Gina Smith, Author at TechRepublic

Gina Smith

Bio

Gina Smith is a NYT best-selling author of iWOZ, the biography of Steve Wozniak. She is a vet tech journalist and chief of the geek tech site, aNewDomain.net.

Latest from Gina Smith

Mobility

Mobile apps to bring in the Lunar New Year 2013: Year of the Snake

Gina Smith provides a sampling of the most popular new apps available for Android and iOS that commemorate the Lunar New Year 2013 festivities.

Hardware

Samsung: Exynos 4 processors are vulnerable to serious attack

Gina Smith reports on the recent vulnerability of Exynos 4 processors, found in Samsung smartphones.

Hardware

Nanophotonics: What’s light got to do with IT?

IBM announces a breakthrough in nanonphotonics, one it says will speed the creation of affordable silicon/optical chips to speed data through servers and data centers.

Mobility

10 mobile apps for tech pros: SF AppShow 2012 preview

Here's a preview of 10 apps showing at the SF Appshow, a showcase event for mobile technology in San Francisco.

Mobility

Samsung Galaxy Nexus ban overturned

The U.S. Court of Appeals now has overturned an injunction banning sales of the Samsung Galaxy Nexus smartphone.

Apple

Apple iOS 6 woes: Save the blobs if you need to downgrade

Gina Smith reports on the numerous issues some users are having with iOS 6, which may lead to the decision to downgrade to a more stable version. Bear in mind you can't do it without saving the SHSH blobs first. Here's how.

Mobility

Infographic: The age of apps

From IBM Simon and RIM, which paved the way to the app world we live in, this cool infographic predicts the market all the way to 2016.

Mobility

Steve Jobs home heist: Meet Kenny the Clown

Gina Smith recounts some of the details surrounding a clown and a recent burglary of the late Steve Jobs' residence in Palo Alto, CA.

After Hours

Wacky tech patents and patent applications

Japanese women, avatars, divorcees, Jeff Bezos, and the ability to walk through walls are some of the subjects featured in Gina Smith's gallery of weird patents and patent applications.

CXO

10 weird tech patents and patent applications

Take a gander at these 10 wild, weird, and wacky tech patents and published patent applications from the United States Patent and Trademark Office. A world renowned patent expert provides commentary.

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Gina Smith

Mobile apps to bring in the Lunar New Year 2013: Year of the Snake

Samsung: Exynos 4 processors are vulnerable to serious attack

Nanophotonics: What’s light got to do with IT?

10 mobile apps for tech pros: SF AppShow 2012 preview

Samsung Galaxy Nexus ban overturned

Apple iOS 6 woes: Save the blobs if you need to downgrade

Infographic: The age of apps

Steve Jobs home heist: Meet Kenny the Clown

Wacky tech patents and patent applications

10 weird tech patents and patent applications

Hiring kit: Business information analyst

Grant writing guide

Guidelines for building security policies

Hiring kit: Artificial intelligence architect