Mobile applications offer a service to make our life easier, and they are readily available every minute. We can’t complain there isn’t an app for a problem; as a matter of fact, we have a little too many of them each providing a solution of its own. Most of us don’t have the time to…
Whether you’re stuck in an inspirational rut or want to get a head start on holiday shopping, there are plenty of helpful apps that allow you to browse outfits, try Walmart Plus, discover what’s currently trending, and rack up a hefty shopping bill without ever having to leave your house or look away from your…
Do you have trouble typing on the standard QWERTY keyboard? Do you wish it was easier to learn to use without looking back and forth between the screen and keys? Well, the creators of the BeeRaider keyboard believe that their innovative new keyboard may be the answer to your wishes. Are We Saying Goodbye to…
While automatic app updates are certainly convenient, a recent change made by Google developers may also make them a lot riskier. When an app is updated, the user no longer will receive details on any changes to the app’s permissions, which means that your apps could gain access to new types of data on your…
Our phones bring us so much joy, don’t they? Texting, taking photos, searching the Internet, setting the ringtones from your parents to the Jaws theme music—really, what can’t they do? You can even play games on phones! Well, not rotary phones, and, not console games, generally, as we get stuck with those buggy touchscreen games,…
The new online casual mathematics puzzle that’s sweeping the nation is 2048, a game that appeals to the kindergartener in all of us by showing how 2+2=4. The game was developed by Gabriele Cirulli, an Italian web designer who specializes in making simplistic but intuitive graphical user interfaces. It has become an internet sensation because…
Rhythm games are as hard to find these days as fanny packs and Surge. With the declining interest of the popular plastic-instrument pastimes of Guitar Hero and Rock Band, there just is not much of a demand for those types of games anymore. Luckily, there are still enough diehard fans of the genre so good…
Chrome, Firefox, Safari and Internet Explorer today command 84.5% of the browser market worldwide. About a dozen or so browsers fight for the remaining share of 15.5%. Maxthon, a cloud-based browser is one of them. Let’s find out what sets it apart. Maxthon started off as a pet project by Jeff Chen way back in…
Ever wanted to lose weight but don’t have anyone who will call you nasty names till you do? There’s an app for that now. Worst App In the World Admit it, we’ve all had a go at the dating sims because learning romance from computers is your only option. Or maybe it’s just me. If you’ve…
It’s been awhile since I reviewed any Android game, that’s probably because I didn’t find any game to be as interesting as worth a full review. However, the New Tiny Thief game by Rovio is definitely worth it. Tiny Thief offers a cute storyline along with its well balanced strategy based puzzles. This isn’t…
Remember when we had Zombie Friday on Geek Insider? Wouldn’t it be cool if you could pretend prep for the end of the world EVERY day? But, on your phone because tin cans take up space? There’s an app for that. Quite a few apps, but the one I chose came in the form of…
Alright, guys, you’ve got everything for the Z-day? Guns, food, More guns, More food? right? Well, I’m gonna show you an easy way to survive the Z-day. You don’t need guns to kill Zombies, that’s so old school. All you need are your fingers to crush the zombies and put them out of their undead…
The father of gesture-based typing – the Swype keyboard, has finally rolled out of its Beta Stage and arrived on Android’s Play Store. It is available for download for $0.99 ‘for a limited time’. Swype was among the first keyboards to allow users to type text by simply sliding their fingers across the screen. It…
Google Inc. is doing its bit for charity, and asking you to do your part as well. Google has just launched a new app – One Today, that lets you donate $1 every day to a charitable cause. Google for Charity Google.org is the Google’s non-profit organization subsidiary that deals with charitable causes. One Today…
Slowly but consistently, our smartphones have been replacing computers and newspapers as our source for news. The screens have grown bigger. The displays have gotten better (and more vibrant). And of course, we have great apps that consolidate all our news social feeds in one place for easy viewing. Flipboard, Google Currents, and Pulse happen…