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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…

Android Security Bug Found: Hackers Gain System Access
Researchers in the security field at Bluebox Security, have found a bug in the Android operating system, which allows them to create malicious apps (appearing to be genuine with correct digital signatures).  Digital signatures allow any piece of data, including an app, to be checked to see that it... Read more
Google to Shut Down Adult Blogger Sites
It looks like Google is doing some spring cleaning, although we’re in a totally different season now. Round about the time that people were gearing up to say their last goodbye to Google Reader, some bloggers using Blogger received an email to the effect that Google is going to... Read more
PairASight: See Through Other People’s Eyes
At a loss for words when trying to depict what you’re seeing? Imagine if you could show any of your friends what you’re seeing in real time, and almost literally through your own eyes? The PairASight project is the answer to both these questions. With this system, that can... Read more
Drone-It-Yourself Kit Makes Objects Fly
What if you could turn virtually anything you own into a flying object? Luckily for you, somebody has already thought of this and came up with a solution. The Drone-It-Yourself (get it?) kit, from Dutch designer Jasper van Loenen, allows you to turn almost any object into a drone.... Read more
Kinect Search & Rescue: Cockroaches
Researchers at North Carolina State University in the United States, say they have developed a system by which cockroaches may actually perform search and rescue. Using Microsoft‘s motion-sensing technology Kinect, they plotted a path for cockroaches and tracked them. Researchers guided the cockroaches into motion with wires attached to the bugs’ sensory... Read more
Control Your Hotel Room From Your Smartphone
Premier Inn has launched a new concept in hotel rooms, known as Hub. Although it’s being termed a concept, Whitbread has committed to opening its first Hub by Premier Inn in London UK by summertime 2014. The futuristic hotel room is detailed as filling 11.4sqm of space, with storage... Read more
Street Charge: New York Gets Solar Charging Stations
If you’re in New York and your smartphone or tablet runs out of battery right when you need them the most, don’t panic. All you have to do is find one of the city’s new solar charging stations to breathe new life into your gadget. Under the name Street... Read more
Google Refuse to Change Privacy Policy For Google Glass
Google has said that it will not be changing the privacy policy for Google Glass. The company sent a letter to US Congressman Joe Barton on June 7 in response to an open letter that contained eight questions surrounding concerns about Google Glass. Barton, who is co-chair of the... Read more
IT Spending To Hit $3.7 Trillion
The IT services industry is on track to spend globally $3.7 trillion in 2013.  Gartner, the analyst house publishing these numbers, projects spend for 2014 to rise to $3.9 trillion, up 4.1%. From devices through to data center investments and the services that run on them are the sources of this... Read more
Meaningless to Compare Console Specs, Xbox Execs Say
Ever since the E3 show last month, we’ve all been caught up in a fierce debate about what next generation console is better and what features and specs would make it so. To all those who are still trying to work that out, Xbox executive Albert Penello says that... Read more
Microsoft Develop A Force Feedback 3D Touchscreen
Microsoft have published details on a force feedback 3D touchscreen project that allows you to feel and manipulate images. Researchers have combined an LCD flat panel screen, force sensors and a robotic arm that moves forwards and backwards. Microsoft say that by controlling the amount of resistance in a... Read more
Facebook to Try Games Publishing
Facebook is working with a number of small mobile game developers to undertake publishing by offering distribution through mobile ads in exchange for a percentage of revenue.  Facebook confirmed it’s working on tests for new mobile game distribution, but the company did not share any more details publicly. The... Read more
NeverWet Waterproofs Almost Any Surface
What if you never had to worry about spilling your coffee and totally ruining your brand new outfit you bought with some hard-earned loads of cash? Or that you’d spill some red wine on your favorite couch and leave a big ugly stain there for all eternity? With NeverWet,... Read more
The Telescopic Contact Lens That Lets You See Like The Terminator
Have you ever wished you had vision that could zoom in and out, like the Terminator? Well maybe soon you can. A team is working on a new telescopic contact lens that is just over a millimeter thick. The lens is surrounded by a ring of movable components that... Read more
Opera 15 Browser Launched For Mac And PC
Opera 15 Chromium is officially launched as of 2nd July.  While the non-final build of Opera’s new browser for PC and Mac was simply called “Next,” the company have now chosen the more fitting title of “Opera 15” for its official release. There aren’t any features of note that... Read more
More Details on Foxconn iPhone-Compatible Smartwatch
With news about Apple applying for the iWatch trademark in Japan spreading like wildfire, supporters of the company and its products are certainly trying not to get overly excited about the possibility of a smartwatch in the future. Of course, we all know that a whole lot can happen... Read more
Precursor Games Founder Faces Child Porn Charges
Things are pretty rough for Canadian game developers Precursor Games. After two failed crowdfunding campaigns for what is intended to be their first big game, the company has suffered quite an image blow after one of its founding members was arrested. Precursor Games founder Kenneth McCulloch was taken into... Read more
Galaxy Note 3 Rumours
For those of you who love all things Samsung; get ready, there may be a new Galaxy Note 3 just around the corner. A new rumour has surfaced claiming that the latest phablet device could be arriving in September. The Korean tech giant has certainly hyped up the new... Read more