Mobile Tech

Will Apple app development move outside its control?

Developers are bending the rules to get their iPhone apps to do what they want, something agencies using iOS devices should keep an eye on.

  • By Greg Crowe

Too soon for a 4th generation iPad? Maybe not

Apple cut its new-product cycle almost in half with the newest version on the iPad, but there is a reason.

  • By Greg Crowe

DARPA out to break the 1 THz barrier for solid-state receivers

New developments could help the agency make use of the sub millimeter wave frequency band, for such uses as imaging, radar and spectroscopy.

  • By Greg Crowe

Smart phone of the future: A chip in your head?

Speculation that, in 75 years or so, a brain microchip could enable communications sounds like science fiction, but such as technology would have practical applications.

  • By Greg Crowe

A few ways to protect yourself against 'visual malware'

Considering the potential threat demonstrated by PlaceRaider, users in government buildings could take precautionary measures.

  • By Greg Crowe

The Wireless Gigabit Alliance: IEEE's not-so-secret society

The Wireless Gigabit Alliance, also known as WiGig,has been tasked by the IEEE to discover new ways to expand into gigabit-plus wireless communications.

  • By Greg Crowe

My other car is a smart phone

Cisco wants to network and IP-enable vehicles, which could be a boon for emergency response crews, among others.

  • By Greg Crowe

VMware: Unified, secure mobile management is on Horizon

VMware Horizon Suite will offer secure, flexible management of a mobile workforce that needs increasingly needs anytime, anywhere access from any device.

  • By GCN Staff

Origin takes laptop power to the next level

Overclocked chips, dual graphics processors make the EON17-SLX notebook a real powerhouse.

  • By John Breeden II

As BYOD gains fed acceptance, assume devices been hacked, protect the data

There's no one-size-fits-all solution, but it's just a matter of time before secure plans are in place, a CIO panel says.

  • By Rutrell Yasin

Va mobile app opens up procurement opportunities

The for the state’s electronic procurement system (eVA) will make it easier to track business opportunities with government agencies in the state.

  • By GCN Staff

USDA expects to manage 100,000 mobile devices

The department's planned Next Generation Mobility solution will manage mobile devices, applications and security.

  • By GCN Staff

Black Hat: If it ain't broke, it's just a matter of time

This year's Black Hat Briefings will tackle OS security — or lack of it — in Windows and iOS. Mobile devices and industrial control systems get a lot of attention, too.

  • By William Jackson

A look inside the future of 911 services

Alabama’s Next Generation program plans to move all 911 traffic to an IP network over the next 18 months, paving the way for text, video and photos with emergency calls.

  • By William Jackson
Featured eBooks

Dell's mobile data center: When you need an IT backbone overnight

Dell's launch of its Tactical Mobile Data Center will allow government, military and enterprise users to quickly deploy an additional, backup or remote IT backbone.

  • By GCN Staff

Do you understand your mobile risk portfolio?

In order to manage your mobile risk portfolio, agencies should start an analysis of mobile demand across different employee segments.

In European plan, cars in a crash would auto-dial for help

The European Parliament wants all new cars be to equipped with sensors that will automatically notify rescue services in the event of a crash.

  • By GCN Staff

Key technologies in digital strategy have one thing in common

The innovative technologies in the administration's "anywhere, anytime, any device" digital strategy will ride on the cloud, a former federal CIO says.

  • By Rutrell Yasin

Framework defines a smart city, how to build one

IDC Government Insights' Smart City Framework can help officials define the key processes needed to provide better services.

  • By Rutrell Yasin

Salesforce.com launches government cloud, app exchange

The Government Cloud will include a multitenant, FISMA-compliant cloud infrastructure that will let federal, state and local agencies share apps.

  • By Rutrell Yasin

Taking in the environment at FOSE

Even before getting down to individual technologies, the FOSE show floor has something to offer.

  • By Greg Crowe