Similar to weather forecasts, in order to improve utility, projections need to be updated regularly. The more current they are, the more likely they will paint a truer picture of population trends in the future. Most states produce population projections every two or three years, and some produce them annually. Virginia prepared three rounds of projections in the last decade. Now, midway through this decade, it is time that these 2012 projections be updated. The Cooper Center would welcome a new contract to produce this sorely-needed fresh round of official state population projections.
6 Upcoming Linux-Based Smartphone Operating Systems That Arenât Android. Android, iOS, Windows Phone, and BlackBerry 10 arenât the only smartphone operating systems vying for a place in your pocket. There are other smartphone operating systems in development â and theyâre all Linux-based.
Examples of popular modern operating systems include Android, BlackBerry, BSD, Chrome OS, iOS, Linux, OS X, QNX, Steam OS, Microsoft Windows (and variant Windows Phone), and z/OS. The first nine of these examples share roots in Unix. Popular hard real-time operating systems include FreeRTOS, Micrium and VxWorks.