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Members of UK Parliament to receive iPad Air 2 following May elections

<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p class="intro">All 650 members of the British House of Commons will be given an iPad Air 2 (http://www.imore.com/ipad-air-2) following the general elections in May.</p> <p>The distribution of iPads is part of a hardware refresh announced by the House of Commons Commission. The refresh will also include a new laptop for each member.<!--break--> iPads have been in use in Parliament for years already, and there are systems in place to interact with the devices, according to The Telegraph (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/apple/11493656/All-650-MPs-to-receive-iPad-Air-2-and-laptop-post-election.html):</p>

<p>Commission chairman and Liberal Democrat John Thurso said that due to their use across Parliament since 2012, iPads are "integrated with current business processes and infrastructure".</p>

<p>Some members object to using iPads, advocating for a different digital platform, citing concerns over platform lock-in, distraction, and Apple's tax issues (http://www.imore.com/no-irish-luck-apple-eu-commission-deems-tax-deal-illegal). In response, the Commission said that they were looking for a secure tablet that would last awhile, and would support future upgrades, criteria which the iPad Air 2 meets.</p> <p>The total cost of the hardware refresh is expected to be £200,000 per year.</p> <p>Source: The Telegraph (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/apple/11493656/All-650-MPs-to-receive-iPad-Air-2-and-laptop-post-election.html)</p> </div></div></div><img width='1' height='1' src='(http://tipb.com.feedsportal.com/c/33998/f/616881/s/44cb0064/sc/15/mf.gif)' border='0'/><br clear='all'/>

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