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SNL Hits Your Smartphones

SNL Hits Your Smartphones

By Emily Min and Emily Min February 15, 2015

As many of you may know, the 40th Anniversary Special of Saturday Night Live was last night. 40 years of such comedy legends as Amy Poehler, Will Ferrell, Eddie Murphy and so many others. We here...

Upgrade to Safer Rides

By The Editorial Board January 30, 2015

Those of us who live in and around Georgetown’s campus appreciate the usefulness of SafeRides. Whether it’s walking home late at night after studying or returning home after a night out, SafeRides...

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Metro riders will be able to make payments using a mobile app at select metro stops beginning in January 2015.

Metro Launches Mobile Payment App

By Maddy Moore September 19, 2014

The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority announced the launch of a pilot program Sept. 9 that allows riders to make mobile payments. Although the pilot program will not officially begin until...

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The newly released Campus Quad mobile application will allow 
students to stay informed about extracurricular life on campus.

Campus Quad App Released

By Maddy Moore September 9, 2014

This semester, the university released Campus Quad, a new mobile application that connects students to extracurricular life on campus by sending notifications about events and meetings for clubs and...

LiveSafe App Promotes Student Safety on Campus

By Maddy Moore September 5, 2014

In response to several campus safety concerns from students and administrators last spring, the university has introduced LiveSafe, a new mobile application that focuses on addressing campus safety through...

Prediction Tool to Aid Investors

By Natasha Khan April 10, 2014

Rahul Desai (MSB ’17) goes to class, dines at Leo’s and attends club meetings like any other Georgetown student — but he also spends his time working on Trendify, the company he is starting to predict...

Socializing Key for Student App

By Caroline Welch March 25, 2014

Daanish Jamal (MSB ’16) took a leave of absence from Georgetown this semester to found his company and smartphone app, NextSpot, aimed at those who find Facebook events too formal for planning group...

Facebook Paper: Does It Fall Flat?

Facebook Paper: Does It Fall Flat?

By KP and KP February 4, 2014

Facebook has just unveiled a brand new app called Paper, which, according to the company, will allow users to "explore and share stories from friends and the world in immersive designs and fullscreen,...

Beware: This App Is Addicting

Beware: This App Is Addicting

By KP and KP December 3, 2013

Remember Words With Friends? Scramble With Friends? Are you a fan of learning, games and/or addicting apps in general? Then we have great news for you: A new trivia app has hit the scene, and it's bound...

New iPhone App Speaks for Itself

By TM Gibbons-Neff November 8, 2013

A new iPhone application crosses Instagram with Snapchat on an anonymous platform exclusive to Georgetown students. Unsaid is the brainchild of Catherine Cook (MSB ’11) and a team of programmers who...

College Problems No Match for Apps

By Kelly Lui October 11, 2013

In an age when individuals are inseparable from their smartphones, mobile apps have virtually permeated every aspect of our lives — from Facebook to Snapchat, Fruit Ninja to Google Maps — but...

Alum’s App Gets 14,000 Buys

By Caitlyn Casey October 23, 2012

With over 14,000 downloads in less than a year, Georgetown alumnus Ethan Diamond’s (COL ’09) iPhone app, MyFaceWhen, has exceeded his expectations. Inspired by his time as a computer science major...

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