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The MBTA Go app. The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority released a new app to track the T on Nov. 20. KATE KOTLYAR/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

MBTA launches first-party transit app to enhance rider experience

Samantha Genzer December 2, 2024
MBTA Go, a first-party mobile transportation app, was released by the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority on Nov. 20, offering real-time transit updates and accessibility features designed to improve commuting.
A person walks past a Green Line train departing Saint Paul Street station. HANNAH YOSHINAGA/ DFP FILE

How best to get around campus

Allison Pirog June 12, 2020
Many incoming Boston University students dream of taking in all the views campus has to offer — the city skyline, brownstones on the tree-lined Bay State Road and sailboats on the Charles River.
From left to right: Khadija Noor, external relations director, Yasmin Morais, executive director, and Albert Jimenez, content/communications director created an app, RefEd, to educate refugee children in secondary school. PHOTO COURTESY OF ALBERT JIMENEZ

BU students develop app to educate refugee children

Lillian Ilsley-Greene September 16, 2018
A team of students from Boston University have created an Android app to help educate displaced children.  

A look at BU’s efforts to keep up with the mobile age

Sophie Will October 13, 2016

In today’s technological era, Boston University has to adapt to keep the interests and attention of its students. One way the university has attempted to do so is through various smartphone applications....

OLIVIER: Are smartphones smarter than we think?

OLIVIER: Are smartphones smarter than we think?

Kaitlyn Olivier September 20, 2016

Governed almost entirely by the infinite possibilities of this age’s technological advancements, we’ve fallen victim to the seduction of the smartphone. Our iPhones and Androids are no longer simply...

REMILLARD: Why I (Probably) Won’t Be Getting An Apple Watch

REMILLARD: Why I (Probably) Won’t Be Getting An Apple Watch

Christopher Remillard April 23, 2015

On Friday, Apple is set to release its newest game-changing gadget, the Apple Watch. This is great news for Apple junkies who have been waiting some time for Apple’s next move in the tech world, and...

Apps like Downtyme and GoBe are helping students connect on campuses like Boston University. GRAPHIC BY MIKE DESOCIO/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Apps from Boston University students encourage face-to-face communication

Heather Goldin September 11, 2014

Students are criticized today more than ever for their dependence on phones, tablets and laptops. Facebook and Twitter have us glued to our screens and refreshing feeds while apps like Snapchat have become...

BU students design app to help users connect with friends

Daily Free Press Admin February 25, 2014

A group of Boston University students has developed a mobile application for Android and iPhone Operating System aimed at simplifying making plans with friends. Downtyme, which will be available for...

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