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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. Re:My first first? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Troll

    Yes, I'm sure Special Fucking Forces needs you to tell them how they got their comparison wrong.

    It couldn't possibly be that the latest iPhone+iOS is better than the latest android phone+GoogleOS.

  2. Re:My first first? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Troll

    Or somebody realized that Android is not very secure. What is it now, 99+% of all malware targets Android? How many ways can an Android phone be infected? Perhaps thousands...

    iPhone, Windows phone, Blackberry, etc. ALL ARE SAFER than Android. Protect yourself from hacking, protect your contacts (friends and family) from getting their information compromised from your address book. Friends tell friends to use ANYTHING but Android.

    Example 1: https://www.google.com/search?... Example 2: https://www.google.com/search?...