Communications Major

Traveling without easy access to wi-fi is problematic. Google has a new  tool that allows users to be in a place without Internet access — whether on a sidewalk in New York City or a back road in Tuscany — and pull up a map that lets them get directions and use turn-by-turn voice navigation, as well as search for places (art galleries, restaurants, hotels, museums) and see details including hours, phone numbers and reviews.

Blame the Internet and/or the ease of making smartphone videos. Now the everyday celebrity sex video is generally greeted with a collective yawn rather than mass scandal.