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Top 8 Scientifically Flawed Films
Posted on February 24, 2013 | 1 CommentLast week the Earth was just missed (in spatial distances) by an asteroid that was 30 meters across and 190,000 tons. On the very same day a meteor 55 feet across and weighing 10,000 tons exploded above Chelyabinsk, Russia, releasing energy thirty times the amount... -
Geekend Review
Posted on January 13, 2013 | No CommentsIt’s Sunday January 13th 2013 and time for your Downton Abbey interactive experience. If you’ve been following this interactive program since the beginning then you already know about the intricate fictional back story that involves Mary on a mission from the future (she’s a BioMech... -
8 Beliefs as Dumb as the Mayan Doomsday Prophecy
Posted on December 14, 2012 | 1 CommentPeople will believe just about anything. Just look at the upcoming “end of the world”. I’m sorry folks, but December 21st will not be our last day on Earth. I don’t care what Nostradamus or the silly Mayans have to say about it. Thusly, this... -
Android App-Aholics Anonymous: WikiMobile
Posted on October 30, 2012 | No CommentsApp: WikiMobile Developer: Bonfire Media, Inc. Price: Free Rating: 3/5 The last three weeks of this article have been pretty intensive. Comparing three of the top mobile web browsers available for Android can take a lot out of a guy, so I’ve decided to take... -
Android App-Aholics Anonymous: Dolphin Browser
Posted on October 19, 2012 | No CommentsApp: Dolphin Browser Developer: Dolphin Browser Price: Free Rating: 4.75 out of 5 Welcome back, fellow Appaholics! Yes, I know this article is a little late, but I had a run in with the weight set at my gym (the weights won) that resulted in... -
Android App-Aholics Anonymous: Opera Mobile Web Browser
Posted on October 7, 2012 | 1 CommentApp: Opera Mobile Web Browser Dev: Opera Software ASA Price: Free Rating: 5/5 This is the second week in our mobile web browser face off, and I must say that the browsers keep getting better. If you recall, last week we reviewed Google Chrome, which... -
Android App-Aholics Anonymous: Google Chrome
Posted on September 30, 2012 | No CommentsApp: Google Chrome Developer: Google Price: Free Rating: 4/5 Once again, the ugly specter of smartphone viruses rears its ugly head. Due to the news that the Samsung Touch Wiz UI’s stock browser is susceptible to a virus that allows individuals to remotely reset your... -
Android App-Aholics Anonymous: StumbleUpon
Posted on September 23, 2012 | No CommentsApp: StumbleUpon Developer: StumbleUpon Inc. Price: Free Rating: 4/5 This week’s app review will once again focus on social networking. But this time, the review will touch on an upstart in the social game with a fun twist. This newcomer is called StumbleUpon. It truly... -
Android App-Aholics Anonymous: Droidin
Posted on September 17, 2012 | 2 CommentsApp: Droidin Developer: Bostone Consulting Price: Free Rating: 3.5/5 Let’s all face the facts; social networking has taken over our lives. From the earliest days of social networking when MySpace ruled the land, to the current social media darling, Twitter, social networking has become a... -
Android App-Aholics Anonymous: Punch Hero
Posted on September 9, 2012 | No CommentsApp: Punch Hero Developer: Gamevil Price: Free Rating: 5/5 Growing up in the age of Nintendo, I am hard pressed to let go of such classic games as Metroid, Super Tecmo Bowl, and of course, Mike Tyson’s Punch Out. So when I found this week’s app to... -
Android App-Aholics Anonymous: G Cloud Backup
Posted on September 2, 2012 | No CommentsApp: G Cloud Developer: Genie9 Price: Free(1GB)/$0.99 per mo. for 10GB Rating: 4/5 We have all been there before. For whatever reason, your precious smartphone is FUBAR, and you need to have it replaced. Over the years, we have been able to slowly but... -
Android App-Aholics Anonymous: Air Penguin
Posted on August 27, 2012 | No CommentsApp: Air Penguin Developer: Gamevil Price: Free App-aholic Rating: 4/5 I’ll say this; I’m not one for cutesy games. More often than not, the cute graphics tend to be a cover for poor gameplay. This was my thought process going into playing Air Penguin. However,... -
Android App-Aholics Anonymous: DC VS. Marvel
Posted on August 19, 2012 | 3 CommentsApps: Marvel Comics/DC Comics Developers: Marvel Comics/Comixology Price: Free Rating: Marvel 4.5/5 DC 3.5/5 I wanted to do something a little bit different for this week’s app review. If you are a comic book aficionado, you have without a doubt heard of, or participated... -
Android App-Aholics Anonymous: 9 Innings Pro Baseball 2013
Posted on August 12, 2012 | No CommentsApp: 9 Innings Pro Baseball 2013 Developer: Com2Us Price: Free Rating: 5/5 The baseball season is in full swing, and with the All-Star break in the rear view mirror, we are beginning to see which teams are true contenders and which ones are running out... -
Geekend Review
Posted on August 6, 2012 | No CommentsNormally, we geek out and wrap up the weekend on Sunday, but do to the EPIC geek news that is the Mars Rover landing on the Mars Planet (not to be confused with the Mars Sailor Scout) we’ll be wrapping up the Geekend Review tonight... -
Android App-Aholics Anonymous: Google+
Posted on August 5, 2012 | 2 CommentsApp: Google+ Developer: Google Inc. Price: Free Rating: 3.5/5 Since the advent of social networking, there have been a plethora of sites that have come out, vying for our attention. Remember MySpace? Facebook effectively destroyed MySpace and took over as the premier social networking site.... -
Android App-Aholics Anonymous: SwiftKey 3
Posted on July 30, 2012 | 2 CommentsApp: SwiftKey 3 Developer: Swiftkey Price: Free (trial), $3.99 Rating: 5/5 At the urging of a friend, a fellow Samsung Galaxy S3 owner, I installed the free trial version of this week’s app to see what all the fuss was about. I was not disappointed... -
Geek Review- Eureka Series Finale
Posted on July 17, 2012 | 1 CommentFive long seasons and 77 disasters later the town of Eureka has closed. It was a crazy ride and lackluster wind down before the inevitable send off last night. A lot of faces from the past popped in or flashed by and... -
Samsung Galaxy S3 Catches Fire And Explodes
Posted on June 21, 2012 | 3 CommentsWell it seems as though the barely released Samsung Galaxy S3, touted as the best Android phone currently available on the market, has exploded. No joke. It has literally caught fire and exploded. Making the rounds today are images of the charred super phone, posted... -
May the 4th Be With You
Posted on May 4, 2012 | No CommentsI was lounging on the couch in Star Wars PJ pants and my Celebration V exclusive Star Wars shirt, watching Teen Titans and drinking Diet Dr Pepper, when something popped into my head. Today is Star Wars Day. In 1979 Maggie Thatcher, Britain’s first...