Geeky Gadgets - Newsletter

Samsung Galaxy S4 LTE-A Up For Pre-order In The UK
DIY Gamer Kit Lets You Build And Program Your Own Handheld Games Console
New MacBook Pro Appears In Benchmarks
Garmin Tactix GPS Watch Is Designed to Meet the Needs of Law Enforcement
YouTube Android App Will Soon Function As A Background Music Player
Toshiba MQ02ABF HDD is 7 mm Thick with 1TB of Storage
Sony Xperia Z1 Mini To Be Announced November 12th
Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini Hits The US Next Month
Aperture 3.5 Released By Apple With Mavericks OS X Support
Xbox 360 Has A PBS App
New Google Chromebook Owners Receive 60 Days Free Play Music All Access
Apple Has Sold 170 Million iPads, Has 81 Percent Share Of Tablet Usage
Japan Display 12 Inch 4K Tablet Display Announced
Google Handwriting Input Enabled On Gmail And Docs Services
Nintendo Wii will still be available in the US
iPad Mini With Retina Display In Action (Video)
OS X Mavericks Tips And Tricks Revealed
BlackBerry OS 10.2 Update Coming This Week
Nokia Lumia 2520 Tablet Headed To Verizon And AT&T
Pixelmator Version 3.0 Released With A Wealth Of New Features
Microsoft Surface Pro 2 Gets The iFixit Treatment
Apple Find My iPhone App Update For iOS 7
Sprint HTC One Max Turns Up At The FCC
Kindle Fire HDX Blue Tinted Edge Screens Are A Feature Says Amazon
iPad Mini vs iPad Mini With Retina Display
CyanogenMod Nightly Builds For LG G2, Nexus 7 LTE, and Nexus Q Now Available
Apple iPad Air Event Now Available To Watch Online
New Google Chrome Supervised User Feature Offers More Protection For Families
New Apple iMovie Theater Channel For Apple TV Lets You Easily Watch Your Projects
Titanfall Release Date Announced By EA (video)
T-Mobile To Give New iPad Owners 200MB Of Free Data Per Month
Omate TrueSmart Watch Unfortunately Will Not Ship With Google Play Store Access
Samsung Acquires 7.4 Percent Of Corning, Gorilla Glass Manufacturer
Apple iOS 7.0.3 Update Released, Fixes Sensor Issues
Aereo Android App Finally Launches In Public Beta
Samsung Galaxy S4 With LTE-A and Snapdragon 800 Coming to Europe
Unreal Engine 4 Visual Effects Detailed By Epic
Evernote iOS App Update Adds New Places Feature And More
Belkin Qode iPad Air Keyboard Cases Unveiled
LG Flex Smartphone Poses For The Camera
Samsung Extending Galaxy Gear Compatibility to Galaxy S4, SIII, Note 2 And Several Other Devices
LG Fireweb Firefox OS Smartphone Launches (video)
Sprint to Offer iPad Air Starting November 1st
BBM for Android And iOS Reaches Over 10 Million Download in 24 Hours
Apple Mac Pro, Details And Specifications
Apple iPad Mini With Retina Display, Details And Specifications
Apple iPad Air Full Specifications And Details
PSN Is Having A Halloween Games Sale
Amazon raises free shipping order minimum to $35
New Retina Display iPad Mini Unveiled By Apple For $399

Samsung Galaxy S4 LTE-A Up For Pre-order In The UK

Posted: 23 Oct 2013 08:08 AM PDT

Earlier today we heard that the Samsung Galaxy S4 LTE-A would be headed to Europe, and we just received an email from a UK mobile retailer to let us know that the handset is now available to pre-order in the UK. UK retailer Mobile Fun has put the Samsung Galaxy S4 LTE-A up for pre-order, […]

Posted: 23 Oct 2013 08:06 AM PDT

If you have ever fancied building your very own handheld games console, a new kit has been created called the DIY Gamer Kit. Which is being created to allow you to build and program your very own handheld gaming device. The DIY Gamer Kit is built using a Arduino controller and classic gaming controls together […]

