Geeky Gadgets - Newsletter

Opera Mobile Store Shoots Past 100 Million Visitors A Month
Left 4 Dead 2 Plantation Map Image Revealed?
Madden NFL Super Bowl Prediction has Broncos Winning a Close Game
Lenovo Miix 2 Tablet Launches In US And Europe For $699 (video)
Scosche Debuts New MagicMounts for Smartphones
Sony Xperia E1 Goes Up For Pre Order In The UK
Awesome Lego Astromech Droid (video)
HTC One Android 4.4.2 Kit Kat Update Rolling Out In Europe
BioShock Infinite Burial At Sea Episode 2 Preview Trailer Released (video)
Rovio Says Angry Birds Does Not Provide Data To NSA
Boost Mobile Announces Boost Max 5.7 Inch Android Phablet
Alien: Isolation Will Be Playable At EGX Rezzed UK In March (videos)
BlackBerry 10.2.1 Update Gets Official, Start Rolling Out Today
Octonius For iOS Offers One App For Evernote, Dropbox And Google Drive File Management
Apple iOS In The Car Shown Off On Video
Chibitronics Circuit Stickers Allow You To Be Creative With Electronics Without Soldering (video)
Tango Super PC Portable Windows System Fits In Your Pocket (videos)
Samsung Galaxy Grand Neo Turns Up On Samsung’s Website
US Hotel Chain Turns Your iPhone Into A Room Key
Retro Pixel LED Art Display Controlled Via Your Smartphone (video)
Nokia Lumia 1820 To Be Announced At MWC Next Month (Rumor)
New Pinterest Interest Based Homepage Now Available To Try
Notion Ink Adam II Android Tablet Arrives In Europe From €219
Samsung All Buts Confirms Galaxy S5 Will Feature QHD Display
PhoneSoap Charges And Sanitizes Your Smartphone (video)
Easybreath Snorkelling Mask Makes Underwater Breathing A More Natural Experience (video)
Google To Use AI For Search (Rumor)
Guitar Wing Wireless Control Surface Offers Easy Access To Apps And More (video)
Twitter For Android Update Brings New Photo Sharing Features
Call of Duty Ghosts Onslaught DLC Map Tours And Maverick Gun Detailed (video)
Nintendo to Make Mini Games For Smartphones
Chrome For iOS Update Adds Reduced Data Usage And New Translation Feature
Samsung Developer Day At MWC 2014 Announced
Google Glass Titanium Collection Frames Announced (Video)
Gigabyte Brix Gaming AMD Mini PC Launches
Fujifilm X-T1 Launches Next Month From $1,300 With Weather Resistant Casing
AT&T HTC One X To Get Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean on January 29th
Earth Defense Force 2025 Trailer Released (video)
Apple Mobile Payments One Of The Ideas Behind TouchID
Titanfall PC Exclusive Beta Launching February 14th 2014?
Smartphone Shipments 2013 Reach 1 Billion Worldwide
StrongVolt SmartCharger With Patent-Pending SunTrack Technology (video)
Samsung to Release an Update to Fix Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Third Parties Accessory Support Issues
Sales Of Apple iPod Down 52 Percent From Last Year
iOS 7 Adoption Rises to 80 Percent
Apple Releases Details On NSA And Law Enforcement Requests
Blackberry To Roll out Blackberry 10.2.1 By February End (Rumor)
Samsung Sold 86 Million Smartphones In The Last Quarter (Report)
Apple Sells 51 Million iPhones And 26 Million iPads In Q4
Red LG Google Nexus 5 shows up in new photos
Apple iPhone 5C Not as Popular as Expected
Angry Birds And Other Apps Allegedly Gather Data For The NSA

Opera Mobile Store Shoots Past 100 Million Visitors A Month

Posted: 28 Jan 2014 07:52 AM PST

You could consider Opera basically neutral in the browser wars. It isn't Microsoft versus Google, so this neutrality carries over to mobile apps as well. So the Opera Mobile Store has a variety of apps available for different platforms. So it makes sense that it would get many visitors. The platforms include all of the […]

