Tech : YouTube's untapped Video Editor is the key to your next viral video
One of the most popular byproducts of technology has become one of the most newsworthy, too. It found fame in Justin Bieber and induced fits… Read more »
Writer archives: Jessica Smith
Tech : April Fools' Day tech jokes trick Internet users
It's no joke that technology is rapidly changing life as we know it. But last Friday, on the nation's most celebrated day of trickery, technological… Read more »
Tech : BlackBerry may lose appeal as other smartphones add BBM-like feature
BlackBerry worshippers and elitists everywhere may soon start to find their faith is paper-thin. While most have cited supreme security, bottomless business purposes and the… Read more »
Tech : Twitter: It's your birthday and here's why you should celebrate
Yesterday marked the fifth birthday of the most popular kid around: Twitter. After five years of popularizing micro-blogging, Twitter has changed the game of innovation… Read more »
Tech : South by Southwest festival draws in techies, SU students during Spring Break
At long last, one of the most highly anticipated breaks on the college academic calendar is upon us: Spring Break. Though most college students head… Read more »
Tech : Sci-Tech Oscars more prevalent than you think
Let's talk Academy Awards — no, not in regard to dresses and makeup and performances and whatnot but rather in regard to the geeky stuff.… Read more »
Tech : Google's new OS separates web from computer, reinvents current systems
Google has combined innovation with a subtle disregard for precedents to bring people waves of fun, new techie inventions for as long as I can… Read more »
Tech : College dating websites push need for online social interaction
Today a large segment of the Syracuse population may be experiencing the Valentine's Day hangover. Some who did not celebrate the holiday may be miffed… Read more »
Tech : Unique gaming software Kinect gives 'wireless' a whole new dimension
For those plugged into the viral epidemic, one of the best forms of entertainment is people accidentally throwing their remotes into television screens, yanking gaming… Read more »
Tech : Foursquare: The pros and cons of being mayor
Julie Cardella leads a busy life here at Syracuse University. Not only is she a senior English and textual studies major, but she is also… Read more »
Tech : University secretly offers free web space for SU community
Did you know that Syracuse University has 50 megabytes of website server space for every single SU student, faculty and staff member? Yeah, me neither.… Read more »
Tech : Verizon, AT&T provide alternate iPhone features
Verizon users, rejoice! Unless you live under a rock, you know the cause for celebration — but in the off chance you don't, here's the… Read more »
European flights worth unorganized seating, questionable landing
SU London Abroad students have just wrapped up a 10-day fall break. Across Europe and parts of Asia, numerous languages have been butchered and absurdly… Read more »
Remembrance Week, travel alerts reminder that life is for living
Last week, two of my Syracuse University abroad peers went to a gym in central London. While watching the national news channel that had no… Read more »
For England, rugby is tribute to basics
This weekend, I got to watch Tom Brady touch the ball down in the end zone three times. Sitting in the stands, I heard no… Read more »
US culture leaves Americans unprepared for European drinking festivals
There is nothing more entertaining than an American at Oktoberfest. Having gone to Munich, Germany, this past weekend for the 200th anniversary of the world's… Read more »
Decoding British pronunciation difficult, entertaining
LONDON -- If you understand 'Roon up they ahpples and grahb some beys, we're ruhnning out of bayrd' — or rather, 'Run up the apples… Read more »
Religious tension among Londoners greater than expected
Over the past few weeks, I've witnessed a handful of religious practices so obvious and so starkly contrast to what I've experienced in the states… Read more »
British stereotypes more fiction than fact
LONDON — When choosing London as my study abroad destination, I, being a typical American, attributed the typical stereotypes to this city I had never… Read more »
FIFA 2010 World Cup partners with Sony to enhance viewing experience with 3-D technology
Every four years a worldwide competition is held to trump all others. It draws more viewers and supporters than any other competitive sport and arguably… Read more »
Holographic technology to become more common in everyday life
If you're a fan of CNN or 'Star Wars,' you've probably been acquainted with the phenomenon that is the hologram. Although Jessica Yellin and Princess… Read more »
iPad launch sees more demand than expected, delaying international release
After two technologically pregnant months, Steve Jobs has finally birthed the iPad into the world. Or rather, the United States, that is. Apple sold 500,000… Read more »
New 'tattletale pill' ensures patients take medication, whether they like it or not
You really should pop your pills. Well, your prescription pills, that is. If you neglect to ingest the medication you're prescribed, you could fall victim… Read more »
New device can control human movement
If you witness someone swaying and stumbling down Marshall Street in the near future, do not automatically assume this person is intoxicated. Instead of suffering… Read more »
