SEPT. 28, 2012
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m�J3 kk@Plu.edu are the most What im portan t thll1gs you can own at college a textbook? A brain? A number tw pencil? N ope the besl things yo u can p e s are portab le shiny and are prob ably lhe reason y u can' t afford any tiling but Top Ramen. Tablets are on th Ii e and laptop are a near nee ity, but smart phones are stealing th-= spot l igb L Back before cell phone when were in ven ted, tiungs like bad wea ther not texting - caused car c I1ege students accident s had it rough. Loog-di tance fri en dshi ps and rela tion hips were a pain, calling home was t 0 mu ch of a produ ti 0, and we actually had to get out of bed to Google something instead f j u st looking it up on our cells. Serious life-inhibiting problems weT commonp lace before our phones. Fortunately, everyon n ow own a smart phone - from tod d lers to te a chers - and according l an infog raphic from h ttp://onlinecollege. com, a website that exp lores online classes, 45 percent of college tudents Ieport using phones for school related activities ofte n. So, if you are 10 king to buy a new phone, or perhaps guilt trip a relative lot purchasing you one, which one hl1uld yo u hoose? -
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Columnist weighs in on the importance of smart phones
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hot choice right no w 5 that came out Sept. 21 and sold-out. TIlls phone, with a longer and limmer sa en than previous i Phones, has received both support and crilici m. It has also gotten a lot of flak for a clWlky Ap p le Maps system, but therwise seems to be well approved of. The Computer Netw ork (CNET), a website new ', that [dea es tech reVU:'w.5 price c m parisons and more gave it four out of five stars. Other- and more affordable - options include previous iPhone models, such as the iPhone 45. is the new iPl"Ione
Motorola Druid Razr Maxx
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nris Android not only has the longest name ever, but CNET gave it four-and-a half stars and an outstanding rec�mmendation Jor its long la ting ba ttery life and thin design. However, revi we ... were disappointed with the B megap ixeJ camera. -
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Samsung Galaxy
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HTC One X
this Though p h one may ha ve its gli tches like a poor Siri-substitute and a dim screen -http;// www .brighthand.com. a smartphone review website, did ra t e this as the best phone for co l lege students. Whether that Will change with a new iPhone in play is unclear, but the phone got credit for being like a pocket size d laptop and received a fou r lar rating on CNET.
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This phone's camera received a m uch better review. 1t has a io Lfstarrating from CNET, an impres sive display and notable speed Unfortunately, i t lacks an SD card slot, which auld tum away many prosp ective buyer . .
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attendance has been down, it just didn't seem they like something were into." In ad dition to a dwindling turn ut, the event is an immense amount of work for Residence Hall Councils. "Trying to get 20 stu d en ts in the same room at tile same time is impOSSible, " LaVigne said.
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