Posted: 28 Jan 2014 07:36 AM PST

Left 4 Dead 2's plantation map has leaked. Well, an image has leaked out, where it is supposed to show up in an updated format in Valve's Source 2.0 engine. The rumor is that Valve is working on Left 4 Dead 3 right now, but that is another story. The alleged leaked image shows that […]

Posted: 28 Jan 2014 07:22 AM PST

Each year EA Sports takes its Madden NFL game for that year and sets up a game between the two teams that made the Super Bowl and offers a prediction of who will win the big game. Super Bowl XLVIII is coming up this weekend and EA has played its prediction game and the Broncos […]

Posted: 28 Jan 2014 07:18 AM PST

If you are in the market for a new tablet/notebook you might be interested to know that the already announced Lenovo Miix 2 Windows 8.1 system which was unveiled at CES 2014 has this week launched within Europe and the US from $699. The Lenovo Miix 2 is equipped with a 10 inch screen offering […]

Posted: 28 Jan 2014 07:06 AM PST

Scosche is a company that makes a lot of interesting accessories for smartphones and tablets. The company is particularly known for making accessories for Apple hardware. Scosche has unveiled its latest smartphone accessories in the form of a new mounts for smartphones of all types. The new mounts are called magicMount and they come in […]

Posted: 28 Jan 2014 07:06 AM PST

The Sony Xperia E1 was announced a couple of week ago, and now the handset has turned up for pre-order on Amazon UK with a launch date of March, the device is available to pre-order for £134.99 unlocked. The Sony Xperia E1 is equipped with a 4 inch WVGA display that has a resolution of […]

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Awesome Lego Astromech Droid (video)

Posted: 28 Jan 2014 06:57 AM PST

Vimal Patel has created an awesome looking fully motorised Lego Astromech Droid which has been inspired by the Star Wars universe. The Lego Astromech Droid includes a rotating head as well as a foldout robotic arm with pinch grip fingers and even a third wheel leg to provide extra stability. Check out the video after the jump […]

Posted: 28 Jan 2014 06:56 AM PST

HTC has started rolling out the Android Kit Kat update in Europe, the HTC One Android 4.4.2 Kit Kat update has apparently started rolling out in some European countries. The HTC One Android 4.4.2 Kit Kat update is 308.24MB in size and it brings a number of new features to the HTC One. As well […]

Posted: 28 Jan 2014 06:37 AM PST

Irrational Games has today released a new trailer for the 2nd episode of the BioShock Infinite Burial At Sea DLC. So if you haven’t as yet they threw the first episode of the BioShock Infinite Burial At Sea be aware that they may be spoilers involved in the video and text after the jump. The […]

Posted: 28 Jan 2014 06:36 AM PST

Earlier today we heard a report that Angry Birds may be providing data to the NSA and other surveillance agencies, the creators of the app, Rovio Mobile have released a statement saying that they do not share data with government agencies. The original claims came from apparent leaked documents from Edward Snowden,, Rovio has said […]

Posted: 28 Jan 2014 06:26 AM PST

Pre-paid mobile carrier Boost mobile has announced the launch of a new Android phablet, the Boost Max, which is basically the ZTE Iconic. The Boost Max features a 5.7 inch HD IPS display that has a resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels, the device comes with Android 4.1 Jelly Bean. The Boost Max is the […]

Posted: 28 Jan 2014 06:25 AM PST

Fans off the Alien series of movies who feel let down by the sub standard video games released over the past few years. Might be interested to know that the latest incarnation from the Aliens franchise in the form of the survival horror video game Alien: Isolation, will be playable at this years EGX Rezzed […]

Posted: 28 Jan 2014 06:16 AM PST

We previously heard that BlackBerry would release their latest software update on the 28th of January, BlackBerry 10.2.1 is now official and it will start rolling out today. BlackBerry has said that the BlackBerry 10.2.1 update will start rolling out today in the US, Europe, Canada, the Middle East, Asia Pacific and Latin America, this […]

Posted: 28 Jan 2014 06:11 AM PST

Users of the popular Evernote, Dropbox and Google Drive cloud storage services might be interested in a new iOS application which has been launched this week called Octonius. Octonius has been created to provide users with a unified file browser that allows you to search all three cloud storage services from one application. Previously the […]

