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The All-Day Upgrade – An iOS 5 Installation Story

iOS 5.0

If you had trouble updating your iOS devices to iOS 5 yesterday, you’re definitely not the only one. There were many reports of all kinds of errors happening during the update. A lucky few got the update without a problem. But if you were like me, updating to iOS 5 was a frustrating experience. I [...]

Music Beta by Google, Now for iOS Devices

Music Beta by Google, now for iOS devices

Google recently announced on Twitter that a new mobile web app, optimized for iOS4 devices, is now available. If you have a Music Beta account, just point your Safari browser on your iPhone, iPod Touch, or iPad to music.google.com to try it out. Once you log into your Google account, you will be prompted with [...]

REVIEW: HP TouchPad with WebOS is a Great Deal for the Price

HP TouchPad

The HP TouchPad came and left without a warning. But for those lucky few who got their hands on one, congratulations! For $99, this device is worth every penny. I had the opportunity to test one out and I have to say, WebOS on a tablet is an awesome operating system! Apps are displayed in [...]

Doing Time in /usr/bin/jail: When Google+ Suspends Your Account

Google+ Suspended Account

Editor’s note: This weekend, Google+ started cracking down on users who were flagged as having non-real names. A huge number of people have reported having their accounts disabled, and one of them was a member of the Livid Lobster team. She tells her story below… Google+ is the new shiny social network that was recently [...]

Google I/O 2011 – Day 2: Chrome, the Web Store and Chrome OS

Android recharging station

Welcome to Day 2 of Google I/O! In addition to the 5,000 developers here, there are also over 600,000 viewers online watching along! Today’s keynote focused on new features in Chrome, Chrome Web Store, and Chrome OS updates. Chrome Today, there are currently over 160 million active chrome users. And within the last year, there [...]

Google I/O 2011: Next version of Android, Google Music and Movie Rentals All Revealed

Google I/O 2011 - Moscone Center

The countdown is finally over and Google I/O 2011 is here, and I’m excited to be right here in the middle of it all! A crowd of 5,000 Google developers from all over the world poured into the Moscone Center to listened to the keynote this morning. And there’s lots of exciting news to share! [...]

Angry Birds Easter Edition Coming Soon!

Angry Birds Easter

Addicted to Angry Birds? We here at GeekBeat.TV Headquarters are too! And we’re excited about the upcoming Angry Birds Easter Edition! The new Easter levels will be an update to “Angry Birds Seasons” and will be rolling into the various app stores any time now. So stay tuned! In the meantime, download the app to [...]

Cali Covers iPad 2 Announcement Live!

Cali Lewis Holding Apple iPad

March 2nd is just around the corner, and we’re all excited to hear about the iPad 2 specs! There’s been plenty of rumors flying around… will it have one camera, will it have two, will it be made of carbon fiber, will there be a white one… will it look like this? We’ll know the [...]

Fling, a Joystick for Your iPad!

Ten One Design Fling

Tapping on your iPad screen is great for most games, but do you ever wish you had a joystick for other games? Ten One Design, the maker of the first capacitive touch-screen stylus for the iPhone, just announced their revolutionary game controller for the iPad called Fling! Fling works with any iPad game with a [...]

Have a Smurfy Good Time on your iPhone!

Smurfs' Village for iPhone and iPad

Hooray, hooray! The Smurfs are in here! Get ready for the smurfy cuteness to invade your iPhones and iPads! If you enjoy games like We Rule and Farmville, you’ll love Smurfs’ Village even more. It’s a universal app newly released by CapcomMobile. Based on the original cartoon and comic art, this game brings back a [...]

Top 10 Game Center Apps

iPhone App: Pix'n Love Rush

Want to rank #1 on Apple’s global leaderboards? Compete with your friends for the top spot while racking up those achievement points! iOS 4.1 lets you experience social gaming in a whole new way. But not sure which games to buy? No need to fret! Here’s our top 10 Game Center apps just for you! [...]

Make Beautiful Pictures Come to Life, Magically!

Magic Pictures HD - iPad App

Want to do magic with just the touch of your hand? With the simple sway of your finger, you can make sunlight sparkle, dandelions sway, water droplets drip, and even snowflakes dance! “Magic Pictures HD” is an exclusive iPad app that combines breathtaking photos with sounds that will dazzle your eyes, tickle your ears, and [...]