Taking Ctrl.

Taking Ctrl Containing the breach

Dealing with technology in the information age Story by Liam Green Musselman

Innovation in cellular tech

The industry behind the growing 5G invention Story by Joe Lopez

Summer 2019

A tale of three companies

Robotics for agriculture, industry, and education Story by Jack Stampley

From sun to outlet

The affordability, pros, and cons of solar panels Story by Ameur Moujani

~Special Thanks~

Here’s to all who made this magazine possible: Interviewees, Motivators, Friends, & Family

Adam Wilson Amy Reid Aziz Bache Brandon Mcnew Charles Grinnell Jasmine Kuliasha Dr. Jason Rosenblum Mandy Chen Dr. Peter Wake Sana’a Ahmad Stephen Bednarski Dr. Steve Dilley Tim Smith Timothy Harvey Wafa Soussou Youssef Mojani

Dear Reader,

We hope that you find this magazine fun and informative, as had plenty of fun in the production of it. In the production phase, we got to know and work with one another, putting our technological interests in one magazine. From Liam’s attentiveness towards hacking, Jack’s interest in robotics, Ameur’s engrossment in solar panels, and Joe’s smartphone obsession, it was all compressed and filed out to create one collection of articles to fuel and inspire the minds of those constantly interested & intrigued by technology.

Through the crusade of seeking interviewees, writing down all they said, then proceeding to interpret it all in the form of a story, everything started to come together. Time, effort, and plenty of photos taken had come up to one moment. Of course, we’re overexaggerating how tough it was. But it was still fun in the end.

But sparing the gory details, we created a magazine. We’d like to thank all those who motivated us throughout our lives and this project to complete this publication. We really are simple people, and we really don’t have too much to say, unless we kept exaggerating on how glorious this deed is and how much we got to know each other.

In the end, though, what’s really important is that this project is one of many we’ll end up facing at LASA for the next four years, and the people we worked with are just a few of those we’ll end up meeting and collaborating with to do much more in those four years.

Thanks, Liam, Jack, Ameur & Joe

Articles

Containing the Breach

Staying safe in the information age

By Liam Green Musselman, pages 10-13

A Tale of Three Companies

The trials & goals of robotics companies

By Jack Stampley, pages 14-17

From Sun to Outlet

The affordability, pros and cons of solar panels

By Ameur Moujani, pages 20-23

Innovation in Cellular Technology

Your phone could guide Apollo 11 to the moon

By Joe Lopez, pages 26-29

Front Cover: Liam Green Musselman

Table of Contents

The page that tells everyone where everything goes...

Tech Flops/Untrusted Tech Companies

Steps to Creating a Technological Empire

Enter the Solar Panel/ Best Solar Inventions

Smartphone Awards

By Liam Green Musselman, pages 8-9

By Jack Stampley, pages 18-19

By Joe Lopez, pages 30-31

By Ameur Moujani, pages 24-25

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Meet the Team

Liam Musselman Chaotic Neutral

Liam’ s name is actually spelled “William”, but pronounced “Liam”. Strange, huh?

Liam is an incoming sophmore at LASA, and has the same relationship with his glasses that Joe has with his hat. He likes to play video games, play ultimate frisbee, and spark argument wherever possible.

Surpisingly, Liam is writing this about himself, also in the third person. He went to elementary school at UTES (University of Texas Elementary School), moved to Kealing for 6-8th grade, and is now at LASA. His favorite classes at LASA are French, Orchestra, and Math. He hates the question “What are you going to do when you grow up?” because he thinks that it is the previous generations validitating themselves and assuring themselves the next generation won’t crash and burn.

Oh. “And he likes burritos.”

-Liam Green Musselman Pages 1-2 & 3-6, Tech Flops/Untrusted Tech Companies & “Containing the Breach“

Jack Stampley Lawful Neutral

Jack made this page. Jack’s referring to himself in third person. He also created the table of contents as well.

As a shy child who spends more of his time thinking than talking, Jack wasn’t really able to form really close bonds with too many people other than his parents.