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New MacBook Pro Appears In Benchmarks

Posted: 23 Oct 2013 07:51 AM PDT

Yesterday Apple announced its range of new MacBook Pro’s, there is a new 13 inch model MacBook Pro and a new 15 inch MacBook Pro. It looks like the new MacBook Pro’s have already started to appear in benchmarks, as the guys from MacRumors spotted the latest MacBook Pro’s in the GeekBench Benchmarks. The new […]

Posted: 23 Oct 2013 07:47 AM PDT

Garmin has unveiled its latest if GPS watch called the tactix that is designed specifically for the needs of law enforcement and police special operations. I’m sure the watch would be appropriate for anyone else who likes to spend time in the field. Garmin says that the watch is built for training, exploring, and more. […]

Posted: 23 Oct 2013 07:32 AM PDT

Music lovers that are also equipped with Android devices will soon be able to use the YouTube Android application to listen to the millions of music videos using a new background play mode features that has been unearthed but the Android Police website after dismantling the latest YouTube APK. The new feature within the YouTube […]

Posted: 23 Oct 2013 07:27 AM PDT

Toshiba has pulled the wraps off a new storage device in the form of a incredibly thin hard drive. The hard drive is the MQ02ABF and the thin storage device was made specifically for thin laptops. The good news about this product for your average consumer is that it means you’ll be able to get […]

Posted: 23 Oct 2013 07:25 AM PDT

It looks like the global version of the Sony Xperia Z1 Mini will be announced next month, as Sony are holding a press event on the 12th of November. The Sony Xperia Z1 Mini was recently announced in Japan as the Xperia Z1f, and we saw a leaked photo of the international version of the […]

Posted: 23 Oct 2013 07:05 AM PDT

We have already seen photos of the Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini for Sprint, Verizon, and AT&T, Samsung has now announced that the handset will launch in the US in November. The Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini will launch in the US with mobile carriers AT&T, Sprint, Verizon and US Cellular, the press release did not mention […]

Posted: 23 Oct 2013 07:01 AM PDT

Following on from the launch of Apple’s new OS X Mavericks operating system, Apple has released a new update for its Aperture photo management and enhancement suite taking it to Aperture 3.5. New updates in the latest Aperture 3.5 software include the obligatory bug fixes and performance enhancements together with a wealth of new features […]

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Xbox 360 Has A PBS App

Posted: 23 Oct 2013 06:48 AM PDT

PBS on a game console? Well, gamers aren’t dumb people. They like to watch intelligent programs just like anyone else. They like Netflix, Hulu and even The CW and have apps for all on the Xbox 360. Now the console has a PBS app as well. America's Public Broadcasting Service is now available on the […]

Posted: 23 Oct 2013 06:42 AM PDT

If you are considering purchasing a new laptop in the near future you might be interested in a new offer but Google has announced this week that will provide new Chromebook owners with 60 days of free access to their Play Music All Access service. Google published the new Google Chromebook offer via its Google+ […]

Posted: 23 Oct 2013 06:42 AM PDT

Apple revealed a number of facts about the iPad at their press event yesterday, since the first iPad launched back in 2010, Apple has sold a total of 170 million iPads. They also revealed details about how many iPad apps there are available to download from the app store, there are now more than 475,000 […]

Posted: 23 Oct 2013 06:29 AM PDT

It looks like tablet are going to get even higher resolution displays, as Japan Display has announced a new 4K resolution 12 inch tablet display. This new 12.1 inch tablet display from Japan Display has amassive 3840 x 2160 resolution, it comes with a RGB matrix arrangement and features a frame that is 2mm thick. […]

Posted: 23 Oct 2013 06:28 AM PDT

Google has this week announced the rollout of a new update to its Google Docs and Google Gmail services which has been created to offer users ability to input handwriting. The new Google Handwriting Input feature added to both of the services allows you to use your own handwriting to put words directly into Gmail or […]

