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
DISA Ready to Act as Commercial Cloud Broker for All of Defense
Agency says approval of two commercial cloud providers 'imminent.'
Modernization
How to Save $1 Million Annually for Every 7,500 Email Users
Agencies are cutting energy consumption through cloud computing and data center consolidation.
Modernization
Sprint Boston Network Operating in Wake of Marathon Bomb Blasts
Carrier did not receive any official requests to shut down network in area.
Modernization
Blame Your Mobile Provider and the US Government for Your Dropped Calls
The FCC's control of the airwaves is partially at fault for poor signals.
Modernization
Dish's $25.5 Billion Offer for Sprint Is All About Cord-Cutting
Dish believes the wireless high-speed Internet Sprint offers is the future of streaming TV.
Modernization
Six Reasons Why Chinese People Will Drive the Next Bull Market in Bitcoin
There’s one country where people probably won’t need much persuading to join the bit-craze.
Modernization
Cell Networks Use Much More Energy Than Data Centers
Wireless infrastructure tapping into the cloud uses 90 percent of the electricity.
Modernization