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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…

Has Bigfoot Finally Been Found in the UK?
If there’s one thing that never seems to slow down, it has to be Bigfoot sightings. Every week, it seems, I see or hear about someone else finally finding the elusive Sasquatch. There are even cable television shows now dedicated to finding him or her. You think if Bigfoot... Read more
Orion Mission to Mars Successfully Launched
The latest news from NASA is that the new Orion spaceship was successfully launched  in preparation for the first human trip to Mars. Just after 7am on 5th December, the spaceship left Cape Canaveral, Florida unmanned heading into the sky above. Although the mission only lasted 4 1/2 hours, Orion... Read more
Tag Heuer to Release Smartwatch in 2015
The Swiss maker of luxury watches and all round envy of the timing world, Tag Heuer, could be about to reveal their first Smartwatch at the CES 2015. “Industry sources” have been speaking to Business Insider and they suggest that Tag Heuer will debut its Intel-based gadget at the... Read more
Get Spotify Premium for 3 Months for $0.99
In this day and age, you’ve probably already found yourself a music streaming service you really like, but if not, Spotify is offering a pretty awesome deal for the time being. From now until the end of the year, they are offering their Spotify Premium service basically free for... Read more
Counterfeit Domains Seized By Police
According to Europol, in a combined effort, Police forces across Europe have seized nearly 300 web domains, which were being used to sell counterfeit goods. The websites were selling luxury goods and sportswear, electronics, pharmaceuticals and popular pirated goods such as movies and music. If you were to visit... Read more
12.2-inch iPad Air Plus Blueprints Leaked
The 12.2-inch iPad rumor has been going around for over a year now, but Apple has not shown any signs of updating the size of the tablet to cater for owners who want more screen. A new blueprint, spotted by Japanese magazine Mac Fan, reportedly shows blueprints for the... Read more
AutoDesk to Offer Software to Schools Free of Charge
Earlier this year, Autodesk gave the middle and high school students, currently in school in the US, their software suite as part of President Obama’s ConnectEd project.  In an interesting turn of events this week, Autodesk has also made a stack of other tools free to educators and students,... Read more
This Smart Toothbrush Works with your Smartphone
It never ceases to amaze me how everything is getting the “smart” upgrade these days. We’ve got smartphones, smart cars, smart watches, smart TV’s, smart thermostats – and now we’ve also got a smart toothbrush. I’ve seen electric toothbrushes for years which claim to clean your teeth quite a... Read more
ISPs in France Ordered to Block Pirate Bay
The issue of piracy is never far from the headlines and this week is no exception. According to a ruling that has been published on the 05th December through digital news website Numerama, a French court has just ordered the country’s top Internet Service Providers (ISP’s) to block the notorious... Read more
Microsoft Planning Windows 10 Event in January
Microsoft announced Windows 10 in a small event in San Francisco, where the developer preview was launched. Redmond has a bigger launch event planned for the consumer edition of Windows 10. In late January, Microsoft will hold an event for all press and developers, to show some of the... Read more
Woman Tracks Her Stolen Phone to Starbucks & Gets Kicked Out
You know what they say – no good deed goes unpunished. A woman from Houston, Texas, recently learned that lesson the hard way after she tried to help a teenager who she thought actually needed her help. This past Monday, a teenager randomly knocked on the door of her... Read more
SeaMonkey 2.31 Released
SeaMonkey is a web-browser, advanced e-mail and newsgroup client, IRC chat client, and HTML editor all rolled into one easy to use and versatile application. SeaMoney’s tabbed browsing gives you a better way to surf the net. You no longer have to open one page at a time. With... Read more
Did North Korea Attack Sony Pictures?
After almost a week of downtime, Sony Pictures has finally restored most of the valuable systems at the studio, getting back to work. The hackers, who are still going under the ominous title #GOP, leaked out all of the information on Sony’s private network, including visa, passwords, business details... Read more
Australian Stores are Banning GTA V
It’s no surprise to anyone by now that the Grand Theft Auto (GTA) games are incredibly popular right now and that stores sell them in droves, especially since GTA: V has just been “re-released” on the PlayStation 4 among other consoles. Just as the game’s popularity is no surprise anymore, neither is... Read more
The 19 Most Bizarre Things On Google Street View
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle once said that “Life is infinitely stranger than anything the mind could invent” and once you’ve viewed these images captured on Google Street View, I’m certain you’ll agree! I think this woman got her hand measurements wrong when picking her 'horse'! Image 1 of 19 Read more
Sinclair ZX Spectrum Vega Due in 2015
When I was a kid, the Sinclair ZX Spectrum was a cool computer to own. Many a wasted hour was spent playing too many games then I care to recount. Those days are sadly long gone…Or are they? Sir Clive Sinclair is resurrecting the now classic 80s computer back... Read more
Girl Scout Cookies Go Online
Here in the UK we don’t have Girl Scouts knocking at your door, bringing fine crafted cookies for your enjoyment. But in the US the Girl Scouts and their Cookies are a usual sight in most areas. The business plan for the Girl Scouts of America have taken a... Read more
5 Personalised Gifts for the Tech Enthusiast
What do you buy for the person who has everything? It can be a tricky decision but don’t worry, we’ve come up with a few suggestions that should hopefully make it a bit easier. The products themselves would make great gifts for any tech enthusiast but the added beauty... Read more