To counter this, he’d play on his PC or walk around his large backyard with his four dogs. He spent Pre-K to third grade at Pioneer Crossing Elementary, fourth to fifth grades at Harmony School of Science, and his middle school years at Harmony Science Academy Pflugerville.

When not gaming, he’s waging a war to improve the school system. He likes game development, but doesn’t know yet if it’s his passion. He’s half Filipino and was born on Fibonacci Day of 2004.

“Doh!” -Homer Simspon

Pages 7-10 & 11-12, “A Tale of Three Companies” & Steps to Creating a Technological Empire

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Ameur Moujani Chaotic Neutral

Ameur switched his topic from biotech to renewable energy. Bet you didn’t know that.

Ameur went to Riley for Pre-K to Kindergarten, then to Boone for the rest of his elementary school days. He spent middle school in Covington. He is a simple man. His interests are to eat, sleep, and play video games. He has three siblings.

He may seem quiet at times, but he could become hyper before you know it. He’s been through quite a bit, moving from Morocco to Austin when he was three and breaking his teeth in sixth grade by falling on his face. So his two front teeth are half real, half fake.

“I was a vampire for three days.”

-Ameur Moujani, 2019 Pages 13-16 & 17-18, “From Sun to Outlet“ & Enter the Solar Panel/Best Solar Inventions

Joe Lopez

Chaotic Neutral RARELY, RARELY EVER, will you see Joe without his “Champion” cap. Actually, we DID have a picture of him without it, but it was SUPER blurry because too much coolness radiated from it.

Joe wasn’t born with a cap on, despite what many think. He grew up locally, and was born on November 22, 2004, a DAY before Jack was born. He’s 5’7”, and weighs 120 pounds. How does he know all of these numbers? I honestly have no idea. Maybe he weighs himself and measures himself 7 times a week.

“So what this is saying is; that just as you don’t know how you manage to be conscious...that doesn’t mean to say you’re not doing it. Equally, you don’t know- how the universe...constellates the constellations, and galactifies the galaxies you don’t know...”

-Alan Watts Pages 19-22 & 23-24, “Innovation in Cellular Technology” & Smartphone Awards

The previous leader of the internet fell apart from lack of new tech

The cellphone commonly used by businesspeople fdidn’t reach everyone and lost to Apple.

This former Titan of the online maps industry was quickly trumped by Google

8 The overhyped networking app failed to meet expectations

This company was overtaken by Facebook after its merger with News Corp.

The lack of compatible hardware was this products demise.

This explosive phone cost Samsung 6 billion dollars

The new product from Google had lack of appeal overall

The stats:

Facebook: 39.6% Twitter: 8% Amazon: 7.7% Uber: 7.1% Google: 6.1% Lyft: 5.9% Snap: 4.2% Microsoft: 1.8% Tesla: 1.3% Netflix: 0.5% Trust no one: 13.1% Source: Next Gen Personal Finance

9 What can you do?

-Give information only to companies essential to your online persona -Give information to larger corporations with more intact cybersecurity reputations -Change your passwords of your essential information every 6 months to 1 year.

-Stay up to date with the cybersecurity personalities of the companies guarding your important accounts

Designer:Liam Green Musselman

Containing the Breach Dealing with technology in the information age Story by Liam Green Musselman

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A teenager sits at a computer surrounded in code. Even Liam with aGreen Musselman laptop, hacking can be possible.

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ploited, yet the average tech A customer does a simple swipe, a tap, a return key on user may not actually know who wants to get their infora URL, and in the span of mation. In genseconds, a eral, the average bank account They are doing tech user assigns is tapped, an it to make a political digital breaches identity compoint, or to do some to a character promised, other various acts in which anysomeone’s you know, such as to one who uses gain money, or to gain most vital inaccess, or to allow technology in formation in bad hackers to their daily lives the hands of have access would call a -Dr. Jason anyone smart Rosenblum, hacker, someone enough to gaming expert who uses comhave a skimputers to gain mer and a laptop.

