Chrome, Firefox, Safari and Internet Explorer today command 84.5% of the browser market worldwide. About a dozen or so browsers fight for the remaining share of 15.5%. Maxthon, a cloud-based browser is one of them. Let’s find out what sets it apart. Maxthon started off as a pet project by Jeff Chen way back in…
I’ve been doing a little bit of sightseeing in the beautiful countryside of Wales; an oft-overlooked, much-mocked country (think New Zealand to Australia or Canada to the US) . But it actually has some amazing landscapes, and a fantastic history to boot. The BBC certainly think so too, and it is in a grand country manor that I find some artifacts from…
I LOVED Dragon Age. I mean I really really loved it. I was so ready to throw money at Dragon Age 2 that if they would have Kickstarted it, I would have been donated as much as I possibly could. Good thing I didn’t though, because DA2 was a lackluster follow up to one of…
You know how kids always be getting into your phone, sending pictures of their thumbs to your boss, deleting important messages and trying to call long distance to talk to Elmo? Now, there’s a way around it. But is it worth the download? These Kids Should Get Off My Interwebs And Into Zoodles Back in…
What is Munch Face? Is it a strange slang somewhere in between the goofy insult a little brother throws and a nickname a father has for a son? No, that would be ridiculous. Munch Face is of course a mash up of old arcade classics like Bomberman, Pacman, and other “man” suffixed retro games (with…
We were all kids once. And inevitably we all played with toys. Okay, bad example – I just realised I’m writing on a geek website and therefore we as geeks didn’t quite stop playing with our toys. Except now we call them ‘collectable figurines’ or ‘diecast models’. I know I do. Anyway, I spent many…
With the end of August as an indicator, it was clear that the new releases to come in September were not going to be a great draw. Historically September is one of the weakest months at the theaters, but browsing the list there are a few movies that will pull people to the popcorn lines….
In a previous tutorial, we at Geek Insider provided tricks for fixing a very specific battery drain/overheating problem with the iPhone 5. This time we’re showing you ways to combat excessive battery drain in general with iPhone devices. How To Boost iPhone Battery Life If you find yourself regularly struggling to keep your iPhone…
If you’ve been keeping up with the release of Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn, then you’re probably aware that they started giving away a free week of gameplay. This was to make up for the faulty performance of their servers upon the launch of the MMORPG reboot. Well now Sony is giving back as…
Samsung has unveiled the much awaited Galaxy Note 3 smartphone, and the equally anticipated Galaxy Gear smartwatch. The unveiling took place on the first day of the IFA 2013 event in Berlin. Galaxy Note III The Galaxy Note 3 is of course, the latest in Samsung’s highly successful Galaxy Note range of phablets (Phone Tablets)….
Do you take photos of yourself? Of course you do, you’re gorgeous. It should actually be against the law to not take as many pictures of yourself as possible because you’re so gosh darn pretty. HTC obviously knows this, which is why to indulge you and all the other beautiful people, they’ve done a study…
Though already hailed as one of the most innovative and theatrical live acts in rock music, Trent Reznor and Co. are raising the stakes for their “Tension 2013” tour. Nine Inch Nails Live Experience You’re standing in a huge room, surrounded on all sides by a crushing mass of music-loving humanity that you can hear…
The Xbox One has finally received a release date! You can get your hands on the newest Microsoft home console on November 22nd. Not only will the Xbox One be shipping out very soon, but it will even be more powerful than before. Yes that’s right, it was struck down by Sony at the latest…
It’s not Key Lime Pie. And it’s not 5.0. The next version of Android will in fact, be 4.4 – and it’ll be called, wait for it, Kitkat – that popular chocolate from Nestle. KitKat, Not Key Lime Pie Google’s Android head – Sundar Pichai, confirmed the name ‘Kitkat’ – in a Google+ blog post…
I grew up on TMNT. My brother had the sheets, the action figures, the puzzles, the nun chucks, you name it, we had it, and we watched the show and the movies quite a LOT – “God, I love being a turtle!” I also love cheesy puns, cheesy pizza (with anchovies), and cheesy costumes, but…