gdgt’s best deals for July 15: Samsung 24-inch 1080p HDTV, ASUS Nexus 7

Ready to save some cash on your tech buys? Then you’ve come to the right place. Our sister site gdgt tracks price drops on thousands of products every day, and twice a week they feature some of the best deals they’ve found right here. But act fast! Many of these…

Posted on: July 20, 2013 12:00 pm

Huge Smartphone Sensors Set To Revolutionize Science

By Alex Salkever, who is a technology executive, journalist and consultant based in San Francisco. Alex is co-authoring a book with Vivek Wadhwa on the key traits businesses require to evolve and thrive in an era of disruptive change. The latest Nokia Nokia smartphone, the 1020, comes with a massive At…

Posted on: July 19, 2013 5:00 pm

Apple analyst Gene Munster still clinging to HDTV this year, warns no major …

Piper Jaffray Apple analyst Gene Munster is out today with an updated outlook for the company, warning that Apple will not have any major product announcements until June and likely miss its June guidance with lower-than-expected iPhone and Mac sales. In other words, the Retina iPad mini he predicted would…

Posted on: July 19, 2013 12:00 pm

3D Printing, Robotics and the Future of Manufacturing

Imagine a manufacturing floor making sophisticated products through the use of 3D printers being overseen and fed by robots. That’s a frightening scenario for the worker employed in manufacturing. In the face of this unfolding, never-before-witnessed scenario, the manufacturer must constantly be on the leading edge of technology and the…

Posted on: July 19, 2013 12:00 pm

Which TV? The best HDTV to buy in 2013

Samsung’s top of the line TV is a scorcher. Ditching LCD for Plasma, yet ramping up the brightness so the colours pop, but the blacks stay as dark as they should be. The awesome contrast ratio, active shutter 3D and myriad of smart TV functions just increase the functionality of…

Posted on: July 19, 2013 12:00 pm

More iOS Apps Are Free Than Ever Before

iOS users love their free apps, and developers have taken note. A full 90 percent of all iOS apps available in the App Store are now free purchases, according to a report from Flurry Analytics. Apple’s online app warehouse, which recently celebrated its fifth anniversary, has always been a hub for…

Posted on: July 19, 2013 12:00 pm

Rieder: Twitter does far more good than bad

Newsrooms are increasingly using social media to interact with their audience.(Photo: Lionel Bonaventure, AFP/Getty Images)Story HighlightsWhile Twitter has shortcomings, they are heavily outweighed by its strengthsTwitter serves as an invaluable early warning system and tip sheet, and a window into the zeitgeistSocial media are playing a positive role in cleaning…

Posted on: July 19, 2013 7:00 am

Why Apple’s iPhone Is Unlikely To Win India’s Smartphone War

As India’s smartphone market hovers on explosive growth comes the surprising news that Apple Apple’s iPhone sales have tripped in the first quarter of 2013. In a market where the world’s biggest device makers are revving up their marketing machine, IDC reports that iPhone sales fell steeply to nearly half India…

Posted on: July 19, 2013 7:00 am

Apple MacBook Air 11-inch 2013: Netbook with next-gen tech

Review “Can’t innovate any more, my ass,” said Apple veep Phil Schiller as he unveiled the redesigned Mac Pro at the company’s Worldwide Developer Conference in June. The smooth, black cylindrical design of the Mac Pro and the visual revamp of the forthcoming iOS 7 were clearly intended as a Apple’s…

Posted on: July 19, 2013 7:00 am

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VideoLAN revealed some very exciting news today: VLC for iOS will be back in Apple’s App Store by tomorrow (July 19). The company tells TNW the app will be available for free worldwide, requires iOS 5.1 or later, as well supports the iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. As you can expect, VLC…

Posted on: July 18, 2013 5:00 pm