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Running Great Britain? There's an App For That!

Posted by timothy on from the good-thing-it's-so-simple dept.

judgecorp writes "Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron will get a personalised iPad app to help him run the country. The 'government dashboard' will include health waiting list figures, crime statistics, economic statistics and a real-time news feed. Cameron is a committed Apple user — but British members of Parliament have only been allowed iPads in the House of Commons since March 2011."

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  1. Why is a native client needed? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Stop making apps for the sake of making an app. If the solution doesn't require any specific equipment on the device, just write make it a website.