Archive: January 2016

City spending board approves dark fiber deal with University System of Maryland

Jan. 28, 2016 4:21 pm

City spending board approves dark fiber deal with University System of Maryland

The 20-year sharing agreement allocates fiber strands to the city and university.
Meet the special interest group that represents app developers

Jan. 28, 2016 12:57 pm

Meet the special interest group that represents app developers

The Application Developers Alliance wants to be “the AARP of developers.”
Pricing plans for police body cameras revealed

Jan. 28, 2016 12:54 pm

Pricing plans for police body cameras revealed

Taser International's bid was read out loud Wednesday.
Tonight is the Brooklyn Innovation Awards

Jan. 28, 2016 12:49 pm

Tonight is the Brooklyn Innovation Awards

Excuse us while we get our tux ready.
A thing that rules: The Animated Advice Hotline

Jan. 28, 2016 12:36 pm

A thing that rules: The Animated Advice Hotline

An ode to the “old internet” launched yesterday. Check it out.
What you need to know about Gov. Markell’s open data executive order

Jan. 28, 2016 12:21 pm

What you need to know about Gov. Markell’s open data executive order

The new Data Governance Council will be busy this year.
These college students built an app that can ‘read’ American Sign Language

Jan. 28, 2016 11:54 am

These college students built an app that can ‘read’ American Sign Language

At Drexel's fledgling hackathon, the winning team made a real-time system that translates hand movements into text messages. A team member explains how.
Here’s a chance to shred the data on your old computers and cellphones

Jan. 28, 2016 11:05 am

Here’s a chance to shred the data on your old computers and cellphones

Protect yo' privacy, yo.
Here’s the lineup for the inaugural Women in Tech Summit DC

Jan. 28, 2016 10:51 am

Here’s the lineup for the inaugural Women in Tech Summit DC

Early-bird tickets are on sale until Feb. 10.
Popular e-magazine moves from Manhattan to Brooklyn

Jan. 28, 2016 10:40 am

Popular e-magazine moves from Manhattan to Brooklyn

Everything you knew about Manhattan is wrong: Why Slate is moving to Brooklyn.