By Marlyn Rodriguez |Managing Editor| Smartphone users’ cognitive ability is impacted negatively when separated from their devices. According to valuetalk.com, University of Missouri researchers ran a study where they separated iPhone users from their phones and found that this caused a downturn on mental task performance. Lead study author Russell Clayton suggested that the technological advances incorporated into the iPhone have contributed to the possibility that some people see their phone as an extension of themselves. Clayton also mentions that being separated from phones will not only lead to separation anxiety but will also cause negative effects on a person’s … [Read more...] about Smartphone users, all brands, “disadvantaged” when phoneless
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Why students choose certain technology
By Mark Klopping |Staff Writer| Apple products are popular on campus, but each has different reasons for using them. Does the phone have everything needed? Does the laptop have possibilities? Most important, how does it make life easier? Geek or not, we all contribute to the technology wars. The decision to purchase a new phone, tablet or a laptop is all up to the consumer. Students everywhere rely on different forms of technology to pass the time, keep in contact and do assignments that will impress or astonish their professor. Tyler Lange is not a fan of Apple products like some students. “I have an HTC droid,” said Lange, “I prefer the wide-open system because it lets me do a … [Read more...] about Why students choose certain technology
Obama launches spy reforms of phone records
By Clarissa Toll |Staff Writer| President Barack Obama has set out to reform the way Americans’ phone records are collected for the government’s use. Obama intends to change the way these records are obtained, but is struggling with technical and political problems. “Effective immediately, we will only pursue phone calls that are two steps removed from a number associated with a terrorist organization, instead of the current three,” said Obama in his recent speech about National Security Association reforms. Currently, the records make up a data system of numbers and call length times that can be accessed to run assumed terrorists’ numbers against. General Counsel for the NSA says … [Read more...] about Obama launches spy reforms of phone records
Rudeness all around, cell phones take away our face to face etiquette
By Kara Dement |Staff Writer| We have all different sorts of wonderful technology to communicate but our lack of etiquette is driving us further apart. Etiquette is the set of rules we have all agreed to in order to be considerate to one another. Whether it’s talking on the phone, text messaging, or in a face-to-face conversation. Nowadays, our etiquette has gone down the drain. Nobody knows the proper way to talk on the phone anymore and our text messaging has hit an all-time low. We text while we drive, when we’re in class; where we’re supposed to be learning and even while somebody is trying to have a civilized conversation with us. We do it non-stop! There is never a moment … [Read more...] about Rudeness all around, cell phones take away our face to face etiquette