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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 Buys Branch & Potluck
Social media giant, Facebook has just added 10 new talented people to its human resource pool, thanks to the acquisition of Branch and Potluck for a reported price of $15 million. Cemre Güngör and Josh Miller founded the social platform Branch, back in 2012 with backing from Twitter co-founders... Read more
Google X Has Met With FDA To Discuss New Medical Device
Bloomberg reports that employees from Google X, which is known for its secretive research and projects, have met with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), sparking speculation that Google is working on a new product that includes biosensors for use in contact lenses. At least four members of Google’s... Read more
Droplr Offers Unlimited Online File Storage For $4.99 A Month 
Sending files. Sharing files. These activities are as common as eating and drinking, and yet it seems that we’re forever engaged in the hunt for the ultimate file-sharing service. There are the usual suspects, such as Dropbox, of course, and for the average person, perhaps the current choices are... Read more
Microsoft Accounts Hacked By Syrian Electronic Army
Microsoft’s authorised blog and some of its Twitter accounts were hacked over the weekend.  Microsoft‘s blog and a couple of its Twitter accounts were breached by a group called the Syrian Electronic Army this past weekend.  This hacking came after the New Year’s hack of Microsoft’s Skype blogging site... Read more
Audi Will Make Sure You Never Hit Another Red Light
The great pet peeve of many a driver is nothing other than the red light. Can anyone out there honestly say they enjoy sitting at stoplights and waiting for them to turn green again? And, it never fails – whenever you are in a hurry, you are bound to... Read more
Is Sony Releasing A Windows Phone?
After all the rumours about Sony launching a Windows Phone this year, the company itself has confirmed that it has been, and still is, in talks with Microsoft. Sony’s European mobile chief, Pierre Perron, said last week in an interview that the company does not want to be a... Read more
Passenger Records His Plane Crashing & Takes Selfies
If you were aboard a plane that was crashing, what would you do when you realized all hope was lost? Would you say a prayer? Try and take charge and calm everyone down as much as possible? Maybe call your spouse, family or kids? Or, maybe you’d take out... Read more
EE & Vodafone To Provide Network In Eurotunnel
Have you ever travelled through the Channel Tunnel and lost signal just as you were having an important conversation?  Losing signal in the Channel Tunnel will soon be a thing of the past.  Starting in March, EE and Vodafone, in partnership with Eurotunnel, will supply 2G and 3G mobile service... Read more
OpenBCI Lets You Produce Your Own EEG Brainscanner
With a little help from some DARPA funding, Conor Russomanno and Joel Murphy have created an open-source brain scanner that you can print in the comfort of your own home. You then have the technology to be able to hook up to your own brainwaves. The device has been... Read more
CubeSensors: Fitness Trackers For The Home
Fitness trackers are all the rage, a result of the juxtaposition of the renewed interest in healthy living and the continuing attraction to gadgets. From FitBit to the Nike Fuel Band (and a bunch of other brands in between), gadget lovers who want to keep track of their fitness... Read more
Man Jailed & Fined For Google+ Restraining Order Breach
Invitations that have been system-generated from web sites like Facebook, LinkedIn, and Google+ are not only irritating but can give you jail time as well. Thomas Gagnon of Massachusetts began organising his Google+ circles.  Unfortunately for him, Google+ sent an invitation to his ex partner.  Not a problem?  Well in his... Read more
The Marvel Experience – Coming Soon To A Town Near You!
I’m not too old to be ashamed to admit that I still love all things comic books. For as long as I can remember, comics and superheroes have played a big part of my life. I collected the comics, the action figures, the movies, you name it and I... Read more
Windows 9 Will Be Here April 2015 Says Microsoft
The rumours are in: Microsoft is planning to unveil Windows 9 around April 2015 but will announce the release at its Build 2014 developer conference. This will be part of the company’s Threshold plans, says Paul Thurrott, all part of the many updates expected from Microsoft. Although we don’t... Read more
Fluent Forever: Language-Learning App
I remember, a very long time ago when I was at school, I had the opportunity to learn a foreign language.  I really wanted to learn Spanish, however the forces of darkness (my school education authority) decided that there weren’t enough students who wanted to learn Spanish and I... Read more
Send Texts in Secret With Confide App
I might as well go ahead and admit it – I love sending text messages. I send thousands a month, and while many of them are full meaningless jabber between close friends that the outside world wouldn’t understand, some of them are full of words that I’d rather keep... Read more
3D Food Printers Create Chocolate & Sweets At CES 2014
It seems that CES 2014 had its very own Willy Wonka factory going on in one corner. Two 3D printers were unveiled at the event in Las Vegas, showcasing their talent for creating sweets and chocolate. Chefjet, the smaller of the two printers, is limited to producing monochrome goodies... Read more
Microsoft Kills Microsoft Security Essentials for Windows XP
I think that by now, practically everyone has come to terms with the fact that we have to say goodbye to Windows XP. Starting August 2014, Microsoft will stop all support for Windows XP, forcing existing users to use more updated versions of the OS. Even with the pressure... Read more
Sleep Number Now Offers A SmartBed
There are all kinds of apps out there nowadays that measure the quality of your sleep. They’re all really simple to use – most of the time, all you have to do is tell it you’re going to sleep, tell it the right time you need to wake up,... Read more