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New India Search Engine and Directory Is Comprehensive

Thursday, January 26, 2012

Taking a trip to India, or do you live there and are looking for places to go eat? SearchingIndia.in can provide you with resources for both of these topics and more. SearchingIndia.in provides a service as both a search engine and a website directory. You can search for various topics, and receive relevant results, or [...]

DC Comics New 52

Wednesday, August 31, 2011

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The New 52 of the DC Universe kickstarts today with the release of Justice League #1. The entire publishing line restarts at all new number 1s every Wednesday in September. DC is only publishing 2 comic books today, Wednesday, August 31st to stress the magnitude of the move. Flashpoint #5, which is the final issue [...]

Rating The “Burton” Factor in Tim Burton’s Filmography

Wednesday, January 26, 2011

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Rating The “Burton” Factor in Tim Burton’s Filmography

Every director has a unique style; it’s what makes so many of us movie-goers prefer certain filmmakers over others. No director has provided more of a distinct visual mark than Tim Burton. It’s a very divisive style as well, people either really love it or really hate it. Looking over Burton’s filmography, different pictures have [...]

Top Fast Food Product Placements In Cinema History

Friday, January 14, 2011

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Top Fast Food Product Placements In Cinema History

One of the most hated developments in the blockbuster movie era is product placement. It’s really bad when the product placement is obvious, leading us all to clip our noses and shake our heads. However, looking back at the history of it all, there’s much to appreciate now. Even for nostalgia’s sake. To narrow the [...]

Comic Review Quickies – 01/12/11

Thursday, January 13, 2011

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Here’s the second appearance of comic review quickies on Arsgeek. Here’s a list of the comic books up for review: Heroes for Hire #2, Green Lantern: Emerald Warriors #6, The Unwritten #21, T.H.U.N.D.E.R Agents #3, R.E.B.E.L.S. # 24 Theme of the Week – You can hire Ghost Rider, might need him to take on that [...]

Comic Review Quickies – 01/05/11

Thursday, January 6, 2011

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Welcome to a brand new feature hitting ArsGeek in 2011. Every week there will be a select group of comics up for review. Unlike the hefty, and wordy reviews from other sites, these will be quick and to the point. At least we’ll try to do so. Damn you Hickman, how do I explain S.H.I.E.L.D [...]

Looking Back at the Awesome of 2010

Wednesday, January 5, 2011

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2010, a pretty good year in the world of the geek. Just look past the gleeks, or not if you happen to be one. Just so you know, the show doesn’t make the ‘Awesome of 2010′ list. Here’s what did though… (This list is a collaboration between two different authors – JV and Mark) —————————————— [...]

Have You Seen These Actors and Actress?

Thursday, December 16, 2010

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There are iconic actors and actresses in the movie industry, who if you uttered their name people instantly know who you’re talking about. Arnold Schwarzenegger, Bruce Willis, Harrison Ford, and I could keep going on and on and on. However, have you heard of William Hootkins, or Wilhelm von Homburg? No? Well, then prepare yourself [...]

Sort Through Crap Apps With AppGeek

Thursday, November 18, 2010

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Looking for new smartphone apps? With stores and marketplaces literally filled to the brim with apps, it can become a bit taxing trying to find any that you want. If you’re looking for an easier way… give AppGeek.com a shot. AppGeek.com, from iEntry Inc., doesn’t play favorites – as they feature apps from Apple, Android, [...]

Get Ready to Die – How Social Networking Will Kill You

Tuesday, September 15, 2009

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Get Ready to Die – How Social Networking Will Kill You

You knew that it was too good to be true. All those blissful hours that you while away on Facebook will surely come back to haunt you. Studies are now proliferating, which attempt to prove that our fascination with social networking will kill us—slowly, painfully, but surely. One evident danger of Facebook or MySpace activity [...]

We’re All a Bunch of Nerds

Thursday, September 3, 2009

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A recent report from Forrester Research, gives hope to the tech industry, vision for the future, and a half-humorous/half-disgusted view of the American consumer. Forrester, a technology and market research firm, performed an in-depth investigation of over 50 thousand American and Canadian homes to determine how techie we’ve all become.

Hide Your Children – Entertainment Rating Laws Have No Legal Bearing In Britain

Tuesday, August 25, 2009

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Hide Your Children – Entertainment Rating Laws Have No Legal Bearing In Britain

We live in a society today where so much of it relies on protecting our children. With access to the internet, movies, games it can be hard to decide upon what is appropriate for kids and what is not. Which is why we have rating systems to help parents figure out what their children can view or not. Also, these ratings are the basis for most laws which make it illegal for businesses to sell inappropriate material to minors. That is unless you live in Britain.

Is Downloading Movies and Games Becoming a Legal Business?

Wednesday, July 22, 2009

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Is Downloading Movies and Games Becoming a Legal Business?

The rogue trade of file sharing or should I say illegal downloading of movies and games has been rife for years. So many pirate sites exist that allow P2P file transfer or access to news servers where header information points to the file server. It’s claimed that the movie industry alone loses millions of dollars each year to the trade. Though, what can be done to control it?

Make Friends. Win Fans

Thursday, July 9, 2009

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Facebook continues to define social networking through its über creative forays into boxes, fans, and feeds. Their latest foray is called Fan Box. And, since becoming a fan is a pretty popular thing to do on Facebook, they’ve just made it easier.

PSP + Cell Phone = “iPhone Killer”?

Tuesday, June 30, 2009

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As the hordes of electronics manufacturer rush to compete with the legendary iPhone, a new competitor enters the fray. But the new competitor entering the arena has more than armloads of apps and cutting-edge features. It has games. Lots of games. Cool games. It’s the Sony Play Station Portable, now rumored to be going mobile [...]

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