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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…

Amazon Source Program is Angering Booksellers
Leave it up to Amazon to make everyday bookstore owners angry. It has long been wondered if and how soon digital books would overtake their physical book counterparts, and with the Amazon Source program, it might begin to happen sooner than originally thought. With this new program, Amazon hopes... Read more
Google Patents Lie Detector Tattoo
Tattoos could be about to get a tech makeover. As well as being an outlet for artistic flair, Google wants to explore the idea of an electronic skin tattoo that could embed a microphone and lie detector into a users neck. Google owned Motorola Mobility has filed an application... Read more
Upp The Worlds First Hydrogen Fuel Cell Charger
Hydrogen fuel cells could be the future of our power. Companies use Hydrogen mixed with Oxygen to produce energy.  In the process, creating water as the by-product. In the case of Intelligent Energy’s Upp, it uses a replaceable hydrogen cell to charge smartphones, tablets or mobiles.  In fact, whatever... Read more
MYBELL Seeks To Improve Biker Safety
With cycling continuing to gain in popularity, it seems bike technology is ever expanding as well. Just within the past couple of months, I have read of improved bike helmets, bike locks, and more. It has never been safer to ride a bike, and if the MYBELL takes off,... Read more
Wireless Power One Step Closer!
A team from the Duke University have discovered a technology that can turn microwave signals into an electrical signal. They claim it is as efficient as solar panels. The device that the team produced used metamaterials, which are able to capture different types of wave energy and convert them... Read more
Verizon Announces Its Ellipsis 7 Tablet 
Verizon just joined the tablet wars by officially announcing its first 7-inch Android tablet, the Ellipsis 7. It’s not like we need another tablet to add to the already sometimes overwhelming set of choices, but there is always the thought of another manufacturer possibly bringing something new to the... Read more
Whill’s Wheelchair Alternative Is Ready For Pre-Orders
The hardware startup Whill, wants to redesign the wheelchair, but that is not all the company wants to accomplish. They also want to fight the stigma surrounding disability, by creating lustrous and modern mobility devices for all. The company was founded by former Sony, Olympus and Toyota engineers and... Read more
Be Careful In Vegas, Intellistreets Is Watching
What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas…right?  Well, maybe not anymore as Las Vegas is installing Intellistreets.  They are street lights that have many features, not just illumination; they include the ability to shoot video and record sound.  Which, in these troublesome days of surveillance, some people are finding... Read more
Meet The Z-Machines: The First All Robot Band
Now this is just awesome – if we had any doubts that the future was here, those doubts can now be laid to rest. Allow me to introduce you to the Z-Machines. Forget Metallica, the Z-Machines are a heavy metal band in every sense of the word – the... Read more
7 Great Outlook.com Tricks You May Not Know About Yet
Earlier this year Microsoft replaced Hotmail and all accounts were transferred to Outlook.com. Microsoft included a host of new features such as integration with SkyDrive and instant search. If you are still finding your way around, then take a look at seven of the features we picked out that... Read more
Philips Hue Competitor LIFX Now Available
Successful Kickstarter company, LIFX is finally shipping its Wi-Fi connected smart lightbulbs.  The Australian hardware startup originally promised in its Kickstarter campaign to ship the product earlier than this.  In fact it was promising to deliver by March, so they are officially late!  However, they have managed to secure major retail... Read more
Google Apps Doesn’t Support IE9 Anymore
We just heard about the update to Microsoft Web Apps, which gives it a fighting chance against Google and its online suite of tools. Now, from the other end, there is also a new development: Google Apps will no longer support Internet Explorer 9. Last week, the Google Apps... Read more
San Diego County Law Enforcement Trials Facial Recognition
On a residential street in San Diego County, Calif., Chula Vista police had just arrested a young woman for possession of narcotics. Prior to taking her away, Officer Rob Halverson paused in the front yard, held a Samsung Galaxy tablet up to the woman’s face and snapped her photo. Halverson... Read more
Filter Your Reusable Water Bottle With A ShakeFilter
There is no doubt in anyone’s mind that drinking water from disposable plastic bottles is becoming more and more the norm, especially in the USA. Disposable water bottles are cheap, convenient, and they don’t take up a lot of room – unless you’re talking about the room the water... Read more
Free Birmingham Wi-Fi Network Goes Live
Birmingham City Council has been interested in constructing a city-wide wireless network for some considerable time now and having invited different potential suppliers to submit proposals this time two years ago, it looks as though the project has finally got the go ahead.  A free and unlimited public Wi-Fi... Read more
Retailers Pour $1 Billion Into Call Of Duty: Ghosts
Retailers have set a pretty lofty goal with the release of the latest Call of Duty game. Just how lofty? Well, they have been shipped $1 billion worth of Call of Duty: Ghosts to sell. As CNET reports, this doesn’t mean that they’ve actually made that much money from consumers,... Read more
The Yooner: A Sled With Built-In Shocks
As anyone who has grown up around a lot of snow will tell you, when it comes to sledding it’s easy to get a little too ambitious. After all, landing on a little bit of snow can’t hurt all that bad, right? Wrong – and in more ways than... Read more
Meet The New Moga Android Controllers
Power A is the company behind the popular MOGA controllers for gaming on android.  The company have just launched their new series.  The new MOGA Power Pro and MOGA Hero Power have finally arrived. With these fantastic ergonomic pads, you will never be stuck for that head to head... Read more