technology
Blogging away
Blogs are becoming powerful platforms for students in the professional world, but students are also turning to blogs as a channel through which they can express themselves freely and relieve stress. Lindita Camaj, an assistant communication professor...
Yahoo CEO sets off telecommute dispute
Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer’s decision to require employees to be at the office is not sitting well with employees signed on with the promise of flexibility. | Wikimedia Commons In one fell memo, Yahoo...
Grabbing a byte
Burger Studio’s touch-screen ordering kiosk eliminates long lines to order food and minimize. This and other innovations like Google Wallet represents the future in food service technology. | Nichole Taylor/The Daily Cougar The way...
Growing accustomed to your Facebook
The advancement of technology brings numerous benefits in society. Human achievement is measured in terms of technological innovation while downfalls such as interpersonal alienation, dependence on these tools and possible effects on mental capabilities are...
Professors receive grants to further develop their research
Three UH assistant professors were among 12 chosen by the Norman Hackerman Advanced Research Program, run by the Texas’ Higher Education Coordinating Board, to receive $80,000 grants over a period of two years for...
Don’t forget CCTV
The heat is off for traditional privacy-invading devices — like surveillance cameras — thanks to all the attention on data mining in social media. But there is no doubt — surveillance cameras are not obsolete....
Finding the female techies
Much has been written about the lack of female engineers, developers and other STEM occupations, but now online craft marketplace Etsy is collaborating with New York City’s Hacker School to do something about it. This...
Smartphones are no longer a useless luxury
Students without smartphones are disadvantaged in today’s technological society. The more often a student can check their inbox, social media and other online necessities, the better off they are in landing an internship or...
Consumer tech is a toy, not a necessity
Once again, Google has tech heads across the world drooling — this time over a controversial project announced last week. The program, called Project Glass, is a pair of augmented reality glasses that bring the...
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