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UR Tech: That ‘one weird trick’ behind flashy headlines
This week’s column was supposed to be on technological telepathy. A few weeks back there was a story in the…
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UR Tech: Why tech secrets aren’t really secrets
Last week’s Apple press conference seemed like a guarded trove of secrets. Sessions for the conference were given teasing names…
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UR Tech: 3D Pizza
3D printers are amazing things. You walk into a lab, plug in a flash drive with a bit of software,…
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UR Tech: Heartbleed exploit shocks internet community
[caption id="attachment_103582" align="alignleft" width="300"] Tiffany White, Illustrator[/caption] On April 9. a massive and unforeseen software lapse took the Internet protocol…
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UR Tech: All my vices are devices
Can hyperactive, online communication decrease your focus and impact your study productivity? It’s a normal weekday afternoon when your head…
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UR Tech: Evading international internet blockades
While the news that Turkey has banned mainstream websites such as Twitter and Youtube may be a bit shocking, filtering…
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UR Tech: The future of virtual reality
About a week ago, one of my cohorts in a virtual reality (VR) project called me aside in the lab…
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UR Tech: Google’s global domination
The Comcast-TWC merger is fast approaching, and with it comes a collective groan from every cable user in America. The…
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UR Tech: Sochi drones pave way for new sports filming
If you were one of the 219.4 million viewers of the recently-completed Sochi Winter Olympics, you probably saw your fair…
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UR Tech: The limits of your unlimited data plan
If you’ve been a mobile phone user over the last couple years, you may have noticed some suspiciously bribe-y advertisements…