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  • Google Launches ‘Web Designer’ Tool

    Google has launched a new product which aims to make it easier to create ads and HTML5 based websites. Called Web Designer, it has been currently launched as a beta release. “A Professional-Quality Design Tool” Web Designer allows users to produce advertisements for both the mobile and desktop platform from just one place. Available for…

  • The Walking Dead Returns To AMC

    Rarrggaahh! Yep. That’s exactly what you think it is – an uncanny impression of a flesh-craving zombie! We’re just over a week away from the premiere of the fourth season of AMC’s The Walking Dead. If you’re a loyal fan, you’ve already marked the day on your calendar and set your TiVo to record the…

  • Samsung Caught Faking Benchmark Scores on Note 3

    Samsung has been caught in the act again. Adding to its list of incidents involving bad publicity, the Korean Android giant has been found to be boosting benchmark scores on its Galaxy Note 3 to gain an edge over rival phones. Fishy Behavior The folks at Ars Techina made some unlikely and unusual observations while…

  • A Geek’s Night Out? There’s an App for That

    A lot can go wrong if the perfect night out isn’t “perfectly” planned – and in order for your night to be fantastic, not mentioning thrilling, then you should definitely check out the applications below that I think are great for making sure that everything is OK and going to go smoothly – as well…

  • Weekly Horror Review: Huntsman: The Orphanage

    Tick tock. Tick tock. Tick tock. Tick tock. The damnable racket never really stops. As I wander alone through long-abandoned, detritus-filled corridors, that persistent and mind-numbing noise is my only companion, save for the meager light of my cell phone. I know all too well what portents it carries. Sometimes, the ticking stops, but never…

  • Alternate Universes: How Did We Get Here?

    In a recent article, io9 talked about the supposed “rules” they have for alternative universes in fiction. It got me thinking about alternate universes in a big way; I’ve never been one to shy away from such things, in fact I think I prefer a little magical realism, or a slight slanting of the world…

  • Riddick – Movie Review

    Pitch Black was the first film (aside from the animated film, The Iron Giant) that starred Vin Diesel.  It was something of a cult film, and it eventually spawned a sequel, The Chronicles of Riddick.  That was back in 2004.  Nine years later, we got the next installment in the Richard B. Riddick saga, and…

  • 5 Ways Social Media is Destroying Relationships

    You ever wonder why people lately have been so shy? Or why the walking into walls tally has gone up in the past decade? Maybe that’s because people don’t even talk to each other face to face anymore, or maybe because they’re too busy staring at their phones to pay attention to what’s in front…

  • October Movie Preview: Where Did All the Horror Go?

    Halloween is fast approaching, as the orange filling in my Oreos seems to indicate. At the movies however, Halloween’s favorite genres are missing in action. In terms of horror movies, the usual suspects like “Saw” and “Paranormal Activity” aren’t happening. The “Saw” franchise ended and “Paranormal Activity” will return next October with number five. Also…

  • Games on TV: Things that exist, things that don’t, and things you wish did

    In the last edition of this, we saw how Dungeons and Dragons was co-opted (sometimes incredibly forcefully) into the machinations of light entertainment that is the sitcom. But while D&D remains a narrative excuse to get a group of characters with disparate personalities (with hilarious consequences!) into a room together to do some improv, other…

  • 5 Types of Geeky Guys That Girls Want

    Greets ladynerds and geekmen, Ed West here with the low down on the species of our genus, or rather, “5 Types of Guys That Girl Gamers Face While Online Gaming”. I chose to write this article because I can’t just slack off around Geek Insider HQ, drinking up all of the free coffee and harassing…

  • 10 Questions We All Have About The Next Season of ‘Game of Thrones’

    With the season finale of HBO’s ‘Game of Thrones’ having premiered a few months ago, almost four months if we want to get technical, our anticipation for the next season is in full effect. However, since we have to wait until next April, all we can do is wait anxiously and re-read the books until…

  • 10 Geeky Halloween Costumes for Kids

    As the leaves turn gold and the crisp October air sets in, the excitement of Halloween begins to brew, offering a thrilling opportunity for children to transform into their favorite characters. But for those kids whose eyes light up at the mention of spaceships, superheroes, dragons, and galaxies far, far away, this Halloween, it’s time…

  • Win It! Headline Shirts $100 Shopping Spree Giveaway

    Win It! – Headline Shirts $100 Shopping Spree (MSRP $100.00) Enter now! Geek Insider is giving away one (1)  $100 Gift Code for Headline Shirts to 1 lucky fan, courtesy of Headline Shirts! Use the Rafflecopter below to enter and win. Don’t forget to ‘like’ Geek Insider on Facebook and share with your friends, as…

  • Signs You’re Dating a Geek, and Why it Will Benefit You

    Dating a geek is becoming a more and more likely thing in the world we live in today. Since being a geek is becoming more and more accepted in the world, the geek/nerd population is growing every day. So, it’s likely that at some point in your life, you will come to the realization that…