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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…

Facebook Considers Profile Photos For Facial Recognition
Facebook is taking into consideration the possibility of incorporating most of its 1 billion-plus members’ profile photos into its growing facial recognition database and thus expanding the entire scope of the social network’s controversial technology. This move, which Facebook has revealed in a revise to its data use policy... Read more
Samsung Denies Fixing Galaxy S4 Tests
Samsung have been accused of designing the Galaxy S4 chip to perform better in tests done by reviewers than in real-life situations. The tests involved the Samsung-designed Exynos 5 Octa chip used in South Korean and other international versions of the handset. It was first discovered by a contributor... Read more
Dell Project Ophelia Ships to Beta Testers
PC market giant Dell, appears as though they are now looking to kill the traditional desktop as the company has just shipped to beta testers the first of its Project Ophelia device. Ophelia is an over-sized USB stick that turns any HDMI-capable screen into a computer running off the... Read more
The Next-Gen Kindle Fire HD is Something to Get Excited About!
Surely I am not alone in thinking that the Kindle is a nifty device. I think it still does not hold a candle to the iPad, but I also think that comparing them is not a good idea. After all, when I think of the Kindle, I mainly think... Read more
Further Snowden Leaks – The NSA Watches Everything You Do Online
The National Secuirty Agency (NSA) has a top secret program called XKeyscore, according to new leaks from Edward Snowden. Essentially, the program tracks everything you do on the internet including your browsing history, emails, online chats and metadata. These reports come as a follow up piece from The Guardian,... Read more
UK Government to Ban Google Glass for Drivers
Google‘s new smart, wearable glasses are set to join mobile phones on the driving blacklist.  The Department for Transport has taken action to ban drivers from using Google Glass, and even before Google’s smart eyewear launches to the general public. The government is concerned about the potential for distraction that could... Read more
Leap Motion Officially Out for $80
If you’ve seen as many science fiction films as I have, you’re probably familiar with how characters with are shown to move virtual objects in midair with their hands, without ever touching a keyboard or a touchscreen. The idea is pretty impressive and has become the staple for computer/virtual... Read more
Hong Kong Resident Says Exploding Galaxy S4 Burned His House Down
Recently we reported on the tragic death of a woman in China who, her family claim, was electrocuted by an iPhone charger. It seems the questions over whether mobile phones present a possible danger will continue to be asked, especially after new claims from a Mr. Du of Hong... Read more
Autographer: The Wearable Camera
There is a new kid on the block and he’s only small, very small, but really interesting and the makers of the Autographer had this in mind when they created this tiny piece of kit. OMG Life, the company behind it, have realised, in a world where you wish... Read more
A Quick Comparison Of Chromecast & AirPlay
The television has been around since anyone can remember, and it certainly is one of those things that manufacturers, marketers, and content producers want to exploit. After all, everyone watches TV, right? Google has not left this niche alone and has, in fact, tested the waters in the past. Its new... Read more
WaterBean Filter Purifies Tap Water
We at Techbeat like our water filtering products and we believe the world can never have enough of them. This new system, called the WaterBean, is an interesting concept in that its goal is to purify tap water AND to reduce plastic bottle waste. Most water filters, such as... Read more
3.5GB of PlayStation 4 RAM Reserved for OS?
Almost half of Sony’s PlayStation 4 RAM memory will be reserved for the operating system, according to press reports. The gaming system will reserve 3.5GB of its 8GB RAM for the OS, which will leave 4.5GB available for games. A report on Digital Foundry also said initially that an... Read more
Hackers Fail in Plot to Frame Security Expert
A cyber security expert has been the target of cyber criminals after suffering a number of attacks over the past year. Brian Krebs, who formerly worked for The Washington Post outing online scammers, now blogs about security on Krebs on Security. Back in March he described how his website... Read more
Biometric Finger Sensor for New iPhone
As you may have heard, there is the slim possibility of a new iPhone being released by those really nice people over at Apple.  Well, it appears as though some new evidence has emerged suggesting that Apple’s forthcoming iPhone will include a biometric fingerprint sensor (and we all hope... Read more