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Army Special Operations Command Ditching Android For iPhone, Says Report (gizmodo.com)

Posted by msmash on from the making-the-switch dept.

The United States Army's Special Operations Command is ditching its Android phones for the "faster" iPhone, according to a report. The source cited in the story says that Android phones were freezing unexpectedly, which was one of the reasons they decided to give the iPhone 6s a spin. Gizmodo adds: The smartphones allow members of the Special Operations Command to access rich information about the battlefield. There's also quickly accessible information, like a weapons and ammunitions guide. Other apps can help with high altitude jumps; another can detect radiation. While DARPA helped develop the program on Android due to the operating system's open platform, Apple's hardware is apparently superior enough to warrant the switch.

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  1. Huh? by Nidi62 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Other apps can help with high altitude jumps;

    So are they supposed to just whip out an iPhone in the middle of a HALO jump to figure out when they need to open their chute?

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  2. Re:Isn't there something in Apple's EULA about thi by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    You may not use this device to kill people?

    then how did pokemon go get approved?