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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…

Is Blue Whale ‘Suicide Game’ A Hoax?
What’s the truth behind the headline-grabbing app? An app that’s making news headlines around the world for allegedly targeting children and young people has left quite a few parents shaking in fear, while authorities are still trying to connect even the slightest of dots. Blue Whale, created by Russian... Read more
WikiLeaks Whistleblower Chelsea Manning Released From Prison 27 Years Early
Manning celebrated her release from miltary prison by tweeting ‘first steps of freedom,’ and by wearing civilian clothes. “After another anxious four months of waiting, the day has finally arrived. I am looking forward to so much! Whatever is ahead of me, is far more important than the past.... Read more
Top 5 Email Marketing Apps
Create successful campaigns. Attract, convert and retain loyal customers. Turn customers into loyal fans and brand ambassadors with personalised email campaigns and automated customer journeys. Email is perfect for keeping your brand top-of-mind and staying connected with those who make a purchase, read your blog or meet you in... Read more
Playboy Model Dani Mathers Will Stand Trial for Body Shaming Pensioner On Social Media
Model will stand trial for secretly photographing an elderly woman in gym shower and posting it online in 2016. The news comes after a last minute attempt by the Playboy model’s attorneys arguments to dismiss the gharges against her, was batted aside as ‘illogical,’ and ‘vague.’ Mathers is now... Read more
Ultra Adware Killer Reviewed
Improve your online experience and avoid malware. Those pesky ads aren’t just an annoyance anymore. Thanks to the rise in a practice known as “malvertising,” the ads themselves can contain malicious software that infects your network, roots around to steal your contact list for spamming purposes, and more. In... Read more
Hacked? Microsoft Says Blame The Government
Could WannaCry attack have been avoided? There’s a code among whitehat hackers and cybersecurity experts alike, whether they’re professionals on Google’s Project Zero team or just a guy with some know-how working out of his basement: when you discover a bug, you contact the software developer and give them... Read more
Global WannaCry Ransomware Attack Spread Halted ‘By Accident’
Self-taught security researcher stopped ransomware attack by registering a web domain for $10. A 22-year-old self-taught security researcher (who still lives at home) known only as  Malware Tech, managed to stop the spread of the seemingly unstoppable piece of malicious ransomware this weekend, during his vacation, without initially realizing... Read more
MoboPlay added to FileHippo
The all-in-one Android and iOS manager. MoboPlay for PC has been added to FileHippo’s massive range of great free software. This powerful multi-file manager makes it easier than ever to manage your devices. You can now freely backup, restore, and manage your files, apps, ringtones, wallpapers, music, and images... Read more
Bitcoin Price Surges To $1800 Record High
Value of digital cryptocurrency continues to rise.  The digital cryptocurrency, Bitcoin, has broken records again, eclipsing the $1700 record it had already broken just days earlier to settle at a new all time high price of over $1800. The new record price means that Bitcoin has increased its value... Read more
Microsoft Fix ‘Crazy Bad Bug’ In Windows Malware Scanner
Windows Bug Found By Project Zero Researchers A zero-day vulnerability in Microsoft Windows malware scanners, such as Defender, could have allowed hackers to take control of Windows computers with a single email… that users might not even have read. The vulnerability was quickly named as possibly the worst Windows remote... Read more
UK To Institute “Real Time” Surveillance Of Web Users?
“Live” tracking of British web users’ internet communications has been proposed in a draft paper. The “live” surveillance of British web users’ internet communications has been proposed in a draft technical paper allegedly prepared by the government. If made law, this access would occur via the Investigatory Powers (IP) Act, which includes... Read more
Top 10 Project Management And Collaboration Apps
Organise teams, deliver great projects and nail work flows with these brilliant apps.  Whether you work on your own, in a small team, or as part of a large organisation, project management and collaboration apps can make a massive difference in helping to make things run smoothly, efficiently, and on time.... Read more
Donkey Kong And Street Fighter 2 Join World Video Game Hall Of Fame
Classic titles joined by Halo Combat Evolved and Pokémon Red and Green newest inductees for 2017. The winners were selected from a final panel of 12 originally selected in March of this year. While only established in 2015, the Video Game Hall of Fame’s annual awards, based in New York, has quickly risen to... Read more
Reviewed: Advanced IP Scanner 2.5 By Famatech
New and improved Advanced IP Scanner 2.5 proves to be an even more accurate network scanner and useful management tool than before. While Advanced IP Scanner 2.5 is still primarily a network scanner, it also comes packed with plenty of useful network management tools making it a real contender... Read more
China To Launch Own Version Of Wikipedia In 2018
Online version of national encyclopaedia to be Wikipedia competitor. Known as the “Chinese Encyclopedia,” the country’s national encyclopedia was first published in book form in 1993. The new online edition will go live for the first time in 2018 and will be the largest and most comprehensive version so far... Read more
Snake Malware Now Targets Macs
New twist on an old malware has been detected by Fox-IT International. For years, Mac users have lived in the blissful comfort of a virus-free bubble, happily choosing their Cupertino-based tech over the constant barrage of malicious software that targets Windows machines almost daily. Unfortunately, thanks to recent innovations in... Read more
Oculus Film Studio Shuts Down
Oculus to focus on partnering for gaming, film, and non-gaming VR. Facebook and Oculus are closing the doors on their virtual reality-specific film studio, Story Studio, despite its track record of producing award winning short films. The goal is to channel those resources into providing technology for others who... Read more
Gmail To Include Phishing Warning
Android devices to warn users of potential attacks. Following the events of the past week involving a high-speed worm that traveled the net as a Google Doc, the company has a new announcement for its users. Gmail for Android will now have a warning feature that lets users know... Read more