Emerging Tech
Why NASA Is Firing Cell Phones Into Space
What Android phones in orbit could mean for the future of satellite tech.
Modernization
Good Timing: Twitter Will Soon Release a Two-Step Security Solution
A hack on Tuesday reported to the world that the White House had been bombed and President Obama injured.
Modernization
From Boston to Sichuan, Messaging Apps Come to the Rescue When Cellphone Networks Fail
During emergencies mobile-phone networks are quickly overwhelmed, so users are taking to services that use bandwidth more efficiently.
Modernization
How Twitter Accounts—Like the AP’s—Get Hacked
Human error is often at fault for these events.
Modernization
Road Testing the Newest Wave in Taxi Hailing Apps
Hailing a cab has until recently involved either a phone call or a raised hand.
Modernization
Federal Web Visitors are Coming Via Mobile
About one-third of government Web visitors have used a smartphone or table to access government information.
Modernization
Chinese Messaging App Heads to India But “Has No Business Plan”
WeChat dreams of becoming as dominant as Facebook.
Emerging Tech
Is it Illegal to Impersonate the Boston Marathon Bombing Suspects (or Anyone Else) on Twitter?
As copycat accounts pop up, what's right, wrong and illegal?
Emerging Tech
Google Wants Big Companies to Pay for Green Energy Privileges
Only power-hungry customers, like data centers, would pay the tariff.
Modernization
Yahoo's New Weather App Will Change Every Day of Your Life
The newly mobile first company has just launched a beautiful, photo-first app.
Digital Government
Mapping the Car Crash Near Misses That No One Ever Sees
Data about traffic accidents that nearly happen could help prevent collisions that actually do.
Modernization
FCC chief’s swan song: in-flight broadband
Genachowski urging a reallocation of spectrum to allow for much faster connections at 30,000 feet
Modernization
Real-Time Transit App of the Day: A Ballet of Buses in San Francisco
The SF Live Bus app adds a bit of whimsy to the highly practical world of transit arrival data.
Modernization
Sometimes it's hard to share...
Cartoonist John Klossner's take on the push to free up agency-controlled spectrum.
Digital Government
Crowdsourcing the Boston Marathon Bomber
Do online vigilantes help or hinder an investigation?
Modernization
Secretary of the Navy's site now on Amazon cloud
Commercial approach was faster, cheaper than government-owned hosting, CIO says.
Modernization
The Shame of Boston's Wireless Woes
Government didn't shut down the cellular networks. They fell apart on their own.
Digital Government
White House Debuts Shared Services Catalog
Officials want to reduce the number of IT systems in government to save costs.
Modernization