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

Desktop Jan 2, 2024

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

Business Sep 1, 2022

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

Video Dec 8, 2021

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…

Amazon Web Services Offer Lower Prices to Linux Users

News March 20, 2013

Amazon Web Services lowered the prices for reserved instance virtual server. The option is by far their most inexpensive one and they proved that by exercising their liberty and slashing prices by over 25%. What this means for those who want to run reserved instance servers is that they... Read more

750M Android Devices Activated To Date

Internet Mobile March 19, 2013

Android is the world’s most used mobile platform today, says Google CEO Larry Page. In a blog post last week, Page quickly shared a few numbers supporting his statement that Android is the current King of the Hill. What do you think about global partnerships with over 60 manufacturers;... Read more

28th Birthday of the Internet’s First Domain Name Symbolics.com

Internet March 19, 2013

Last Friday, Symbolics.com, the internet’s first ever domain name, celebrated its 28th birthday. The domain name was originally registered on 15 March 1985, for the company Symbolics, Inc. The computer manufacturer with headquarters in Cambridge, Massachusetts, designed and produced Lisp Machines. The single-user computer that ran on the Lisp... Read more

Version 8 of TeamViewer for Linux Launched

News March 19, 2013

The version 8 of TeamViewer has been launched for Linux. This follows a succession of launches which have taken place over the past few weeks. TeamViewer have left Linux for last, as they started off by launching the TeamViewer 8 software for Mac and Windows as well as several... Read more

How to Help Your Laptop Last Longer

How To March 19, 2013

Most laptop owners already know that their device is a fragile piece of equipment, no matter how costly the machine may be. With daily wear and tear, accidental drops and spilled drinks, your laptop may look pretty rough, long before you had planned on replacing it. But bumps and... Read more

Microsoft Windows Phone 8 Support Ending July 2014

Mobile Windows March 19, 2013

The Windows Phone 8 OS was more well received than its predecessor but come July 2014 users better be ready to upgrade. Microsoft has announced that both Windows Phone 7.8 and Windows Phone 8 will lose official support in mid-2014. Microsoft will stop supporting Windows 8 in July 2013... Read more

The World’s Thinnest Watch CST-01

News March 19, 2013

The fundraising site, Kickstarter, has once again made it possible for an innovative product idea to become a reality. Thanks to those who have backed the project on Kickstarter, “the world’s thinnest watch” will soon become a reality. The CST-01 is a 0.80 millimeter thin flexible wristwatch. It has... Read more

Microsoft Making Kinect More ‘Gesture-Friendly’

Gaming News March 19, 2013

The Kinect motion technology has been around for a while. Users can wave their hands to operate the Kinect devices, which has made it a great option for games like Xbox 360 to deploy. Microsoft, though, have gone one step further by working to make the technology read and... Read more

The Biggest Trends At This Year’s SXSW

Internet March 18, 2013

This year’s SXSW Interactive festival has brought several products and trends into the spotlight. For the thousands of people that descend upon Austin, Texas each year, it is any opportunity to see what some of the up and coming companies will be doing in the new year. Many of... Read more

New Official Flavor for Ubuntu Linux

News March 18, 2013

Ubuntu Linux users had to make do with the default Unity desktop environment which came with the operating system. Over time, the complaints started increasing and developers started working on a new flavor. The launch of the GNOME Remix almost a year back provided the option for users to... Read more

Subscribing to Microsoft Office

News March 18, 2013

To subscribe or not to subscribe? That is the question Microsoft Office users must answer for themselves as Microsoft has changed the way people can access their software. The shift to subscription services by Microsoft is part of a larger trend of software companies changing the method by which... Read more

Exitround Gives Failing Startups A Way Out

Business Internet March 18, 2013

Startups have cropped up like mushrooms after the rain. There is a glut of startups. There are some pundits who are of the opinion that the whole scene is “bubbly”, with the bubble soon to burst. If it hasn’t already. Though there are strong arguments against that, it cannot... Read more

Breathometer: The New Smartphone Breathalizer

Mobile Software Reviews March 18, 2013

In an effort to curb drunk driving, a new smartphone app breathalyzer is promising to revolutionize the way people make decisions about whether or not to call a cab. It is literally putting the data you need right into your hands. The Breathometer is a tiny, keychain-sized, portable breathalyzer. The... Read more

Dropbox Gets a Makeover

News March 18, 2013

Over the past few months, Dropbox was focused on targeting mobile users. Several changes and updates were made to the cloud storage service to make it ideal for using on mobile devices. Their attempts to capture the market caused their attention to divert from the desktop users. As a... Read more

The Dark Side of 3D Printing

News March 17, 2013

3D printing has opened up a whole new world of opportunity for designers and other enthusiasts. Unfortunately, it could be opening up a world of opportunity for criminals as well. There have been many recent debates in the media over whether or not 3D printers should be allowed to... Read more

A New Kind of Green Robot

News March 17, 2013

Scientists have come up with a new use for sewage waste. Yes–that kind of sewage waste. The EcoBot III is a robot that is completely powered by energy from waste. This amazing robot turns sewage waste into energy through its microbial fuel cells. While that may sound disgusting to... Read more

Adobe Stops Selling Creative Suite

News March 16, 2013

Adobe is the latest software company to stop selling the boxed version of its wares. Adobe is joining a slew of other companies, including Microsoft and Apple, who have exchanged packaging for downloads and subscription services. Adobe has now confirmed that they will no longer sell packaged copies of... Read more

35% Of Google Android Apps Steal User Data In China

Internet Mobile News Privacy and Security March 16, 2013

The Data Center of China Internet (DCCI) is warning users that almost 35 percent of Android apps downloaded in the country secretly steal user data. The organization says the apps perform data searches that are not mentioned in their functionality. The DCCI examined 1,400 apps that were downloaded from... Read more