Tagged: Google


Chromebooks should be used to their fullest potential

By Rebecca Wessel | Feb. 6, 2018, 9:03 p.m. | In Op/Ed »

As technology becomes a more essential part of our education and lives, certain security precautions taken by MCPS have begun to limit the range of what students can accomplish with the free technology they are provided at school.


Blair opens Chrome accounts for all students and staff

By Abir Muhuri | Oct. 10, 2014, 7:59 p.m. | In Local »

Montgomery Blair's media center created Chromebook accounts at the start of the school year for the school's staff and students. The accounts function as online workspaces for teachers and students through novel file sharing capabilities.


Driverless cars ready to traverse cities and help save lives

By Kalin Vassilev | Aug. 6, 2014, 12:04 p.m. | In Op/Ed »

Though it may seem unlikely now, the speed at which the technology is being developed suggests that driverless cars could be seen cruising down your street as early as 2017.


NewsChips: Sassing Sochi

By Zoe Johnson | March 1, 2014, 8:40 p.m. | In International »

People from all corners of the globe have been giving Russia sass.


Essays? Check. Recommendations? Check. Social media pages?

By Harini Salgado | Nov. 25, 2013, 12:34 p.m. | In News Blog »

But while they perfect their essays and worry about teacher recommendations, many seniors don't realize that they have another thing they should be thinking about: their social media.


NewsChips: Google Glass foresees controversial consequences

By Aidan Keys | Oct. 29, 2013, 10:30 p.m. | In News Blog »

On one hand it makes social interaction more convenient than a smartphone does. On the other, the features of the device are distracting, making social interaction awkward. In many ways, its argument cancels out. Therefore, Glass is worthy of some analysis.


No Ordinary "Internship"

By Zoe Johnson | June 12, 2013, 2:13 p.m. | In Movies »

In "The Internship," the reality of unemployment and the need for a happy ending that could only happen in the movies collide when two jobless salesmen find themselves lacking skills that can help them in the digital age.


TechnoLogical: Google Fiber expands to Austin

By Sam Lewando | April 9, 2013, 12:53 p.m. | In News Blog »

Google recently accidentally revealed that they will be expanding the high-speed internet project Google Fiber to Austin, Texas next. This is a significant expansion that represents Google's intent to continue the Google Fiber project.


TechnoLogical: The debacle of technological growth

By Richard Chen | March 4, 2013, 10:38 p.m. | In News Blog »

Every push for innovation has its costs and if we overlook the consequences, our own intellect becomes a double-edged sword in making progress.


TechnoLogical: Face-to-face with Facebook

By Grace Hill | Jan. 24, 2013, 1:38 p.m. | In News Blog »

Facebook's newest product, the Graph Search, promises to revolutionize the social network. The idea of personalized search, however, is nothing new.


TechnoLogical: How to protect your privacy on the Internet

By Richard Chen | Nov. 26, 2012, 5:04 p.m. | In Lifestyle Blog »

With sites such as Google monitoring every click we make, computer viruses evolving and becoming more difficult to get rid of, our privacy is in no doubt at risk if we don't know how to protect ourselves.


TechnoLogical: Hurricane Sandy is coming to town

By Melissa Arias | Oct. 29, 2012, 2:28 p.m. | In News Blog »

Gear up readers, Sandy's attacking the East Coast.


Google on your face

By Hannah Lynn | April 30, 2012, 12:58 p.m. | In Lifestyle Blog »

When Google announced plans to manufacture a pair of glasses with their technology in it, the idea seemed like an invention in a sci-fi movie. When they came out with a video previewing what the glasses will eventually be able to do, the public was fascinated. Then when a Google engineer appeared on "Charlie Rose" wearing the glasses, explaining them and taking a picture of Rose as he spoke, the futuristic plan became a reality.


Be careful what you search for

By Hannah Lynn | Feb. 29, 2012, 9:08 p.m. | In Op/Ed »

At what point does it become a violation of privacy for major search engines such as Google to track our Internet activities?


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