Current+Events

__//**Current Event in Technology**//__ **Instructions:** Your assignment today is to research and summarize 3 articles about issues in our nation, our state, and/or our town dealing with technology using the Internet. When you perform a search and summarize, you must be careful to write it in your own words.

For each of the current events, you need to follow these steps:
 * Include the name of the article.
 * List the author's name
 * Create a link with the articles URL for the chosen current event article.
 * Write a short summary (6-7 sentences minimum) of what you learned from the article.
 * Answer all of the required questions in detail.
 * Complete sentences are required for your answers.

For the first article, go to www.usatoday.com or some other site that posts daily world events and find an article of interest about something that is going on in the world. You may also choose to go to a network news site such as www.msnbc.com.

For the second article, go to www.ksl.com or another state paper and find an article of interest about something that is going on in our state.

For the third article, you can choose to do an event from the world, state, or city. If you choose to do our city, go to www.sltrib.com or www.deseretnews.com (can search by town) and find an article of interest about something that is going on in our town.

Article #1 - World Current Event Article Title - // Google Play offerings are launching on Google TV //

Author - Paul Sawers

URL (create a link) - []

Summarize your article. My article on Google Play was about it's new launching (October 8th, 2012) of Google TV, which enhances it to unify all its products and encompassing all sorts of media. Google TV was launched back in 2010 and was developed by Intel, Sony and Logitech. Now, the internet content will appear on a TV platform which enables you to buy or rent directly through Google Play while any previous purchases will transfer to your already existing Google account. Titles will also be discovered through its TV and Movies app, which brings recommendations for shows and movies that are available on television, as well as other TV apps. Google TV has already started to launch outside of the U.S. with its arrival in the UK in June. It is now located in countries like Canada, Austrailia, France, Germany, Netherlands, Brazil, and even Mexico.

What did you think was the most interesting part of the article? The most interesting part of the article was learning all the benefits Google TV brings and it's hard to think of any cons.

How does this current event affect your life? Is the change positive or negative? So far, this current event hasn't affected my life because I don't have it, but I use Google Play so the bonuses of Google TV can bring a convenient, positive change when I'm on the TV, computer, etc.

Article #2 - State Current Event  Article Title - // Review: Tablets apps fill in gap, won't replace PCs // Author - Bree Fowler URL (create a link) - []

Summarize your article. This article explained the pros and cons of replacing your laptop with a tablet, as well as the programs you would use on a tablet if you were to make the change. There are three programs that you are allowed to use: Quickoffice, iWork, and Microsoft Office. The iWork is the most compatible for Apple software and is very easy to use. However, Microsoft Office is the most similar to a desktop and is best suited for business users, although the casual user might not find this program so beneficial. If you really are serious about replacing your laptop with a tablet, you need to start investing into your iPad or your Droid by buying some extra perks like an external keyboard or maybe even some glasses. The main point of this article was, at this current point, laptops shouldn't be replaced by tablets so don't just shelve your laptops; however tablets are advancing in technology and somewhere down the road tablets may be more convenient and replace PCs all together.

What did you think was the most interesting part of the article? The most interesting part of this article was learning that in the future, tablets really could replace computers and we would no longer need laptops anymore.

How does this current event affect your life? Is the change positive or negative? This current event affects my life because I may start seeing my teachers using tablets instead of computers, so I have to get used to the change.

Article #3 - Your Choice  Article Title - // Google awards teenager $60,000 for hacking Chrome // Author - Sean Parker URL (create a link) - []

Summarize your article. This article told about how Google gave a male teenage hacker $60,000 for uncovering a flaw in its browser security. The hacker is known as "Pinkie Pie" and he fixed the problem at the second annual Pwnium competition. Pinkie Pie was one of two hackers that won the prize at the competition the year before. Right before the last competition, Pinkie Pie sent a resume to Google stating that he could hack their browser using a Mac. In March, a member of Google's security that they wanted to see what the potential hacker could do to their system. Now, Facebook is starting to act on this by giving out a minimum of $500 to users who catch bugs in their system.

What did you think was the most interesting part of the article? The most interesting part of this article for me, was learning that the hacker was a teenager and he went by "Pinkie Pie" instead of his real name.

How does this current event affect your life? Is the change positive or negative? I don't think this current event affects my life, although he probably sent a message that there are problems in our internet browsers that programmers need to crack down on.