In the age of information tech- unauthorized access to data, but there are 3 definitions in nology, people like Professor which to classify this general Jason Rosenblum are more wary of their digital presence term.

Hackers are classified and how that can be ex-

into three groups: white, gray, and black hat hackers. A black hat hacker best fits the stereotype we of hackers who inflict harm on others. A white-hat hacker is an “ethical hacker” who aids a company by finding holes in cybersecurity. A gray hat hacker can operate with more leeway, and the rules for what they do is a lot less clear. “[Black hat hackers] are doing it to make a political point, or to do some other various acts you know, such as to gain

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A computer filled with code is seen more clearly. Hacking can be a complex thing to some, and having even the tiniest thing explained can help. Photo courtesy of Kevin Ku. Taking Ctrl, Containing the Breach

Say I jump you in an alley, then give your things to a homeless person. I’m still jumping you in an alley. It’s like hacking, it’s case by case -Dr. Steve Dilley, professor of ethics at St. Edwards University

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money, or to gain access, or to allow bad hackers to have access to systems that they shouldn’t have,” Rosenblum said. “The moral culpability lies in the result of why it is that they’re doing the hacking,” The rise of those known as “ethical hackers” has flipped the industry of information gathering in an ethical loop: white hat hackers, hackers who are contracted by a company to find holes that black

-In the world of hacking, anyone can have preconcieved notions of what they think a hacker is. What do you think when you see this screen? A simple line of code could mean a national breach, but it could also mean someone is simply trying to help.

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hats could manipulate. The seemingly gray area arises from gray hat hackers, who are those who exploit holes in a company for the greater good of providing the company with that information. In the case of computer hacking, the question of if the means justify the ends may not be so simple.

In the neutral ground of gray hat hacking, the culpability seems to be on specific parties based on each circumstance, but there is a lot of gray area on where the moral culpability lies. Within a security breach, more often than not, there will be three parties; the party doing the breaching, the party being breached, and the company responsible to protect the information.

“It’s incumbent upon a company to meaningly protect customers information when you give it to them,” said Dr. Peter Wake, professor of philosophy at St. Edwards.

“It’s in the company’s best interests to ensure you’re comfortable.....The first step should be to imply that these things should have more democratic oversight.”

In this imperative of absolute company protection, the

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A Philosophy class looks back to listen to a student. In modern day hacking, questions often come to light about how ethical hacking really is

Internet consumption is so prevalent that we have to ensure that people are comfortable using it.

-Dr. Peter Wake, professor of ethics at St. Edwards University

question of if gray hat hacking is warranted could entirely depend on the intent, yet the oversight of online information being shared could be to blame. ”Internet consumption is so prevalent that we have to

ensure that people are comfortable using it,” said Dr. Peter Wake.

With this in mind, it seems imperative that the fault lies in the company for releasing a product that is flawed, probably more specifically the fault lies in a failure in a part of the quality assurance system or the quality assurance process,” said Rosenblum.

All in all, each party could take some blame, whether it is the breacher for causing the breach at all, the company for failing to protect the information, or even the customer for putting Taking Ctrl

their trust in the company. The hacker is clearly to blame in regards to black hat hacking, but a company’s biggest issue with information protection very well may be the humans operating the company.

With this growing problem in modern technology, the question of “what policy protects our privacy” comes forward.

“Say I jump you in an alley, then give your things to a homeless person. I’m still jumping you in an alley,” said Dilley. “The same thing applies to means justifying the ends; it’s case by case.”

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A Tale of Three Companies Robotics for agriculture, industry, and education Story by Jack Stampley

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Top to Bottom: Two HV-100’s at work, and the Sphero 2.0, a discontinued product. Top photo by Charles Grinnell and bottom courtesy of Jamine Kuliasha at Sphero.

Left to right: One of Harvest’s HV-100 robots, and one with a plant. Photos by Charles Grinnell.

All around the world, thousands of lrobotics companies are constantly innovating their products and creating new ideas.

