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  • Marvel Release Preview of Phase 2 Movies: Thor, Ant-Man and More

    Fans of the spectacular Marvel comic book movies have finally received their 10-disc Marvel Cinematic Universe: Phase One – Avengers Assembled blu-ray box sets; which collect every Marvel film since the first Iron Man, minus the films under the “Marvel Knights” banner. This collection essentially chronicles the origins of each member of super-hero team The…

  • Anonymous hacks North Korea’s Twitter and Flickr accounts

    While North Korea was busy positioning its nuclear weapons at the USA, its Facebook and Twitter accounts were hacked by hacker group Anonymous on the 3rd April. Thousands of user data has been claimed to be compromised. Uriminzokkiri (Korean for “Our Nation”), North Korean’s government news agency had its website Uriminzokkiri.com down, possibly by DDOS…

  • New Windows 8 Hardware Specs Suggest Microsoft Shift To Smaller, Cheaper Tablets

    Microsoft has recently lowered the logo requirements for any new Windows 8 devices, to let its partners build Windows 8 running devices with a bit lower resolutions. This move to lower the resolution requirements suggests that Microsoft is looking forward to jumping right into the smaller and cheaper tablet market; to compete against popular tablets…

  • Avabel: A Rough Draft For Emerging Tablet MMORPGs

    Avabel is billed as a free-to-play MMO for the tablet market, but a glance at the graphics separates it from the billions of other multiplayer adventure games. The game is just so pretty! Avabel: A Gorgeous Tablet MMO Avabel avatars are detailed and cute, with the anti-gravity hair and stylized fashions we love in import…

  • Gaming’s Best April Fools Day Jokes of 2013

    In keeping with the game industry’s tradition of pranking its customers, April Fools Day was full of silly jokes that include Apple’s foray into the games console market, a Kim Jong-Un centric mobile app and many more. Check out the best of gaming’s April Fools Days jokes below. Half-Life 2: Episode 3 appearing on Steam…

  • Google Plans to Sell 8 Million Second-Gen Nexus 7 Tablets

    In a recent report via Reuters, we have learned that the Search giant’s target number of sales for its second-gen Nexus 7 tablet is quite high, say 8 Million tabs starting this July up until the end of the year. This is only the first time we’ve heard Google stating their target numbers for its…

  • HBO Exec Sees Game of Thrones Piracy as a Compliment

    Over the past few years the battle of piracy between the industry and the many civilian pirates has heated up with geeks at the forefront. Industry execs claim that they are suffering major financial losses as young pirates use their knowledge to stick it to the “man”. It may have started with the music, taking…

  • Win It! MadCatz Gaming Prize Pack GIVEAWAY!

    Enter now! Geek Insider is giving away one (1) MadCatz Gaming Prize Pack to a lucky fan! The MadCatz Gaming Prize Pack Includes: (1) MadCatz F.R.E.Q. 5 Gaming Headset (MSRP $150.00) (1) MadCatz S.T.R.I.K.E. 5 Gaming Keyboard (MSRP $200.00) (1) 60-Day Prepaid World of Warcraft Game Card (MSRP $30.00) Use the Rafflecopter widget below to…

  • Avantree Hive Bluetooth Stereo Headset Review

    Recently, I’ve been reviewing a lot of headsets. Most of them have been specialty or gaming headsets that, while awesome, have a ton of features that someone looking for an everyday computer/phone headset would find superfluous. Obviously, a good yet simple headset is essential for those who need a good headset without all the fluff….

  • Comic Book Superheroines, Wearing Pants

    Michael Lee Lunsford is an artist who’s reimagined costumes for beloved superheroines like Wonder Woman and SuperGirl. He’s put our favorite super-powered ladies in pants and full coverage versions of their classic battle leotards. Check out the images on his Tumblr here! The new outfits are remarkably true to the look and feel of the…

  • The Worst Comic Book Movies – Part II

    Wait, there’s even more awful comic book movies? Even though our original Worst Comic Book Movies article tried to cover the breadth and depth of the film industry’s greatest comic book movie mishaps, it was pretty clear that one article just wasn’t enough. So, for all the awful comic book movie fans out there, we’ve…

  • Psycho-Pass Episode 1 Review: Crime Coefficient

    Is Psycho-Pass just another run-off-the-mill anime, or is it actually worth your time? A sneak glimpse of its first episode tells you as it is. To give you a bit of a background, let’s take a trip down memory lane and uncover some interesting trivia about this thrilling anime. The guy behind its creation is…

  • Looking To Buy The HTC One? Check Out These Amazing Deals

    HTC Deals Coming Soon! The all new flagship phone from HTC, the HTC One, hasn’t even hit the shelves yet but there are numerous deals for the the device in place already. Although, the handset will be on sale in U.S starting at the end of the month. Retailers and Carriers have already started dishing…

  • Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance – Best Bits

    Konami’s decision to hand over the reigns of Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance to Japanese developer Platinum Games may have been a risky move, but the results speak for themselves. Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance is a brutal sci-fi action extravaganza of high-tech samurai, severed limbs and cyborg philosophy. Now that the dust and scrap electronics has…

  • Galaxy S4 Rooted Even Before Release

    The Samsung Galaxy S4 has not started shipping anywhere yet. But that hasn’t stopped folks from rooting this year’s Samsung’s flagship. I9000, a senior developer at the xda-developers forums has posted online instructions on how to gain root access to the Galaxy S4. The root has apparently been worked on by a couple of more developers. Users…