Samsung has just announced its latest 7-inch tablet known as the Galaxy Tab 3. Looks like Samsung is getting ready to compete with budget Android tablets like the Nexus 7. According to the press release, the new Galaxy Tab 3 will come with a 1.2GHz Dual-Core processor under the hood, 7-inch WSVGA display with standard…
HP has released it’s own 7-inch Android tablet to rival Google’s Nexus 7 and other budget 7” tablets. The new tablet by HP is dubbed as the HP Slate 7 and comes with a price tag of just $169. The new HP Slate 7 is for users who want a cheap Android tablet that’s even…
Smartphones just seem to be getting slimmer and slimmer. Thickness levels have dipped below the 7mm mark, and now with the launch of the Huawei Ascend P6 U06, we’re almost going to reach 6mm slimness. Huawei’s latest device has just received approval from China’s Telecommunication Equipment Certification Center MIIT. At just 6.18mm thick, it is…
It’s been 2.5 years since Jobs left Apple, but the tech giant is still remembered because of him more than anything else. From the Macintosh, the iPod and iTunes, to the iPhone and iPad, there is no denying Steve Jobs has left a permanent impact on the way we live life. Many wonder if Apple…
Emerging Technology at TechCrunch Disrupt This year, New York’s TechCrunch Disrupt moved from Pier 60 on the water to midtown’s Manhattan Center to allow more space for startup displays. The event begins with this weekend’s Hackathons, a 24-hour speedy development cycle. Completed products are presented to a panel of industry judges, and displayed to audience…
Star Trek: The Game, what can really be said? As a general rule, movie tie-in games are a bit rubbish. As with any general rule, of course, there are exceptions. The original Golden Eye for the N64, for example. Or The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay for the Xbox. But these are anomalies….
A lot of stuff has been sent into space. There of course have been humans in space. There have even been dogs in space. But what about smartphones? Those too! NASA just launched 3 HTC Nexus One smartphones into space! The three HTC devices were sent to space by NASA as part of a low…
Samsung has been on top of the smartphone market for the last couple of years with its Galaxy S series. With the recent launch of Samsung’s next flagship device, Galaxy S4, the popularity of Samsung’s devices has reached a whole new level. The Galaxy S4 comes with some awesome features that are surely jaw-dropping for…
Google has recently launched an ‘Inactive Account Manager‘ tool to handle the afterlife of your Google account. The tool lets the user decide what happens with their email, Google Plus and other accounts after they die (Just writing about this makes me feel weird). The user can choose a length of time starting at 3…
There have been many occasions when I’ve felt like disowning my friends when I realize they haven’t seen The Dark Knight trilogy. Some movies just have to be seen. For many other geeks, some novels just have to be read. How have you felt when your buddy told you he or she didn’t know what…
There’s plenty of mysteries to solve in the most recent instalment of the new Avengers storyline. But are there any answers to Marvel fans’ questions in the latest issue, and is this comic book worth your precious time and money? We have all the details here with Geek Insider’s review of Avengers #10. Earth’s Mightiest…
Game of Thrones appropriately holds the reputation of killing off main characters. Since season one saw a very important player relieved of his head, I guess that makes sense. Well we got a taste of that with season three’s fourth episode, an chapter that seems like nothing happened until you really consider all the stuff…
Viber user? Your phone is at serious risk. A security flaw has been exposed in the popular voice-calling app that allows full access to your smartphone, bypassing any lock or security feature that you may have enabled on the device. Viber is a VoIP app available for Android, iOS, Windows Phone and BlackBerry, known for…
Microsoft has a new strategy in its campaign to get users to switch to its Windows Phone platform. In its latest attempt, Microsoft will be releasing an Android app – “Switch to Windows Phone”, to make it easier for potential users to switch from Android to Windows Phone. The Microsoft app will scan the apps…
Tracy Seamster’s “1001 Faces of NPCs” at East Coast Game Conference I attended Tracy Seamster’s talk on building realistic and engaging non-player characters (NPCs) at the East Coast Game Conference. Players, Seamster says, remember game characters who are very helpful or very annoying. I can think of several tutorial NPCs whose text pop-ups drove me…