Read on for clear, brief and informative tips to maximize your Android battery life So you’ve finally caved in and decided to buy yourself an Android smart phone! Good for you – Android devices are known to be functional simply because Android smart phones can act as your personal computers already. There is one problem bothering you,…
The Continuing Saga As previously reported, Apple won its infringement case against Samsung and was awarded $1.049 billion. In the first round between these two tech giants, Apple came swinging; knocking down their opponent to the ground, however Samsung appealed the case seeking to have the fine reduced. Apple fired back with a claim of…
Was getting one of your works archived in the Library of Congress on your bucket list of things to do before you die? Well congratulations! You can cross that one off and turn your attentions to tight rope walking, meeting Billy Idol, or being the next contestant on the Price is Right because, odds are,…
At certain times, the process of reading text message manually after seeing the notification may not be possible. If you don’t agree, think of a meeting where you are getting constant messages and once you open them up, you see those were never that important. Will it create a good impression of you in front…
Geek Insider would like to thank Stefan Weitz, Senior Director of Search at Bing, for taking time out of his busy schedule to chat with us. We would also like to thank Phil Butler for coordinating the interview. ***********Begin Interview Transcript*********** Geek Insider: Firstly, the versatility of the Photosynth samples I’ve seen is very impressive….
The original Mongolian Death Worm of Gobi Desert might never get traced, but you can actually be one if you are an eager Android gamer. Originally released as a PC game, Death Worm is now available for Android mobile users worldwide. Proving its popularity with millions of download, the game is fast securing its position…
AAA Games: Beginning to Converge Identities Perhaps this is just my paranoia for games or confirmation bias, but I feel that too many AAA games today are beginning to converge their identities. All too often I buy a game and play it to find, it feels very much like Call of Duty or Gears of…
Windows 8 Pro on Dual Boot – My Experience Over time, Windows tends to slow down and lag. Once it’s too much for you to bear, you re-install to make it run all smooth again. I’ve been running Windows 7 ultimate on a Lenovo G580 since July and my Windows installation had begun to crawl by December….
Geek Girls: Moving Up In Technology For the last, oh…200 years or so, if you were a women who enjoyed science, technology, and basically anything that falls into the ‘geek’ category, you were an oddball. The real question is: Why? Is it pure sexism that has excluded women from geek culture for all these years…
Retro City Rampage Full Review Retro City Rampage is in essence an invitation by indie game developer Brian Provinciano to immerse ourselves in everything he enjoyed while growing up in the 80’s and 90’s. His game, with its 8-bit graphics viewable in the style of a Nintendo Game Boy, an Atrai 2600 and various MS-DOS…
You’ll find many Android apps designed to do multiple things. Yes, multitasking is good, but, only when it executes all the tasks properly. Sadly, I have seen many apps that are designed to execute multiple tasks, but, are not able to even complete one properly. It’s best to get exceptionally good at one specific thing…
Smartphones are doing a great job to make life so much easier and interesting these days. Not only that, but smartphone applications are making these devices even smarter. Llama, the Android applications, is creating the buzz with its ability to turn Android-based smartphones active and automatic. If you are still unfamiliar with it, here is…
Until recently infographics were used mainly as a teaching tool by educators seeking interesting ways in which to display information to learners. Of late however the successful use of infographics within the marketing industry has caused the popularity of infographics to skyrocket. Infographics are able to tell a story which regular data analysis methods just…
Mary Meeker, a renowned venture capitalist and an early backer of the internet recently recognized the major internet trends of 2012 in her yearly internet report which is considered an industry standard and great document from which to predict future online trends. A study of the report makes clear the trends which we can look…
The most pirated show in the world The torrent hosting website, BitTorrent.com recently reported on their blog, Torrentfreak.com, on the top ten most pirated television shows in 2012. Game of Thrones topped the pirate’s list with a total of 4 280 000 downloads of a single episode of the show which consistently drew more than 3 million…