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White House announces support for unlocking cell phones

by Mike Schramm (Mar 4th, 2013)

A petition on the White House's website to work for a new law universally allowing the unlocking of cell phones recently raised more than 100,000 signatures from the public, and the White House has now officially responded to the idea, stating its support. The petition refers to Section 1201 of ...

circleof6 app aims to prevent sexual violence

by Mike Schramm (Mar 21st, 2012)

The White House put together a competition last year to try and encourage developers to build mobile apps dedicated to helping stop sexual violence, and a winner of that competition has just arrived in the App Store. circle of 6 is that app -- it's an emergency notifier that allows anyone to ...

Apple Store almost worth as much as the White House

by Kelly Hodgkins (Jan 24th, 2012)

There are several different ways to judge the success of a company. You have earnings reports, brand value and market value. For retailers, there's sales-per-square-foot which places a monetary figure on the sales and the size of a store. CNN calculated Apple's sales-per-square-foot value and ...

Mac-savvy Obama staffers frustrated with legacy White House

by Robert Palmer (Jan 22nd, 2009)

According to the Washington Post, the incoming U.S. presidential administration has inherited quite the challenging IT environment: The White House. President Obama's staff -- accustomed to Macs, social media, and having the latest equipment -- found Windows PCs with Microsoft Office 2003 in their ...