Students Vote on ‘Best Phones for Texting’
April 7, 2009
Scott Alsafin Tech Editor Students of LHS are well-acquainted with cell phones, more so than any other generation before them. There are a small number of students who cannot be defined as ‘texting fools.’ The following is a survey conducted by the Panther Growls staff asking 50 students during all... [Read more]
Skype Moves Forward in Mobile Phones
April 2, 2009
Francisco Acevedo Staff Writer Skype, an important and reliable internet service that now has more that 400 million people around the world, is making an aggressive movement into mobile phones. Beginning in May, Skype will have fee software available for Apple’s iPhone, iPod touch as well as various... [Read more]
Apple introduces smallest iPod with newest 4GB Shuffle
March 25, 2009
Scott Alsafin Staff Writer Apple added to it’s list of innovative technological advancements with the release of the new iPod Shuffle a few days before spring break. The new Shuffle is being praised as clever and ingenious for it’s unique design and enterprising breakthroughs. The leading notable... [Read more]
‘One Team, One Dream’
February 2, 2009
The Robotics team will be competing in their first competition on March 25, 2009 in Katy,Texas. According to junior Sohini Vidhur Jr., they have to simulate a vehicle driving on the moon with only a six week time frame. “We must design, build, program and learn to drive a robot in six weeks,”... [Read more]
New Bluetooth Technology Coming Soon
February 2, 2009
Francisco Acevedo Staff Writer Bluetooth is a popular way for people to communicate with other users, but it sometimes can take a couple of minutes for that to happen. Because of this frequently occuring problem, Bluetooth SIG and Wi-media alliance are currently developing a new Bluetooth wireless... [Read more]
Digital TV Switch To Be Delayed
January 31, 2009
Scott Alsafin Staff Writer On Thursday, the US Senate passed another resolution to delay the “big switch” to digital television from analog TV signals. Hopes were that the transition to DTV would take place on Feb. 17. However, those expectations are becoming increasingly unrealistic due to the ongoing... [Read more]
New MacBooks prove a pricey option for a much better quality laptop
November 7, 2008
Scott Alsafin Sports Editor The new MacBooks are finally here. While that might not be the biggest news, there are some reasons why it should be. On October 14, Apple released new notebooks in hopes of taking a lead on a still faulty Windows Vista. The new MacBook line introduces an all metal unibody... [Read more]