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Thursday, April 25, 2013 News   |   Commentary   |   Slideshows   |   Reports   |   Videos   |   Events   |   RSS Feeds   MUST READ IT Strategies For Future Cities By John Foley How mayors and CIOs in five U.S. cities are using technology to create more efficient, sustainable urban areas that are good for business and great places to live. Chicago CIO Pursues Predictive Analytics Strategy The city's IT team is using open source to build an analytics platform aimed at predicting and preventing big city problems. NASA Uses Smartphones As Satellites Three PhoneSats, powered by HTC Nexus One and Samsung Nexus S, launch into space as a lower cost alternative to traditional satellites. Future Scientists Showcase Inventions At White House Science fair honors 100 student winners in science, technology, engineering and math, as Obama announces next steps in STEM education plans. White House Shares Earth Observation Plans Feds plan to leverage resources to better track environmental, planetary systems and resources. DataCell Wins WikiLeaks Donation Case Iceland's Supreme Court upholds ruling against Valitor, a local processor of Visa and MasterCard payments. 36 NYC Subway Stations Get Wi-Fi MTA and Transit Wireless enter the first phase of a multi-year plan to bring wireless communications to 277 NYC subway stations. MORE GOVERNMENT NEWS • Big Data: Hype Vs. Hope At Interop • InteropNet's Live Wire Act • Interop Preview: Expert Advice On Building Private Cloud Exclusive for IWK Readers: Attend Interop and help Build IT Innovation. Click here or use Priority Code MP_BTMNLIWKGOV to save an additional $200 off advanced pricing on All Access and Conference Passes. Join us for access to 125+ workshops and conference classes, 300+ exhibiting companies, and the latest technology. see also... 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