New Apple tool helps configure, manage iPhones and iPads
The Apple Configurator is designed to help organizations manage large deployments.
Big data's big question: Where are the data scientists?
The move to big data requires a different skill set, experts say, as they try to define the role of data officer or data scientist.
Desktop virtualization: Is the future now?
As smart phones and tablets redefine personal computing, agencies across the United States are giving desktop virtualization a fresh look. Could yours be next?
3 big differences with Apple's new iPad
It's not called the "iPad 3," but it features some significant upgrades under the hood and on the screen.
Air Force strikes deal for 18,000 iPads
Service wants to use the tablets to replace paper flight manuals and navigation charts.
Big data deal: Microsoft aiming for Hadoop interoperability
Microsoft is aiming to make its Windows and other tools interoperable with Apache Hadoop, a key framework for agencies pursuing big data.
20 years ago: The birth of e-mail as we know it
The MIME standard for e-mail content, launched in March 1992, changed Internet communications from plain-text messaging to a multimedia workhorse.
ATF to drop BlackBerrys and switch to iPhones
The agency joins the march away from RIM products, which were once ubiquitous in government.
2012 outlook for mobile data traffic
This year, the number of mobile-connected devices will exceed the world's population, according to a new forecast, continuing a trend that will help push global mobile data traffic to 10 exabytes by 2016.
Robot cars get the green light in Nevada
State becomes the first to allow self-driving vehicles -- for testing, at the moment -- which Google says can increase safety.
May it please the court, FBI turns off 3,000 GPS trackers
The agency disabled thousands of Global Positioning Tracking devices to comply with a recent Supreme Court ruling that such searches require a warrant.
Emergency alert system expands to mobile phones
The Commercial Mobile Alert System, a national network for delivering emergency notices to phones by text, is scheduled to be operational in April.
Army's mobile comm system gains field experience before NIE
The Army's WIN-T program is using recent exercises in New Mexico to ready itself for a major evaluation this spring.
GSA buying plan aims to make it easier for agencies to go mobile
A pending GSA purchasing plan also is designed to make it less costly for federal agencies to get wireless services and devices.
FCC spectrum auction to fund long-sought public safety network
A congressional compromise allowing the auction to fund the payroll tax cut and extended unemployment benefits also will pave the way for a national wireless network for emergency responders.
Will patent ruling in Microsoft's favor spell the end for Android?
A court's "initial determination" on patent misuse against Barnes & Noble could further Microsoft's campaign against the Android operating system and, ultimately, Google, if it sticks.
Air Force aims to unify robot aircraft controls
The Air Force is doing more with less by developing control and sensor systems that work across many platforms and reduce the number of unmanned aircraft systems and controllers needed for operations.
FCC shoots down LightSquared's plans for satellite network
Ruling comes after NTIA report concludes there is "no practical way" to solve the problem of GPS interference at the moment.
Google closes in on Motorola Mobility acquisition
Both companies have been playing a part in the military's move toward smart phones.
Police test secure, interoperable app for smart phones
A software-based communications system allows first responders tcommunicate securely with each other and federal, state and local crews.
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