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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…

New E-Skin Lights Up When Touched

News July 24, 2013

Scientists from the University of California at Berkeley have developed a very thin electronic skin or e-skin. It is a sensor network on flexible plastic that reacts to touch with light. The more pressure that is applied to the area, the brighter the organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) will shine.... Read more

Xbox One & PS4 Shortages at Launch?

Internet July 24, 2013

Gamers should expect shortages of next-generation consoles Xbox One and PlayStation 4 at launch, amid high demand and the difficulty of coordinating the launches, analysts believe. Robert W. Baird’s Colin Sebastian told GameSpot that it will be impossible for retailers to satisfy all their customers from day one and... Read more

iKnife: Intelligent Surgical Device Sniffs Out Cancer Cells

News July 24, 2013

When a surgeon has a hard time determining the edges of a cancerous tumor, this can be a real problem: if too little is cut, cancer cells are left behind, when too much is taken away, the patient’s life is in immediate danger. Enter the iKnife, a revolutionary invention from... Read more

Gmail Tabs: Ads That Look Like Emails

Internet News July 24, 2013

Google’s Gmail has a new layout and with it, a new and very confusing form of advertising. Gmail Tabs were introduced by Google earlier this year and have been designed to automatically filter your electronic mail as it arrives into a number of predefined inboxes. The standard tabs are... Read more

Intel To Launch A Lower Power Chip For Servers

Mobile July 23, 2013

Intel Corp has announced that it will be launching a low-power version of its server processors in a bid to expand into the data center with energy efficient-chips based on smartphone technology. At an event on Monday with industry analysts and the media, Intel said it planned to offer... Read more

ConceptNet 4 AI System as Smart as a 4-Year-Old

News July 23, 2013

Mainstream culture teaches us that artificial intelligence systems are incredibly bright and able to outsmart many human beings. And if we take a look at trivia game master Watson or the Deep Blue program that managed to beat Gary Kasparov at chess, we will most likely agree with what... Read more

Autonomous Cars on UK Roads by Year-End

Internet July 23, 2013

Most of the major car manufacturers, scientists and even Google are trying to develop functional self-driving cars, in an attempt to hopefully reduce the rate of accidents caused by human error. Partial self-driving models have already been tested, and UK authorities are ready to move forward: autonomous cars will... Read more

German Security Expert Claims Mobiles Can be Hacked Due To SIM Flaw

Mobile July 23, 2013

Karsten Nohl, a mobile security expert from Germany claims he has discovered a flaw in mobile SIM encryption technology, which allows him to hack a mobile phone, listen in on calls and even make payments using a mobile phone. Nohl is the founder of Security Research Labs in Berlin.... Read more

Chrome 28 Released For iOS

Internet July 23, 2013

A week after Chrome 28 on the desktop and Chrome 28 for Android, Google have announced the release of Chrome 28 for iOS. You can download the latest version now directly from Apple’s App Store. Among the new features Google is adding is the option to open links in... Read more

Mobile Phone Theft Measures to be Tested in New York & San Francisco

Internet Mobile July 22, 2013

Soaring levels of mobile phone theft have prompted new measures to tackle the issue, which will be tested in New York and San Francisco. Prosecutors will use the iPhone 5 from Apple and the Galaxy S4 from Samsung to carry out the tests. This comes as a response to... Read more

Urine-Powered Fuel Cell Charges Mobile Phone

Mobile July 22, 2013

The idea has been around for decades but scientists have finally been able to put it into practice: harnessing the power of urine to create a source of electricity. Bristol Robotics Laboratory researchers have created a urine-powered fuel cell that was able to charge a phone with enough electricity... Read more

Meet GlassUp: Your Google Glass Alternative

Mobile July 22, 2013

Google Glass has been getting a lot of hype, and rightly so. The era of wearable tech is dawning, and it is only to be expected that Google will lead the way in this regard. Of course, once the idea is out there, you can’t expect other innovative minds... Read more

Hybrid 3D 2D TV Display Shows Images Clearly

News July 22, 2013

If you’ve just bought yourself a nice big 3D television but discovered you can’t stand to wear the stereo glasses for long, this technology may be the answer. University of California, Santa Cruz researchers have just developed a hybrid 3D 2D TV display. The prototype is pretty impressive, as... Read more

QR Code Hacks Google Glass

Internet July 21, 2013

Another security weakness has been found with Google Glass. Using a QR code, security analysts at Lookout were able to force the Glass device to perform certain actions, such as sharing a user’s screen or joining wireless networks, without the user’s knowledge. Google Glass is set to automatically process... Read more

Rumour: Apple In Talks to Buy Xbox Kinect Sensor Company Primesense

Gaming Mobile News July 21, 2013

Industry leader Apple is reportedly looking to acquire the Israeli fabless semiconductor company Primesense. According to local newspaper Calcalist, the Cupertino company has made an offer around the $280 million mark, to buy the company responsible for the 3D sensor found in Microsoft’s Kinect devices, following discussions over the... Read more

NASA Successfully Test 3D Printed Rocket Engine Part

News July 20, 2013

NASA has announced that it has successfully tested a 3D printed part for a rocket engine. The technique called selective laser melting (SLM) was used and resulted in the part being produced quicker and cheaper. The California based Aerojet Rocketdyne were able to make an injector component, a part... Read more

BBC to Launch Five New HD Channels

Internet July 20, 2013

The BBC has announced it plans to launch five new high definition channels by early next year. There will be High Definition versions of BBC News, CBBC, CBeebies, BBC Three and BBC Four. These channels will be available over rooftop aerials via Freeview receivers as well as cable and... Read more

Microsoft Hint Skype Calls Can Be Intercepted & Handed to The NSA

Internet July 19, 2013

A recent statement by Microsoft on the National Security Agency (NSA), indirectly hints that any communication via Skype could be intercepted and given to the NSA. In a blog post the company said it “ that all calls, whether over the Internet or by fixed line or mobile phone,... Read more