Category: Technology

Media consumption: Digital and plentiful

Thomas Beaton and Kyla Galer

April 14, 2014

"They think that there is too much “bad news” and don’t want to clutter their life with negativity. It goes back to the age old question, “is ignorance bliss?”"

Net Neutrality

Zack Hardy, Writer

April 1, 2014

"But most of them aren't there anymore. The independent stations couldn't afford to pay all the cable companies to stay on the air. So now you've got a new problem."

Nintendo can’t keep up

Zack Hardy, Writer

February 17, 2014

"Nintendo had touched on an untapped market. However, this new market of “casual” gamers provided new challenges."

Illegal downloading: Is it really that bad?

Zack Hardy, Writer

December 3, 2013

"However, if a company makes their product easy to access and maintains a good reputation, then there will be fewer torrents and fewer illegal downloads of their product, resulting in a larger amount of money for all those involved."

Is Tinder too shallow?

Jim Lyons, Writer

December 2, 2013

"Generally people base whether or not they’re going to establish communication with a “person of interest” off of physical attraction. Tinder just jumps to what hookups are all about: the looks."

Live-tweeting resuscitating live TV

Molly Boushell, Writer

November 18, 2013

"They are able to share a small piece of the experience of being on set throughout the week, while eagerly awaiting the next episode."

UMass professors help revolutionize adhesive world

Alexandra Lane, Contributor

November 18, 2013

"Early on, he was intrigued by the biological make-up of geckos. Today, using the geckos to test their theories, the Geckskin team has been able to anatomically link geckos to the study of adhesion."

Tips and tricks for your iOS 7 update

Molly Boushell, Writer

November 4, 2013

"So you've updated to iOS 7... and good, bad, or indifferent, it’s probably not what you were expecting."

Are smartphones making us lonely?

Jim Lyons, Writer

November 4, 2013

"Social media erases the worry of stutters, pauses, or silences during a conversation, but these little interpersonal faults are how we truly get to know each other."