Nextgov - Authors - Christopher Mimshttp://www.nextgov.comen-usFri, 31 May 2013 13:47:07 -0400Google’s New “Moto X” Superphone Will Spy on You 24/7, and You’ll Like Ithttp://www.nextgov.com/mobile/2013/05/googles-new-moto-x-superphone-will-spy-you-247-and-youll-it/64046/The sophisticated new gadget will launch in October.Christopher Mims, QuartzFri, 31 May 2013 13:47:07 -0400http://www.nextgov.com/mobile/2013/05/googles-new-moto-x-superphone-will-spy-you-247-and-youll-it/64046/MobileAre New Ultra-Cheap 3D Printers Revolutionary or Just Toys?http://www.nextgov.com/emerging-tech/2013/05/are-new-ultra-cheap-3d-printers-revolutionary-or-just-toys/63953/The parallels between the personal computing revolution and the one in 3D printing are irresistible.Christopher Mims, QuartzThu, 30 May 2013 12:06:12 -0400http://www.nextgov.com/emerging-tech/2013/05/are-new-ultra-cheap-3d-printers-revolutionary-or-just-toys/63953/Emerging TechTiny objects produced by a 3D printerAllen Breed/AP250 Million Tablets Will Be Sold in 2013http://www.nextgov.com/mobile/2013/05/250-million-tablets-will-be-sold-2013/63389/The tipping point at which tablets become the planet’s dominant personal computing device is nigh.Christopher Mims, QuartzTue, 21 May 2013 14:04:39 -0400http://www.nextgov.com/mobile/2013/05/250-million-tablets-will-be-sold-2013/63389/MobileThe Audacious Plan to End Hunger with 3-D Printed Foodhttp://www.nextgov.com/emerging-tech/2013/05/audacious-plan-end-hunger-3-d-printed-food/63335/NASA-funded grant explores the culinary potential for astronauts on very long space missions.Christopher Mims, QuartzTue, 21 May 2013 07:37:57 -0400http://www.nextgov.com/emerging-tech/2013/05/audacious-plan-end-hunger-3-d-printed-food/63335/Emerging TechPhotoXpressThere Are 12.5 Unprotected Versions of the Average American’s Personal Information on the Webhttp://www.nextgov.com/cybersecurity/2013/05/there-are-125-unprotected-versions-average-americans-personal-information-web/63176/Safe Shepherd is a company that searches the web for all the public records available on its clients.Christopher Mims, QuartzWed, 15 May 2013 11:42:10 -0400http://www.nextgov.com/cybersecurity/2013/05/there-are-125-unprotected-versions-average-americans-personal-information-web/63176/CybersecurityApple, Google, Facebook and Amazon Are Trying to Turn Into the Same Über-Companyhttp://www.nextgov.com/mobile/2013/05/apple-google-facebook-and-amazon-are-trying-turn-same-uber-company/63105/Huge tech companies all appear to have a shared vision.Christopher Mims, Government ExecutiveFri, 10 May 2013 14:07:30 -0400http://www.nextgov.com/mobile/2013/05/apple-google-facebook-and-amazon-are-trying-turn-same-uber-company/63105/MobileFlickr user stephanridgwayVideo: Robotic Exoskeleton turns everyday Houseplants Into Cyborgshttp://www.nextgov.com/emerging-tech/2013/05/robotic-exoskeleton-turns-everyday-houseplants-cyborgs-video/63066/The IndaPlant project aims to create the world’s first “faunaborg.”Christopher Mims, QuartzThu, 09 May 2013 10:10:02 -0400http://www.nextgov.com/emerging-tech/2013/05/robotic-exoskeleton-turns-everyday-houseplants-cyborgs-video/63066/Emerging TechIndaPlant Massive Hacker Strike Against US Government and Banks Turned Out to Be a Dudhttp://www.nextgov.com/cybersecurity/2013/05/massive-hacker-strike-against-us-government-and-banks-turned-out-be-dud/63042/All the sites on the group’s #OpUSA target list seem to still be up and running.Christopher Mims, QuartzWed, 08 May 2013 12:55:30 -0400http://www.nextgov.com/cybersecurity/2013/05/massive-hacker-strike-against-us-government-and-banks-turned-out-be-dud/63042/CybersecurityMichael Gottschalk/DAPD/APMost Data Isn’t 'Big,' and Businesses Are