Mobile app helps NASA prep for emergencies
With critical missions to perform in space, an iPad app helps NASA personnel prepare for terrestrial disasters to ensure that they can be on the job to keep astronauts and spacecraft safe.
Slick iPad app helps detectives become super sleuths
The Accurint Mobile for Law Enforcement tool from LexisNexis resides on an Apple iPad and can act as a force multiplier for local detectives or federal investigators.
The HP TouchPad up close: What might have been
It's a powerful tablet with a unique and security-conscious operating system that could have been great if HP had given it enough time to mature.
Arizona health network building statewide information exchange
The Health Information Network of Arizona and OptumInsight are teaming up to create a state-wide health information exchange.
NIST puts together a plan for securing wireless LANs
The new guide offers recommendations for improving the security configuration and monitoring of 802.11 WiFi networks.
Industry's struggle with payment card standards holds lessons for agencies
Challenges faced by commercial enterprises in meeting the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards throws some light on why cybersecurity is so difficult for agencies.
Amazon unveils Kindle Fire tablet with unique Silk browser
The Fire's new features include a "split browser," called Silk, which resides both on the device and in Amazon's cloud.
Windows 8 to go Live with cloud service
Microsoft has announced that Windows Live will be used as a key element for its codenamed "Windows 8" operating system.
Einstein was wrong? Fire up the Falcon!
Everything you thought you knew about the universe might be wrong — and that's all right.
Hacker roundup: Arrests are shrinking LulzSec, Anonymous membership
After a series of recent arrests, the number of non-fingerprinted members of LulzSec and Anonymous is being downsized; LulzSec could be down to two at-large members.
For IT shops, the future is data, not devices
The focus on leveraging 'big data' will drive agencies toward buying more pre-integrated IT solutions.
A tablet with a no-touch touch screen
Portico uses cameras to let the tablet interact with surrounding objects and movements.
Broadband gap tied to income, study finds
A Connected Nation report says up to 17 million children don't have home broadband access.
FBI takes over Rustock botnet investigation, aims for ringleader
The FBI is taking over investigation of the Rustock spybot network, with evidence Microsoft provided that could point to the ringleader.
Space junk problem: Is a solar-sail ship the answer?
NASA is planning to test a large solar sail that could be used to navigate the upper atmosphere to clean up orbital debris.
FCC's controversial Net Neutrality rules take effect Nov. 20
The rules, opposed by industry groups, seek to ensure that providers don't discriminate against competitors.
Oracle releases platform for building health insurance exchanges
Oracle's health care reform system consists of a broad set of the software company's applications and technology that are designed to work together.
Windows 8 will have to play catch-up in tablet market
Google's Android and Apple's iOS will be the dominant tablet operating systems in the market through 2015, with Microsoft's Windows 8 OS trailing at a distant third, according to the latest Gartner projections.
OMB's 25-point plan changing the way agencies manage IT
Three federal agency IT leaders offer a snapshot of how they are implementing aspects of the government's 25-point IT plan.
Social media can spread disaster misinformation like a wild fire
Social media tools can get the news on a disaster out fast, but the possibiity of inaccurate information calls their usefulness into question.
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