The importance of privacy was brought back into the public eye last February when Cambridge Analytica, a political consulting firm from the UK, used the Facebook profiles of millions of users without their permission to attempt to sway the U.S presidential elections. It was estimated that 87 million people had their data compromised, although this…
Google Pixel 3 Trailer! At first the Google Pixel may not seem different from other phones around the globe, but as you look closer, it is astonishing what you will come to conclude. “With features like Super Res Zoom, Night Sight, a wide-angle selfie lens, and Google Assistant built deep into the phone’s OS, the…
Google is a powerful search engine that can find the answers to almost all your questions, but can it give better answers than me? Probably, yes, but let’s do this anyways. What Am I Riddles (answers at the bottom) A) I am the beginning of something important, yet the end of something fun. I am…
For the most part, you’re either team Apple or team Samsung; however, Google has joined the competition. With the company’s latest advancement in self-driving cars, universal wifi and Google VR, they’ve brought in a smartphone called Pixel. Ok Google, what’s this all about? It all comes down to this tech ecosystem that Google has been…
Do you remember all the buzz when Google first unveiled Glass? When it was introduced 4 years ago, the tireless minority of technological dreamers among us were overcome with excitement— to them, wearable tech was way overdue. To the rest of us, the idea was met with a bit more hesitance but hey, even the iPhone felt unnecessary and a bit risqué…
All about Alphabet Google. It’s been a window to the world for what seems like ages, to this generation at the very least. We know it as a single search engine, but did you know that Google (was) actually a large company which owned Youtube, Android, Nest Labs, Calico, Google, Inc, among other Google franchises?…
Let’s start with a simple definition: “Net neutrality” is a term popularised by internet users who oppose the increasing tendency among network owners (telecommunication companies) to tier or prioritise certain content on the network. Essentially, it’s founded on the idea that the internet needs to remain a level playing field. Since its inception, the diversity and…
Facebook has recently been under fire for conducting an experimental study on its users to test the effects of their newsfeed on users’ emotions. It was found that the more positive posts on a user’s newsfeed would result in generally more positive status updates and other posts. According to the Wall Street Journal, approximately 700,000…
Google’s autonomous vehicle, which is able to transport two passengers, has made headlines with its revolutionary computer technology. (Forbes) The self-driving cars have no steering wheel, brake or accelerator, just buttons to start the car and pull over. The car is able to navigate through the use of Google Maps. Autonomous cars would take the burden off of…
In the spirit of Women’s History Month, and a great International Women’s Day for those who celebrated it last week on March 8, the search and technology giant, Google, thought it would be amazing to celebrate the holiday by honouring it with a Google Doodle. A Google Doodle is the most prestigious award one could…
Happy holidays, my fellow tech lovers. The last days of this glorious holiday season is upon us. To celebrate this precious time, I will be presenting my top recommendations for tablets and such devices in my final edition to this series. I hoped you all enjoyed this journey thus far. Here are my top five…
On Sunday morning, I was casually surfing the BBC news app on my phone. I ran into an article titled, “Ticket issued to driver wearing Google Glass.” The article reports on a woman in California by the name of Cecilia Abadie, who got a ticket for wearing her Google Glass. If you are not familiar…
Google is famous for being a hub of innovation, creating products which have the potential to change our lives in ways that no one imagined even a year before they were released. Google always manages to monetize these projects, improving the world while earning a profit. Looking at the evolution of these projects offers an…
College admissions is the scariest and most mysterious part about high school. Students and parents are stuck guessing what admissions officers are looking for, but often guess wrong. Find the secret of college admissions in this documentary
Every year at CES technophiles are shown numerous new products, from nearly every technology company in the world (except Apple) and this year was no exception. This year, however, certain products took nearly all of the limelight, with Razer’s new tablet, the Edge, winning both the Best of Show and the People’s Voice awards. Other products,…