Posted: 23 Oct 2013 06:27 AM PDT

The Wii U has been pretty unpopular, so it was a bit of a surprise when Nintendo announced that it was discontinuing production of the original Nintendo Wii in Japan. Naturally, this made us wonder if the discontinuation of production in Japan would affect availability within the US. The answer is no. The announcement that […]

Posted: 23 Oct 2013 06:14 AM PDT

The new iPad Mini with Retina Display was announced by Apple yesterday, and now we have a hands on video from the guys over at Engadget, which gives us a good look at the new iPad Mini in action. The new iPad Mini features a 7.9 inch display that has a resolution of 2048 x […]

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OS X Mavericks Tips And Tricks Revealed

Posted: 23 Oct 2013 06:01 AM PDT

Last night Apple launched a new and highly anticipated OS X Mavericks operating system which they have been developing for release until their iMac desktop computers and MacBook laptops. As Apple unveiled a new OS X Mavericks to the world they also announced that it will be made available straight away and would not cost […]

Posted: 23 Oct 2013 05:55 AM PDT

BlackBerry has announced that they will be releasing the BlackBerry OS 10.2 update this week, the update will bring a wide range of new features to BlackBerry devices. The BlackBerry OS 10.2 update brings new features like Priority Hub, BBM Video with Natural Sound, BlackBerry Keyboard, improvements to copy and paste, faster sharing and more. […]

Posted: 23 Oct 2013 05:42 AM PDT

Nokia announced their first Windows tablet yesterday, the Nokia Lumia 2520 tablet, the device is headed to both Verizon Wireless and AT&T in the US, as yet there are no details on whether the table will land on Sprint and T-Mobile. AT&T has the US exclusive for the new Nokia Lumia 1520 Phablet, they will […]

Posted: 23 Oct 2013 05:41 AM PDT

If you use a Mac computer and are looking for something that provides an alternative to Adobe’s Photoshop application you might be interested to learn that Pixelmator has this week released a new version of their great tool to coincide with the release of Apple's new OS X Mavericks operating system. Pixelmator 3.0 is equipped […]

Posted: 23 Oct 2013 05:23 AM PDT

The guys from iFixit are at again, this time they have taken apart the new Microsoft Surface Pro 2 tablet, the device only launched yesterday, and now we can have a look what is inside the new Surface Pro 2. The Surface Pro 2 comes with a 10.6 inch full HD ClearType display that has […]

Posted: 23 Oct 2013 05:23 AM PDT

As well as launching their new iPad tablets and upgraded MacBook Pro laptops this week, Apple has also rolled out a new update to its handy Apple Find My iPhone application bringing it more in line with Apple's new iOS 7 mobile operating system. The newly released Apple Find My iPhone app includes a completely […]

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Sprint HTC One Max Turns Up At The FCC

Posted: 23 Oct 2013 05:09 AM PDT

It looks like the new HTC One Max will soon be headed to Sprint, as the device has now appeared at the FCC, and it will be compatible with Sprint’s new TDD LTE network. The HTC One Max is equipped with a 5.9 inch full high definition display, the display has a resolution of 1920 […]

Posted: 23 Oct 2013 05:08 AM PDT

If you have recently purchased a new Kindle Fire HDX tablet and noticed a very faint blue tint around the screen’s edge when viewing webpages or documents that are predominantly showing a white background. You might be interested to learn that it is actually a feature which Amazon has added to aid the representation of […]

Posted: 23 Oct 2013 04:56 AM PDT

With the launch of the new iPad Mini with Retina display, Apple now offers two different versions of the iPad Mini at different price points. The iPad Mini retails for $299 and comes with 16GB of built in storage, the iPad Mini with Retina display retails for $399 and it comes with a choice of […]

Posted: 23 Oct 2013 04:55 AM PDT

CyanogenMod the awesome open source replacement firmware for Android smartphones and tablet devices. Which has been developed as free and open source software based on the official releases of Android by Google. CyanogenMod has this week announced the availability of nightly builds for the LG G2, Nexus 7 LTE, and Nexus Q devices allowing owners to […]