“The robot ball is the most universal shape of all! So we wanted to make something for everyone,” said Adam Wilson, co-creator of Sphero, a company that develops robotic toys to teach programming in schools.

Back then, robots would be programmed to follow colored paths or do the same motion repeatedly forever, and many of these robots were too fast and dangerous to be around humans.

“Those are guided vehicles,” said Tim Smith, a public relations officer at Fetch Robotics, a San Jose-

based robotics company.

“Fetch makes fully autonomous vehicles, so it’ll just get from A to B in whatever way it can the best path if it works right along human workers safely, efficiently, and takes over the task of moving stuff. Some of these workers are walking miles and miles a day just basically pushing, “ said Smith.

Most of Fetch’s products are used in industrial settings, such as factories or warehouses, in which they either transport goods or measure the quantities of various items. Fetch creates robots for semi-structured environments, which are places such as warehouses or factories, where the

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environment stays consistent so that the robots can remain in the area for as long as possible.

Charles Grinnell is the CEO of Harvest Automation, a company that manufactures agricultural robots, based in Billerica, Massachusetts.

“So the guy who invented the Roomba is a guy named Joe Jones,” said Grinnell. “He wanted to leave that company, iRobot, and go and start a new company to invent new robots,“ said Grinnell.

With Jones and a team of roboticists including Grinnell, Harvest created the HV-100, a robot for moving plants, similar to the robots of Fetch. Harvest’s

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16 Left to right: Fetch’s HMIShelf, a robot for moving items in warehouses, and an HV-100. Left photo by Tim Smith, right photo by Charles Grinnell.

only product as of Summer 2019 is there HV100, made for moving plants, but they are considering new concepts.

“Part of my morning today was working with an engineer here and we’re developing a concept to help grape growers in this country and other parts of the world with harvesting grapes, so that’s a different and new robot we’re working on developing at this point, “ said Grinnell. At Fetch, a research robot with a moving arm is in production, but it’s only sold to private institutions. And one of Taking Ctrl, A Tale of Three Companies

Sphero’s newest products is their Sphero RVR, a robot mainly for recreational tricks and stunts.

Robot production is very pricey and can take long periods of time. For Sphero to create a robot, it took them around $5 million and eight months, while Harvest had taken around seven years and $12 million to make the HV-100.

“It’s extremely expensive and time-consuming to make robots that are commercially ready to be sold to customers,“ said Grinnell.

“It’s pretty straightforward to make prototypes and do

things on the bench and test them and they seem good, but if you’re making a sophisticated robotic product, and ours isn’t even that complicated compared to some other robots people are trying to make.” Even then, Harvest has some difficulty in selling.

“The list price for a robot with all its accessories, including batteries and battery chargers and things is about 32 thousand dollars... can buy a nice car for 32 thousand dollars! But the sad thing is that we’re not making a lot of money with each robot we sell because

Left to Right: A photo taken from an HV-100, and the Sphero Ollie. Left photo by Charles Grinnell, right photo courtesy of Jasmine Kuliasha at Sphero.

it is very expensive for us to realize that this is a solution achieve global robotic purchase all the pieces that to a problem they’re having. domination,” said go into the robot and put it It just happens to be a Wilson. together.” solution they’ve probably And as for And Fetch has its own never encountered before.”

Fetch, they plan to issues, and one eventually put their of their biggest is research robot on the educating the world public market, but for about robots that now, they plan to go on work alongside normally.

It just happens to be a humans.

“Just making “Education is one our clients happy, solution they’ve probably of the most important deploying the robots, never encountered before. things to do to inform and having them do their customer what they are signed base of this kind of up to do, whether solution,” said Smith. that’s moving goods -Tim Smith, Fetch Robotics “This category’s from point A to point never existed before.

