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Peach: new social media app for iOS

January 14, 2016

Don Hofmann, the co-creator of Vine, recently launched his newest social media platform. Meet Peach. On the surface, Peach is very similar to its competitors. Users register with a username, upload...

Oculus reigns as top VR brand

January 7, 2016

Virtual reality is inching its way into our homes in the very near future. In a study conducted by Frank N. Magid Associates, Americans know what the technology is and are able to name Oculus more than...

Technology trends that will shine in 2016

January 2, 2016

The future is now; 2016 is going to be an exciting year for technology on every spectrum with new ideas, innovations and improvements. Some of the biggest topics and questions of 2015 will finally be answered...

Hoverboards banned from airlines, Amazon, FGCU campus walkways

December 15, 2015

This holiday season, several U.S. airlines are banning self-balancing scooters known as hoverboards. Delta, United Airlines, JetBlue, Alaska Airlines and American Airlines are among the carriers that have...

Xbox One backwards compatibility coming Nov. 12

November 8, 2015

Not part of the Xbox Preview Program? Not to worry, backwards compatibility and the new Xbox One experience will be coming on Nov. 12. As part of a free downloadable update, backwards compatibility,...

RateMyProfessors.com gives students a way to grade professors

November 7, 2015

With Halloween just passing, themes of horror and fear have been all around us. As a college student, few things are scarier than picking what you think is the perfect schedule, only to arrive in class...

Hoverboards become alternate commute to FGCU campus

October 28, 2015

Popular among familiar faces on YouTube and Vine in segments on laziness, hoverboards are beginning to find their way into the lives of college students. Although the use of these self-balancing scooters...

iOS 9.1 launches today with emoji and Live Photo updates

October 21, 2015

It’s time to express yourself. Apple’s iOS 9.1 update has just dropped 150 new emoji, Live Photo improvements and many bug fixes. This iOS update just launched today, releasing a load of brand new...

College students are tech-dependent and not so conversation-savvy

October 21, 2015

For college students, it is almost impossible to think of life without smartphones, tablets and the Internet at our fingertips. Students are always plugged into social media, from Snapchat to Facebook...

Apps for staying on top of your school work

August 25, 2015

If there’s one thing college has plenty of, it’s homework. Each three-credit course averages about six hours of homework a week, no matter where you go. Being a full-time student can be a stressful...

China lifts censorship of game consoles

July 31, 2015

The black market has many connotations: illegal drug sales, organ trading, human trafficking — all very horrible — but the most surprising of these illegal trades is actually the sale of dedicated...

PS4 to get officially licensed media remote

July 30, 2015

PlayStation has done some rather legendary things with media integration with its consoles over the years. The PS2 system brought a new way to play games and watch DVDs, being one of the first dedicated...

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