Posted: 23 Oct 2013 04:40 AM PDT

Apple live streamed their iPad Air event online yesterday, if you missed the event and want to catch up on what was announced, you can now watch the video online over at Apple. Apple announced a number of new devices at its event yesterday, the first was the new iPad Air which comes with a […]

Posted: 23 Oct 2013 04:11 AM PDT

Google has announced the addition of a new feature to the Chrome web browser called Chrome supervised user which is being created to help provide more options for families to protect members from websites and may contain inappropriate content. The new supervised user feature has this week been launched in the beta channel preview and […]

Posted: 23 Oct 2013 03:57 AM PDT

In addition to launching their new iPad Air tablet and a new iPad Mini equipped with a new retina display, Apple has this week also added a new channel to the Apple TV device in the form of the new iMovie Theater. The new iMovie Theater has been rolled out by Apple to both the […]

Posted: 23 Oct 2013 03:43 AM PDT

Gamers waiting for the launch of the highly anticipated Titanfall game will be pleased to learn that EA gas today announced when the Titanfall game will be launching on PC, Xbox 360 and Xbox One. Announcing that the Titanfall game will be available in stores for Xbox One, Xbox 360, and PC on March 11th, […]

Posted: 23 Oct 2013 03:34 AM PDT

Apple announced their new iPad Air and iPad Mini yesterday, and now US mobile carrier T-Mobile has announced that they will offer new iPad owners 200MB of free data per month. This applies to new cellular and WiFi iPads on T-Mobile, and you can see how T-Mobile’s free data compares to the other mobile carriers […]

Posted: 23 Oct 2013 03:31 AM PDT

Backers who helped the Omate TrueSmart watch to raise over $1 million in funding via the Kickstarter crowd funding website during August and September. Will surely be disappointed to learn that the new Omate TrueSmart Watch will unfortunately not now come with access to the Google Play Store. Originally during the Kickstarter campaign the connection […]

Posted: 23 Oct 2013 03:18 AM PDT

It has been announced today that Samsung and Corning have strengthen their strategic collaborations, with Samsung Display Co acquiring 7.4 percent of the Gorilla Glass manufacturer Corning. Which cost Samsung a cool £2.3 billion making the shares of Corning jump 28 percent and Samsung SDI shares to drop 8 percent. The move makes Samsung Electronics […]

Posted: 23 Oct 2013 03:17 AM PDT

Apple has released a new software update for its iOS devices, the iOS 7.0.3 update, and it is designed to fix the various sensor issues that a number of users have experienced. The iOS 7.0.3 update is now available for the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch, it also comes with a range of new features, […]

Posted: 23 Oct 2013 03:05 AM PDT

Android users who have been patiently waiting for the launch of the highly anticipated Aereo Android application, will be pleased to learn that today the Aereo Android app has now been made available via a public beta release. Allowing users that are based in the seven current locations where Aereo is available to access the […]

Posted: 23 Oct 2013 02:53 AM PDT

We’ve seen several rumors in the past mentioning the availability of the Samsung Galaxy S4 (GT-I9506) with Snapdragon 800 SoC globally. Samsung launched the Galaxy S4 with LTE-A and Snapdragon 800 in June and it was only available in Korea. However, it seems that the handset is also coming to Europe in the near future. […]

Posted: 23 Oct 2013 02:45 AM PDT

If you are interested in learning more about the Unreal Engine 4 games engine you might be interested in a new video which has been released providing more details about the visual effect features and rendering techniques that are available within the Unreal Engine 4 games engine. The video below demonstrates the mechanics that are […]

Posted: 23 Oct 2013 02:31 AM PDT

Evernote has today rolled out a new update for its Evernote iOS application which brings with it a number of new features including home screen customisation for users. Once installed the new Evernote update allows Premium users to reorder the navigation links or removed items theta are not used completely from the home screen menu. […]