B or keeping track of Robots are always inventory,” said Smith. separated from people, and However, these “When I thought about suddenly they are alongside companies still have their robotics as a kid, I thought people, so it’s basically goals. about something similar to dealing with education, “We are currently the the Terminator,” said Wilson. building up a great deal of number one robot used in trust with the customer to schools, and we’d like to

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Steps to Creating a Te Hey, you! Yeah, YOU! Is world domination your thing? Well, maybe you’re not in favor with nukes and a police state, but we have a free market, so that’s an alternate option. The best way to attract consumers that have nothing better to do is to start a technology empire that’ll solve the world’s problems. Of course, you’ll need a reasonable experience of programming and maybe some engineering experience to get you

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1: Assemble a Group & State Your Name You know what they say, you can’t achieve world domination without a team. Try a hand with experienced family members and friends. Or just family members and friends.

By there, you should start getting yourselves set up-get an easy to remember name & logo, and a website (Put efficiency over looks).

2. Brainstorm Ideas So from here, you need to lay out a plan of action. Firsty, decide if you want to engineer, program, or both. Next, think of all the problems in the world. The poor starving kittens you care SO much about, or fears of our government watching us.

Just make sure nothing’s been made to solve the problem. Remember to think about cost, audience, and appeal.

3. Create a Program/Product Now, what you’re gonna want to do here is start turning that idea into a PRODUCT (Or a program if you’re more of the hacker type.)! Make sure it’s cost effiecent and sleek, then put it on the market.

Technological Empire

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started, but in the end, you’ll be rewarded with a steady stream of cash and plenty of loyal followers. If Bill Gates and a former McDonalds worker named Jeff Bezos can do it, then you too can jump into the game of world domination!

5. Repeat Steps 2-5 Once you’ve got THAT going for you, well, that doesn’t mean the world’s gonna take over itself! Thankfully, the hardest you’ll have to try is to keep creating ideas based off of problems. But in a world this turbulent, that shouldn’t be an issue, right?

4. Gain Support Getting insurmountable sales? Good. Now for even more support, hire quite a few experts on technology to keep your syndicate- no. “Corporation” is a better term. Appease the ungrateful swarm that is the public by donating for they cats that practically worship. Also try to donate towards diseases or a similar cause.

Great! Now after you’ve followed these steps, you’ve probably gotten boatloads of sheepish followers who’d do ANYTHING to get a hold on your products, not to mention near absolute control of the global economy. At this point, it’s best to retire, sit back, and relax as your heirs take control of your growing empire of evil- er, innovation.

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From Sun To Outlet

Story by Ameur Moujani

The affordability, pros, and cons of solar panels.

Solar panels absorb energy from light and convert it into electrons, which power electrical appliances. Some people think solar panels are expensive, but in reality, even though the price tag is very hefty they end up paying themselves off because of how much energy they save.

According to Carbonstockstudy.com, CO2 emissions that result from the burning of fossil fuels are very harmful to the planet because they cause global warming. Cotap. org said that there are many ways to cut down on CO2 emissions, and solar energy is a good way to do so.

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“I am aware of how harmful CO2 emissions are and I have considered installing solar panels,” said Sana’a Ahmad, a homeowner who is considering buying solar panels. “But the price for solar panels is too high.”

Some people don’t want to buy solar panels because as SolarReviews.com said, the price ranges from 15,000 to 25,000 dollars.

But the environmental conservation program manager at Austin Energy, Tim Harvey said that solar panels are more affordable than people think.

21 Solar panel in the shape of a flower. Photo by Liam Green Musselman

“Austin Energy would provide a credit on their bill at around $1,130 dollars a year. The federal government provides a 30% tax credit and Austin Energy provides a -$3,500 incentive which then brings the cost to the customer to $14,000 from $25,000,” Harvey said.

According to pickmysolar.com, typically people will take out a long term loan to pay off their

The benefits you could gain from owning solar panels out-weigh any problems you might face.

-Sana’a Ahmad, a homeowner considering buting solar panels

solar panels, the loan payments roughly equal the bill savings so their monthly expenses don’t increase.

“For the first 12.4 years, the benefit from the solar panels goes to pay for the system,” Harvey said. “After that, the solar owner saves approximately $1000 a year assuming there are some maintenance costs.”

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those who are concerned for the environment are pleased with the shift to solar, and those who are not concerned with the environment are generally unaffected as long as prices don’t increase.

