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A Shattered Collection of My Best Memories: An Immediate Solution Thanks to Stellar Photo Recovery

Who doesn’t love creating new memories and saving them as photos on a smartphone, PC, or any other digital media? While many of us share some on social media, we keep the most precious and private ones to ourselves. Sadly, my hard drive of photos became corrupted, which held images…

Adobe Acrobat Pro is the ultimate solution for increased productivity

Disclosure: Our team is always looking for things we think our readers will value. We have received compensation for publishing this article. Despite our many technological advances today, we still sit with situations where we open several apps for a task. You use one to compile a document, another one…

GOM Mix Max’s Big Launch

GOM & Company is releasing its newest video editing software, GOM Mix Max, with a big launch celebration. Focused on balancing high-quality and plentiful features, GOM Mix Max will be a powerful tool for new editors and veterans alike. Users who sign up now can get GOM Mix Max for free for…

Asus Fonepad Debuts At MWC, $249 For US Customers
Phones the size of tablets are a growing trend at this years Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain. First Samsung announced the Galaxy Tab 8.0 and that announcement was followed by the Asus Fonepad. A long-rumored product by Asus, the Fonepad is a 7-inch Android tablet that is also... Read more
Google’s War Against Email Hijackers
Google is working to keep unwanted messages out of your inbox.  In a recent post on their blog, Google has explained how they work to keep spammers out of your account.  Spammers used to be able to send you massive quantities of email.  Google explained that through better spam... Read more
The Flip Side of Getting Hacked
Hacking seems to be the buzzword of 2013 so far as another week goes by in which more high-profile companies fall victim to cyber-attacks. Despite the major breach of two mainstream US brands’ Twitter accounts, both Burger King and Jeep responded on Twitter with upbeat comments – perhaps the... Read more
Reinventing the Lightbulb

Reinventing the Lightbulb

News February 26, 2013

Kickstarter, the huge fundraising platform for innovative ideas and creativity, is now generating consumer excitement about their latest project, Nanolight. The geometrically shaped light bulb not only has a one of a kind  look, but is said to be the most energy efficient LED bulb in the world. The... Read more
Windows 7 Rules PC Market in the UK
Microsoft has been trying its best to get people to buy the Windows 8 and let go off the previous versions of the operating system they have been using. In this regard, they have announced that 60 million copies of Windows 8 have already been sold since its release.... Read more
Customize Your News with Google’s New App
Google has thought of a customizable new way for its users to keep up with what’s going on in the world. While the site is complex and extensive, it’s very easy to use, and quite simply named, News. The app is Free on Google+ via Android.AppStore. Once you’ve launched... Read more
PlayStation App to Be Released For iOS
Sony recently announced the launch of the next generation of their PlayStation gaming console, the PlayStation 4. While gaming fans are eagerly awaiting its release, the company also went ahead and explained that people using smartphones and tablets would also be able to play the games available on the... Read more
Microsoft Warns About Pitfalls of Pirated Software
Aside from the fact that Microsoft loses money each time you purchase unlicensed software, there seems to be a pretty good argument against doing so. Not that you should need some convincing, right? After all, anyone who considers himself an upstanding citizen does not buy pirated software. Even if... Read more
BioShock Infinite: A New Direction
Irrational games is nearly ready to reveal the third game in the BioShock franchise. BioShock Infinite, which resembles the preceding games very little, is set to be released on March 26th. While BioShock Infinite does share some similar gameplay concept with the previous games, the setting and storyline are... Read more
Twitter Responds to Burger King Hacking
Something fishy has been over at Twitter. The accounts of some leading businesses have been hacked over the past few week, none more sensationally than Burger King. Not only was someone able to breach Burger King’s account, but make it appear like a McDonald’s page. In fact, the description... Read more
Samsung Series 5 UltraTouch Review
The Samsung Series 5 UltraTouch has a lot to offer those on the market for a mid-range laptop. The laptop offers quite a lot in features for the price, which starts at a fairly modest $800.  It includes Core i3 / i5 processors with a 1,366 x 768 screen... Read more
Google’s New Touchscreen Chromebook Pixel
Rumors had been going around cyberspace after news emerged Google was going to hold a news event on Thursday morning. While there wasn’t any official word from the tech giant regarding what they would announced, speculation was rampant that a touchscreen Chrome device would be unveiled. And boy did... Read more
Obama’s Cybersecurity Executive Order for 2013
The reaction to President Obama’s decision to issue an executive order regarding cybersecurity in the U.S. has, perhaps unsurprisingly, been met with a mixed response.  Many different groups have expressed criticism of the order.  Some say that it doesn’t go far enough, and that it doesn’t provide enough protection.... Read more
HTC One Beats the iPhone 5 for Pixel Density
The success of a new smartphone or tablet on the market is no longer just determined by its features or the ease of use. The screen resolution of the gadget also plays a major role in convincing people to spend money on it. This may well prove to be... Read more
Why It’s Difficult to Find Talent For Startups
Many startups agree that one of the major difficulties in getting off the ground is finding talented workers. Startups that are unable to find workers with the right skills may be unable to grow their businesses. Tech startups are usually looking for workers with a specific technical, scientific, and... Read more
Kyocera Torque Phone Approved By Bear Grylls
When Bear Grylls puts his stamp of approval on a rugged piece of machinery you know it has been built to stand up to extremely harsh conditions. The Kyocera Torque is that device and as the first ultra-rugged 4G LTE smartphone it will be selling for a rather cheap $99.... Read more
Great Apps for Business Travelers
If you are a frequent business traveler, you probably have an entire traveling routine that helps you to manage all the details of your trip.  You may even use your mobile device to help make traveling easier. Mobile apps have increasingly become a greater part of how people interact... Read more
Google Stock Price Tops $800
For Google, the sky is really the limit. After having achieved so much success over the years, it is a question of what more can they do. Apparently, the company isn’t letting up by any means. The stock price for the tech giant went upward of $800 for the... Read more