Field Trip: New Pop-Up Location Based Guide for Android Niantic Labs’ new Field Trip app, now available for Android, is a pop-up location-based guide to interesting things all round you. This augmented reality guide would allow you to walk down an unfamiliar street, and to immediately access and know what others already know about that…
Rumors Flying From hardware specs to the names of the consoles, rumours surrounding Sony and Microsoft’s next gen gaming machines have been flying thick and fast in recent weeks. When will they be released? By most accounts, we should expect the machines this year, and, if we have learned anything from history, we can…
Xperia Z tablet; Water and Dust Proof Recently, Sony has been dishing out some quality devices like their latest phone, Xperia Z; revealed at CES a couple of days back. Xperia Z is a Water resistant and dust-proof phone, totally one of its kind device. Well, Sony’s at it again and they’ve released another device, this time…
Knowledge from Android Everyday, questions seem to pop-up in our heads, and most of us immediately turn to Google for the answers. But, now thanks to Wolfram Alpha, finding the answers is even easier. Wolfram Alpha is an Android application so you should have a phone with Android enabled. Basics Wolfram Alpha, for me is…
Is big-brother facial recognition after you? Fear not! Facial recognition software has come a long way recently. So much so, that it had become what some people feel is a blatant invasion of privacy. From Google Images to Facebook and even mannequins with cameras hidden behind one of their eyes, the technology with a ‘big…
Nexus 4 Rant OK, I’ve been keeping tabs on the Nexus 4 quite a while now, since my order on Nov. 28. About 7 weeks, 4 days and 12 hours…roughly. So, as you can imagine, I’m eager to get my hands on it and test it out! Thus I ask, where is this Nexus 4 that is getting such…
Gain Sanity With Android Do you want to get complete control over the phone calls you receive? Do you want to decide which phone calls ring, who will get announced first; or which calls to record? How about whether you want to automatically answer a call depending on the person calling? Well, if you have…
No Hulu Ads, a Google Chrome extension, promises an enhanced viewing experience in Hulu without the attacks of TV ads. A lot of users, including you, who frequently use the Internet are often swamped with the common problem over and over again – how are you supposed to go ahead and enjoy a marathon of your…
The Barnes and Noble Noo … Wait, what? Nook? Yes, the bizarrely named Nook HD has hit the shelves this week, starting at $199 (£159) for the 7″ version and $269 (£189) for Nook HD+ which has a 9″ display. Stunning Screen Resolution Similarly to the Kindle Fire HD, which I reviewed earlier, the first thing…
There is no default file manager that comes with an Android phone. Google probably felt that file managers are rarely used these days, but that’s certainly not my thinking. I am sure many of those reading this article would have loved to get a file manager for their Android phone and for them, ES File Explorer…
Searching with Google Chrome, More Secure than Ever Google Chrome version 25 is tweaked by Google a bit in order to give its users a more secure connection. The Big G has finally come to a realization that enabling SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) during web browsing, whether or not a user is signed in, is…
Indie 2013 Will Feature Top Tech Stories Indie Films seem to fly under the radar but according to critics they portray the most intriguing messages. Two independent films expected to headline in 2013 come from the tech world so we at Geek Mag plan to give you the pre-release briefing. We Are Legion based on…
DMC Original Still Makes Me Smile I have to admit, I’ve never been a huge fan of hack’n’slash games. Bayonetta, Ninja Gaiden, God of War, Dynasty Warriors: none of these titles have ever particularly piqued my interest. However, something about Devil May Cry has always captured me. The original DMC, released way back in 2001,…
Tutorial: Keyboard to Android The traditional keyboards work absolutely fine, at least for me. Whenever I am at my home, I can type in whatever I want, and if you have a keyboard from some of the best companies, you won’t be facing any sort of trouble. But, when I am out of home, it’s…
Welcome to Geeks Anonymous These past several days have been a highly eventful week for geeks. From Facebook’s feature add-on that challenges search engine juggernauts to the biggest file storage breakthrough of our time in Mega. Welcome to Geeks Anonymous where I give you my personal perception on newsworthy events altering the tech world. Basically I…