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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…

VW Gets Approval To Release Auto Software Update
In what has been one of the bigger software news items of the year–at least in terms of the reach of its impact, and the sheer callousness and greed involved–the German automotive group headed up by the Volkswagen folks have had it pretty rough. Their emissions cheating scandal even... Read more
Reddit Bans Users Posting Star Wars 7 Spoilers.
There are no Star Wars The Force Awakens spoilers contained within this article, but I must inform you that many Bothan Spies died to bring you this information. It is a dark time for Star Wars fans who do not want to have the experience of the Force Awakens... Read more
Windows 10: Upgrade Now, Or Tonight. Now? 
Microsoft have begun putting pressure on people to make the upgrade to Windows 10, and not everyone is happy about it. If you’re one of those people still running Windows 7 or Windows 8 then by now you might have noticed Microsoft have begun pushing Windows 10 on you... Read more
Software That Tells The Police You’re Probably A Bad Guy
We reported recently on the new analytical software that helps cash-strapped police departments “predict” crime in order to patrol specific areas, and how this software is already helping law enforcement agencies save on manpower hours by enforcing a presence in areas where crime is more likely to occur. That... Read more
WP Engine WordPress Hosting Service Hacked
WP Engine, the WordPress managed hosting solution setup by WordPress itself to help WordPress users, has had its security breached in a cyber-attack that has exposed customer credentials. WP Engine became aware of the breach on the 9th December, and quickly moved to contact all of its customers directly,... Read more
Wolfram Alpha: Free For All
We’ve never been closer to the future predicted in Star Trek than we are right now. In the dream-state setting of the television series and films, there is no struggle on Earth. There is no disease, no poverty, no clashing of ideologies that erupts in violence. Humans have moved... Read more
Tech Executives give $1 billion for Altruistic OpenAI Project
Several top tech executives and experts have announced that are to donate $1 billion for OpenAI, a non-profit venture whose sole aim is to develop artificial intelligence (AI) that will be of benefit to the human race. OpenAI is a non-profit Artificial Intelligence research company. Its stated goal is... Read more
Predicting Crime With Software
Using technology to solve crimes is nothing new, at least not in the last few decades. With everything from forensic science innovations to DNA testing to facial recognition software and more, law enforcement agencies are relying on science to find their bad guys. But what if technology could tell... Read more
Google and Nasa Show Off Ridiculously Fast Quantum Computer
Google and Nasa have given  the world a first proper look at its joint effort experimental quantum super computer. Both companies have been experimenting with the cutting edge technology for over two years now, and the public display last Tuesday has led some commentators to wonder if Google and... Read more
“Monkeying Around” With E-Learning Software
From the outside, working at a zoo might not seem like a daunting career: feed the animals, clean up after the animals, don’t let the lions eat the zebras. But in reality, the responsibility of not only housing living creatures to adequate standards but often ensuring the protection of... Read more
Cortana now available on iOS and Android
Microsoft personal assistant, Cortana is now fully available for both Android and iOS …as long as you live in China, or the USA. Not that that news will come as any surprise to most people who’ve followed recent app releases. As seems to be the case with growing numbers... Read more
Bitcoin Creator Finally Identified (Maybe)
According to Wired Magazine, Satoshi Nakamoto,  the pseudonym given to the creator of digital currency Bitcoin may be none other than 44 year old Australian cryptoligist Craig Steven Wright. ‘Either Wright invented bitcoin,’ Wired’s report states, ‘Or he’s a brilliant hoaxer who very badly wants us to believe he... Read more
Measuring CyberCrimes And Software Security
There have been 690 large-scale data breaches so far this year, with more than 175 million consumer records accessed by unauthorized individuals. While this is actually a significant decrease from last year’s record-setting number of breaches, security experts have warned that this is still too high. The reason for... Read more
Guilty? Lie Detector Software May Prove It
Polygraph tests, more commonly known as lie detector tests, make for great drama on your favorite crime show, but the reality of their usefulness is far less believable. Already rejected by the court system as admissible evidence due to their lack of reliability and their overall failure rate, polygraphs... Read more
EU Agrees New Cyber Rules For All Europe
Technology firms and those in charge of critical IT services will in future be legally mandated to report successful cyber-attacks under new rules being put forward by the European Parliament. The new rules are also set to establish effective minimum standards of cyber security for utility firms and financial... Read more
SAP Gives Medical Data Software A New Purpose
There’s a hotly contested issue in healthcare services, and that’s the concept of storing medical data on individual patients in a nationwide database. The purpose of such a database would be to allow coordination of care between doctors and hospitals, no matter where the patient seeks treatment. While some... Read more
China Denies Hacking Australia Weather
China has denied that it was the protagonist behind the recent cyber-attack on Australia’s Bureau of Meteorology. The Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) reported that the Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) had been informed by several credible sources that the attempted hack had without doubt almost certainly come from China, and... Read more
Tax Prep Software Gets A Security Overhaul
It’s almost time! Everyone’s favorite time of year is almost here, and no, we don’t mean the holidays. In the US, it’s almost tax filing time! While citizens and politicians alike rant about the wasteful use of tax dollars–in practically any country around the world–there’s one overlooked source of... Read more