People might think that the process for installing solar panels is complicated, but Aziz Bache, who already owns his own solar panels, said otherwise.

“First, I had to sign a contract for my payment plan,” Bache said. “Then an engineer visited to make sure everything is going to be compatible with my new energy. After that, I signed more paperwork and documents for the

installation, then I ordered equipment for the panels.

Finally, I installed the solar panels and made sure they worked correctly, then I got the system approved.”

Bache’s solar panels system cost him $17,000 including installation and equipment, and they produce roughly 400-kilowatt-hour each month.

“I save over $100 with my solar panels investment each month,” Bache said.

People are worried that their solar panels might get damaged from weather and that they will have to pay for them to be fixed.

“I haven’t had any

Solar panel sitting on the sidewalk, helping power the area. Solar panels can even have urban uses. Photo courtesy of Youssef Moujani Close range picture of a solar farm. Photo courtesy of Robert Jones.

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issues with my solar panels ever since I got them a year ago,” said Bache. “But in case something does happen, free maintenance is included with my purchase for 30 years.”

Bache is very satisfied with his investment and expects he will produce more energy during the summer than he has all year.

“I would highly recommend purchasing solar panels,” said Bache, “because they are ecofriendly, and after 10 years the solar panels pay

themselves off and you have free electricity.”

According to heliopower.com, there is a chance that solar panels might damage your roof because of the weight of the system or the lag bolts that penetrate the roof to securely hold them in place, but Ahmad isn’t worried about the issues

“The benefits you could gain from owning solar panels out-weigh any problems you might face,” Ahmad said.

Field of solar panels serving a variety of needs. Solar panels can serve many funcitons, and have endless possibilities. Photo courtesy of Andreas Guckhorn

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Close up picture of a solar panel. Photo courtesy of Samuel Zeller

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This is the solar cell, it works by letting in photons, or particles of light, and knocking electrons free from atoms, creating a flow of electricity.

The glass protects the solar cells and allows light from the sun to reach the solar cells.

This is the frame, it allows light to pass throught it while holding the rest of the solar panel together.

This is the backsheet, it protects the backpart of the solar panel from the elements.

This is the PV junction box. This is a very important part, because it houses all the electric bits on a solar panel, and protects them from water damage.

The encapsulant provides adhesion between the solar cells. It als provides adhesion between the top surface and bottom surface of the solar panel. The encapsulant should be stable at elevated temperatures and high UV exposure. It should also be transparent and should hve a low thermal resistance.

Top 3 Solar Powered Inventions

Solar Powered Car

Solar powered cars are an amazing way to save the environment. They absorb energy from the sun using solar cells, and turn it into electricity to power the car. If you have any leftover energy you can store it in a battery built in the car until you need it.

Solar Powered Backpack

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This Amazing invention has a thin film of solar cells. Because of that this backpack allows you to charge your laptop or cellphone on the go. It also includes batteries that let you store some power for later when you might need it.

Solar Powered Portable Outlet

The solar powered portable outlet connects you to the electrical world. To use it you stick it onto a sunlit window and you plug in a device that is low on power, and it works just like a normal outlet.

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A smartphone today could have been used to guide the Apollo spacecraft to the moon. With all of that technology in the palm of the hand, it is the result of 50 years of innovation. Technologically speaking, to go from having supercomputers that are the size of a car to fitting in the palm of your hand in that span of time is baffling.

It even beats a more recent supercomputer from IBM, the 1997 Deep Blue Supercomputer. It’s not a very fair comparison, it’s Taking Ctrl, Innovation In Cellular Technology

like comparing an iPhone XS to a toaster.

The standard almost 20 years ago for smartphones was much lower than anything that we have today, according to Brandon Mcnew, a lead technician at Ubreakifix.

“Having been in the industry for nine years now,” Mcnew said, “I’ve seen quite a bit of people and quite a bit of devices and before you know it, was just anything that had applications and anything that could sustain doing multiple things at once

on your phone. But now, people are going for the most powerful and biggest phone that has the brightest screen and the best camera.”

