Posted in Comm 101 - Blog Posts on Nov 24th, 2011 No Comments »
Over the past few years, Google has made some rapid and revolutionary expansions. It’s no longer known as “just a search engine”. Google has become the most popular search engine, developed another high speed web browser (Google Chrome), introduced itselfe as one of the leading smart phone companies, and now it’s taking over the social […]
Posted in Comm 101 - Blog Posts on Nov 22nd, 2011 No Comments »
Tim Hortons’ new product line of lattes, cappucinos, and espressos seems to have come a little late. With the global expansion of Starbucks, Tim Hortons has had some major competition for a while. You would have thought they would have created new lattes, cappucinos, and espressos by now. They are in despirate need to catch […]
Posted in Comm 101 - Blog Posts on Nov 9th, 2011 No Comments »
I guarantee that within the last hour, if not right now, you’ve been on the world’s most popular website: Facebook. Mark Zuckerberg is innovation. He had brought the simple social networking idea to a new level: connecting the world together. With the technology we have today, the world is already a lot smaller than it […]
Posted in Comm 101 - Blog Posts on Nov 6th, 2011 No Comments »
Article: http://www.vancouversun.com/business/technology/Facebook+fails+stop+bots+accessing+personal+information+study/5666344/story.html Facebook has had its fair share of security bugs in the past. So much so that it has been dramatically trying to fix bug after bug. After the launch of another “foolproof” system, researchers at the University of British Columbia decided to put it to the test. And what do you know, the […]
Posted in Comm 101 - Blog Posts on Oct 27th, 2011 No Comments »
Article: http://business.financialpost.com/2011/10/27/microsoft-rim-predict-the-future/ Technology has been rapidly evolving since the beginning of computers, and continues to grow faster and faster each year. If we think about 10 years ago, there were no iPhones, no 64GB flashdrives, computers were slow, there was no FaceTime or Skype, and the idea of a completely touch screen phone was impossible. […]
Posted in Comm 101 - Blog Posts on Oct 21st, 2011 No Comments »
After 9 years in the desert, the US is pulling out of Iraq. President Obama stated on Friday that the last American soldier will be crossing the Iraq boarder at the end of this year. The Iraq-American War is almost over. But what does this mean for the US? First off, the US has been […]
Posted in Comm 101 - Blog Posts on Oct 16th, 2011 No Comments »
RIM’s founder and co-CEO Mike Lazaridis sent out a video apology about the BlackBerry Blackout on Thursday, stating that RIM has done its best to fix the problem, and is working on making sure it doesn’t happen again. With an audience of 70 million BlackBerry users, Larazridis only asks for the consumer’s trust in the […]
Posted in Comm 101 - Blog Posts on Oct 9th, 2011 1 Comment »
Harry Potter has become a household name across the world since its first book – The Sorcerer’s (or Philosopher’s) Stone – was released in 1998. Since then, the Harry Potter franchise has been a huge success. Now that the series is coming to an end with the final DVD/Blu-ray release of the final Harry Potter movie, what […]
Posted in Comm 101 - Blog Posts on Oct 8th, 2011 No Comments »
Just after the unveiling of the iPhone 4S, Steve Jobs lost his battle with cancer. The beloved innovator, founder, and technological genius has left us more than we could have imagined. Revolutionizing technology with his “i” products, his charisma had charmed us; transforming the adult world to “little kids in a candy shop” with every […]
Posted in Comm 101 - Blog Posts on Oct 2nd, 2011 No Comments »
Tim Cook gets to strut his stuff with the upcoming release of another iPhone. Taking over in August, Cook has taken the role of CEO at Apple Inc. It’s a huge step taking over Jobs; his dedication to the company and persuasive personality has sold us every Apple product. Cook will be very different. He’s […]