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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…

Google Working On Cookie Alternative
Google is working on an alternative ad tracking system that could potentially replace cookies. Cookies are used by advertisers and web sites to track your web history, so that they can tailor adverts based on your possible shopping interests. Google is working on a system called “AdID”, which would... Read more
Valve Launches Steam Family Sharing
The family that games together…stays together? Have fun together? Engage in massive competition against each other, for sure. If your household is into gaming, and you use Steam heavily, then you will be happy to know that Valve is launching family sharing for the platform. Sharing is always a... Read more
Big Screen Gaming From Tiny GameStick Console
The GameStick console will be the latest release from PlayJam, the UK based interactive casual games network. The tiny 2 inch console is part of PlayJam’s vision to provide easy big screen gaming solutions for the whole family at affordable prices. GameStick is an easy to use, highly portable... Read more
Mercedes Benz Self-Driving Car Makes Cross Country Trip
At the Frankfurt Motor Show (Sep 10-22) onlookers were told by several auto giants that the birth of fully autonomous cars was going to be soon. A mere 7 years in fact. What better to prove this theory than an announcement that the Mercedes Benz self-driving car had actually... Read more
Uni Of Michigan Want To Break World Record For Largest Hackathon
This weekend the University of Michigan is holding its second annual hackathon. Organisers of MHacks are hoping to break the Guinness World Record with the 36-hour marathon by having the largest number of students attend. The current record holder is PennApps, the University of Pennsylvania‘s hackathon, which last weekend... Read more
Netflix Relies On Pirates To Determine Show Offerings
Netflix has let the cat out of the bag. The leading streaming service has admitted to keeping tabs on piracy sites in order to determine which shows it should spend its money on – which shows to purchase and make available legally to their customers. You don’t really need... Read more
iPhone 5s Stocks Said To Be Low, Get In The Queue Now If You Want One
News has surfaced that supplies of the iPhone 5s are considerably lower than past releases. Carriers and Apple stores alike have both reported that there will be fewer phones available than usual. AllThingsD has reported that its sources at carrier level have expressed concerns over phones supplies, with one... Read more
Snake Robots Better For Exploring Mars Say European Researchers
Researchers at the SINTEF Research Institute in Norway and the Norwegian University of Science and Technology are using snakes as inspiration for a new type of Mars exploration robot. Senior Research Scientist, Aksel Transeth and his colleagues are carrying out a feasibility study for the European Space Agency, exploring... Read more
Portable Solar Oven Cooks Meals In As Little As 10 Minutes
Who doesn’t love a good barbecue? A little camping trip with the family and some sausages gently sizzling away? Then there’s the question, which barbecue should we use? Gas or Charcoal? Which is better for the environment? Which gives a better taste? Well what if you could have a... Read more
Amazon Released Grand Theft Auto 5 Early
Amazon.co.uk breached a strict embargo and delivered copies of Grand Theft Auto 5 (GTA5) ahead of the official release date. The popular video game was sent to a small number of customers who had pre-ordered the title, days before the launch day. Rockstar North, GTA5’s creator, is yet to... Read more
New Apple TV Can Arrive Next Month
Apple’s September event has come and gone, and as is usually the case, critics are hitting hard and fanboys are being just as loud. Stocks have dipped, but we know that people are lining up as early as now for the newest iPhones to hit the shelves. Crazy is... Read more
PS4 Up To 50% Faster Than Xbox One – Report Says
The launch dates for the next generation game consoles have been released and the world eagerly awaits the new and improved consoles. PS4 and Xbox One go toe to toe in the battle of the games console. PS4 Coming out Swinging Early reports from developers who have studied the... Read more
Trade In Your iPad For A Surface, Microsoft Says
Who wants an iPad? Practically everyone I know. I do know for sure that I am very happy with my iPad 3, and I wouldn’t trade it for anything else in the world – except for an iPad Mini with a Retina screen, that is. For sure, I would... Read more
The World’s First Invisible Skyscraper: An Optical Illusion
The international architectural firm GDS Architects has received a construction permit for the world’s first invisible tower. Named Tower Infinity, the building will stand 450 meters tall and located in Cheongna, just outside Seoul. To achieve invisibility, the architects are using optical illusion. Tower Infinity, or City Tower as... Read more
Read-n-Run: Read Your Tablet While Running
It is almost impossible to read while running on the treadmill, yet many of us wish they could do it. The biggest problem, as you may very well know, is that your bouncing body and head will not be able to keep track of the static text displayed on... Read more
Google Street View Car Hits 3 Other Vehicles
It seems that Google better get a move on with its self-driven car. The Google Street View car has been involved in accident where it hit two public transport buses and a truck in the city of Bogor, Indonesia. According to the police, the driver panicked after hitting a... Read more
Nymi Turns Heartbeat into Universal Password
Biometric password systems are generally thought to be tighter and harder to break than traditional security codes, but they can still be easily replicated. A Canadian-based biometrics company called Bionym came up with a solution: using a specific biometric that is hard to obtain and mimic, which makes it... Read more
Intel Launches Bay Trail – A Family Of Chips For Low Power Devices
Intel has launched a new family of chips, which it has named Bay Trail, in a bid to challenge its rival ARM. The chips are designed for use in low-power devices like tablets, using what Intel call “3D transistors”, which boost computational power but use less energy. This could... Read more