Wasting Money Pretending It Ishttp://www.nextgov.com/big-data/2013/05/most-data-isnt-big-and-businesses-are-wasting-money-pretending-it/63010/Even web giants like Facebook and Yahoo generally aren’t dealing with big data.Christopher Mims, Government ExecutiveTue, 07 May 2013 12:04:43 -0400http://www.nextgov.com/big-data/2013/05/most-data-isnt-big-and-businesses-are-wasting-money-pretending-it/63010/Big DataHerrBullermann/Shutterstock.com$1 Billion in Bitcoin Was Traded in April—16 Times the Previous Recordhttp://www.nextgov.com/mobile/2013/05/1-billion-bitcoin-was-traded-april16-times-previous-record/62985/Just a month prior, only $60 million in bitcoin was traded.Christopher Mims, QuartzMon, 06 May 2013 11:21:06 -0400http://www.nextgov.com/mobile/2013/05/1-billion-bitcoin-was-traded-april16-times-previous-record/62985/MobileRick Bowmer/APBlackBerry’s CEO Is Correct: There’s No Future in Tabletshttp://www.nextgov.com/mobile/2013/05/blackberrys-ceo-correct-theres-no-future-tablets/62913/Research in Motion has no plans to jump into the crowded tablet market.Christopher Mims, QuartzWed, 01 May 2013 12:05:54 -0400http://www.nextgov.com/mobile/2013/05/blackberrys-ceo-correct-theres-no-future-tablets/62913/MobileThorsten Heins, CEO of Research in MotionMark Lennihan/AP File PhotoCommentary: Amazon Takes On Enterprise Cloud Companies http://www.nextgov.com/cloud-computing/2013/04/commentary-amazon-takes-enterprise-cloud-companies/62843/And will do to them exactly what it did to book stores.Christopher Mims, QuartzMon, 29 Apr 2013 09:26:12 -0400http://www.nextgov.com/cloud-computing/2013/04/commentary-amazon-takes-enterprise-cloud-companies/62843/CloudAmazon CEO Jeff BezosReed Saxon/AP file photoJust Four Companies Will Produce the Microchips on Which the Global Economy Dependshttp://www.nextgov.com/emerging-tech/2013/04/just-four-companies-will-produce-microchips-which-global-economy-depends/62827/Making advanced microchips has always been hard. But it’s now even more difficult.Christopher Mims, QuartzFri, 26 Apr 2013 14:38:33 -0400http://www.nextgov.com/emerging-tech/2013/04/just-four-companies-will-produce-microchips-which-global-economy-depends/62827/Emerging TechPresident Barack Obama speaks during construction expansion at Intel, maker of microchips.Ross D. Franklin/APVideo: The Present and Future of Wearable Technologyhttp://www.nextgov.com/emerging-tech/2013/04/video-present-and-future-wearable-technology/62812/Picture electronics for your every appendage and even adhering to your tissues as flexible patches.Christopher Mims, QuartzFri, 26 Apr 2013 10:08:52 -0400http://www.nextgov.com/emerging-tech/2013/04/video-present-and-future-wearable-technology/62812/Emerging TechWhy PC Manufacturers Have to Start Paying Attention to Microchip-Maker Qualcommhttp://www.nextgov.com/cloud-computing/2013/04/why-pc-manufacturers-have-start-paying-attention-microchip-maker-qualcomm/62788/The company, which makes chips for tablets and smartphones is looking to expand its market.Christopher Mims, QuartzThu, 25 Apr 2013 12:52:10 -0400http://www.nextgov.com/cloud-computing/2013/04/why-pc-manufacturers-have-start-paying-attention-microchip-maker-qualcomm/62788/CloudQualcomm CEO Paul Jacobs talks about the company's new 800 series Snapdragon processors. Julie Jacobson/APBitcoin Takes an Important Step Toward Becoming Part of Web Browsershttp://www.nextgov.com/cybersecurity/2013/04/bitcoin-takes-important-step-toward-becoming-part-web-browsers/62787/Web currency makes adjustments to its HTML 5 schemes.Christopher Mims, Government ExecutiveThu, 25 Apr 2013 12:31:20 -0400http://www.nextgov.com/cybersecurity/2013/04/bitcoin-takes-important-step-toward-becoming-part-web-browsers/62787/CybersecurityFlickr