Category Archives: Technology
NASA Readies New Type of Earth-Observing Satellite For Launch
NASA is planning an Oct. 27 launch of the first Earth-observing satellite to measure both global climate changes and key weather variables. The National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System Preparatory Project (NPP) is the first mission designed to collect critical … Continue reading
Microsoft Security Intelligence Report Puts “Zero-Day” Threat Into Context, Highlights Manageability of Threat Landscape
At RSA Conference Europe 2011 today, Microsoft Corp. released the Microsoft Security Intelligence Report volume 11 (SIRv11), which found that less than 1 percent of exploits in the first half of 2011 were against zero-day vulnerabilities — software vulnerabilities that … Continue reading
Smartphones and Tablets Drive Nearly 7 Percent of Total U.S. Digital Traffic
comScore, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCOR), a leader in measuring the digital world, today released the report Digital Omnivores: How Tablets, Smartphones and Connected Devices are Changing U.S. Digital Media Consumption Habits. The report analyzes how cross-platform consumption has created a vastly … Continue reading
US Labor Department launches economic and employment statistics app
The most up-to-date employment data and economic news releases from the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics and its Employment and Training Administration now can be viewed using a new mobile application. The free app displays real-time updates … Continue reading
Historical Data Reveal that Consumers Could Save $1.4 Billion Per Year if FCC Adopts the America’s Broadband Connectivity (“ABC”) Plan
A new report released today by Phoenix Center Chief Economist Dr. George S. Ford on proposed Universal Service Fund reforms finds that the continued migration to more efficient pricing of telecommunications services, as proposed by the industry’s consensus “American Broadband … Continue reading
NASA Movie on Ocean Circulation Gets Visitors in the “LOOP”
When balance teeters, movement results. This simple idea is the fuel for a new movie from NASA called LOOP. Opening Oct. 6 around the country in spectacular Science On a Sphere theaters, LOOP explores natural forces that propel circulation patterns … Continue reading