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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…

1.3 Million Orange Customers’ Data Hacked
It has come to light that hackers have stolen personal data of 1.3 million customers of network operator and ISP Orange.  Apparently the hackers have accessed names, email addresses and telephone numbers.  What is a concern is that Orange France has been aware of the attack since 18 April... Read more
Robotic Bees May Secure Our Future
How often do you stop and think about bees? When you get stung by one? When you’re trying to dodge one as it flies through the air? When you’re eating honey? Whether you think about them a lot or not, the fact remains that bees are incredibly important to... Read more
London Police Outfitted With Taser’s Axon Cameras
A new pilot is underway in the UK’s capital city, which will see up to 500 London Metropolitan Police officers being equipped with Taser‘s Axon Body wearable cameras.  The initiative has started in 10 boroughs in the UK capital yesterday. The device has a 130-degree lens, which is able to capture video.  The... Read more
Microsoft Products May Be Compromising Cutting Edge Research
It’s no secret that Microsoft has serious issues with security. It’s almost normal for us to hear news about the “latest” vulnerability in one product or another. But there is also the problem of government spying on data. For the individual, this may be an irritation at the very... Read more
Light As Air Sneakers: Adidas Pure Boost
The Nike Free is a shoe that fits so snugly, that you will almost forget that you are wearing them.  Adidas has ran and jumped on the bandwagon too with almost zero weight shoes.  They are just about to release the Adidas Pure Boost. The Pure Boost is a... Read more
Sleep Apnea Implant Has Been Approved in U.S.
I am being one-hundred percent honest when I say that my biggest pet-peeve in this world is hearing people snore. When I hear snoring I just get irritated. Right off the bat. It doesn’t matter if it’s quiet snoring, medium snoring, or “who’s cutting down a tree in my... Read more
Tesco To Release Hudl 2 & A Smartphone
The Tesco Hudl is a great, budget tablet.  I’m not just saying that, I actually own one myself and for a budget piece of kit, it is a solid build, has a great screen and basically it does the job nicely.  Thety are not content with the sale of... Read more
Sunglasses You Can’t Lose, Thanks To Bluetooth
I don’t wear sunglasses very often, but it’s not because I like being blinded by the sun. It’s because I can’t ever seem to find them when I need them. And it’s either because I’ve taken them in the house from the car and laid them somewhere, or my... Read more
Opera Browser Updated
Opera is a full featured Internet browser which includes pop-up blocking, tabbed browsing, integrated searches, and advanced functions such as Opera’s groundbreaking E-mail program, RSS Newsfeeds and IRC chat.  With Opera you are able to customize the look and content of the Opera browser with a few simple clicks.... Read more
Adobe Flash Player Update
Adobe Flash Player is the number one choice of both individuals and organizations when it comes to a highly powerful and extremely adaptable multiplatform client runtime. Flash has many new features and continues to be the ubiquitous Web standard; this software is included with all major Web browsers. Adobe... Read more
‘Look Up’ Video Goes Viral with 32M Views in 14 days
This five minute video written and directed by Gary Turk has taken the internet by storm, as it urges all of us to “look up from your phone, shut down the display, take in your surroundings and make the most of today”. Its message has divided opinion, with some labeling... Read more
Will Virtual Rooms Replace VR Headsets?
The latest buzz words in the gaming world is virtual reality.  The Facebook owned Oculus and the ‘Rift’ headset has gained momentum and popularity.  However, it is trying to overcome serious problems in order to truly gain a footing in the gaming world.  Motion sickness is the top issue... Read more
Google Now Remembers Where You Parked The Car
The older I get, the more often I forget where I parked the car. I don’t think it’s because I have dementia or anything, it just seems as parking lots get bigger and busier, it’s easier to completely forget where you parked. This is especially true when I’m going... Read more
Galaxy S5 Mini Spotted On Firm’s Website
An exciting new revelation has been leaked from the Samsung UK website.  It seems that the Galaxy S5 Mini will launch any day now and preparations are underway!  A photo of the new Galaxy S5 ‘mini’ has been posted by tipster @evleaks on the UK website.  The leaked photo... Read more
8 Things To Expect in iOS 8
It is expected that Apple will be previewing iOS 8 at this year’s Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) in June. Traditionally the company releases an update to its mobile operating system every year at this very conference so I think it’s very likely that we will be introduced to any... Read more
McAfee Labs Stinger 12.1.0.884
Stinger is a quick and installation-free standalone tool for detecting and removing prevalent malware and threats, ideal if your PC is already infected. Whilst this software is not a replacement for a complete antivirus protection software, Stinger is updated constantly to include detection for newer Fake Alert variants and... Read more
Is Microsoft Office 2013 A Rip Off?
Microsoft Office is still the main software suite that people use the world over. It does have many advantages over its competitors, not the least of which is that most people you know probably use it, as well as its already familiar features, thereby eliminating the learning curve. One... Read more
Notepad++ Update

Notepad++ Update

News May 8, 2014

Notepad++ is a free source code editor and Notepad replacement, which supports several languages. The software run in the MS Windows environment and its use is governed by the GPL Licence. Based on a powerful editing component Scintilla, Notepad++ is written in C++.  The software uses pure Win32 API... Read more