UEFI expanding from PCs into mobile devices, even heavy equipment
The Unified Extensible Firmware Interface, which replaced BIOS for booting Windows 8, is moving into mobile and non-PC devices.
The key to surviving the Blue Screen of Death blues
When the dreaded screen hits, as it did for John Breeden II recently, it's best to have already expected the worst.
Social network analysis, predictive coding enlisted to fight fraud
New analytic technologies will help agencies and investigators look deeper into behavioral patterns to combat some of the more sophisticated fraud schemes on the horizon.
Linux leads in open-source quality, but risky defects lurk
A seven-year study finds the quality of open-source software development neck-and-neck with proprietary code.
Google puts decades of Earth's changes into time-lapse animation
Google Earth Engine collects and converts millions of Landsat images from USGS into a picture of how the Earth's surface has changed.
FCC puts browsers on the accessibility page
The commission updates its rules to ensure browsers are accessible to people with disabilities.
The meaning of 'rugged': 8 tests behind MIL-STD ratings
The U.S. Military Standard (MIL-STD) 810 tests are designed to let users know how equipment will perform in harsh environments. Here are the eight tests most commonly applied to computing devices.
Appian BPM gets more social and mobile
Appian Records lets users browse, update and take action on data from any enterprise system through a single social interface. Appian SAIL lets designers push BPM apps to mobile devices.
Intel's new chips need power supplies that can handle less, not more, power
Enermax announced a line of desktop power supplies that are ready to handle the Haswell chips' low-power needs.
DOD OKs BlackBerry, Android devices, expanding its mobile options
The department approves Security Technical Implementation Guides for BlackBerry smart phones and tablets with BES 10, along with Samsung's Android Knox.
NASA's close call underscores the dangers of space junk
Agencies rely on satellites more than ever, but it's getting crowded up there.
OmniPage converts docs into files that can read themselves to you
Nuance Communications' software converts paper, PDFs and images into editable files in a variety of formats, and incorporates text-to-speech.
DARPA looks way outside the box for mobile on-the-fly networks
The agency wants "revolutionary ideas" on getting past IP for a mobile network that could scale to a thousand nodes.
Emerging protocol can help manage the Internet of Things
MQTT, proposed as an OASIS standard, can help agencies manage all the data generated by sensors, mobile devices and other machine-to-machine networks.
Is big data big trouble for state, local governments?
A MeriTalk survey finds that many agencies lack the storage capacity, computing power and personnel to handle the data they have.
USB 3.0 hub adds speed, but doesn't leave older peripherals behind
StarTech's industrial-grade seven-port USB 3.0 hub supports up to 5 gigabits/sec but is still compatible with earlier USB versions.
How to use Excel for on-the-spot analytics
New add-ons for the spreadsheet program can combine Census, weather and demographic data to aid evacuations in an emergency.
IEEE wants mobile devices to be more repairable
The organization, noting the environmental impact of billions of cell phones, says users should be able to open them up and fix them so they last longer. Would that be a headache for network admins?
Does BlackBerry Z10 have the goods for government?
The new smart phone's security features could be what keeps BlackBerrys in the hands of government employees.
Service helps agencies pinpoint sources of improper payments
Fiserv's payment accuracy and fraud solution helps agencies reduce the overall loss of cash associated with improper disbursement.
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