3Qs: What the Apple-Samsung ruling means for design patents
A jury in San Jose, Calif., recently found that Samsung Electronics infringed on Apple’s patents, awarding the iPod manufacturer more than $1 billion in damages. We asked Susan Barbieri Montgomery,...
View Article3Qs: Jobs is back — What does it mean?
Although Apple co-founder and CEO Steve Jobs has been on medical leave since January — placing the company in the hands of chief operating officer Timothy Cook — Jobs was back on stage this week,...
View Article3Qs: Microsoft trying to take another bite of the Apple?
It was recently announced that Apple, assessed at $150 billion, surpassed Google as the world’s most valuable brand. This comes a year after overtaking Microsoft as the globe’s most valuable...
View Article3Qs: What does Steve Jobs stepping down as CEO mean for Apple?
Steve Jobs, the co-founder who led Apple to become one of the world’s most powerful companies and the man who envisioned the iPhone and iPad, resigned as chief executive officer this week. How will...
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Fall recipes: Baked apple with salted caramel sauce
The crisp autumn weather is upon us, which is a wonderful excuse to think about food and our favorite fall ingredients. We’ve asked Tom Barton, executive chef for Northeastern Dining, to share some...
View ArticleMeet the graduates: Andrew Barba
Andrew Barba, CIS’16, vividly remembers the moment Steve Jobs introduced the first iPhone to the world in 2007. A teenager at the time, he’d long been interested in “hacking around and building...
View ArticleWhat happened when a chemical engineering professor ditched the chalkboard...
Steve Lustig is never going back to chalk. Several years ago, the associate professor of chemical engineering ditched the classroom staple in favor of a writing tablet. It was an “aha” moment, he...
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Paging Dr. Alexa: How Amazon, Walmart are making healthcare like fast food
Imagine you have a cold. Well, you think it’s a cold, but you’re not sure. Instead of calling your doctor—which could mean a long wait for a quick, impersonal visit—you consult Amazon’s Alexa. With...
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3Qs: Why Bluetooth headphones are better than you might think
Later this month, Apple will release its first truly wireless earbuds. Priced at $159, the so-called AirPods will be driven by the company’s proprietary W1 chip and powered by Bluetooth technology, a...
View ArticleNortheastern professor scores a victory for detecting net neutrality
When the website for David Choffnes’ app Wehe went down last week, his student thought the web servers were under attack. “Then we realized that we were just featured at the top of Reddit,” said...
View ArticleWhat we’ve gained—and lost—after a decade with smartphones
On Tuesday, Apple unveiled its newest generation of products at an event celebrating a decade since the first iPhone was released. Though it wasn’t the first smartphone on the market, its commercial...
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A case for reading—and weeding—the comments on social media platforms like...
The ousting of broadcaster and noted conspiracy theorist Alex Jones from several social media platforms was a watershed moment, said Joseph Reagle, an associate professor at Northeastern who studies...
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Is your refrigerator spying on you?
Millions of American homes contain devices connected to the internet that aren’t computers. Yours is likely one of them. If you have a TV that allows you to stream shows from online sites such as...
View ArticleThe new iPhone comes out today. Is Apple slowing down your old device to make...
The new iPhone XR comes out Friday, and while some people might be lining up outside Apple stores to buy the latest device from the tech giant, conspiracy theorists have a different plan—wait until...
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Monopolies are shrinking the competition in the American economy,...
John Kwoka understood what was wrong with the American economy, and he was prepared to offer solutions. But knowing and persuading are two different things, especially when you are being called to...
View ArticleUse Northeastern’s #NUexperience hashtag on social media for a chance to win...
Share your #NUexperience this summer! Whether you are working on co-op, conducting research, volunteering, studying, or exploring, we want to see where in the world you’re spending your summer. To...
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Walk-in clinics are growing in popularity, but are they the same level of...
Millions of people are turning to walk-in health clinics—think CVS’s MinuteClinic, or Walgreens’ Healthcare Clinic—because they offer more convenient hours and are often closer to home than a...
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Free speech on social media doesn’t mean the same thing around the world
Facebook, Google, Instagram, and other social media giants are based in the United States, where they have faced relatively little government oversight. But their reach extends around the world,...
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AirDrop is making your iPhone vulnerable to attackers
Whether you’re checking text messages on your smartwatch or sharing selfies with a friend at a concert, it’s becoming easier and easier to send files and information between devices. But this...
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US leverages its relationship with Taiwan to help rebuild the domestic...
The world’s largest chipmaker, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., revealed last month that it will be increasing its investment in the U.S. to $40 billion to build a second factory in Phoenix,...
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