Computing

When Google announced the release of "Buzz," the Gmail add-on became popular pretty quickly, ascending to the top of Twitter's trending topics within hours of its release. However, much like the search engine's previous releases of social networking-based applications, Buzz falls short on features and real-world use.

After months of online rumors and fierce anticipation, CEO of Apple Inc. Steve Jobs held up what looked like a giant iPhone in front of a wide-eyed crowd on Jan. 27. As anticipated, the new device is a tablet computer with a short name – the iPad. The unveiling marked a new direction for Apple.

Governor Paterson announced that the New York State Foundation for Science, Technology and Innovation designated the Stony Brook University Sensor CAT as a Center for Advanced Technology and will receive funding for the next 10 years.

Two residence halls - Dewey College in Kelly Quad and Building I in West Apartments - recently had wireless Internet installed. But the change is getting mixed reception, with students excited about its convenience yet struggling with an occasionally slow connection.

Wireless routers are not the cause of the connectivity internet issues plaguing Tabler Quad residents for the past few months, according to Richard Reeder, chief information officer of the The Division of Information Technology.

Many Tabler Quad residents found themselves without internet access as the outages that were rooted in Sanger College spread to other buildings in the quad on Sunday.

A doctoral student in computer science at Stony Brook University is developing HearSay, a non-visual web browser that uses text commands, voice-browsing and keyboard shortcuts to give the blind and those with visual impairments a chance to navigate cyberspace.

The personal information of 90,000 people in a Stony Brook University database was accidentally posted to Google left there until it was discovered almost two weeks later.

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously on Monday that the makers of Grokster and Morpheus could be held liable for copyright infringement taking place over their networks.

Mac switching to Intel might seem like a move toward technological convergence, and maybe even some level of compatibility between Macs and the rest of the world. Of course, if that were the case, there'd be no reason to buy a Mac, because then it would just be an overpriced PC. In this edition of Bullchip we examine the move and also why I love my PC.

For GMail's first birthday, Google has given accounts an extra 1GB of storage, bringing the total to 2GB. They have also indicated that they intend to go further as the program progresses.

The US Supreme Court on Tuesday heard oral arguments in the copyright infringement case against Grokster. The case is to be decided by a court packed with, if we are blunt, old people. What could this mean for the file-sharing community?

Spyware is the ultimate nemisis of the PC owner. It creeps into your machine and gets everywhere and the worst part is that it's all your fault. Join me and learn how to repent for these misdeeds.