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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…

Microsoft May Launch Google Glass Competitor in 2014
For a product that hasn’t even hit the market, Google Glass is generating an insane amount of attention. Not only are consumers getting excited about this product but larger businesses, organizations and even market analysts are speculating on the effect this new innovation will have on the market and... Read more
Scientist Working Towards a Real Invisibility Cloak
Invisibility Cloaks have often been featured in fantasy and science fiction films and literature. The object is usually endowed with magical capabilities, that when worn, renders the wearer of the cloak completely invisible. But until recently, the idea what thought of only as something out of a fairytale or... Read more
Android Users Now Dominate Instagram
A little more than a year ago, Instagram was released for Android. Prior to that release, the photo app was the sole domain of filter-happy iPhone users. I could be wrong, but I think that many an iOS hipster was not happy that the audience base for Instagram suddenly... Read more
Anticipating the Horror of Dead Space 3
Visceral Games is prepared to scare, with its latest creation, and the most anticipated horror game of this year, Dead Space 3. This will be the company’s third installment in this series, and Visceral understands that keeping fans enthralled comes with its challenges. What’s in store for Dead Space... Read more
Spanish Group Accuses Microsoft of ‘Locking Out Linux’
It looks like Microsoft just can’t get a break with their new Windows 8 release. The highly publicized Windows 8 was received with much enthusiasm but consumers were soon disappointed with its usability. Though promising much, this version incorporated many changes which raised many public cries of outrage. Although... Read more
Will the Next Generation Xbox Integrate TV Feeds?
The world of console gaming is eagerly awaiting the release of Microsoft’s next generation Xbox, expected to be announced next month. But the latest reports are likely to make the waiting even harder: the Xbox 360 successor may feature a stronger integration with your TV and cable box. Xbox... Read more
Downgrade Windows 8 to Windows 7 for Free
With the widely hyped and much publicized Windows 8 not living up to its potential, consumers like you don’t have to be stuck with something which you hate. Although after upgrading, many people often think the best option is to stick with what they got until they get used... Read more
Trax GPS Tracker: Children and Pets Will Never Be Lost Again
Are you worried that your dog could get lost? Would you like to make sure that your kids got to school safely or are where they said they’d be? With the innovative GPS tracker called Trax you don’t have to worry about any of these things anymore. Smallest GPS... Read more
Game of Thrones Season 4 Announced for 2014
For those who don’t know, Game of Thrones is an HBO fantasy series, an adaptation of a series of novels written by George R. R. Martin. It has just been renewed for its fourth season in 2014. It takes place on fictional continents of Westeros and Essos, but is... Read more
Things to Consider When Buying a Gaming PC
When looking towards gaming, it is commonly assumed by people that nowadays, for the best gaming experience, only gaming consoles can offer the graphics and the power for breathtaking visuals and amazing game play. PCs are more associated with their functionality and ease of use for other programs. However,... Read more
Killzone: Shadow Fall
This is the latest release in the game series and is a sequel to Killzone 3 and is a first person shooter game.  This is created by Guerilla Games and will only be available for the PlayStation 4. The Setting The game takes place in a futuristic environment some... Read more
Foxconn Production Falls 19% As iPhone Demand Falters
Taiwan-based manufacturer Hon Hai, better known to the public by its brand name Foxconn, has watched year-over-year sales fall by 19 percent following Q1 2013. Revenue at Hon Hai reached T$808.97 billion, down from T$1 trillion in Q1 2012 and  T$988.34 billion in Q4 2013. According to reports the drop... Read more
Twitter Founders Launch Medium
Twitter co founders Evan Williams and Biz Stone have launched a joint publishing application called Medium, which allows multiple people to submit photos and text to Pinterest-style content hubs.  It has been launched, ironically enough, by the San Francisco based The Obvious Corporation founded by Williams and Stone. How... Read more
What is Microsoft Office ‘Gemini’?
With many of Microsoft’s latest software updates being given the code name ‘Blue’ such as Windows Server Blue, Windows Blue and Windows Phone Blue etc, the next thing that has been added to this series is surprisingly called ‘Gemini.’ Despite the lack of the word Blue anywhere in the... Read more
Adults Text and Drive More than Teens
When people think of texting and driving they often think of teenagers.  Most texting and driving public service announcements feature teens or their parents speaking out against such behavior. However, new information from surveys of adults and teens performed by AT&T sheds light on the realities of texting and... Read more
Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 To Launch April 11 For $399
The Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 is heading stateside and it will arrive on April 11. Samsung showed off the international version of the 8-inch tablet during February’s Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona, Spain. At the time of its big reveal Samsung had not tagged the tablet with a... Read more
Robotic Valet: The Future of Parking
These days robots are a lot more than just interesting characters in a science fiction film. Current models able to perform numerous tasks such as serving as cooks and waiters in a restaurant, and even vacuum and  wash windows. Boomerang, a New Jersey startup, takes this robotic technology to... Read more
Samsung And Mozilla Creating Servo – New Android Browser
Samsung and Mozilla are not exactly a pair that comes to mind immediately, but they have come together for a new project. Something that will, in all likelihood, only fuel the browser wars. Early this month, Mozilla made an announcement that serves to support their mission to advance the... Read more