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Extra articles about my three focus products

Posted on April 22, 2013 by cmspor10

BlackBerry Z10: New reports of high return rates http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2013/04/blackberry-wants-sec-to-investigate-false-reports-of-z10-returns/ http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2013/04/11/analyst-blackberry-z10-returns-outnumber-sales/?mod=google_news_blog Samsung Galaxy 4:  Officially released Apr 26th, will be available in India May 4th http://www.gottabemobile.com/2013/04/19/samsung-galaxy-s4-vs-samsung-galaxy-s3-5-things-to-know/ comparing S4 to S3 http://www.idigitaltimes.com/articles/16874/20130421/galaxy-s4-release-date-price-specs-samsung.htm official release dates, features and news http://www.ciol.com/ciol/news/187340/samsung-galaxy-s4-launched-india Indian developments iPhone … Continue reading →

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Verizon’s New Plans

Posted on April 14, 2013 by cmspor10

So I found out today that the phone company Verizon is making some changes to their package plans.  Namely, they are getting rid of the early upgrade plan where any customers on a 2 year plan can upgrade their phone … Continue reading →

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Hybridity and Postmodernism

Posted on April 14, 2013 by cmspor10

The articles written by Bhabha, Klor de Alva and Stoddard and Cornwell can all be classified as a postmodern or poststructuralist.  This kind of approach to cultural studies and understanding identities tends to look at smaller details that make up … Continue reading →

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Class Overlap Concerning Apple

Posted on April 7, 2013 by cmspor10

So I am in GS 101: Political Economy with Madeleine Wong right now and I am working on a project based on the novel No Logo by Naomi Klien.  My group is working with advertisements in schools and focusing on … Continue reading →

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Some Lingering Thoughts and Ideas of “Sex Machine”

Posted on April 1, 2013 by cmspor10

This week I will be talking about the article that our group did the presentation on, Sex Machine.  It will be more of a wrap up blog since we could not get to everything we wanted to due to the … Continue reading →

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TechFeed and Solidifying my Thoughts

Posted on March 28, 2013 by cmspor10

I recently found a YouTube channel called TechFeed that makes videos about the latest in technology news.  Subjects range from new devices, censorship news, debates about different company products and more.  While watching some of their videos, I started to … Continue reading →

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Hail Mary! BlackBerry Steps Back into the Market

Posted on March 19, 2013 by cmspor10

Probably one of the longest running punch lines in the technology community is BlackBerry.  It is commonly known to have slow internet connection, outdated operating systems (OS) and overall inferior to popular product like the Iphone or the Galaxy.  I … Continue reading →

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The 4G Curse

Posted on March 2, 2013 by cmspor10

I came across an article on Reuters today that focused on South Korea’s involvement in 4G development.  Rather than reading about the latest updates, they were issuing a warning to the European countries adopting the technology, specifically England.  The phone … Continue reading →

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The Rise and Gentrifying of K-Punk

Posted on February 19, 2013 by cmspor10

This week we saw the film, Our Nation: A Korean Punk Community. The genre of punk was very well received in the country and the young people claimed it as their own expression form.  The fans refer to the genre … Continue reading →

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Indian Relations with Broadband, Cable and Wireless

Posted on February 12, 2013 by cmspor10

This week’s reading, “Recycling Modernity: Pirate Electronic Cultures in India” by Ravi Sundaram is about India’s rise, maintenance and survival in electronic capitalism and software exportation.  Since software and programing is cheaper in the country compared to powerful technology corporations, … Continue reading →

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