Software & IT Services

SmartBrief on ExecTech

Tech news and insights and why they matter to business

SmartBrief on ExecTech

Despite compromise, it's too soon for tech sector to claim immigration victory

5/23/2013

  • New York Times (tiered subscription model), The
  • Politico (Washington, D.C.)
  • Hill, The

Senate lawmakers on Tuesday ironed out a bipartisan agreement on contentious immigration legislation that would make it easier for technology companies to hire highly skilled foreign workers, but obse… Read More

Application Developers SmartBrief

News and information for app developers

Application Developers SmartBrief

Published in partnership with: Application Developers Alliance

Corona Labs' Plugins work with third-party monetizers

5/21/2013

  • TheNextWeb.com

Corona Labs is offering a series of Corona Plugins that help developers monetize their applications by connecting them to SponsorPay, Inneractive and Tap for Tap, among other partners. "The monetizati… Read More

CompTIA SmartBrief

News for IT industry professionals

CompTIA SmartBrief

Published in partnership with: Computing Technology Industry Association

Security issue left federal workers' data vulnerable

5/23/2013

  • FederalNewsRadio.com

A now-plugged security hole in the Homeland Security Department's background-investigations system may have put employee data at risk for several years, although officials say there is no evidence of … Read More

SmartBrief on EdTech

Education insights and advances in technology

SmartBrief on EdTech

Students write global guide on connected learning

5/22/2013

  • Powerful Learning Practice

A team of high-school students in Norway, who are English-language learners, has written a guide for teachers and students on how to shift from a traditional classroom environment to one in which lear… Read More

SIIA Software SmartBrief

News for software and services professionals

SIIA Software SmartBrief

Published in partnership with: Software Information Industry Association

Samsung: Galaxy S4 hits sales milestone in first month

5/23/2013

  • Computerworld

Global sales of the Galaxy S4 smartphone from Samsung Electronics reached 10 million units in its first weeks on the market, the company reported. In comparison, the Galaxy S III needed 50 days to hit… Read More

Engineering Research and Development SmartBrief

News and industry trends for engineering professionals

Engineering Research and Development SmartBrief

Published in partnership with: Infotech Enterprises

Romanian teen designs self-driving car at reasonable price

5/20/2013

  • Gizmag

Tapping simpler technology, a Romanian teen has produced a way to deliver a self-driving car at far lower cost than the big players in the field have yet managed. Ionut Budisteanu's system uses a low-… Read More