Category Archives: Science and Technology

Samsung’s the Gear, the Watch of the Future

Remember those futuristic movies you used to watch, where the characters were adorned with the most advanced gadgets you could imagine? In a matter of three weeks one of those high tech gadgets will become a reality. Samsung has developed …

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Social Media is Ruining Television

Social media and its integration with television has enhanced the viewing experience. “Live tweeting” is when viewers and perhaps even the actors of a certain show will tweet their thoughts as the show airs. For those individuals who are watching …

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The New Features of Apple’s iOS 7

There has always been wild speculation surrounding the release of any new update for Apple’s mobile operating system, or “iOS”. Some even start speculating about new updates as soon as one is released. Apple’s next iOS update, iOS 7, has …

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Self-Driving Cars to Take Over Car Market

While watching the news, the one story that caught my attention was the fact that Nissan was working on a self-driving car.  This is absolutely surprising news to me, even though technology continues to grow extremely fast.  The fact that …

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Range of Destruction: Cell Phone or Atomic Bomb?

In the coming months a well-known videogame developer Ubisoft Montreal will be releasing a new game called “Watch_Dogs” that deals with the very real problem that most citizens and the government are concerned about. How dangerous is the

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People Sending Audition Tapes for a Chance to Live on Mars

The astronaut training programs have been known to be some of the more difficult vocational tests in the United States. But recently, the ticket to go to space is only worth a personally recorded interview from just about any citizen …

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Twitter is Killing Us Softly

March of 2009 is when I first signed up for a new form of social media known as Twitter. Unlike Facebook, it was a direct way for me to connect with my favorite celebrities. I initially laughed at the idea …

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Bad Facebook Friends Equals Bad Credit

Several new companies have emerged that will judge how “trustworthy” a person is from their online accounts. These companies are being used to determine a persons creditworthiness. A person’s accounts on eBay, Paypal and even Facebook have been scoured to …

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Students Laugh in the Face of the Law Online

College students have never had much of a reputation for upholding the law. However, it seems that in the age of technology, students are breaking the law more often online than anywhere else. In my own personal experience, I have …

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Mobile Banking Leading to the End of Bank of America’s Drive-Through Teller Banking Lanes

America is turning to technology for just about everything these days. However, there is less dependence on the desktop for online needs, as most people rely on smartphones. Mobile Banking has become a prominent app and the number of mobile …

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