Daring Fireball
John Gruber — Writer, creator of Markdown
Commentary on Apple, technology, design, politics, and more.
daringfireball.netThe gold standard for opinionated tech commentary. John Gruber has been writing about Apple, design, and the tech industry since 2002, with a voice that's instantly recognizable — wry, exacting, and unafraid to call out bad decisions even from companies he admires. Daring Fireball reads like the tech column the major outlets wish they had: no filler, no SEO padding, just sharp thinking about how software should work.
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iPhone and iPad Approved to Handle Classified NATO Information
Apple Newsroom: Today, Apple announced iPhone and iPad are the first and only consumer devices in compliance with the information assurance requirements of NATO nations. This enables iPhone and iPad to be used with classified information up to the NATO restricted level without requiring special software or settings — a level of government certification no other consumer mobile device has met. That’s nice, but the iPhone is only the second phone to be approved for handling classified inform...
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