http://www.sci-tech-today.com/news/Brand-New-iPad-Used-To-Run-Norway/story.xhtml?story_id=10000B5ZXF4W&full_skip=1 By Jennifer LeClaire Sci-Tech Today April 16, 2010 Norway Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg used his brand-new Apple iPad to govern from a New York airport. But Stoltenberg may not have been aware of the security risks of not using his hardened government phone. While Apple got some free iPad publicity, Stoltenberg's endorsement also carried the risk of Apple being blamed for a security breach. Norway's prime minister is using the iPad to remotely govern his nation. According to a report by The Associated Press, Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg started using his brand-new iPad while stuck at a New York airport on Thursday. His flight was canceled due to a volcanic ash cloud Relevant Products/Services in Iceland. "When we were in the U.S., it was one of several tools that he used to keep in touch with the office back in Norway, to do his work," Trude Maaseide, a spokesperson for the prime minister, told the AP. Stoltenberg was in town for President Barack Obama's nuclear summit. Running the iGovernment Photos of Stoltenberg reading content on his iPad at Kennedy Airport during the delay are circulating the Internet. Many are discussing the prime minister's move away from a laptop, netbook or even a smartphone to keep up with e-mail and other tasks while stranded. But some analysts are saying what appears to be a profitable publicity win for Apple could backfire on the iPad maker. [...] ___________________________________________________________ Register now for HITBSecConf2010 - Dubai, the premier deep-knowledge network security event in the GCC, featuring keynote speakers John Viega and Matt Watchinski! http://conference.hitb.org/hitbsecconf2010dxb/Received on Sun Apr 18 2010 - 22:49:06 PDT
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