Amanda Prescott Contributing Writer amanda42@umbc.edu Amazon’s smart phone, the Fire Phone, is a complete flop in it’s attempt to compete with other smartphone manufacturers. In…
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Zachary Canter Contributing Writer canter1@umbc.edu Massive Open Online Courses or MOOCs provide students with alternative ways of learning. With over 300 courses offered by the…
Nimasha Fernando nfernan1@umbc.edu Staff Writer Google is introducing a new way for patients to receive medical information on the internet from actual physicians through video…
Jasir Qiydaar Contributing Writer jaqiy1@umbc.edu Apurva Shah, Chemical Engineering major and member of UMBC’s Class of 2016, is a part of a research effort dedicated…
Amanda Prescott Contributing Writer amanda42@umbc.edu 40,000 Snapchat photos were leaked and now Internet privacy concerns around the service are being raised Selecting which platforms to…
Jasir Qiydaar Technology Writer jaqiy1@umbc.edu EduPal, the program created by Markus-Allen Proctor, a UMBC student, has recently received a major overhaul. This overhaul includes improvements…
Nimasha Fernando nfernan1@umbc.edu Sarah Hemler is an undergraduate student at UMBC, who is doing research with the University of Maryland, Baltimore, performing research entitled “Improving…
Zachary Canter Contributing Writer canter1@umbc.edu In many locations at UMBC, students are not able to make purchases using their credit cards. While it may…
Get ready to download a brand new app David Verghese Assistant Tech Editor davergh1@umbc.edu Rather than have just a mobile site, myUMBC will feature its…
The lack of tailgating at UMBC is detrimental to the community as a whole By Ricardo Tablada Hidalgo Contributing Writer rtablad1@umbc.edu Tailgating is uncommon at…
Nimasha Fernando nfernan1@umbc.edu Anonymous social media platforms provide users with a free space for expression, however there is real potential for site to be abused…
Zachary Canter Contributing Writer canter1@umbc.edu The Microsoft Office suite is a tool that is essential for all college students. Students write papers with Word, create…
Nimasha Fernando nfernan1@umbc.edu Staff Writer Summary: EduPal is an online scheduling website that allows students to automatically access course syllabi and populate their personalized schedules…
The Imaging Research Center creates a map of 1815 Baltimore Nimasha Fernando nfernan1@umbc.edu Summary: The UMBC IRC’s work was displayed at the Star-Spangled Spectacular event,…
Apple sets its watch to conquer your wrist David Verghese Contributing Writer davergh1@umbc.edu Summary: Apple unveils its smartwatch as it faces off against Samsung, Google,…