta 2 to developers. The second beta to what was originally numbered iOS 6.1.1, recent updates meant to address cellular connectivity on the iPhone 4S and an Exchange calendar bug on all iOS devices, caused the latest beta to get re-sequenced to iOS 6.1.3.

If you're a paid developer, you can grab it now through the usual channels.

More: developer.apple.com

Apple releases iOS 6.1.2 for iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, fixes Exchange calendar bug

By Rene Ritchie, Tuesday, Feb 19, 2013 a 1:15 pm

Apple has just released iOS 6.1.2, their second minor point update, and as promised it fixes a bug that's caused network activity problems for Exchange calendar users.

How to update iOS 6 over-the-air (OTA)

evasi0n jailbreak for iOS 6 and 6.1 now live, and untethered

By Allyson Kazmucha, Monday, Feb 4, 2013 a 12:22 pm

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Whether you've got a new iPhone 5 and have been waiting patiently to get your jailbreak on or you've been waiting to update your older iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch for a working iOS 6 jailbreak, the wait is now over. The evasi0n jailbreak for iOS 6 and iOS 6.1 is now live and ready.

How to jailbreak your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch on iOS 6.0 or 6.1 with evasi0n

Apple releases iOS 6.0.2 software update, bug fixes

By Rene Ritchie, Tuesday, Dec 18, 2012 a 1:33 pm

Apple has just pushed out iOS 6.0.2 for iPhone 5 and iPad minia minor bug-fix update to last fall's iOS 6 release.

Mildura Police warn drivers against relying on Apple iOS 6 maps

By Rene Ritchie, Monday, Dec 10, 2012 a 12:13 am

Police in Mildura, Victoria, Australia, have issued a warning to motorists, cautioning them against relying on Apple's new iOS 6 Maps. This comes after receiving distress calls from motorists who had become stranded in a national park after following iOS 6 maps directions.

Google Voice updated for iPhone 5, iOS 6. Still ugly.

By Rene Ritchie, Monday, Nov 26, 2012 a 4:32 pm

Google Voice has just been updated to support iOS 6 and the iPhone 5's 16:9 screen -- which, hey, is faster than Apple's Keynote remote app, right? -- and to fix some bugs.

iMore show 326: Because Apple hates you

By Rene Ritchie, Monday, Nov 19, 2012 a 1:09 pm

Rene Ritchie is joined by Mobile Nations chief media officer, and Crackberry.com founder, Kevin Michaluk to talk iPhone 5 in a world where, following the launch of BlackBerry 10 in two months, Apple will have the oldest platform in mobile. This is the iMore show.

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