Digital Government
Medicine by Text Message: Learning From the Developing World
Health communication systems designed for rural, developing countries -- where hospitals are often understaffed and transportation is inadequate -- are being adapted to improve care in U.S. cities.
Modernization
How Smartphones Could Revolutionize the Way We Heat and Cool Our Homes
Customers could run their appliances and manage their utilities from their mobile devices, cutting down on power use.
Modernization
The First Mobile Phone Call Was Made 40 Years Ago Today
Motorola employee Martin Cooper made the first call in 1973.
Emerging Tech
U.S. Mint Wants to Modernize its Lucrative Commemorative Coin Business
The new system should be equipped for emerging customer relations tools such as mobile and online chat.
Modernization
China Has a Better iPhone Warranty Than America to Go with Its Apology from Apple
After weeks of anti-Apple rhetoric from China's state run media, Apple CEO Tim Cook has made some changes.
Modernization
Aggregating Cell Phone Data in Search of the 'Pulse of the Planet'
Universal mobility patterns we haven't fully understood before could soon come into view.
Modernization
CDC’s Flu App Suffers from Too Many Bugs of its Own
The influenza app for doctors takes too long to load and doesn’t display information well.
Digital Government
If You’re a Soldier, Your Next Telecom Carrier Could be a Drone
Mini base stations aboard unmanned aircraft may soon provide troops with smartphone reception.
Modernization
State Department Launches New App for Prospective Diplomats
The app can help students prepare for the Foreign Service exam.
Modernization
Postal Service Mobile App Tracks Packages, Locates Mailboxes
Overall, our reviewers gave the software high marks.
Modernization
Facebook Will Finally Resolve Rumors of the Fabled Facebook Phone in One Week
Company will offer a peek into the future of its mobile strategy.
Modernization
VA Holds Off on BYOD Until Personal Data Rights Issue Resolved
Policy needed to govern access to personal information in case of legal probes.
Modernization
BlackBerry's Not Selling Enough New Phones Yet
While the company's first earnings report since its new phone launched is mostly good, Blackberry still needs more subscribers.
Digital Government
VanRoekel Revamps IT Portfolio Review Process
The federal CIO expects savings under the PortfolioStat initiative to grow to $2.5 billion by 2015.
Modernization
NASA's Curiosity back to work after computer glitch
After a week of suspended operations, NASA's Mars rover is back to investigating the secrets of the Red Planet
Modernization
Interior Cloud Services Contract Gets Go Ahead After Protest
This is the second Interior cloud contract to be delayed by vendor disputes.
Modernization
By the End of This Year, China Will Have as Many Android Users as the U.S. Has People
And guess who's not making money on those Android phones?
Emerging Tech
Twitter Needs to Deal With Misinformation. Here's How
The social network needs a better way to deal with errors and corrections.
Modernization
The Unfinished Agenda of Outgoing FCC Chairman Genachowski
The departing Federal Communications Commission chief leaves a lot for his successor to do.
Modernization