user zcopleyHow Twitter Accounts—Like the AP’s—Get Hackedhttp://www.nextgov.com/mobile/2013/04/how-twitter-accounts-apsget-hacked/62732/Human error is often at fault for these events.Christopher Mims, QuartzTue, 23 Apr 2013 16:32:30 -0400http://www.nextgov.com/mobile/2013/04/how-twitter-accounts-apsget-hacked/62732/MobileShutterstock.com file photo'Mobile' Computing No Longer Existshttp://www.nextgov.com/mobile/2013/04/mobile-computing-no-longer-exists/62436/Industry developments are blurring computing lines.Christopher Mims, QuartzThu, 11 Apr 2013 11:59:11 -0400http://www.nextgov.com/mobile/2013/04/mobile-computing-no-longer-exists/62436/MobileThe Lenovo convertible Ultrabook is a transitional machine.Julie Jacobson/APThe Real Data Center Revolutionhttp://www.nextgov.com/big-data/2013/04/real-data-center-revolution/62434/Server farms as they now exist are not sustainable in an increasingly networked world.Christopher Mims, QuartzThu, 11 Apr 2013 11:52:29 -0400http://www.nextgov.com/big-data/2013/04/real-data-center-revolution/62434/Big DataSashkin/Shutterstock.comWhy Bitcoin 'Millionaires' Could Accidentally Become Tax Felonshttp://www.nextgov.com/emerging-tech/2013/04/why-bitcoin-millionaires-could-accidentally-become-tax-felons/62397/Trading in the currency could become a problem for users.Christopher Mims, QuartzWed, 10 Apr 2013 10:32:36 -0400http://www.nextgov.com/emerging-tech/2013/04/why-bitcoin-millionaires-could-accidentally-become-tax-felons/62397/Emerging TechGarry L./Shutterstock.comThe Biggest Cyberattack in the History of the Internet is Happening Right Nowhttp://www.nextgov.com/cybersecurity/2013/03/biggest-cyberattack-history-internet-happening-right-now/62134/The Spamhaus v. CyberBunker battle is raging now.Christopher Mims, QuartzThu, 28 Mar 2013 07:00:00 -0400http://www.nextgov.com/cybersecurity/2013/03/biggest-cyberattack-history-internet-happening-right-now/62134/CybersecurityHow the Internet Is Making Us Poorhttp://www.nextgov.com/emerging-tech/2013/03/how-internet-making-us-poor/62116/The replacement of knowledge workers with software, a decades-old trend, is starting to show in economic data.Christopher Mims, QuartzWed, 27 Mar 2013 11:53:25 -0400http://www.nextgov.com/emerging-tech/2013/03/how-internet-making-us-poor/62116/Emerging TechBy the End of This Year, China Will Have as Many Android Users as the U.S. Has Peoplehttp://www.nextgov.com/mobile/2013/03/end-year-china-will-have-many-android-users-us-has-people/62062/And guess who's not making money on those Android phones?Christopher Mims, QuartzMon, 25 Mar 2013 14:38:35 -0400http://www.nextgov.com/mobile/2013/03/end-year-china-will-have-many-android-users-us-has-people/62062/MobileGoogle China headquarters in BeijingGemunu Amarasinghe/AP File PhotoHow Making Microchips 3D Could Unleash an Age of “Cognitive Computing”http://www.nextgov.com/emerging-tech/2013/03/how-making-microchips-3d-could-unleash-age-cognitive-computing/62013/Hector Ruiz has an idea he hopes to lead a transformation of our most basic ideas about what a microchip can be.Christopher Mims, QuartzThu, 21 Mar 2013 14:42:22 -0400http://www.nextgov.com/emerging-tech/2013/03/how-making-microchips-3d-could-unleash-age-cognitive-computing/62013/Emerging Techagsandrew/Shutterstock.comThe Future of Twitter Is Robots Tweeting at Each Otherhttp://www.nextgov.com/mobile/2013/03/future-twitter-robots-tweeting-each-other/62008/Instead of being person to person, the social network has become a truly broadcast medium.Christopher Mims, QuartzThu, 21 Mar 2013 13:34:29 -0400http://www.nextgov.com/mobile/2013/03/future-twitter-robots-tweeting-each-other/62008/MobileJunji Kurokawa/AP File Photo