The Digital World with Ryan Simon

by / on February 19, 2013 at 6:12 am / in Features, The Digital World with Ryan Simon

Microsoft Surface Pro review

When I first heard about Microsoft’s newest Surface tablets, I remember thinking “Good idea, but just a little too late.” The Surface RT, which Microsoft released last October, is a straight competitor with the iPad and the plethora of Android [...]

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by / on November 27, 2012 at 6:00 am / in Features, News, The Digital World with Ryan Simon

The Digital World with Ryan Simon: Wii U

It has been six years since the Nintendo Wii was released to the public. Since the debut of what was arguably Nintendo’s most ambitious video game system yet, the game industry has changed in some pretty significant ways. Mobile phones [...]

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by / on October 25, 2012 at 2:01 pm / in Features, The Digital World with Ryan Simon

The Digital World with Ryan Simon: Microsoft’s big bet on Windows 8

Yup, it’s that time again. There’s a new Windows operating system on the horizon, and it’s coming very soon. Final versions of Windows 8 are already out in the wild for IT pros and enterprises, and consumers will be able [...]

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by / on October 9, 2012 at 6:02 am / in Features, The Digital World with Ryan Simon

The Digital World with Ryan Simon: Hackers Infiltrate College Servers, Who’s Next?

In recent years, public hacking attacks have grown exponentially. Due to an increase in security breaches, improving online security is becoming increasingly important for businesses, and now colleges have a lot more to worry about too. Last week, hacker group [...]

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by / on September 27, 2012 at 2:25 pm / in Features, The Digital World with Ryan Simon

The Digital World with Ryan Simon: The iPhone 5 is Apple’s Least Interesting Phone

Last week saw the release of Apple’s annual revision of their incredibly successful iPhone smartphone. If there is one word that captures the essence of the new iPhone 5, it’s “boring.” Now, before people throw up their arms and write [...]

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by / on June 30, 2012 at 1:44 pm / in Features, The Digital World with Ryan Simon

The Digital World with Ryan Simon: The E3 2012 Aftermath

It has been about two weeks now since this year’s Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) grand finale. Gamers’ expectations were high for the popular video game trade show; however, it is obvious from the online chatter that, for many gaming fans, [...]

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by / on June 5, 2012 at 10:08 am / in Features, The Digital World with Ryan Simon

The Digital World with Ryan Simon: The Precarious State of the Traditional Game Industry

As we engage a new Electronic Gaming Expo (E3), the largest video game exhibition in the world, there are many doubts floating around amongst game developers and gaming fans alike. Can the game industry continue to spend millions of dollars [...]

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by / on May 29, 2012 at 2:31 pm / in Features, The Digital World with Ryan Simon

The Digital World with Ryan Simon: Pre-E3 2012: Sony & Microsoft

This year’s E3 places Sony and Microsoft—the two “hardcore” gaming behemoths—in an awkward position. Both companies have acknowledged that they will not be announcing any next-generation game consoles at their respective press conferences on June 4. Gamers are then left [...]

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by / on May 16, 2012 at 8:32 pm / in Features, The Digital World with Ryan Simon

The Digital World with Ryan Simon: Pre-E3 2012: Nintendo’s Recovery Plan

This year’s E3 presentation from Nintendo, which is scheduled for June 5, will be the company’s most important yet. For the first time in 30 years Nintendo has posted a net loss. In their fiscal year statement ending March 31, [...]

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by / on May 1, 2012 at 6:01 am / in Features, The Digital World with Ryan Simon

The Digital World with Ryan Simon: Guild Wars 2 Preview: It’s Beautiful

When it comes to PC gaming, massively multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPGs) dominate the market. It’s actually a little ridiculous just how many different MMORPGs are available to play. “World of Warcraft” (WOW), “Rift,” “Star Wars: The Old Republic” (TOR) [...]

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