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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…

Xiaomi Announces $130 Redmi Smartphone

Mobile News February 14, 2014

Some of you may remember Hugo Barra left Google last year to work over in China and undertake a job for Xiaomi. Hugo has just announced on his Google+ Xiami has a new Redmi smartphone. The Redmi line is a rebranding of their Hongmi products, for other global markets... Read more

Researchers Say Airport X-Ray Scanners Can Be Hacked

News February 14, 2014

Billy Rios and Terry McCorkie, two security researchers, have bought their own x-ray control machine on the internet and analyzed how it works in a bid to discover flaws. They found that the Threat Image Projection is possibly at threat from hackers. Designed to train x-ray operators and their... Read more

Google & Telstra in Talks for Australia Chromecast

Internet February 14, 2014

With Chromecast, you can easily enjoy your favourite online entertainment on your HDTV: movies, TV shows, music, and much more from Netflix, YouTube, Hulu Plus, Google Play Movies and Music, and Chrome. Although there has been no indication from Google that they will be bringing Chromecast to Australia, a new report... Read more

NASA is Creating Star Trek-Like Self Healing Medical Devices

News February 14, 2014

NASA is working with the Houston-based company GRoK Technologies on the development of tissue regeneration technology. The plan is to create non-invasive medical technologies designed to “regenerate bone and muscle tissues,” not too dissimilar to what we see on Star Trek. In the press release NASA explained it is... Read more

Scentee Allows Your Smartphone To Remove Bad Smells

Mobile February 14, 2014

We live in a wonderful world, but if we’re being honest, it doesn’t always smell like a wonderful world. Oftentimes, it smells just the opposite. Whether it’s someone at work who forgot to apply their deodorant that morning, or if it’s the popcorn you burnt in the microwave the... Read more

Jolla Releases Source Code For Sailfish Browser

News February 14, 2014

Finnish smartphone manufacturer, Jolla has just released the source code for the Sailfish OS browser. This move makes it the primary internal application for the operating system to be open sourced. The source code is to be found in the GitHub version control system, meaning that the Sailfish user community... Read more

Virgin Atlantic Will Check In Passengers With Wearable Tech Devices

News February 14, 2014

Heathrow airport has been chosen to run a pilot program for Virgin Atlantic, where staff in the upper class wing will check their business class passengers in via the use of either Sony’s smartwatch or Google Glass. The program will last for around six weeks but if it goes... Read more

PayPal President’s Credit Card Hacked

Internet February 13, 2014

The President of the online payments company PayPal has recently revealed that his credit card information was cloned whilst he was on a trip to the United Kingdom. David Marcus voiced his opinions on the micro blogging social networking website, Twitter. He tweeted that a ‘ton’ of fraudulent transactions had been carried out via... Read more

NASA is Assessing Proposals For A Contract To Mine On The Moon

News February 13, 2014

NASA is examining proposals from private companies, who are bidding for the project to explore the moon for valuable resources like Helium 3 and other rare earth metals. It is possible than one or more of the companies will succeed in winning the contract to build capable robots for... Read more

ii Earphones Snap Strap Keep Earphones From Falling Out

Music Software Reviews February 13, 2014

In this day and age, a quality pair of earphones (or earbuds, headphones, whatever you want to call them) are essential to get through the day. If you use public transportation to get to work, then there’s a fair chance that you listen to music during your commutes. If... Read more

Is Microsoft Censoring Chinese Search Results in The US?

Internet February 13, 2014

The average person relies heavily on search engines to fill their information meter on a daily basis. Sad to say, gone are the days when the go-to information sources are print newspapers and libraries; and although they still exist, search engines are the default now. And, when it comes... Read more

Online Drinking Game NekNomination Causes 2 More Deaths

Internet February 13, 2014

The online drinking game NekNomination, has become a worldwide craze and has tragically resulted in the death of two British men. People are challenged to drink shocking amounts of strange alcohol concotions and capture the whole thing on video, which is then shared on Facebook. Stephen Brookes, ages 29,... Read more

NASA WASP Allows Ballons To Be Used As Observation Platforms

News February 13, 2014

Scientists have for a long time now, used balloons to transport certain types of telescopes far beyond the visible sky, into the stratosphere, to gain a clearer view of the object that they are trying to look at. If there is less atmosphere between the telescope and the planet,... Read more

Don’t Want To Buy Lamps? Use This USB Cork Light

News February 13, 2014

Do you find yourself with several glass bottles waiting to be thrown out? Could you use some extra light in your home and don’t want to go out and spend who knows what on lamps? If this sounds familiar, I think there’s a new product out there that can... Read more

Russia Bans Bitcoin As Currency

Internet February 13, 2014

The Prosecutor General’s Office in Russia, recently made its stance quite clear on the virtual currency Bitcoin. Any use of Bitcoin will be considered “potentially suspicious,” as the Russian government has linked Bitcoin use to illicit activities. “Systems for anonymous payments and cyber currencies that have gained considerable circulation,... Read more

Robot Snow Plough Saves You Going Out in The Cold

News February 13, 2014

In winter shifting snow is one of those jobs that everyone loves to hate. Come on admit it, you make your kids do it right? Well if you’re son or daughter has got wise to your ploy and no amount of pocket money will induce them to shift that... Read more

NYPD To Use Google Glass

News February 12, 2014

The boys in blue over at the New York Police Department have 2 pairs of the wearable tech, Google Glass. The experimental head-mounted computers are being trialled to determine their possible application to police work, the NYPD have said in a statement. The technology used in Glass, feeds information... Read more

iWatch Could Generate $17.5 Billion Say Morgan Stanley Analysts

Mobile February 12, 2014

Much of the speculation surrounding Apple’s iWatch has been regarding specs, the design and when it will be released. Now analysts at Morgan Stanley are making predictions as to what return the tech giant can expect to receive once it becomes available. They claim that the iWatch has the... Read more