Top 10 Tech Stories from July 2013 We read the technology and Internet related news so that you don’t have to.

Issue 5: July 2013

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1. Samsung overtakes Apple as world’s most

profitable mobile phone maker

• Apple has lost its status as the world’s most profitable maker of mobile phones.

• Read more: http://bit.ly/12p8gOe

Images: http://bit.ly/Xg0xxJ , http://bit.ly/14rPlnt

• That is because of the strong demand for

Samsung’s Galaxy handsets pushing the

South Korean multinational into the

financial lead for the first time.

2. Galaxy S4, HTC One ‘Google Editions’

are now shipping

• Android users who like their mobile OS plain may

like that Google has started shipping the “Google

Editions” of the Galaxy S4 and the HTC One that

bring the stock Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean

experience to the latest flagship phones from both

Samsung and HTC.

• Read more: http://yhoo.it/151ct7B

Images: http://bit.ly/139auwi , http://bit.ly/14rPRSp

3. Now You Can Fist-Bump Phones

• The NFC ring is designed to be used in

conjunction with NFC-enabled gadgets,

such as smartphones and tablets, NFC

door locks and so on.

• Read more: http://tcrn.ch/13A7AUi

Images: http://bit.ly/14AJvPn , http://bit.ly/1dWYdQt

• The wearer can perform tasks such as

unlocking their phone, unlocking their front

door or sending their contact info, personal

website or Bitcoin address to another

smartphone user by either fist-bumping or

using an open-palm gesture.

4. iPhone Most Social Device, Claims New

Study From ShareThis

• The mobile web is more social than the

desktop web, and among mobile devices,

the iPhone is the most social.

• Read more: http://tcrn.ch/12JqGnV

• These are the new findings from Palo

Alto-based publisher platform ShareThis,

which released data from a large study of

social behavior across both desktop web

and mobile in order to determine which

platforms and devices saw — or spurred

— the most social sharing activity.

Images: http://bit.ly/19FryBu , http://bit.ly/16kXPJ0

5. Nokia Unveils Lumia 1020 Smartphone with

41-Megapixel Camera

• The 41 megapixel phone, with Nokia’s

innovative PureView technology,

including optical image stabilization, is

able to produce some of the sharpest

images possible by any digital camera.

• Read more: http://on.mash.to/18bYcLj

Images: http://cnet.co/15kTtkf , http://bit.ly/14UQsF2

• Nokia finally unveiled its flagship

Windows Phone, the Lumia 1020.

6. Hackers Can Take Over Cars and Drive Them

With a Nintendo Controller

• A pair of security experts demonstrated to the

BBC that some ordinary models of cars can be

overridden despite whatever the driver is doing

behind the wheel using a laptop, some

software, and an old Nintendo Entertainment

System gamepad.

• Read more: http://bbc.in/13gNxXZ

Images: http://bit.ly/12sAHLt , http://bit.ly/XcO0bm

7. Google Chromecast Brings Mobile Video

to the Big Screen

• Google’s Chromecast is Google’s next foray into the

television market.

• In brief, it’s a $35 HDMI dongle that mirrors content

being played nearby on a tablet, smartphone or

computer.

• Read more: http://engt.co/13EegRy

Images: http://bit.ly/18FG2Sk , http://cnet.co/1c4sUVQ

• Importantly though, the mirrored content

isn’t beamed from your local device, but

is streamed from the cloud direct to the

dongle when you activate mirroring on a

Chromecast - compatible service like

YouTube.

8. Navigo – the GPS watch that buzzes you

onto the right path

• Pulling your phone out of your pocket to check your

route is a chore – designers are currently working with

Quirky to start manufacturing the Navigo a GPS watch

that will use smart vibrations to alert you to the direction

you need to go.

• Once it’s up and running, it’ll combine basic watch

functions with GPS navigation, wirelessly syncing with

your smartphone.

• Read more: http://bit.ly/14a1WZj

Images: http://bit.ly/14rVSP4 , http://bit.ly/14a1WZj , http://bit.ly/17A9tAt

9. Ouya – The $99 Android game console

• Read more: http://cnnmon.ie/1bv2qfS

Images: http://bit.ly/14saBaO , http://on.mash.to/1apteMX

• the Ouya was heralded as the next

revolution in gaming — an

inexpensive, Android-based platform

where every game is free to try when

it launched on Kickstarter and went on

to raise over $8.5 million in

crowdsourced funding,

10. Musical Poster Plays Drum Beats When

Touched

• Print may seem like a declining medium, but Novalia is

trying to preserve the paper form by turning formerly static

objects into usable interfaces.

• Their first venture into this territory is an interactive drum

kit poster.

• Read more: http://on.mash.to/1bs9exi

Images: http://on.fb.me/13ayy1y , http://bit.ly/16tX6pt

• Able to produce up to seven

different sounds, the team says you

could play along to your favorite

songs, or add your own beats to

existing ones.

• Using printed touch technology, you

could have easy access to a seven-

piece drum kit — no sticks

necessary.

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