When you think about protecting your computer against trojans, worms, and other malware, you probably think of companies like ESET and Symantec. After all, it’s their hard work and software that prevent the millions of digital threats in the wild from making mincemeat of your computer — right? Turns out that there’s another crew on [...]
NEC has already shown off a slim, sexy Android phone, but can the company pull off the same manouver with a laptop? Meet the MGX, a new prototype model that pushes the calipers to just 9.9mm — a little more than half as thick as the current MacBook air at its thickest point. Stylistically, the [...]
The iPhone 4S has been spoken about for months now as either an alternative to releasing the iPhone 5, or a complimentary handset to cater for a different, more value-driven segment of the market. But could Apple really be contemplating releasing the 4S instead of an iPhone 5 tomorrow? If Vodafone’s website for Germany (Vodafone.de) [...]
Last week Amazon did its big reveal of the Kindle Fire tablet and the updated range of Kindles. The highlight of the Kindle announcement, besides the introduction of a touchscreen, was the cheaper price of the keyboard-less e-reader. $79 instead of $99 is a great saving, but before you decide to buy, keep in mind [...]
If you want to play up to 100 arcade classics on your iPad or iPad 2, then Atari has provided a great opportunity in the form of the Atari’s Greatest Hits app. You get Missile Command for free, and can then download up to 100 arcade titles for as little $15. That’s great on its [...]
When rumors began heating up about the Kindle Fire prior to its launch, one thing that seemed like a lock was its price. Amazon was going to sell the Kindle Fire for “hundreds less” than the iPad. After its official coming out party, we now know those rumors were spot on: the Kindle Fire is [...]
Regardless of how quickly technology is advancing, the physical key seems to remain a part of our everyday lives. Many of us have multiple keys for accessing different parts of our homes, and while we no longer need to insert a key to open a car or office door, we still carry some form of [...]
We’ve been talking about the creative minds working at Boston Dynamics for years now, and every time we’re more and more impressed. Back in 2007, Boston Dynamics, a company renowned for its robotic creations, wowed us with BigDog, a dog-like robot that’s capable of navigating through rough terrain, and is able to walk, run, climb, [...]
Let’s face it; climbing Mount Everest, the highest mountain in the world, is no easy feat. In fact, according to a study conducted by the British Medical Journal, 212 Everest climbers have died during the years of 1921 to 2006. Even professional mountaineers can suffer a fatal accident that comes from an unexpected storm. What [...]
This month we cover the all new developer preview of Windows 8, while playing Minecraft, and also talk about Windows Phone Mango 7.5 and the Kindle Fire!
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If you are running a HTC Android smartphone with the latest updates applied, chances are your personal data is freely accessible to any app you have given network access to in the form of full Internet permissions. This vulnerability isn’t a backdoor or some inherent flaw in Android, it is instead HTC failing to lock [...]
Amazon has some fire, Telstra goes 4G crazy and Samsung pays Microsoft royalties just to use Android on their phones? Yes, that weird. All this and more are on this week’s edition of TECHGEEK Weekly – now brand spanking new.
With the advent of HTML5 and WebGL, the move away from Adobe Flash and instead pumping out interactive entertainment directly in the browser has begun. We’ve already got HTML5 video, multiple 2D game engines are appearing that output to HTML5 and Canvas, and 3D is also making big gains pushed forward by several engines alongside [...]
If you’re like us, you have a love/hate relationship with iPhone 5 rumors. Yes, there’s always a few months before any Apple product is announced where the Internet is a flurry of “what ifs” and speculation about what the new product will entail. We love hearing all the iPhone 5 rumors because it gives us [...]
If you’ve played Gears of War then you know about the Lancer. It’s the game’s most famous weapon, a full-automatic assault rifle equipped with a chainsaw. Also known as the Lancer Assault Rifle Mk2, it’s a mainstay of the COG fighting force and it’s the weapon you’ll carry with you for most of the game. [...]
