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

Google Still Hasn’t Found a Way to Master Mobile

But then again, nobody has.

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

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

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

The Hardest Part of Mobile Design: Making the Product Simpler

Foursquare adds features and simplifies at the same time.