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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…

What Can You Do To Detect The Heartbleed Bug?
Last week on TechBeat we reported on the lethal Heartbleed bug, which has allowed hackers to steal user names, passwords, emails, credit card information and more, all without detection for the past two years. Hopefully by now you have followed the advice to change all of your passwords as... Read more
Microsoft To Launch Surface Mini This Year?
I love the iPad Mini, and so does countless other users who appreciate the perfectly sized tablet. While it’s not as big as the regular tablet, it more than makes up for that fact with its weight and portability. Now we know Microsoft hasn’t exactly been excelling in the... Read more
Mac Versus PC

Mac Versus PC

MacNewsWindows April 15, 2014

It is well known that there is a long-standing rivalry between lovers of Mac and lovers of the good old PC, rarely do the two cross over. Researchers over at Hunch put together a heap of data to try and define the Mac and PC stereotypes, concluding that Mac... Read more
First Atomic Watch Crowdfunded
Finally, a clock that will keep accurate time!  The National Institute for Standards in Technology (NIST) has developed a clock that will keep accurate time up to 300 million years.  No more will precision be a problem.  An atomic clock of such magnitude could never be reproduced
or could it?... Read more
Volvo Creates Inflatable Child Car Seat
As a father of a 2-year-old with another one on the way, I have become intimately familiar with car seats. I know how to use the infant ones as well as the toddler ones, and believe me, they are both a pain in the rear. (My rear, not my... Read more
Want To Install Linux After The Death Of XP? Here’s How!
Following the death of Windows XP, millions of people worldwide have been left wondering what to do next. The dilema is whether to upgrade to another version of Windows or perhaps try something completely different, like Linux. If you are leaning more towards the Linux camp but aren’t sure... Read more
New Scientific App Created To Track Plant Virus
Scientists have created a new citizen science app for iOS and Android users that is able to track the declining incidence of papaya ringspot virus (PRSV) in Honolulu.  The scientists also believe that there is a possible increase in the incidence of PRSV-resistant genetically engineered (GE) papayas. Dr Scot Nelson... Read more
Nest Smoke Detector Gets Recalled
Nest, the popular company behind the Nest “smart” thermostat, is not having very much luck right now with their new “smart” smoke detector. For such a smart device, it’s apparently doing a lot of dumb things. In theory, the smoke detector has a feature which lets you wave your... Read more
US Air Force Testing Google Glass For The Battlefield
Google Glass is now being tested for use in battle.  The research team, Battlefield Air Targeting Man-Aided Kowledge (BATMAN),  who work for the US Air Force, is currently beta-testing the technology for military use.  So far, testing has had positive results. One of BATMAN’S software developers, Andres Calvo, said... Read more
Piriform Publicly Releases CCleaner Android App With Updates
Last week we told you about Piriform‘s new CCleaner Android app that moved from private to public beta. A new update has now been published to the Play Store and includes the following improvements: Added CCleaner version number in navigation drawer Improved storage graph Improved system information accuracy Improved... Read more
Microsoft is Bringing Age of Empires: World Domination To Mobile
It’s been in the rumor mill for about a year now: Microsoft has been planning to release Age of Empires for both iOS and Android. It is only now, though, that we have official confirmation that, indeed, we are going to see the popular game on mobile. It even... Read more
Google Glass Available to Buy to US Public For One Day Only
Google Glass is the next big thing in wearable tech.  Only programmers, celebrities and famous/infamous people have been able to get their hands on the much-coveted device, until now that is.  On April 15 2014, anyone who resides in the United States will have the opportunity to become a Google... Read more
Download The Latest Version Of Google Drive
Google Drive allows you store and access your files anywhere – on the web, on your hard drive, or on the go.  You can collaborate with friends and colleagues (no need for email attachments anymore) or use it for your personal use.  Files and folders are accessible straight from... Read more
White House Angry At Obama Selfie
We all know that selfies are the thing to do right now. After Ellen DeGeneres’s record-breaking selfie at the Oscars, everyone seems to be wanting to get in on the action – including Major League baseball players and the President of the United States. (In fact, if the rumors... Read more
Sky TV To Trial Fibre Optic
Sky television keep telling the public to ‘Believe in better’ and this time it looks like they have taken their own advice.  Sky is starting to provide their TV packages, landline telephone services and super-fast broadband (capable of up to 300Mbps), through a fibre optic line instead of a... Read more
Download The Latest Version Of RealVNC
The popular remote control software RealVNC has been updated to version 5.1.1. The release mainly includes bug fixes but there is an added feature for the Windows version. RealVNC 5.1.1 allows you to control the automatic update checks at the command line when VNC is installed. The following issues... Read more
Emu App Makes Texting Smarter & Easier
I’ve said it before, and I’m sure I’ll say it again at some point, but I love to send text messages. I don’t know what it is about it, but there’s just something fun about sending digital messages and not having to talk on the phone (or use a... Read more
Wearable Processor With 30 Days Battery Life
A start-up company based in India, called Ineda Systems, has officially announced a “wearable processor unit”.  This may well kick off the race to find dramatically better battery life for wearable devices. The wearable tech market has yet to truly explode.  This is in contradiction to the way that some... Read more