Posted: 23 Oct 2013 02:18 AM PDT

Belkin has wasted no time releasing a new keyboard cases for Apple's latest iPad Air tablet which was unveiled last night in Apple’s iPad press event. During which Apple launched both a new iPad 10 inch tablet and a smaller iPad Mini tablet that is now equipped with a retina display. The three new Belkin […]

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LG Flex Smartphone Poses For The Camera

Posted: 23 Oct 2013 02:16 AM PDT

We have already seen some leaked renders of the new LG Flex smartphone, which will come with a curved flexible display, and now we have some actual photos of the device. LG are expected to announce the new LG Flex next month, the handset will apparently come with a 6 inch flexible HD display, the […]

Posted: 23 Oct 2013 02:04 AM PDT

Samsung introduced Galaxy Gear smartwatch alongside Galaxy Note 3 last month at IFA 2013. At the time of launch, the smartwatch was only compatible with Samsung Galaxy Note 3, but it was later announced that it will also support Galaxy S4. Recently, Samsung released the Android 4.3 update for Galaxy S4 for both GT-I9505 and […]

Posted: 23 Oct 2013 02:01 AM PDT

The new Firefox OS smartphone operating system may not be as readily available as Android and Apple’s iOS at the moment. But this week LG is helping the Firefox OS software spread further afield by releasing a new smartphone in the form of the new LG Fireweb which comes running the new Firefox OS as […]

Posted: 23 Oct 2013 01:43 AM PDT

Apple unveiled the highly anticipated iPad Air yesterday at a press event. Sprint announced that the carrier will offer iPad Air with WiFi + Cellular starting Friday, 1st November. The carrier also announced that they’ll carry the new iPad Mini with Retina display later in November, but didn’t give any exact date. I’m beginning to […]

Posted: 23 Oct 2013 01:18 AM PDT

It was reported earlier that BBM for Android and iOS were downloaded over 5 million times in the first eight hours. Well, the application hit the Google Play Store and iOS Store on Monday and according to a new press released from Blackberry, the application reached over 10 million downloads in the first 24 hours, […]

Posted: 23 Oct 2013 12:35 AM PDT

The Apple Mac Pro was announced back at WWDC 2013, Apple promised to share more details about the device later in the year, and now we have more specifications and information on the new Mac Pro. Apple have confirmed that the new Mac Pro will launch in December, and prices will start at $2,999 for […]

Posted: 23 Oct 2013 12:18 AM PDT

As well as the new iPad Air, Apple also announced the new iPad Mini with Retina display, the tablet will not replace the existing iPad Mini, instead the two devices will be sold side by side at different price points. The iPad Mini with Retina display comes with a 7.9 inch display that has a […]

Posted: 23 Oct 2013 12:01 AM PDT

The Apple iPad Air is now official, Apple’s 5th generation iPad was announced at their iPad press event yesterday, and we have the full specifications and details on the new iPad Air. The iPad Air will be available in two colors, space gray and silver, there is no gold color that was previously rumored, the […]

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PSN Is Having A Halloween Games Sale

Posted: 22 Oct 2013 11:37 PM PDT

Halloween is almost here. It’s a time for treats, tricks, fun costumes and scary stuff everywhere. Sony wants to celebrate All Hallows Eve by giving you discounts on some of its scarier PSN games that are currently available on the PlayStation Network. Sony's aptly titled Sale of the Dead promotion discounts The Walking Dead series […]

Posted: 22 Oct 2013 11:18 PM PDT

Amazon has increased the minimum order to qualify for free shipping from $25 to $35. This is the first change to that requirement in over a decade. Amazon announced the change on Tuesday in a post that also talked up Amazon Prime, the company’s subscription-based offering that delivers free shipping along with access to several […]

Posted: 22 Oct 2013 11:28 AM PDT

Adding to the list of new hardware and software that Apple has announced today at their Apple October 22nd 2013. Apple has announced the launch of their new Retina Display iPad Mini, which will be launching in November for $399. With the older non-retina display screen dropping in price down to $299 and the new […]

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