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• EFF Questions the Security of Google Apps for Education

  By Max Hamilton on December 26, 2015 • ( 0 )

  

  In a statement issued December 1st, the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), an organization devoted to protecting the digital rights of internet users, filed a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission against Google for allegedly using data collected from the computers… Read More ›

• The Flow Might be Bees’ Savior

  By Max Hamilton on October 20, 2015 • ( 0 )

  

  This is the first in a series of articles on bees and the innovations arising around them. Bees have been a universal feature of agriculture for thousands of years. By pollinating crops, they save us incredible amounts of labor, and… Read More ›

• The Case for Limited Data: Verizon’s Stance

  By Max Hamilton on May 8, 2015 • ( 0 )

  In a recent press release, Verizon expressed their argument as to why unlimited data in general was a bad idea not only for their profits, but for the user experience of consumers. Verizon’s findings, though perhaps biased, are interesting to… Read More ›

• The Future of Virtual Reality

  By Max Hamilton on March 9, 2015 • ( 0 )

  

  HTC announced on Sunday their intentions to release the Vive headset, a virtual reality device in competition with the Oculus Rift, a device set to release later this year. This announcement marks the first real competitor to the Rift, with… Read More ›

• Blackberry Shows the Success of Niche Technologies

  By Max Hamilton on January 16, 2015 • ( 0 )

  

  The phone company BlackBerry announced last Wednesday its intentions to release the BlackBerry Classic, a new model of its long-running line of cell phones that will supposedly incorporate the best design aspects present in BlackBerrys of the past, while posing… Read More ›

• The Possible Frigid Future of Server Holding

  By Max Hamilton on January 15, 2015 • ( 0 )

  

  The Arctic Circle, the northernmost circle of latitude known for its freezing temperatures and inhospitable environment, might turn out be the perfect home for servers. In a time when more and more computational power is required to keep up with… Read More ›

• Nearly 6 Months After Funding Ends, Solar Roadways Show Little Progress

  By Max Hamilton on January 14, 2015 • ( 0 )

  

  Solar roadways, a concept spread far and wide on social media during its Indiegogo campaign in June, is beginning to seem more and more like a pipe dream. After reaching 220% of its funding goal, the creators of the campaign… Read More ›

• BPG: the Successor to JPEG’s Throne?

  By Max Hamilton on January 13, 2015 • ( 0 )

  

  The JPEG—a universal and inescapable format for digital images—might be becoming obsolete soon. Computer programmer Fabrice Bellard recently created the file formal BPG (short for Better Portable Graphics) in an attempt to replace the ancient file type, and the results… Read More ›