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A Shattered Collection of My Best Memories: An Immediate Solution Thanks to Stellar Photo Recovery

Desktop Jan 2, 2024

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

Business Sep 1, 2022

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

Video Dec 8, 2021

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 to Ship Your Stuff Before You Buy it

Internet January 22, 2014

Have you ever noticed how freakingly good Amazon is at keeping track of the things you look at on their site? Not only can you go back and look at everything you’ve viewed in their store, they also regularly use all of that data to show you other similar... Read more

The World’s ATMs Are Still Running Microsoft’s Windows XP!

News Windows January 22, 2014

Microsoft is about to make a support change to Windows XP. Unfortunately this means that ATMs all over the world will need to be upgraded and changed. The scary thing is that, according to the largest ATM supplier in the U.S., NCR, 95-percent of the world’s ATMs are powered... Read more

Woman Loses $500,000 On Online Christian Dating Site

Internet January 22, 2014

There’s an old saying about being ever careful who you decide to give (or lend) your hard-earned money to. This is doubly true if you are giving money to someone you met over an online dating site. One 66 year-old woman from California just recently learned this the hard... Read more

Nintendo Considers Gaming On Smartphones

Gaming Mobile January 22, 2014

According to reports from Bloomberg, Nintendo is considering a “new business structure” which will involve smart devices. Despite declining sales, this new business structure doesn’t involve a management reshuffle. Nintendo president Satoru Iwata said in a press conference: “We are thinking about a new business structure,” Iwata said at... Read more

Microsoft To Spend Billions in Mobile Subsidies

Mobile January 22, 2014

Windows manufacturer, Microsoft, is about to complete its acquirement of Nokia. Obviously other Windows Phone manufactures do not like this at all. When the deal has been completed, the innovative software manufacturer will finish up owning approximately 90% of the Windows Phone market, thereby leaving little or no room... Read more

Adobe Introduces 3D Printing Support

News January 21, 2014

The convenience – not to mention the cool factor – of being able to print 3D items is hard to ignore. Imagine being able to print your own iPhone cases. How about little TARDISes and bobbleheads of your favorite fictional characters? Heck, why stick with fictional characters? If you’re the... Read more

Christ The Redeemer Struck By Lightning

Internet January 21, 2014

I’ve seen quite a few lightning storms in my day, but I have never seen anything quite like this. It turns out that Rio de Janeiro has been getting hit pretty hard by lightning storms as of late. Recently, they had a lightning storm with some pretty shocking (I... Read more

Researchers Fit Trackers To Bees Backs

News January 21, 2014

It is a mystery why we are seeing a massive decline in bee populations. The major concern comes from the fact that bees pollinate one-third of the world’s crops and so researchers are keen to discover why they are dying out. Australia’s National Science Agency has come up with... Read more

Nintendo Slashes Profit Forecast Due To Weak Wii Sales

Gaming Internet News January 21, 2014

Old school gaming giant, Nintendo, has drastically cut its profit forecast pointing the finger to weaker than expected sales of its new Wii U console. The Japanese company has said it now expects to make an operating loss of 35bn yen for the year end, this is against a previous... Read more

Justin Bieber’s iPhone Taken By The Police

Mobile January 21, 2014

Justin Bieber is having a tough year, and we’re barely even half way through the month of January. Come to think of it, he also had a not so good year in 2013. Bieber was almost constantly plastered on the news and the tabloids for anything and everything –... Read more

Rosetta Powered Up For Comet Rendezvous

Internet January 21, 2014

Space is a vast place. It is the biggest thing that humans can imagine and for years we have wanted to travel to the stars and explore our universe; this involves a great deal of hard work. NASA have been trying for years, but thats not say that the... Read more

Google Unveils Smart Contact Lens Prototype

Internet January 21, 2014

Following up on recent news regarding Google meeting with the FDA on a new device, it is understood that a prototype for a smart contact lens, which is designed to help diabetics by monitoring the glucose levels found in the users tears, has been created by Google. Minute sensors monitor users... Read more

Microsoft Backtracks: XP Anti-Malware Support To Continue

News Windows January 20, 2014

I guess we can say that Microsoft does monitor the pulse of its community of users. While the pressure to continue support for Windows XP has not really yielded any practical results, it seems that the noise surrounding the “death” of Microsoft Security Essentials for Windows XP has prompted Microsoft... Read more

Super Flexible Sensors May Revolutionise Robotics & Prosthetics

News January 20, 2014

Although this looks a lot like a clear band-aid, it’s actually an ultra-thin, flexible sensor. Developed by Dr. Yong Zhu and fellow researchers from the North Carolina State University, this sensor could be used on fabric, the human body or any other object in order to track things like... Read more

UK Government Benefits IT System Highly Understaffed

Internet January 20, 2014

The new government service to support the flagship benefit reform is apparently only supported by 3 employees. The public has ascertained this information through an annual report, despite assurances from the Department of Work and Pensions that their new IT system is able to handle Universal Credit. The DWP’s annual report reveals that... Read more

Target Data Breach is Much Worse Than First Thought

Internet January 20, 2014

If retail giant Target was hoping hoping to catch a break any time soon, they are now officially out of luck. Remember when it was reported in December that the credit card information from approximately 40 million guests was stolen from their physical stores all across the United States?... Read more

Robots Get Their Own Cloud-Based Internet

News January 20, 2014

A group of research scientists from Philips and several European universities have developed a world wide web for robots, allowing them to share information and learn from one another. Funded by the European Union, this four year project will be tested at the university in Eindhoven in a hospital-like... Read more

Buses Going Green In The UK

News January 20, 2014

It seems everything is becoming more and more “green” these days, and that also includes the public transportation system. Electric cars are gaining in popularity due to the positive effect they have on the environment, and now a select route in the UK is going to try out a... Read more