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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…

Virgin Galactic Space Plane Crashes
Last Friday, the future of space tourism suffered a devastating setback as Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo crashed in the Mojave Desert in California. The crash left one pilot dead and another in serious condition. The exact cause of the crash is unknown at this time, but it is under investigation.... Read more
Download the Latest Version of CCleaner
Piriform’s CCleaner is a quick and easy to use program that makes your computer faster, more secure and more reliable. CCleaner can remove cookies, temporary files and various other unused data, which clogs up your operating system. Removing this data also protects your anonymity meaning you can browse online... Read more
How to Change the Logon Screen in Windows 7
Windows 7 is relatively old now. After all, the next iteration of Microsoft’s operating system will be Windows 10. Although Microsoft skipped on the Windows 9 name, Windows 10 will apparently be an amalgam of Windows 7 and Windows 8. Well, from a GUI perspective anyway. Personally, I do... Read more
IllumiBowl Lights up your Toilet at Night
Most of us have to use the bathroom at some point during the night. There’s nothing embarrassing about it; it’s just a fact of life. We all have to go to the bathroom, and sometimes, we have to do it in the middle of the night! While we’re at... Read more
Calibre: e-book Library Management
Calibre is a comprehensive e-book library manager that lets you totally organize your collection. With Calibre you can convert your books to multiple formats, and then sync with all of your devices. The library management features of Calibre are comprehensive and the application keeps things orderly by creating single... Read more
Taylor Swift Yanks All Her Music From Spotify
There’s good news and bad news for the music world. We’ll get the good out of the way first. Last week, Taylor Swift released her new highly-anticipated album 1989. This album is apparently a radical departure from the Nashville music scene and is actually marketed as pop music. (Not that... Read more
HP Smartwatch Unveiled

HP Smartwatch Unveiled

News November 5, 2014

Have you been looking at smart watches to replace your old timepiece? Perhaps you don’t like the style of the new ones and prefer the elegance of the classic look. Well look no further! HP has recently announced its partnership with Michael Bastian, fashion designer. The MB Chronowing combines... Read more
12 Stunning Places to Visit with Google Street View
If you’ve always wanted to travel but had neither the time or the money then don’t worry, thanks to Google Street View you can visit some of the World’s most stunning places, all without leaving your armchair. So make sure you’re sitting comfortably and let’s begin our trip around... Read more
Butterfly Network Hopes to Bring Deep Learning AI to Medicine
Have you ever had an MRI or ultrasound? Did it take ages to get an appointment? Introducing Butterfly Network Inc, which has recently launched a new piece of machinery that will hopefully make ultrasounds and MRIs cheaper, smarter and faster. The handheld medical-imaging device has $100 million in funding.... Read more
And the Award for Best Tech Halloween Costume Goes to…
As the kids have most likely been gorging themselves from all of the candy they received from Trick or Treating on Halloween, I thought it would be fun to think about some of the awesome Halloween costumes I saw while I took my daughter out Trick or Treating. And... Read more
How to get Internet Access on the Tube
Virgin Media’s Tube Wi-Fi network has become a great service for commuters and passengers since it’s launch to help visitors for the 2012 London Olympics, stay connected whilst travelling. Now, thanks to deals with networks, it is essentially a free service to almost all people who use a mobile phone. If... Read more
Deadline App Tells You When You’re Going to Die
It’s a question many of us ask from time to time – how long am I going to live? How many years (or days) do I have left on this earth? Being mortal, our mortality is something that naturally concerns us, and that’s definitely not a bad thing in... Read more
Sony Reveals Massive Losses
At the end of last week, Sony has reported their quarterly earnings. This was not, in any way, good news. Wall Street had already estimated a big loss for the technology giant, but nobody expected the massive losses that the company posted. On Friday of last week Sony reported... Read more
The World’s First Ambulance Drone!
Drones are being tested for all sorts of scenarios, whether it be a quicker delivery service for your Amazon order, your Dominos pizza or a surveillance network for your home. Currently, commercial drones are mostly used to pilot around areas with a GoPro-type camera on it. We have seen... Read more
Pirate Bay Co-Founder Jailed
Last week, on 31st Oct, Pirate Bay co-founder, Gottfrid Warg, has been put in prison to start a jail sentence for three and half years for hacking. The prosecutors said that it is the “largest hacking case until today”. It is understood that Mr.Warg had spoken about appealing to a... Read more
Retailers Start Shutting the Door on Apple Pay‏
Apple Pay has shook up the mobile payments world, even before launch retailers started taking sides, either for or against the new NFC payments service. Some retailers did hop on board the Apple Pay wagon, but in truth they had already been accepting NFC payments long before Cupertino came... Read more
Do You Have a Disaster Recovery Plan?
Do you have a disaster recovery plan in place for your data? If not, checkout Macrium Reflect. The application is a complete disaster recovery solution for your home and office. Protect your personal documents, photos, music and emails. Upgrade your hard disk or try new operating systems in the... Read more
NASA Rocket Explodes on Launchpad
An unmanned Orbital Sciences’ rocket suffered a catastrophic failure six seconds after taking off, leading to the destruction of the rocket. The NASA lead Antares rocket launched on Tuesday in Virginia, at the Wallops Flight Facility. The spacecraft was full of scientific equipment and supplies for the International Space... Read more