Windows 8 details may have been leaked
Slides purporting to show Windows 8 features, release date, have emerged on the Web.
Google deemed 'most disruptive' in mobile market
Google is set to disrupt the mobile communications industry with its mobile operating system, according to Strategy Analytics.
iPhone advice from Dr. Jobs
The iPhone 4 is reportedly having problems with dropped calls and reduced signal strength when you hold it the way you want to. But we have a solution that will stick.
Itronix offers four new thin-client Tadpoles
General Dynamics serves up four new ultra-thin client computers in its Tadpole line.
OMB puts brakes on financial systems modernization
The Obama administration announced today that it will overhaul the federal financial management system and prohibit agencies from placing task orders or contracts for modernization efforts.
iPhones, commercial satellites prominent in joint DOD exercise
The Defense Department interoperability exercise stresses flexible networking and new uses for existing technology.
Obama to double commercial spectrum available for broadband development
Presidential memorandum calls for NTIA and FCC to identify 500 MHz of radio spectrum to be licensed for broadband connectivity over the next 10 years, and for development of technologies to make better use of this limited resource.
OMB tells agencies how to treat their online 'friends'
OMB today overhauled policy on using third-party Web sites and applications and Web measurement and customization technologies.
Dell doubles down on data centers, services
Dell plans to double the size of its $16 billion data center and technology services business and move away from being a PC supplier.
Agencies finding more uses for sensor technology
A Forrester Research analyst says green IT and other inititiaves will expand the use of sensors in federal activities.
House Blue Dogs propose commission to kill programs
The commission would review each federal program to determine its merits.
Widgets, Twitter to fuel FEMA emergency alerts
The Federal Emergency Management Agency has created 11 widgets and 13 Twitter feeds as part of its arsenal of social media tools aimed at disaster preparedness and response.
DOD wants instant messaging tools to speak the same language
The Defense Department next month will conduct interoperability tests on instant messaging and chat technology that supports the Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol.
Bigger threat: National crises or unprepared managers?
More than 90 percent of federal employees believe it is important that they continue working during a national crisis, but a lack of continuity-of-operations coordination and telework eligibility may thwart their efforts.
With social media, State embraces disruption
New technology is disruptive. But the State Department has decided that social networking can be used for agencies and against them, and its presence cannot be ignored, says the department's social media guru, Jared Cohen.
Wanted: A few good IT pros
A survey of IT managers and recruiters by the Dice Report finds that 71 percent expect to hire more staff members in the second half of the year than they did in the first, and 30 percent said salaries for new hires are on the rise.
Is cloud computing fast enough for science?
Early results from the Energy Department's Magellan cloud computing project suggest a slowdown in the cloud for some types of scientific research.
Officers to get guidelines for open-source intell
Officials are drawing up guidance and certifications for people in the country's intelligence agencies who develop open-source intelligence.
No pulse, no pay: How the 'Do Not Pay' list will work
Vice President Joe Biden announced today that a governmentwide Do Not Pay List is being created to track debarred contractors, deceased individuals and others ineligible for federal payments.
Microsoft unveils 'Windows embedded handheld' efforts
Microsoft today described an operating system branding and restructuring effort aimed at the enterprise mobile devices market.
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