Zuckerberg Flaunts Success at Old Turf

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On Monday November 7, Mark Zuckerberg, the billionaire CEO of Facebook, returned to Harvard as part of a recruiting tour. Zuckerberg went to Harvard for college in 2004 when he started the social networking site now known as Facebook. He started the website as a small way for Harvard students connect instantly over long distances. When it started spreading around, Zuckerberg went to California for funding, employees, and advice and never went back to college. Many students at Harvard look at Zuckerberg as a hero and aspire to do great things like him. Many students rushed just to get a glimpse of their hero as he moved from conference to conference around the different parts of the school. Many think of Zuckerberg as a social misfit and a backstabber, as the movie The Social Network depicts. However, students that have seen him in person and have followed him for a while say that he is a genuine person who is interested in what he does. As Zuckerberg becomes more public over time, he will continue to encounter problems with his public image. As long as he keeps making these real and public appearances, he will stay a hero to many.

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-- Ben Fagelman

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-Beck Goodloe

Siri's Anticipated Arrival on Antiquated Phones

On Thursday, a private blog called Jailbreak Nation released a video detailing release of Siri on the iPhone 4. The video is quickly raising controversy, as Apple did not sanction this study. In the video, we see that the use of Siri on an iPhone requires it to be jail broken. Once this happens, programmers can download files that act the same way that Siri does on an iPhone 4. But why is this a breakthrough? The challenge of this experiment was not to get the files onto the iPhone 4, but in fact to get through to the Apple server. As described by these “hackers,” Apple has put in place “guards” or programs whose specific job is to determine whether or not the Siri information is coming from an iPhone 4S. If the information is not, than the connection is cut and the data is not delivered to the user.

            While this software and knowledge has not been released yet, it is expected to come soon. Many iPhone 4 users see this as an opportunity to get the upgrade that comes with the 4S at a fraction of the cost (as the invention of Siri is the main difference between 4s and 4Ss). Until that time though, I recommend waiting for this new technology (especially if your iPhone is already jail broken). Here is your opportunity to get a cheap upgrade that functions with the same speed and data that you would get if you spent hundreds of dollars on a new phone.

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-Beck Goodloe

Apple Admits to Bugs in IOS 5 That Are Affecting Battery Life

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Apple admits that the new iOS 5 is shortening the battery life of the phones due to a bug.  "One [user] told the Guardian: "I am getting around 10-12 hours standby (without using the phone), and then when I am using the phone for browsing, the battery percentage drops 1% every minute.""  What is going to happen if all of apple users on iOS 5 can't use their phones for more than 100 minute (an hour and 40 minutes) while browsing?  Apple has said that they will fix it soon with a new update.  Yet, currently no cause of the problem has been determined.  Some people find turning off certain features saves battery, which seems kind of obvious, but who would want to have to do that just to use their phone anyway.  If this takes too long I see many angry users that might even buy new phones because they need something that will last longer.  For example what if you are on a long conference call and need to be on your phone for three hours and you can't plug it in anywhere.  What will happen when your phone dies in the middle of it.  Not good.  This problem needs to be fixed quickly before bad things happen.

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Jacob Saslavsky

Angry Birds Launched Far Past Expenctaions

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Games are some of the most popular downloads from the iTunes App Store. Recently, the popular, repetitive, and addictive game, Angry Birds, topped the charts with a record 500 million downloads. Reaching this milestone made the game the most downloaded of all time. The game involves a bird being pulled back in a slingshot and fired at enemies protected be shelters. Rovio, a company that instantly skyrocketed with the popularity of their game, owns angry Birds. They currently have angry birds released on all major smart-phones, have millions of plush toys produced, are planning on a store, and hope to start cartoon production. Most players continue to play the game after the initial download. Evidence to this is the fact that people have played 200,000 years on the game. These astounding facts mean that mobile gaming is actually coming into the gaming world. Many people like this style of game because there is a simple goal and you do not have to be too into it. I hope that in the future, big game producers will get more into this field and mobile gaming will get even better than it is now.

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-- Ben Fagelman

Your New Phone Might have a Flexible Screen

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 Nokia has made a new phone that is flexible. The flexible phone allows users to zoom in and out. What does this mean? Technology is growing really fast and that it will be a new way of life. This phone has not been released and its plan to release on winter of 2012. The producers in Nokia want it to be indestructible. Its flexibility might make it the first indestructible phone. Some issues that the phone has are the screen size. Some of the producers are not satisfied with screen size and want it to make it bigger. That is the new product they are working on. A phone that can have a screen as big as the one on the iPad and it is able to roll up into a regular phone sized shape and fits easily into any pocket. The new roll up phone might be a better idea but the question is, How? Some people don't think it’s possible. The producers do think it’s possible and it’s going to be a big hit. Just imagine. You have a phone the size of this monitor. You grab it roll it up and put it in your pocket.

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