By Steven Setser Welcome back to another issue of Spec Tech.  This week Google kills a product, Windows 8 price increases and LG is rumored to have a new phone on the way. Imagine having the first social streaming media player. In June Google released the Nexus Q, an orb that allowed you to stream music from your phone/tablet to ...

By Devin Crudup   Obesity has become an epic issue that has driven the need for preventative care.   Although obesity affects all Americans, the root of African American obesity stands out. According to the Office of Minority Health, 70 percent of black men are overweight or obese, as well as 80 percent of black women. Due to this overwhelming ...

By Rebecka McAleer   Any person can press a piano key. That doesn’t make them a musician. Welcome to Additive Noise– the official Spectator source for music reviews and recommendations. We’re here to bring you music you may not have ever heard, to broaden your horizons, or to bring you new information about the music you already love. We hope ...

Hello World—Anthony here bringing you all the latest news in the world of entertainment.   Kicking things off this week, Beyoncé continued her reign over the world by singing the national anthem at Barack Obama’s inauguration.   Always having the tendency to be extra, Beyoncé gave a show stopping performance of “The Star Spangled Banner,” complete with pulling out her ...

Cigarette smoking is becoming increasingly popular among college age students around the nation– even here at VSU.   Even though we pay it no mind (unless you happen to sit next to the guy that smells like a pack of cigarettes) campus is full of students smoking.   According to the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) one third ...

Hello World—Anthony here with Pop Addict again to bring you all the latest news and gossip since December.   Since we left over a month ago, a Kardashian is pregnant again, the world didn’t end (thanks a lot Mayans), Beyoncé is back with a vengeance, Justin Timberlake made an anti-climactic return to music and Award Show season is in full ...

Hello and welcome back Spec Techies to a new year.  Glad to know that we all did NOT vanish on Dec. 21. Let’s catch up on new tech from the CES event last week. First, the show was mostly about 4K television sets.  Don’t know what 4K is?  Well, it is an Ultra High Definition (UHD) pixel resolution.  Its pixel ...

Pop Addict #14   Hello World—Anthony here bringing you the final Pop Addict for 2012. That is if the Mayans are right and the world ends in three weeks. Otherwise, I’ll be back reporting on the ratchetness of the celebrity world in 2013.   If the Mayans are correct, at least we won’t have to deal with Chris Brown’s anger ...

Well, tis the season to want new tech. With all these new and fun devices, I thought I would recommend some products that you might want to ask for Christmas or buy for a family member or a really good friend. First off, for a 10-inch tablet I would recommend either the Google Nexus 10 or the iPad with Retina ...

Don’t let your hard work in the gym go to waste this holiday season. Whether you are going home or traveling with family for the holidays, make sure you don’t overdo it. There’s a way to enjoy the festivities but not also relapsing into bad habits. Don’t put yourself back at square one—remain disciplines and plan ahead. We all know ...