Tech Article 12/16

Zynga Makes Billions

• Online Gaming has massive revenues
• Utilize social media sites such as facebook
• Famous games such as farmville and cityville
• Mass advertizing of games through newsfeed
• About $7 billion in profit thus far
• Networth of $14 billion
• Zynga makes real money off of virtual items
• Facebook makes 30% of profit

Tech Article 12/8

Xbox Live App

• For all iOS devices
• Free download
• Edit 3-D avatars
• Chat with xbox live friends and compare achievements
• Gaming tips and Breaking news
• Predicted to help Microsoft market
• Xbox is getting a user interface refresh
• Dozens of new content channels

Tech Article 12/1

The Future of Airport Security

Thermal lie-detection

UK-based researchers claim to have developed a thermal lie-detection camera that can automatically spot a burning conscience. The thermal-imaging camera captures variations in facial temperature in response to questioning. "When someone is making something up on the spot, brain activity usually changes and you can detect this through the thermal camera," said professor Hassan Ugail, who leads the research.

Super clone' sniffer dogs

Professor Byeong-chun Lee, who established his reputation in 2005 as the driving force behind the world's first ever dog clone, has bought a new breed of super-sniffers to South Korea's Incheon Airport. They may look like an ordinary pack of golden Labrador Retrievers, but these dogs are all genetically identical to "Chase," a dog whose legendary snout kept him top of Incheon's drug-detection rankings right up until his retirement in 2007.

Tech Article 11/18

Facebook Spamming

In the last two weeks a series of spam attacks have hit Facebook. Many users have complained about the explicit images being too graphic. The series of attacks have raised concerns of many Facebook users because they now believe Facebook's security is not as great as it is made out to be. Violent and inappropriate images have causes some Facebook users to disable their account or even switch over to a new social networking site.

Marking Period 1 Reflection

Marking period 1 had a lot of curriculum that enhanced my web 2.0 knowledge. I am starting to use google docs even more now that I realized how useful it is. There are a lot of features that I have discovered throughout the marking period such as creating surveys and even reading spreadsheets. I have also become familiar with blogging, despite the fact that I am new to it. There isn't much room for improvement, except for the fact that the weekly articles are often on the same topic, but important news is important news.

Weekend Vacation

This weekend I went on a college visit to the University of Rhode Island. I stayed there for two days and toured the college. URI is beautiful and the builidings they have there are structurally pleasing. The programs they have there interest me and that is why I went to visit.

AP Chemistry Voki

Tech Article 10/28

Facebook lets users give "spare keys" to friends

Facebook began testing a tool called Trusted Friends. It lets a user specify between three and five pals on the social network (no more, no less) who can be counted on to pass along a special code if the user somehow gets locked out of his or her account.
It's essentially another way to regain access to your Facebook page if you forget your password. The option will show up on the "account settings" page for some of Facebook's 800 million users during the next few weeks, the company said in a statement. New alternative to "forgot password" option. Learn more!

Tech Article 10/14

Electricity; One Step at a Time

 The recycled rubber "PaveGen" is the new material used in paving slabs that harvest kinetic energy from the impact of people stepping on them and instantly deliver tiny bursts of electricity to nearby appliances. The slabs can also store energy for up to three days in an on-board battery, according to its creator.
Although each step produces only enough electricity to keep an LED-powered street lamp lit for 30 seconds, Kemball-Cook says that the tiles are a real-world "crowdsourcing" application, harnessing small contributions from a large number of individuals.
This could literally pave the way of the future, as few investors are already looking into these new types of electricity producing pavements. The first time the paved slabs were used was in a mall, which would provide ample energy due to the large number of individuals transferring kinetic energy to the slabs. Read about a step into the future.

Tech Article 1/6

Apple's big iPhone disappointment

   Apple on Tuesday unveiled the new iPhone 4S, the fifth update to its iconic smartphone. But many investors and analysts were disappointed that the company didn't display a more radically redesigned iPhone 5. The new iPhone will appear physically the same as the iPhone 4, but the guts are improved: it will feature a new, faster processor called the A5, which is currently used in the iPad 2. It will also include a better, 8-megapixel camera and an improved antenna.

My Weekend

This weekend was productive one. Although it was one of the more boring ones, I got a lot done. I had to turn in early on Friday night because I had SATS in the morning. Saturday morning I woke up early and took the four hour test. Almost immediately afterwards, I had to work for the rest of the day. Sunday was a more relaxed day as I only had work in the morning and was able to relax and watch football for the rest of the night.

Weekly Tech Article 9/30

Kindle Touch's Secret Weapon

     The new Kindle Touch has unveiled a new feature that will enhance the user's ability to read. In many cases, touch screens have a layer called capacitive touch which registers the commands. The problem with this is that the capacitive touch layer adds glare to the screen, rendering the reader incapable of using the kindle touch outside. However, the developers have come out with a new system involving lasers to register touch. Not only would this reduce glare, but virtually eliminate it completely.

Watch the unveiling of the new Kindle Fire!

Weekly Tech Article 9/23

"New Intel Chip Runs On Solar Power" 

     Several years of research have led to Intel's near-threshold voltage-processor design. It's heat-sink free, and rather than operating at those super low thresholds all the time, it switches into NTV mode (under 10 mW in power consumption) when its workload is light.

     The technology could even be used to develop "zero-power" architectures "where power consumption is so low that we could power entire digital devices off solar energy, or off the energy that surrounds us every day", like vibrations or movements, ambient wireless signals or solar power.

Autumn

There are many things I enjoy about the fall. I like the changing colors and weather. The weather is not too cold or warm, but the perfect temperature. In addition to this, the local scenery looks a lot more beautiful when the leaves change color. There are also locations where apple and pumpkin picking are popular during the fall. The most enjoyable part of the fall is dressing up for Halloween.

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