Modernization
Could Taking Down Zombie Satellites Be as Lucrative as Launching Them?
The $100 billion worth of satellites orbiting earth are in more danger than ever from space junk.
Emerging Tech
Just Four Companies Will Produce the Microchips on Which the Global Economy Depends
Making advanced microchips has always been hard. But it’s now even more difficult.
Modernization
Mobile Phones Are Booming in North Korea, of All Places
The rogue state's only mobile operator, Koryolink, is about to hit 2 million subscribers.
Modernization
Google Sees More Government Requests to Remove Content 'Than Ever Before'
Two countries -- Brazil and Russia -- stand out for their increased policing of content online.
Modernization
GAO: Spectrum relocation costs often exceed projections
DOD's estimates for changing communications bands appear to be much more accurate than those of many civilian agencies.
Digital Government
Social Media Activists Are Wealthy, Educated and on the Rise
Six-fold increase Americans talking politics on Facebook, Twitter, other sites, since 2008.
Modernization
How Surveillance Cameras and Civil Liberties Can Coexist
Technology will continue to enhance our ability to monitor public spaces. But cities should seize upon more surveillance cautiously.
Modernization
Why PC Manufacturers Have to Start Paying Attention to Microchip-Maker Qualcomm
The company, which makes chips for tablets and smartphones is looking to expand its market.
Modernization
Boston Bombers Didn't Use Cellphones Detonators -- but Could Have
The bombs were set off with a remote control.
Digital Government
California’s Dream to be the Saudi Arabia of Solar Dries Up in the Desert
Many of the state's plans have been put on hold after funding becomes a problem.
Modernization
NASA Released a Magical Timelapse of 3 Years of Solar Beauty
You better sit down for this one.
Modernization
3D Printing Chocolate Is a Cool Idea, and Someone Is Trying to Patent It
Observers fear that the young and rapidly growing field of 3D printing could fall into a trap of lawsuits and hefty license fees.
Modernization
Coming Soon: Defense’s New 100 Gigabit Supercomputer Network
CenturyLink won the job in June 2012, but a protest delayed the award.
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