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Apple iOS In The Car Shown Off On Video

Posted: 28 Jan 2014 05:55 AM PST

Developer Steve Troughton Smith shows us some screenshots of Apple’s iOS in the car recently, and now he had put together a video showing off some of the features of iOS in the car. The video below shows iOS in the car running on iOS 7.0.3 in the iOS Simulator software which is available for […]

Posted: 28 Jan 2014 05:53 AM PST

If you fancy building simple electronic circuits but don’t own a soldering iron or would rather not go down that route. You might be interested in a new method of creating electronic circuits using a new creation called Chibitronics Circuit Stickers. Circuit Stickers have been designed to offer easy-to-use peel-and-stick electronic modules that can be […]

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Tango Super PC Portable Windows System Fits In Your Pocket (videos)

Posted: 28 Jan 2014 05:25 AM PST

In recent years tablets have shaken up the computer industry cutting deeply into PC sales worldwide. Now a small team of developers is hoping to change the face of computers as we know it and has created the new Tango Super PC which is small enough to fit in your pocket and seems to act […]

Posted: 28 Jan 2014 05:20 AM PST

We first heard about the Samsung Galaxy Grand Neo at the start of January, Samsung have yet to officially announce the handset, although the company has now listed the device on their website. Samsung have also listed the specifications for the handset on their website, the device comes with a 5.01 inch display that has […]

Posted: 28 Jan 2014 05:06 AM PST

A hotel chain in the US, Starwood Hotels and Resorts is testing out a new system that will turn your iPhone into your room key for their hotels. This new system was recently detailed by The WSJ, and the company is rolling out the system to Aloft Hotels in New York City and Silicon Valley. […]

Posted: 28 Jan 2014 04:54 AM PST

If you enjoy playing retro games or viewing and creating pixel art you are sure to enjoy this new Pixel LED Art Display which has been specifically designed and created to display pixel artwork to its best effect and be controlled directly from your Android smartphone or tablet. The software and hardware created for the Pixel […]

Posted: 28 Jan 2014 04:44 AM PST

Back in November we heard a rumor that Nokia would launch a new flagship windows smartphone at MWC 2014, the Nokia Lumia 1820, and now more reports have surfaced regarding this new Windows Phone smartphone. The Nokia Lumia 1820 will apparently come with Windows Phone 8.1 and will feature a 5.2 inch QHD display with […]

Posted: 28 Jan 2014 04:37 AM PST

Pinterest the popular pinboard-style photo-sharing website has this week unveiled a sneak preview of a new tool its been creating for users in the form of the Pinterest interest based homepage. Which has been created to enable Pinterest users to search for entries, as the name suggests, based on their interests via a selection of […]

Posted: 28 Jan 2014 04:18 AM PST

Late last year the new Notion Ink Adam II Android tablet launched in India and this week is arriving throughout Europe where it will be priced at €219 for the Wi-Fi version. There is also a 3G Notion Ink Adam II version available priced at €249 and both are equipped with a 10 inch screen […]

Posted: 28 Jan 2014 04:18 AM PST

We have been hearing rumors for a while that the new Samsung Galaxy S5 will come with a QHD display with a resolution of 2560 x 1440 pixels, the handset is rumored to feature a 5.25 inch display. Samsung recently confirmed at a recent seminar in South Korea that it is working on a new […]

Posted: 28 Jan 2014 03:56 AM PST

Some of our readers might remember the PhoneSoap charger and smartphone sanitizer that originally launched over on the Kickstarter crowd funding website way back in May 2012. The original design for the PhoneSoap charger has now being updated and provides users with an easy way to remove bacteria and other nasties from their smartphone whilst […]

Posted: 28 Jan 2014 03:42 AM PST

If you find snorkelling uncomfortable or prefer not to have a snorkel inserted into your mouth while enjoying the amazing underwater world. You might be interested in a new snorkelling mask called the Easybreath Snorkelling Mask which has been designed to provide users with a more natural way to breathe whilst under the waves. Rather than […]

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Google To Use AI For Search (Rumor)

