Sprint Raises the Bar on Sustainable Design Through New Product and Packaging Standards

LAS VEGAS, Jan 09, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Recently earning the No. 3 spot on Newsweek’s 2011 Green Rankings, Sprint /quotes/zigman/240259/quotes/nls/s S -0.46% has updated its environmental scorecard evaluation criteria for phones and packaging for device manufacturers and vendors. The scorecard is revised each year to ensure continuous improvement of sustainable design considerations across Sprint’sRead… Read more »

Sprint to Offer Mobile Accessibility Application, Developed by Code Factory, for Free to Customers Who are Blind or Have Low Vision

Sprint to Offer Mobile Accessibility Application, Developed by Code Factory, for Free to Customers Who are Blind or Have Low Vision Mobile Accessibility application and new Accessibility Sprint ID packs make smartphone usage more accessible for Sprint customers OVERLAND PARK, Kan., Jan 09, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Sprint /quotes/zigman/240259/quotes/nls/s S -0.37% is offering customers whoRead… Read more »

Sprint Continues the Momentum for LTE Launch by Unveiling Three Initial 4G LTE Devices

Sprint Continues the Momentum for LTE Launch by Unveiling Three Initial 4G LTE Devices — Galaxy Nexus, LG Viper and Sierra Wireless Tri-Network Hotspot Customers in Atlanta, Dallas, Houston and San Antonio are expected to enjoy ultra-fast 4G LTE service and an improved 3G wireless experience before middle of year LAS VEGAS, Jan 09, 2012Read… Read more »

NCDD/DDC White House Open Government Response

The National Coalition for Dialogue and Deliberation (NCDD) and the Deliberative Democracy Consortium (DDC) have put out a joint response to the recent White House call for input. It’s very solid, so please make sure to read it in full: Strengthening the Public Participation Elements of the Open Government Plan (PDF). Especially noteworthy is aRead… Read more »

Are There Government-Friendly Gadgets to be Seen at CES?

It seems odd that consumer electronics companies would choose to showcase their wares after the biggest gift-giving holiday of the year, but here we are in early January and the Consumer Electronics Showhas again pitched its tent in Vegas. There’s a lot of coverage already–including this contrarian take inveighing against the show–and one journalist hasRead… Read more »

A reflection on Hackathons in 2011

While I am reflecting, I thought it a good time to consider hackathons. In 2011 the term “hackathon” became common and many cities all over the world opened datasets for developers to build applications around. Below are some lesson’s learned to better position a hackathon to a government context: Lesson learned #1: A hackathon isRead… Read more »

Mobile Continues to Trickle in to the Military

Esri Federal GIS Conference: Don’t Miss a Thing!

Have you ever gone to a conference full of exciting events and exhibits, but didn’t know where to start and found yourself feeling a little overwhelmed? Have you wanted to hear a panel discussion on a specific topic rather than a general session, or you wanted to find out which of the conference’s social eventsRead… Read more »

What I’m Digesting: Good Reads from the First Week of January

Government Procurement is Broken: Example #5,294,702 or “The Government’s $200,000 Useless Android Application” by Rich Jones This post is actually a few months old, but I stumbled on it again the other day and could help but laugh and cry at the same time. Written by a freelance computer developer, the post traces the discoveryRead… Read more »

Making Assumptions

My first post of 2012 is one which is very much a reflection on 2011 and also about looking forward. One of the things I did last year which I have now firmly embedded in my approach to work and actually life in general is to never, NEVER, EVER make assumptions. Assumptions about: people –Read… Read more »

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