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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 Unveils The New Nexus 7
Google appears to have done it again with their new Nexus 7 tablet. It is a tablet that’s just about as good, if not better than, the market leader but far cheaper. The original Nexus 7, which pre-dated the iPad Mini by a few months, finally gave consumers an... Read more
The Galaxy Gear In More Detail
The wearable tech hype is certainly going nowhere but up. Last weekend, I gave in and went to one of the handful of local stores selling the Pebble watch. Not that I was totally excited, but I just had to see how it works. The final verdict is yet... Read more
Microsoft Agree To Buy Nokia’s Mobile Phone Unit
In a bold move, Microsoft has settled a deal to buy Nokia’s mobile phone business for $7.2 billion. Included in the deal are Nokia’s patents and mapping services, which will be licensed to Microsoft. Microsoft Chief, Steve Ballmer described the deal as a “big, bold step forward” and that... Read more
Sony QX10 and QX100 Smartshot
The fight to get a decent camera inside a smartphone has been a long and arduous battle.  There are a few devices on the market that give you a really good camera experience, such as the Nokia Lumia 1020 with 42 megapixels, but even that has no digital zoom... Read more
Verizon Agree To Pay $130 Billion For Vodafone Wireless Business
On Monday Verizon Communications agreed to buy the U.S. wireless business from Vodafone Group for $130 billion, making  history as the third largest corporate deal announcement. For Verizon this will mean full access to the profits from the United States largest mobile operator. It will give the company the... Read more
First Miniature Human Brain Grown In Laboratory
A group of Austrian researchers have grown miniature human brain in a lab dish, in an attempt to better understand neurological disorders and their triggering mechanisms. These artificially grown mini organs in the future may serve to illustrate how brains develop and function throughout a person’s life, and illustrate what... Read more
LG G Pad 8.3 Tablet Boasts 1920×1200 Display
LG has officially unveiled one of its most anticipated products, the G Pad 8.3 tablet, believed to be the first device of its size to feature a full HD display. The LG G Pad 8.3 was unveiled just a few days before the IFA 2013 in Berlin, which is... Read more
Meet TAO: The NSA’s Elite Hacking Team
I doubt that anyone would be surprised if the United States government went outright and said “We have an elite hacking team.” It’s the stuff we see in movies, but we also know that behind every conspiracy theory lies a grain of truth. No matter how small that grain... Read more
Sergey Brin Splits from Wife for Google Glass Exec
It has emerged that Google co-founder Sergey Brin and his wife Anne Wojciciki are living apart. A spokesperson for the couple confirmed that “they have been living apart for several months. They remain good friends and partners.” Brin and his wife, who is co-founder of the company 23andMe, are... Read more
Zephyr: NASA’s Sailing Rover to Venus
If you thought landing a rover on Mars was difficult, learn that NASA has even bigger plans about some of our neighboring planets. The U.S. space agency has its eyes set on the second planet from the sun and is working out a plan to send a sailing rover... Read more
Vanish from the Internet with JustDelete.me
Almost everything we do online remains stored somewhere and getting rid of the tracks is almost impossible. If you have old accounts you want to delete or social media sites you want erased, this new site named JustDelete.me can help. The website, launched by designer Ed Poole and developer... Read more
The Entire Internet Can Be Scanned in Under An Hour With ZMap
A new method has been developed by researchers from the University of Michigan, allowing the entire Internet to be scanned in under an hour. The open-source network scanner called ZMap, has been created to expose vulnerabilites in networks, develop appropriate defense mechanisms and conduct more efficient research. Normally these... Read more
Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 For Kids
Samsung are releasing a new version of its 7-inch Galaxy Tab 3, but this version is not aimed at adults, nor for that matter is it aimed at the teenage market, but for kids end of the spectrum.  It has a colourful and rugged plastic case and it is... Read more
Leaked – Galaxy Gear Companion App
The latest leak news for the Samsung Galaxy Gear smartwatch is here. Now that we know it is coming on Spetember 4, we can get to the nitty gritty of what to expect from the new device. A screenshot has been discovered on Twitter by @evleaks, confirming that the... Read more
Facebook $20m Privacy Settlement
A couple of days ago, on August 27, 2013 Facebook has agreed to make changes to its Statement of Rights and Responsibilities as part of a $20m settlement covering the use of names and likenesses in advertising.  A California judge on Monday gave final approval to a $20m (£13m) settlement... Read more
Google Exec Hugo Barra Leaves to Join China’s Xiaomi
Hugo Barra, the vice president of product management for Google’s mobile platform Android has announced that he is leaving the company to join China based Xiaomi. Google confirmed the news saying, “We’ll miss him at Google and we’re excited that he is staying within the Android ecosystem.” Mr Barra... Read more
Is The iPhone 5S Getting A 64-bit A7 Chip?
In less than two weeks, technophiles the world over will be glued to their computer (mobile device) screens, thanks to the Apple event that was announced earlier this month. Of course, the usual spate of rumors surround the event – from new iPads (or the lack of them) to... Read more