Google Play

April 11, 2012 • Andrew K., Reporter  
Filed under Tech Times

Have you noticed the new “Play”  link on the Google navigation bar? Ever wonder what it is? Google has just made a whole new online store for buying eBooks, Movies, games, and music. This new shop has been named Google Play and was formerly known as the Android Market. The foudning of this... Read more »

“Lost” Phones?

March 21, 2012 • Aishwarya B., Reporter  
Filed under Tech Times

Have you ever lost your phone? Aren’t you curious if someone is using your phone at this moment? Well, a company by the name of  Symantec decided to find out what happened to the lost smartphones. So, they placed fifty smartphones in popular American and Canadian cities. The smartphones are fully... Read more »

A traitor in the midst…

March 21, 2012  
Filed under Tech Times, Top Stories

A former NASA scientist was sentenced to 13 years in prison for trying to sell to Israel confidential US defense information about satellites. Stewart David Nozette (at age 54) pleaded guilty to espionage in 2011. According to the government, an FBI agent called Nozette pretending to be an Israeli Intelligence... Read more »

Resolutionary: The New iPad

March 7, 2012 • TejG  
Filed under Tech Times, Top Stories

The iPad has just been resolutionized. Today, March 7, Apple announced “The New iPad.” Although many people were expecting the name as iPad 3, Apple has simply named the device “The New iPad.” Tech Specs The device almost has the same exact design and the same dimensions. From... Read more »

Shazam

March 7, 2012  
Filed under Arts and Entertainment, Tech Times

Many of you will probably know what the app Shazam does. For those of you who do not know, what it does is that you hold the device that has Shazam downloaded on it, tap the screen, and let it “listen” to the music. After that, it pulls up a screen which shows all the details about the song,... Read more »

iPad 3 Rumors!?!?!

March 7, 2012 • Aishwarya B, Reporter  
Filed under Tech Times

Is it really coming out? Is the iPad 3 really coming out? Yes everyone, you heard right. The new iPad 3 is coming out on March 7th, 2012 in San Francisco, at the Yerba Buena Center. What is the difference between the iPad 2 and the iPad 3? Well, it has a dual core A5X processor and a better camera with... Read more »

Help the scientists! New site for Extraterrestrials

March 6, 2012 • TejG  
Filed under Tech Times, Top Stories

Scientists need help in finding Extraterrestrials! The SETI  Institute (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) is asking the public to join its force in finding intelligent creatures in the universe. Anyone can sign up to analyze data from SETI’s telescope at setilive.org. According to Yahoo... Read more »

Windows 8 Preview

February 29, 2012 • Kavin Lingaraju  
Filed under Tech Times

Well, many of us think Windows 7 just got old, right? Well, you have a reason to think this. Windows 8 previews have been released recently. They have “cool” written all over them. First of all, they completely have rewritten the definition of “interface” because everything is... Read more »

Android 4.0

February 8, 2012 • Andrew K, Reporter  
Filed under Tech Times, Top Stories

Google has just released it’s newest version of the Android Operating System: Android 4.0 nicknamed “Ice Cream Sandwich”.  Android 4.0 is loaded with massive amounts of new and cool features. The camera on the on Ice Cream Sandwich is much better than it was on earlier versions. You... Read more »

Anonymous: the Hacktivists

February 1, 2012 • Tej G.  
Filed under Tech Times, Top Stories

Anonymous is an active group of hacker activists (hacktivists), who has three main beliefs listed on their website: Don’t do it to someone else if you don’t want it to be done to you, Information is free, and We own this. Forever. Recently Anonymous has been acting in retaliation against... Read more »