Before pat-downs, TSA tries 'chat-downs' in Boston
At Boston’s Logan International Airport, Transportation Security Administration officers are interviewing travelers to look for obviously nervous or anxious travelers, who might require additional security screening.
Where will you be when the lights go out?
The Product of the Month for August is the SSGKRP-1 Uninterrupted Power Supply from Falcon Electric, a UPS with brains and brawn.
GPS-tagged toucans solve how seeds spread through rainforests
Researchers attach a lightweight, temporary GPS backpack to the birds to study how they spread seeds.
Wireless access-point tracker cures headaches for network admins
The AirCheck Wi-Fi Tester from Fluke Networks will locate all your access points and help solve user support and security snafus.
Latest Dell Latitudes add sexiness to sensibility and performance
The Dell Latitude E6420 is packed with everything that system hungry programs demand.
What was the first personal computer?
This is a subject open to interpretation. It's tempting to cite the Apple 1 (1976) or IBM PC (1981) and leave it at that. Some folks might even say the Kenbak 1 (1971). But the first PC can actually be traced back even further.
Army wants smart phones, apps to be standard issue
The Army is sifting through a variety of technologies to find the right tools, doctrine and training for using smart phones in the battlefield.
Twilight of Windows XP means decision time for IT managers
Government agencies face tough choices about their desktop strategy as they contemplate the end of Microsoft support for Windows XP by 2014.
Laser-based mapping tech a boost for troops in Afghanistan
LIDAR's remote sensing technology, which bounces pulsed lasers, produces more accurate maps more quickly than traditional geospatial tools.
What's in store for 'Mango' Windows Phone 7 users?
The smart-phone OS upgrade is to include the IE9 Mobile browser, SkyDrive access and, probably, Twitter integration.
Air Force to build Space Fence to track orbital junk
The next-generation space radar will allow ground controllers to find and track even small pieces of debris.
GIS app gives first responders in Georgia a moving picture
An app built for $30,000 gives crews in Marietta, Ga., an evolving, real-time view of emergencies.
DOD to KO Defense Knowledge Online portal
The Defense Department's plans to shutter its Defense Knowledge Online portal are set. What comes next?
Army tackles data center consolidation, enterprise e-mail
The Army CIO tackles data center consolidation and enterprise e-mail, two major projects that have significant interest across the Army and the Defense Department.
Have you delved into your data lately?
Instead of just reporting on public-sector data, shops should be exploring it. This is particularly true in government, where very large data sets can benefit from cutting-edge visual data exploration technologies.
Take two of these and boost your data quality
These modern techniques will help make any enterprise data quality initiative, no matter how complex, a success.
The big deal about big data
Data management evangelist David Loshin talks about the challenges of managing large data sets, Hadoop and more.
Death march begins for Windows XP, Office 2003, IE6
"We love those products, but ... they're dead," exec says, as company announces their last 1,000 days of support.
Gatewing UAV delivers high-res digital mapping
The drone can stay aloft at its default flight altitude of 492 feet for half an hour, during which it can photograph nearly a square mile at a time, taking 1,000 photographs.
Public gets first peek at 'Windows Server 8'
Microsoft gave the public its first glimpse of "Windows Server 8," the code name for the company's next-generation server that's still under wraps, July 12 at its Worldwide Partner Conference.
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