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First National Day of Civic Hacking Announced Merging the notion of community volunteer initiatives with a hackathon, the White House Office of Science Technology and Policy recently announced the first National Day of Civic Hacking. Mark your calendar and be prepared to get civic-hacking on June 1–2, 2013. |
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It's All about the DataThe volume, quality, and meaningful interpretations of data are turning out to be important, yet challenging, and companies of all sizes are grappling with the whole idea of Big Data and the associated technologies, development, and testing strategies. For most companies, it's all about the data. | 
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Whose Mobile Apps Are the Most Secure?It's the age old question—which mobile phone or tablet should you buy? One major deciding factor has become which device carries the best and safest mobile apps. Unfortunately, in the battle between Android and iOS, neither is taking mobile app data security as seriously as it could—and should. | 
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Should Agile Teams Ban Telecommuting?Yahoo's Marissa Mayer recently announced a ban on telecommuting that has raised eyebrows throughout the industry. Agile teams tend to prefer face-to-face communication, so is a telecommuting ban appropriate for an agile team? It depends on the team and the situation. | 
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Introducing Apps for Apes Tablet popularity is skyrocketing, and many users are, well, captivated. At the Smithsonian's National Zoo, orangutans are going high-tech, courtesy of Apps for Apes and Orangutan Outreach, a non-profit organization with a mission to save endangered orangutans and protect their rainforest home. |
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Hunt for the New "Red October"Pamela Rentz looks at a report, published by the Russian Internet security firm Kaspersky Lab, which details a cyber espionage network that has been infiltrating computer networks at various international diplomatic, governmental, and scientific research organizations since 2007. |
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The Challenges of Multiple "Internets": Desktop, Mobile, and AppsThe false existence of "Internets" might have been something to snicker at back in the day, but today, their existence is very real—and a headache for both developers and users. We take a look at how we got here and try to figure out how to return to "One Web." |
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Five Reasons Why Agile Can FailUnfortunately, some projects fail, even when using an agile development methodology. Instead of just rehashing horror stories, Joe Townsend attempts to get to the bottom of why these failures occur. | 
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