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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…

Look Less Of A “Glasshole” in New Google Glass Designs
Google has made a change to its Google Glass device to make you look, well, less of a “glasshole”. The company has released four new frame designs which include: Bold, Curve, Thin and Split. The range has been named the Titanium Collection and actually look more like a normal... Read more
This Astronomical Watch Puts A Planetarium On Your Wrist
Van Cleef & Arpel have showcased the stunning new astronomical watch at Geneva’s annual Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie. The 44mm Midnight Planétarium displays the numerical time along with the rotation of the planets Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn, all of which are visible from Earth.... Read more
Samsung Signs Dual Patent Deals With Google & Ericsson
Currently, Samsung and Apple are involved in multiple court conflicts over handset technology.  Both Google and Samsung have contracted a universal patent cross-licensing agreement geared towards limiting “the potential for litigation” and improving modernisation. This deal will cover “a broad range of technologies and business areas” which will apply... Read more
Meet Oyster: The E-Book Cousin Of Netflix
Netflix has changed the way we watch television. Instead of paying for cable or renting all kinds of movies, we can just sign up for a $7.99 unlimited streaming plan and watch almost anything and everything we’ve ever wanted to watch. I’d even venture a guess that many of... Read more
New E-Whiskers Could Help Robots “Feel” Their Environment
Faculty scientist Ali Javey is leading a research team made up of researchers from Berkley Lab and the University of California, in a bid to create tactile sensors from composite films of carbon nanotubes and silver nanoparticles. These are loosely based on highly sensitive whiskers that would normally be... Read more
New Android Malware Can Re-install Itself
We all know that Android is the world’s most popular smartphone operating system.  Unfortunately it follows suit then, that criminals would develop some of the most harmful malware created for use on that platform. A program called Android.Oldboot represents the first-ever Android bootkit: a Trojan that can reinstall itself... Read more