Posted: 28 Jan 2014 03:27 AM PST

Yesterday we heard that Google had acquired UK Artificial Intelligence company DeepMind in a deal which is reported to be worth $500 million. Wen the deal was first revealed, it was thought that Google would be using the DeepMind technology and team to work on their robotics project which is run by Andy Rubin, although […]

Posted: 28 Jan 2014 03:09 AM PST

Guitarists looking for an easy way to control their smartphone music applications, computer software or even hardware directly from the guitar. Might be interested in a new gadget called the Guitar Wing which has been designed by Livid Instruments based in Austin Texas and was co-designed with music innovator Moldover, with input and assistance along the […]

Posted: 28 Jan 2014 03:01 AM PST

Twitter has released a new version of Twitter for Android, the latest version of the app is designed to make photo sharing more friendly. In the latest version of Twitter for Android you can now crop your photos in different aspects, like square and wide, and you can also rotate images and more. With this […]

Posted: 28 Jan 2014 02:56 AM PST

Xbox One and Xbox 360 gamers looking to start enjoying the four new maps that have been released in the latest Call of Duty Ghosts Onslaught DLC released today and is the first of 4 DLC map packs planned the Call of Duty Ghosts game this year. You might be interested in a couple of […]

Posted: 28 Jan 2014 02:54 AM PST

We recently heard that Nintendo may be considering their own smart device, or something to do with smartphones, and now more details have been revealed on what Nintendo may have planned. According to a recent report by the Nikkei, Nintendo will make ‘Mini Games’ for smartphones, and these so called Mini Games will be used […]

Posted: 28 Jan 2014 02:43 AM PST

Google has this week announced the release of a new update for its Chrome for iOS browser application which brings with it a number of new features for users to enjoy. Including a new translate feature that allows users to quickly translate a language on a web page that they may not recognise with one […]

Posted: 28 Jan 2014 02:35 AM PST

Samsung has announced that they will be holding a developer event at Mobile World Congress 2014 next month, and the company will also be introducing a new version of their SDK. The Samsung Developer Day 2014 will take place on the 26th of February, and they will launch a new Mobile SDK, Samsung Multiscreen SDK […]

Posted: 28 Jan 2014 02:21 AM PST

We have been hearing for a while that Google has been working on a prescription version of Google Glass, the company has now announced the Google Glass Titanium Collection. The Google Glass Titanium Collection are a set of four frames that can be used with prescription lenses have a look at the video below. If […]

Posted: 28 Jan 2014 02:09 AM PST

Gigabyte has this week added a new addition to their range of mini PC systems, in the form of the newly launched AMD powered Gigabyte Brix Gaming system which measures just 59.6 x 128 x 115.4 mm in size. With Valve’s Steam OS now supporting AMD processors the new Gigabyte Brix Gaming system might well […]

Posted: 28 Jan 2014 01:52 AM PST

As expected the new Fujifilm X-Mount camera teased last week has been unveiled today in the form of the new Fujifilm X-T1. Which is the latest Fujifilm compact interchangeable-lens camera and is packed with new features for users to enjoy including a weather-resistant casing. The new Fujifilm X-T1 camera launching today will start shipping next […]

Posted: 28 Jan 2014 01:47 AM PST

HTC has already confirmed that HTC One X and One X+ will not get the taste of Android 4.4 KitKat, and will stick to the Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean. This news did come as a disappointment for those using HTC’s 2012 flagship device. AT&T already rolled out the Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean update for the […]

Posted: 28 Jan 2014 01:34 AM PST

In preparation for the launch of the new Earth Defense Force 2025 game which has been developed by Sandlot, and published by D3 Publisher. A new trailer has been released for the game whetting your appetite for the imminent release in Europe of the follow-up game up to Earth Defense Force 2017 which was launched back […]

Posted: 28 Jan 2014 01:31 AM PST

Yesterday we heard a rumor that Apple is working on a new Apple mobile payments system, Apple has yet to confirm this, although their CEO, Tim Cook did mention mobile payments in yesterdays earnings call. Tim Cook revealed in the earnings call that Apple are ‘intrigued’ by mobile payments, and this was one of their […]

