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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…

Download iOS 8 On Your Android – Sort Of
While iOS 8 is Apple’s forthcoming operating system which will be available sometime later this fall, you can easily download a taste of it now. Here’s the catch: you have to be an Android user. Yes, that’s correct – if you want your phone to look like it’s running... Read more
Sproutling: Wearable Tech For Baby Safety
Do you worry about Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) or your baby’s sleeping habits?  Many parents do!  Perhaps you’ve bought baby monitors that monitor the heartbeat of your baby to give you peace of mind.  Well now there is a new wearable technology called the Sproutling Baby Monitor!  Created... Read more
Facebook Messenger Receives Thousands Of One Star Reviews‏
Facebook has officially rolled out their solo Facebook Messenger app, forcing users to make the switch or void all messages to friends. The new push has been hit with mostly negative responses from users, resulting in a 1.5 out of 5 star rating within the first week. Negative response... Read more
NASA Builds World’s First 3D Printed Space Camera
3D printing is already being used extensively by NASA.  Things like rocket engine parts and a space pizza maker have been created using 3D printing. Now, by the end of September, the first space camera made almost entirely from 3D printing will be debuted. An aerospace engineer at Goddard... Read more
Which U.S. States Are Best & Worst For Internet Speeds?
I know it’s often tempting to think you probably have about the slowest internet speed in the country, but that’s probably not true. Akamai recently published a study where they investigated which U.S. states had the fastest internet speeds, and which U.S. states had the slowest speeds. Their findings... Read more
Disney Opens Research Facilities
Although Disney is known for its ‘magical’themed films and amusement parks, they have also recently announced that they will be opening two laboratories for research.  The first one will be in Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh while the other will be located in ETH Zurich. President, Ed Catmull, of... Read more
Snowden To Remain In Russia
If you haven’t heard of Edward Snowden, you may’ve been living under a rock for the past year. The former NSA employee, who is responsible for leaking all kinds of confidential national security information to the media, has been living in Russia for the last year in a state... Read more
Thailand Military Bans Tropico 5 Game
Thailand’s military junta has been in control of the nation for a few months, following the successful removal of the previous democratic government in May 2014. Thailand has experienced some changes to censorship policy, including a mass decline in published works that might develop civil unrest. Tropico 5, developed... Read more
How To Use Older Programs On New Versions Of Windows
I admit that it took me a while to switch over from Windows XP to Vista and then it took me pretty much no time at all to switch back, may I add.  But when Windows 7 was released, I was all over it.  I don’t really like using... Read more
Solar Clothes That Can Charge Your Phone!
A fatal flaw in all smartphones (and other tech) is that they have to be plugged into something to be charged. I say “flaw”, but really it’s more of an inconvenience – technology is great – except when the battery dies and you’ve forgotten your charger at home. Oh,... Read more
Find My iPhone App Used To Track And Kill Thief
Apple has a very clever application called, Find My iPhone.  The app can be, and has been, used to help iPhone users locate their lost/misplaced or stolen devices.  Prior to now there have been many interesting stories of how the app was used and how the police got involved... Read more
Pope Francis: Young People, Don’t Waste Time On The Internet
Pope Francis might just be the most popular and well-liked Pope in a long time (maybe ever?), but some recent comments regarding young people and the use of their time may not be received very well by them, especially in today’s technological world. While speaking to a group of... Read more
Toshiba New 5TB HDD Aimed At Surveillance Industry
Toshiba have launched some serious storage media prior to today, and they have definitely made their mark on the world of tech.  They cater for home based solutions as well as enterprise initiatives.  If they keep snapping up firms like OCZ and creating better and better SSD’s and HDD’s... Read more
DARPA/IBM Create TrueNorth ‘Brain’ Chip
IBM researchers have been researching a way to bring the power of the human brain to a computer processor for a number of years now. The TrueNorth project has just reached a rather significant achievement towards reaching their goal.  The IBM Research blog has recently announced a breakthrough point for a... Read more
Batman Vs Superman – First Leak From Film Set
“Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice” is not due out until 2016, yet already hardcore fans are determined to catch footage of the on-set action and then share it with the world. The first, of what will no doubt be many leaks, shows a scene featuring Bruce Wayne rescuing... Read more
Is Twitter Moving Into E-Commerce?
There has been an interesting turn of events this week in the social media sphere.  Twitter may possibly be planning a move into the e-commerce field.  A number of different users noticed a new, and apparently inactive, setting for “payment and shipping” inside the Twitter Android app. This setting was first... Read more
The Latest Version Of NoMachine is Now Available
NoMachine is a free remote desktop application, which has loads of powerful features. With NoMachine you are able to access all your files and folders or watch DVDs or YouTube videos from wherever you are; you don’t have to be in front of your PC.  You can view smooth,... Read more
iPhone 6 To Launch On September 9th?
After months and months (years, even) of speculation, it seems we now know when Apple will finally unveil the iPhone 6 to the masses. Thanks to Re/code, we know that Apple is planning to host a big-time media event on Tuesday, September 9th. And just what will they be... Read more