Dell brings Mil-Spec rugged rating to tough and tiny ultrabook
The Latitude 6430u combines relatively small size, light weight and big processing power with the ruggedness for field work.
A once mighty supercomputer to be dismantled, sold for parts
New Mexico's Encanto, which five years ago was the third fastest machine in the world, is now practically on the scrap heap.
Windows 8 gains a foothold in government with DOD deal
The new OS, with secure features seemingly made for government, will get its chance to perform with the Army, Air Force and DISA.
Wi-Fi service to monitor, reallocate local router usage
Qualcomm's cloud-based service could keep wireless applications from using more bandwidth than they need.
The tech behind NASA's Martian chronicles
After Curiosity landed, JPL had to retrieve images from 150 million miles away via a low-bandwidth space network and deliver them to a voracious public quickly and without crashing websites. How did NASA do it?
$25 computer could help create the techies of tomorrow
The Raspberry Pi, a small single-board computer that can teach kids the basics of computer science, is also a robust computer, now with its own app store.
Scanner sends docs directly to the cloud
Brother's ImageCenter ADS-2500W can scan documents and send them to cloud storage sites such as Google Docs, Evernote, Dropbox and more.
TravelMate laptop carries features for government, education
The inexpensive laptop's thin form, light weight and extra levels of security could appeal to the public sector.
HTML 5 ready for prime time
The new version of the markup language serves up multimedia content without the need for plug-ins and could help agencies built more secure websites.
A PC that keeps working even under water
Stealth’s new airtight system keeps out all dust and water -- at least up to a point.
Get ready for touch screens on desktop PCs
With the eventual transition to Windows 8 or similar interfaces, touch screen are bound to expand beyond just smart phones and tablets.
5 fearless tech predictions for 2013
Here's what to look for in emerging technology for government during the next year.
Past robots show significance of the Navy's breakthrough
Most machines we think of as robots actually are Waldos, which makes the X-47B drone's autonomy all the more impressive.
Video-wall display cubes leverage LEDs
Christie's Entero HB video wall display cubes offer constant uptime for the 50- or 80-inch displays agencies use in their control rooms.
Amplifier boosts long-range Wi-Fi for Windows 8 devices
Amped Wireless' compact TAN1 uses high-gain antennas to increase performance.
Is Navy's new drone the first real military robot?
The X-47B stealth drone, designed to fly missions on its own, represents something of a breakthrough in robotic technology.
Label printers can keep a server room from getting out of control
Epson America's portable label makers can help organize everything from office files to cluttered cables.
The first programmer: How Ada saw the future of computing
Born nearly 200 years ago, Ada Lovelace saw computers as more than numbers-crunching calculators.
Dual passwords can keep phishers at bay
The all-too-easy hack of South Carolina's Department of Revenue could have been prevented by a dual-password system. How does it work?
Swimming with Piranha: Testing Oak Ridge's text analysis tool
Oak Ridge lab's scalable software shows why it could be of value to investigators, researchers and analysts, especially once it adds Raptor, a metadata tool.
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