Posted: 28 Jan 2014 01:18 AM PST

Gamers who have already pre-ordered the new highly anticipated Titanfall PC game either from Micromania in France and GameStop in the US. Might be interested to learn that a new exclusive beta test period for the Titanfall PC version will be starting on February 14th and running through to the 19th. The new Titanfall PC […]

Posted: 28 Jan 2014 01:02 AM PST

IDC has released a report on the the total smartphone shipments for last year, and according to the report the smartphone shipments 2013 were more than 1 billion for the first time. There were a total of 1,821.8 million mobile phones shipped worldwide in 2013, and 1,004.2 million of these devices were smartphones. “The sheer […]

Posted: 28 Jan 2014 01:00 AM PST

Ian Sells has created a new type of solar charger in the form of the StrongVolt SmartCharger that he been designed to help keep your gadgets powered up whilst you are away from the grid, but is slightly different from the standard solar chargers currently available on the market. The difference is that the StrongVolt […]

Posted: 28 Jan 2014 12:55 AM PST

Since the Android 4.4 KitKat rolled out for the Samsung Galaxy Note 3, several users were reporting issues with incompatibility of third-party accessories with the device. Samsung did issue a statement and gave users a sigh of relief that they’re looking into the issue. Recently, Samsung announced they’ve identified the issue which cause compatibility issues […]

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Sales Of Apple iPod Down 52 Percent From Last Year

Posted: 28 Jan 2014 12:39 AM PST

Apple reported record sales of the iPhone and iPad in their financial results yesterday, they also reported increased sales of the Mac, but sales of the iPod are declining. Sales of the iPod are down 52 percent on the previous year, as people are choosing to buy the iPhone and iPad instead of the iPod. […]

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iOS 7 Adoption Rises to 80 Percent

Posted: 28 Jan 2014 12:36 AM PST

Back in December, Apple reported that iOS 7 is running on 74 percent of the iOS devices that are currently in the market. The latest iOS 7 was released for public last year in September. Recently, Apple updated the App Store distributions page on the developers website, and states iOS 7 is running on 80 […]

Posted: 28 Jan 2014 12:12 AM PST

Yesterday the Department of Justice in the US announced that they would declassify information requests, which will allow tech companies to report how many requests for information they have had from government agencies. Apple is one of the first companies to details how many requests for information they have had from government agencies and law […]

Posted: 28 Jan 2014 12:12 AM PST

We’ve heard several rumors in the past that Blackberry will roll out the upcoming Blackberry 10.2.1 by the end of January, and it seems it could be correct. Last week, it was rumored that Blackberry will begin with the roll out process from January 28th (which is today), and now its backed by another report. […]

Posted: 27 Jan 2014 11:57 PM PST

Yesterday, Apple revealed during its conference call that the company managed to sell a whopping 51 million iPhones during the last quarter of 2013, setting a new record for the Cupertino giant. However, it seems Samsung maintains a huge lead in terms of smartphone sales when compared with Apple. According to a research by Strategy Analytics, […]

Posted: 27 Jan 2014 11:41 PM PST

Apple has announced its quarterly financial results for quarter 4 of 2013, which is Apple’s fiscal 2014 first quarter that ended on the 28th of December 2013. The company reported record sales of the iPhone, with 51 million iPhones sold in the quarter and 26 million iPads sold, setting a new quarterly record for both […]

Posted: 27 Jan 2014 11:37 PM PST

Good news for LG Google Nexus 5 fans. Several new photos that allegedly show a red Google Nexus 5 have appeared on Twitter. This gives some credence to all of the previous rumors which said that the smartphone would be released in different color options later this year. You can see the red LG Nexus […]

Posted: 27 Jan 2014 11:22 PM PST

Yesterday, Apple held it’s quarterly conference call where the company shared some insights about the financial performance of the company, including the revenues, sales, and other metrics. During the call, it was mentioned that Apple sold almost 51 million iPhones during the last quarter, which is new record, but the colorful iPhone 5C represents a […]

Posted: 27 Jan 2014 11:21 PM PST

Angry Birds seems like an innocent enough game, but according to Edward Snowden, the app does more than just let you enjoy a fun game. Snowden has turned over documents that state that the NSA and Britain’s GCHQ are using Angry Birds and other “leaky apps” to collect personal data. The data is collected through […]

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