After a year of rumors and reports regarding Amazon’s smartphone, a latest report has surfaced stating that the online retail giant is actually working on two smartphones, while one of the two handsets is a 3D phone. According to WSJ, Amazon is actually working on two handsets instead of one. One of the two phones…
Apple’s iOS App Store had its 50 billionth download yesterday. As part of its fortnight-long contest, Apple will be giving away a free $10,000 iTunes gift card to the person who downloaded the 50 billionth app. Its a huge, huge number. 50 billion is 50,000,000,000 – yes, that many zeroes. Having started in 2008, Apple’s…
Blackberry Messenger is perhaps among the oldest of instant messaging clients. It is also perhaps been a major selling point for Blackberry devices all over the world. Soon though, the exclusivity is going to go away. Blackberry Messenger is now heading to android and iOS. At Blackberry’s annual conference -Blackberry live 2013 – Thorsten Heins,…
I recently came across a collection of back issues of Electronic Games magazine from the early 1980’s. Electronic Games was founded by Bill Kunkel and Arnie Katz, and ran from 1981 to 1994. These issues are full of retro gaming art and reviews, and it’s a delight to see what’s changed in our hobby and…
Can you recall the world before social media? It was a strange time. News traveled slower and no one knew what you ate for lunch. In terms of entertainment news, we fans dealt with being in the dark much more. I personally remember tuning in to “Entertainment Tonight” every night one week because they had…
If you thought 4G LTE speeds weren’t good enough – here’s Samsung to your rescue. The biggest Android manufacturer in the world has just tested what it calls a “5G network” – reaching speeds of 1Gbps – more than 10 times the current 4G speeds. Although there is no accepted definition of ‘5G’ networks as…
Just a while before Nokia’s Lumia launch event in London on May 14, pictures have surfaced of a new Lumia device – the Lumia 925. Like all previous leaks, Evleaks has posted these pictures online via Twitter. Nokia Lumia 925, 2013 twitter.com/evleaks/status… — @evleaks (@evleaks) May 13, 2013 The Lumia 925, codenamed ‘Catwalk’,…
Despite the title of this article and the official Free Comic Book Day website, this issue’s full title is not “Superman Special Edition” at all, but is in fact Superman: Last Son of Krypton Special Edition #1. Why such a convoluted title for what should be a simple introduction to Superman comics? The answer lies…
Sony has announced a variant of its current Xperia Z flagship phone – the Xperia ZR. Water resistant up to 5 feet, the Xperia ZR is a more compact, and sturdier version of the Xperia Z. Like the Xperia Z, the ZR too is waterproof and dust-proof. Going a step further, Sony shows the phone…
Google’s answer to iOS’s Game Center is coming soon. Newly leaked photos of a new service, which is being called ‘Google Play Games’ have been leaked online. The service is set to roll out in the next Play Store update. Android Police claims to have obtained a copy of the upcoming Google Play Services update…
If you’re a happy owner of a shiny new Galaxy S4 or the HTC One and want Facebook Home to cover your beautiful phone’s 1080p display with some ugly cover feed, then by all means be my guest, as Facebook Home is now available for both devices. The update has been rolled out recently by…
This week’s comic review looks at the latest issue in Marvel’s sci-fi, space adventuring epic; Avengers #11. There’s been so much comic book related content here at Geek Insider that it’s hard to believe it’s been a whole two weeks since Marvel released Avengers #10. We’ve covered Free Comic Book Day 2013, analysed Marvel’s Infinity,…
The video game industry is no stranger to breasts. They’re just about in every game you can buy these days and also featured prominently in the games of yesteryear. Big breasts, little breasts, breasts as big as your head; all of this and more in Geek Insider’s Top 5 Video Game Breasts. #5 Manny’s Double-Breasted…
Eric Schmidt is a very important man. As Chairman of Google, he’s influencing some, or the other aspect of your daily life in an irreplaceable way. Gmail, Google Maps, an Android Device, and of course, Google Search. Some way or the other – you’re using a Google product. Soon, in the future, you could be…
Steampunk MMO. Singing zombie puppets. Banging your friends. In today’s post, I’m following up with some of my previous Geek Insider posts/topics to see what’s happened next. I wrote in February about Misfit Heights, the zombie puppet musical debuting at GenCon. Since then, the filmmakers have taken the movie to C2E2, Chicago’s Comic and Entertainment…