FAQ on the Apple iPad’s IPS display
GCN Lab director John Breeden II is surprised the iPad features an IPS display—they’re total power hogs.
Open PC is Mac deja vu all over again
The GCN Lab’s Greg Crowe notes that the Open-PC's Linux-only approach could curtail its wide adoption.
New cybersecurity coordinator says he has the president’s ear
In his first public talk since taking the job, Howard Schmidt seeks to allay concerns about his influence in the White House.
Apple iPad: Books, music, Web and the kitchen sink
The iPad uses multi-touch sensors, so users can swoosh and swipe the screen to move data around. It also offers an onscreen keyboard that you can size.
Nation's toughest personal info law about to take effect
A Massachusetts law set to go into effect March 1 requires strong encryption, firewalls and antivirus protection in addition to a written security plan for all organizations that hold personal information on state residents.
Back to the beginning: The origins of Primitives in IT architecture
Dennis Wisnosky, chief technology officer of the Defense Department's Business Transformation Agency, discusses the evolution of Primitives as a way to develop a common language for system architectures.
DOD employs Primitives to bring enterprise architectures into the future
The Defense Department’s Business Transformation Agency is working on a unified language that makes it easier to translate user requirements into a format that developers can understand to build systems that address user needs.
Homeland Security Nuclear Detection Office turns to geospatial routing
The Homeland Security Department's Domestic Nuclear Detection Office (DNDO) is adding geospatial routing technology to its data distribution system to improve threat monitoring and response capabilities across local, state and federal emergency management organizations.
PlayStations power Air Force 'supercomputer'
The Air Force Research Laboratory has built a supercomputer that is driven in part by several hundred Sony PlayStation 3 consoles.
2020 vision: 10 things you'll see on the Web in the next 10 years
By 2020, you'll have one device for all uses, proximity networking will take hold, and spam just might be brought under control, says IDC senior analyst Shawn McCarthy.
Federal health beneficiaries won't face higher health care tax...yet
Pressure from federal employee unions pushed lawmakers to give rank-and-file feds same deal on health excise tax as state/local counterparts.
Cellcontrol blocks texting while driving
Cellcontrol device uses Bluetooth and onboard computer to block texting while a vehicle is in motion.
Google to bring NOAA data to new heights
The research and development agreement brings together the data and expertise of NOAA scientists with the data handling and software expertise of Google.
GSA CIO tweets from endangered plane
The story of General Services Administration CIO Casey Coleman's harrowing flight, during which a passenger attempted to open an exit door in mid-air.
NASA projects could speed transmissions from the final frontier
Faster network speeds, new network technologies could increase the ability of astronauts and probes to send images, data.
New threats compel DOD to rethink cyber strategy
The Defense Department's diversity remains its Achilles' heel in the race to improve information assurance.
NOAA, Google partner on data visualization project
NOAA and Google will develop the visualization of NOAA's data by using Google’s software.
Microsoft tool checks for custom XML in Word files
Microsoft's court loss to i4i Inc. has spawned a makeshift tool to check for patent-infringing technology in Word files.
Legislation that would lead to better understanding of spectrum allocation takes first step in Congress
Two bills call for a national inventory of radio spectrum as a first step toward meeting the growing demand for bandwidth for mobile communications and computing devices.
A call for critical thinking about securing our electric grid
The nation’s electric power grid is a vital part of our critical infrastructure, but it might not be as vulnerable and fragile as it appears. One expert says it is more resilient than we give it credit for.
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