On Earth, Scott Maxwell drives his red Prius without paying much attention to the San Gabriel Mountains in the distance.CNN From ACM Opinion | August 6, 2012
Who invented email? That's a bit like asking, "Who invented the Internet?" Even those with intimate knowledge of its creation can’t agree on the moment it actually...Wired From ACM Opinion | August 6, 2012
I'm sure to get the "you're off your rocker" commentary on this one, but I make a living by looking ahead in the world of mobile technology. And what I see now...GigaOm From ACM Opinion | August 3, 2012
In two days, NASA's Curiosity rover will hopefully survive its "seven minutes of terror" and land safely on the surface of Mars. What comes next for U.S. space...Time From ACM Opinion | August 3, 2012
On November 5, 2009, an Army psychiatrist stationed at Fort Hood, Texas shot and killed 12 fellow soldiers and a civilian Defense Department employee while wounding...ArsTechnica From ACM News | August 3, 2012
When Apple unveiled the iPhone 4S last year, the new phone looked just like the previous one. It had a better camera and a faster chip, but it could do only one...Scientific American From ACM Opinion | August 1, 2012
A typical American school day finds some six million high school students and two million college freshmen struggling with algebra.The New York Times From ACM Opinion | July 31, 2012
Here is a look at some of the highlights and scarier happenings taking place at the annual Black Hat hacker conference in Las Vegas last week.The New York Times From ACM Opinion | July 30, 2012
A security researcher who's spent 18 months cataloging and tracking malicious software that was developed and deployed specifically for spying on governments, activists...Krebs on Security From ACM Opinion | July 30, 2012
One of the most popular panels at Snowbird was "Publication Models in Computing Research: Is a Change Needed? Are We Ready for a Change?" Jack Rosenberger From BLOG@CACM | July 29, 2012
A big part of Magistrate Judge Stephen W. Smith's job in Federal District Court in Houston is to consider law enforcement requests for cellphone and email records...The New York Times From ACM Opinion | July 26, 2012
Anyone who's looked at the "Seven Minutes of Terror" trailer for next month's Mars landing might have wondered whether the planners behind NASA's $2.5 billion Mars...NBC News From ACM Opinion | July 26, 2012
Viewing software engineering as a communicative art in which client engagement is essential.Neil McBride From Communications of the ACM | August 1, 2012
Experiences with electronic voting suggest elections should not be conducted via the Internet.Kai A. Olsen, Hans Fredrik Nordhaug From Communications of the ACM | August 1, 2012