With the development of smartphones, display technology has made major strides. Smartphone manufacturers such as Razer and OnePlus are releasing phones with higher and higher refresh rates. Granted there won’t be these phones everywhere due to them not being sold in carrier

UBreakIFix is an Austin repair shop that specializes in portable technology. This company will probably be working on 5G in the near future. Courtesy of Ubreakifix.

stores, OnePlus has broken the barrier with the OnePlus 7 Pro being sold in T-Mobile stores. It’s exciting to see which company can come out with a fully bezel-less display, which means the device has no outer edge of display.

Many companies have already come up with solutions, such as pop up cameras, sliding mechanisms, or even having two displays. Despite the crazy solutions we have yet to see underdisplay front-facing

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cameras. Smartphone manufacturers are very close in their pursuit for the fully bezel-less display.

With underdisplay fingerprint sensors, biometrics on smartphones has also made major strides. Under display fingerprint sensors are becoming more secure and more ergonomic because of the speed at which it can open your phone. With phones like the OnePlus 7 Pro, A dollar bill compared to a pixel 2 camera sensor. Photo by Joe Lopez Taking Ctrl, Innovation In Cellular Technology

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Brandon Mcnew works on a phone repair. 5G is inevitable to have flaws, and it’s repair shops like this that will most likely be working on it.

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Now, people are going for the most powerful and biggest phone that has the brightest screen and the best camera.

- Brandon Mcnew, Ubreakifix technician the only phones that could rival the speed of its under-display fingerprint sensor is that of an actual physical fingerprint sensor. The Samsung Galaxy S10 also has its ultrasonic technology which is more secure than a traditional optical sensor.

“Ultrasonic technology uses a certain type of wave that senses the ridges in your finger for your fingerprint. It shoots back to the phone,” Mcnew said. “That sensor can tell what the fingerprint looks like because the ultrasonic waves won’t go as far on the outwardfacing imprints of the fingerprint and they’ll go deeper into the parts

where they are deeper

“There’s not in your fingerprint and much size difference so the ridges bounce believe it or not back through the thin from a camera in piece of glass LCD to an iPhone 3G to tell the phone what the the camera in an fingerprint looks like to iPhone 8. It’s what unlock it.” Mcnew Said. they can pack into the

Cameras on camera that makes the smartphones have difference.” Mcnew become astonishingly said. accurate with color With accuracy and edge smartphone detection with the manufacturers in plethora of ways you constant competition could setup your with each other, it camera to capture breeds innovation. those goofy selfies Phones will only or special moments advance more and just right. Over the more as time goes on years manufacturers with new standards have managed to being set and bars fit more in with the being raised. implementation of thinner processor chips in order to get higher pixel counts.

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LTE Compatibility

Camera

LTE compatibility is important!

In this new day and age with the optimization of 5G being a modern thing in the near future if you want the fastest data speeds I would recommend the Galaxy S10 5G. Fast LTE speeds dont come cheap though it’s a pretty penny at over $1,500!

You’re going to need good camera quality to capture all those special moments and akward selfies. If you’re looking for the best camera you can get on a smartphone the pixel 3 is one of the top rated by Dxomark and tech youtuber Marques Brownlee. You can get this phone in the stock model for $800 or the xL model for $900.

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ne Awards Entertainment on the go. You want a phone with a display that shows accurate colors. The Oneplus 7 Pro has a liquid AMOLED display which gives you true blacks. The liquid part of the name comes in because it has a 90 hertz display with a 3120 by 1440 resolution.

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31 People use their phones on average 4 hours a day. If you want a phone that is reported to go for 2 days without a charge you should go with the Huawei P30 Pro. This phone has an insane 4,200 mAh battery. A truly insane feat.

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Taking Ctrl revolves around dealing with modern technology, and how you can learn to handle any new innovation or device that comes into our world. We hope you get a deeper understanding of how to manage modern tech from this ezine.

-Liam, Ameur, Joe, and Jack