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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…

Passenger Films Plane’s Burning Engine With Mobile
While I’ve only flown a few times in my life, I’m not the biggest fan of flying. Don’t misunderstand me – I like being up in the air and gazing down at the tiny world below, but something about the whole experience is just a bit scary to me.... Read more
Hansure: Portable Sanitizer For Medics
Doctors in Lower Economically Developed Countries (LEDC’s), are constantly fighting to keep bacteria and infection at bay.  The Hansure Czech company has come up with a solution! In honour of Global Hand Hygiene Day (yes, this is real), they came up with a unique hand cleaning solution  that was... Read more
Check Out These New Record-Breaking Theme Park Rides
Most of us love a good roller coaster, so we’ve travelled the world to seek out the latest record breaking rides for 2014 that are set to get your hearts’ racing and satisfy even the biggest thrill seeker. As well as scaring the life out of us, they also... Read more
The Cree LED T8 Will Save 30% of Lighting Energy Costs in the Business Sector
In today’s economic climate, most businesses and everyday persons are trying to do their best to reduce their carbon footprint.  That’s why Cree (a market leading innovator of lighting products) has become so popular. Cree plans on becoming 100% LED lighting.  But what does this mean?  They want to... Read more
Twitter Adds Mute Function To Mobile Apps
After I started to use Twitter, it didn’t really take long at all before I was irritated by the amount of tweets certain people would write. Of course, this would mostly happen during certain sporting events, where someone would tweet after every good or bad play, or every awful... Read more
Build Your Own Iron Man Suit!
Two friends have worked together to create a replica of the Iron Man suit, complete with moving parts. Greg Hatter built the actual suit, while Jerome Kelty got some of the parts moving. The suit, which has been made from molded fiberglass, has been designed so that the helmet,... Read more
Oral B Releases Smart Toothbrush
The world has just got smarter with the introduction of the ‘smart’ toothbrush!  Your pegs have never had it so good! The United Kingdom has just improved its oral hygiene.  Oral-B has introduced its new Bluetooth electric toothbrush for all your enamel needs! The Oral-B smart series was created... Read more
Microsoft Making “Windows Watch”?
There’s no doubt that the smartwatch niche is hot these days, with everyone and their mom jumping in the bandwagon, trying to outdo each other, not to mention to get “there” first. Now, it looks like Microsoft is joining the smartwatch game, with its not-so-recently filed patent for a... Read more
Our Pick Of The Latest Smart Home Gadgets
At CES 2014 there was an overwhelmingly large number of new connected home gadgets and it seems that the trend is set to continue. There is such  a wide variety of products either already available or that are up-and-coming, so we’ve picked out some of the best ones for... Read more
iPhone Door Security With Kwikset Kevo
If you own an iPhone and are a even a little security conscious then listen up. The Kwikset’s Kevo Bluetooth Electronic Deadbolt is a very cool piece of home security tech. It wasn’t going to be long before someone invented an intelligent Bluetooth-enabled lock and to be fair, it is... Read more
Florida Man Used Cell Phone Jammer On Highway For 2 Years
I don’t exactly know how you feel about people talking on their cell phones while driving, but it certainly annoys some people more than it does others. While there are those who claim it’s perfectly safe, there are still others who think it distracts a driver too much to... Read more
How Does Cortana Stack Up Against its Rivals?
Out of all the updates that Microsoft made to Windows Phone 8.1, Cortana has to be the one that makes most of an impact. For some time now the phone platform has been struggling to keep up with its rivals but with the addition of a personal assistant, hopefully... Read more
Fast Food Giant To Give Ebooks Away With Kids Meals
Fast food mega giant, McDonalds, has had a very long relationship with different promotional companies.  There is usually a new movie that is about to be released or something of a similar line in the offing. McDonalds tend to keep to the tried and tested method of fast food... Read more
Microsoft To Hold “Small” Surface Event On May 20
Last month, we heard talks about Microsoft working hard at releasing a Surface Mini this year, but as is usual with these things, we didn’t have anything solid to work on. Yesterday, however, the big names in tech media published reports about receiving invites to a “small” Surface event... Read more
Infrared Fan Detects Your Body Heat & Cools You Off
I may be a little weird, but summer has always been my least favorite season of the year. Why? It’s simple – I can’t stand the heat. And where I live, along with the heat you also get a ton of humidity in the air that does nothing for... Read more
Leapfrog Leapband: Children’s Fitness Tracker
Keeping fit and healthy is not just for adults. With the advent of fitness bands, people have more of an incentive to keep track of the lifestyles.  Now, thanks to Leapfrog, kids can get in on the action.  The children’s tech toy company has recently announced the LeapBand, an... Read more
And NASA’s New Spacesuit Design Is…
You may remember NASA asking the public to help the agency decide on what the next spacesuit prototype should look like. It would seem that as well as allowing the astronauts to carry out missions to Mars, NASA wants them to look stylish doing it too. The winner is... Read more
This Honeywell Air Purifier Knows Your Allergies Better Than You
It’s an unfortunate fact that a lot of us around the world suffer from various allergies. And, since Spring is in the air (at least where I live) it means the allergies are also getting in full swing. So, when the pollen (or whatever your poison is) increases in... Read more