Earlier this month, Cisco released their Visual Networking Index Forecast for 2015, and they predict some incredible growth in cyberspace. Together with a few dozen top consulting, analysis, and strategy firms, Cisco projected broadband connections, video subscribers, mobile connections, and Internet application adoption for the year 2015 using data from service providers, current technology trends,Read… Read more »
Kogan have announced a “Agora 7″ Tablet PC” for $189. The main feature is that it has a Capacitive Touchscreen.Specifications Model Number: KATBL07ANDAA CPU Model: Samsung Cortex A8 CPU Speed: 1.0 Ghz Memory: 512MB DDR2 Storage: 4GB NAND External Storage: microSD card expansion up to 32GB Operating System: Android 2.2 Bluetooth: Built-in Touchscreen: 7″ OriginalRead… Read more »
Hey GovLoopers – Some of you may not be aware of it but we have a GovLoop iphone app ( http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/govloop/id356284860?mt=8). Actually have had one for over a year. It’s been a pretty cool way to -Read the latest blogs and discussions on GovLoop -Read the latest news across government news channels Heck we evenRead… Read more »
A Tweet on the #SMEM (Social Media for Emergency Management) hash-tag alerted me to the release of an official “Army Social Media” app on the iPhone. No, this isn’t America’s Army where teens battle it out Call of Duty style, but rather a handbook for men and women in service and their families on usingRead… Read more »
Last night I saw a rather interesting commercial promoting the Disney re-release of Bambi. What made it so interesting was the introduction of a technology called Second Screen. As the name implies, your TV is the first screen, and your mobile device (in this case a tablet) the second. In the case of Bambi, yourRead… Read more »
“Think of the message that would be sent if GSA took iPads off schedule until working conditions improved in China.” On the drive back from Miami to St. Pete last night, my fiancé was helping me pass the time by reading “The Awful Truth Behind 5 Items Probably On Your Grocery List” on her newRead… Read more »
The Administrative Conference of the United States (ACUS) has implemented Google Apps for Government. ACUS is an independent federal agency dedicated to creating a public-private partnership designed to make government work better. ACUS has had a long history of saving the government and taxpayers money. In 2009, ACUS was revived by Congress after a 15-yearRead… Read more »
I went to What’s Next DC today, a very cool online marketing conference (featuring GovLoop’s own Steve Ressler) and I was struck by the simplistic analysis that many of the presenters offered of “what’s working” in marketing. For instance, one presenter went on and on AND ON about how awesome and remarkable Best Buy isRead… Read more »
iPhones, iPads, Droids, etc., Everyone wants to use their own personal devices to connect and collaborate, but is their data protected and more importantly how are you as an agency protecting Government data on these non-blackberry smartphones? Please share your thoughts and I can provide you a solution.
(PingBack to original post on buzzfreezone.wordpress.com: http://wp.me/p1bJuJ-3b) There have been a few recent developments that have individually generated an aggregate reaction somewhat equivalent to “Meh” (although the specialty markets and analysts have been abuzz). However, taken together, I think they can form the platform basis for a Sea Change in mobile platforms. Of course, aRead… Read more »