Communications, Tech

New Tech: ZTE Optik is an Android Tablet Offering Sprint Customers a Combination E-reader, Media Player and Portable Computing Device for under $100

Available beginning Feb. 5, ZTE Optik boasts a 7-inch touchscreen display, Android 3.2, Honeycomb, and dual cameras for under $100 OVERLAND PARK, Kan. & RICHARDSON, Texas, Feb 02, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Beginning on Sunday, Feb. 5, Sprint /quotes/zigman/240259/quotes/nls/s S -0.67% will introduce its first tablet for under $100, ZTE Optik(TM), a Sprint 3G tabletRead… Read more »

Tech

M2M News: OnAsset and Sprint Launch the Industry’s First Dual-Mode CDMA/GSM Asset Tracking Solution

New Version of OnAsset’s SENTRY(R) is the M2M Industry’s First Dual Mode Solution for Tracking High Value Cargo Anywhere around the Globe press release Feb. 2, 2012, 8:03 a.m. EST IRVING, Texas, Feb 02, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) — OnAsset Intelligence Inc., a leading provider of machine-to-machine (M2M) wireless asset tracking, sensing, and control solutions, todayRead… Read more »

Communications, Project Management, Tech

An Open Government Anniversary

By Alex Moll, Communications Officer, eRulemaking Program Management Office Executive Summary – This past month marked the one year anniversary of a significant Open Government milestone. One year ago, President Obama signed Executive Order 13563, “Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review.” Since then its implementation appears on the pages of agency retrospective reviews, new guidance setRead… Read more »

Tech

Google Docs offline comes to Android, but no editing allowed

I’m a big fan of Google Docs. Very useful free application. Interesting to see an offline version. We’ll see how it works. Google Docs offline comes to Android, but no editing allowed By Jon Brodkin | Published about 2 hours agoLast updated about 2 hours ago Google keeps taking tiny steps toward creating a full-fledgedRead… Read more »

Mobile, Project Management, Tech

E-books’ popularity rising, some students not following trend

E-books’ popularity rising, UR students not following trend By MATTHEW VOLKOV · Published on February 02, 2012 8:52 AM · News http://www.campustimes.org/2012/02/02/e-books%E2%80%99-popularity-rising-but-ur-students-choose-paper/ Drue Sokol, Photo Editor On Jan. 19, Apple, Inc. released a new version of its iBooks digital bookstore, the latest in a recent surge of new technologies. The increasing popularity of digital reading,Read… Read more »

Tech

World’s first voice handover between LTE and WCDMA accomplished

World’s first voice handover between LTE and WCDMA accomplished * Reuters is not responsible for the content in this press release. http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/02/02/idUS139559+02-Feb-2012+HUG20120202 Thu Feb 2, 2012 7:31am EST Breaks ground in voice over LTE technology Successful handover of a voice call from LTE to WCDMA on an end-to-end network achieved on December 23, 2011 HandoverRead… Read more »

Acquisition, Communications, Tech

8 Simple Steps To A Successful Bid

A successful bid can be clarified as a well thought out realistic response to the agencies needs. Being able to produce a successful bid is not an easy task, FAR clauses, specifications, and requirements can drain anybody’s energy. Here are 8 steps that can produce a successful bid: Market Research– Before you attempt to respondRead… Read more »

Miscellaneous

Research Talk with Steven Rathgeb Smith, Thursday Feb 9th @ 5:30

Please join us for a SPIA and MI Event: THURSDAY FEBRUARY 9 @ 5:30-6:30, 1021 Prince Street, 2nd Floor “Revisiting Nonprofit Advocacy” A talk with Professor Steven Rathgeb Smith University of Washington, Evans School of Public Affairs Nancy Bell Evans Professor of Public Affairs American University Visiting Professor, School of Public Affairs (Spring 2012) VT’sRead… Read more »