Ballmer discusses – or misstates? – plans for 'Windows 8'
Microsoft CEO calls the OS by name and talks about plans for 2012, but company then backpedals.
Free app lets Windows users share Internet connections
Free software, now in beta, turns Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 operating systems into wireless routers.
New voters' data often differs from SSA records, especially in four states
Many new voters without driver's licenses submit personal information that doesn't match Social Security's records, agency reports.
What's missing from the cloud? An exit strategy.
Ninety percent of federal IT managers recently surveyed either say their agencies don't have or report being unaware whether their agencies have a cloud computing exit strategy.
Cyber plan would give president kill switch power, senators warn
Proposed cybersecurity legislation's reliance on the 77-year-old Telecommunications Act could give the president broad powers over the Internet during an emergency.
State website breaks new ground with mobile apps
The new version of Arkansas.gov includes two features state officials say are the first for government: Text4help, which lets people ask questions and get answers about government services, and a geolocation widget for finding online services.
Fox News reports, Secret Service agent decides it's 'blathering'
A federal agent learns that tweets aren't kept secret.
Proposed 4G network interferes with GPS signals, test shows
LightSquared's satellite and ground-station network operates right next to Global Positioning Systems in the radio frequency spectrum.
Battle lines drawn over D block spectrum for emergency network
The introduction of a bill by Sens. John McCain and Joe Lieberman signifies a growing consensus in the Senate to give away spectrum for an emergency network, but other factions still see a way to make money off the band.
Bank-robbing ZeuS Trojan returns: Is it just good business?
Source code for ZeuS malware has been leaked on the Internet -- or has it? At least one researcher thinks it could be a freeware marketing ploy to build demand for peripheral services.
What can the ‘Zombie Apocalypse’ teach us? In a way, everything.
The Center for Disease Control and Prevention's Ali Kahn is on to something with the ‘Zombie Apocalypse.’ Can the '15-minute Zombie Workout' be far behind?
Why the PlayBook could beat the iPad in government
The PlayBook's interface gives it a head start with BlackBerry users, and the extra features could make it a winner.
Chinese dissident's act is a really big shoe
The architect of the Chinese government's Internet censorship policies got an unmistakable sign on May 19 that not everyone is a fan of the restrictions when a dissident threw a shoe at him.
Intel hints at Microsoft's tablet and mobile plans for Windows 8
Microsoft hasn't said much about its strategy for Windows 8, but Intel has let slip a few details.
Android takes the smart-phone lead, Gartner says
In the Q1 2011 sales figures for mobile devices, released by Gartner today, shows that Android-based devices have taken the lead with 36 percent of the market thanks to the more than 36 million units sold.
North Korea rejoins the world of the Internet
The country’s top-level domain, .kp, is back in business after the German company managing it went AWOL.
Connecticut drivers can opt out of Real ID, but there are consequences
Connecticut will comply with Real ID, starting this fall. Drivers can avoid getting the cards, but that choice will come with a cost.
Hacker exposes data on server at NASA Goddard
A hacker claims to have exposed data on an FTP server at NASA’s Goddard Center related to the satellite-based Earth Observation System.
Is Windows 7 the beginning of the end for fat-client OSes?
Despite a shift toward lightweight computing, vendors say the the desktop OS isn't going away.
Sorry, wrong number ... Detroit wants utility tax, owes phone company $2M
The unpaid bill to AT&T was disclosed as the Michigan legislature considered a bill to allow Detroit to keep collecting that tax.
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