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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…

Oops. Apple Leaks iPhone 8 While Testing A Firmware Update
Image adds weight to facial-recognition unlock rumours.  The internet is a-buzz right now with news garnered from a very uncharacteristic Apple foible, one that is so unlike the company that it smells intentional. It seems that months of speculation about the features and upgrades to the anticipated iPhone 8 (name... Read more
5-in-1 Bundle From Stellar Phoenix
Hurry, this great software deal ends August 15. For some people, back to school shopping obviously means backpacks, pens, paper, and the like. For others, though, it means scoring great deals on technology. That’s why notable tech companies will offer special pricing, financing deals, and other incentives at this... Read more
Cryptocurrency Gold Rush Miners Hire Boeing 747s To Deliver GPUs
As the price of Bitcoin and Ethereum continue to explode, miners of cryptocurrency have found themselves in a Cold War style technological arms race to outdo the other side. In this latest round of cryptocurrency competition, the weapons used are the latest graphics processors from AMD, and at the... Read more
Game Of Thrones Scripts Leaked After Major HBO Hack
HBO, the production company behind the hugely popular Game of Thrones TV series has become the latest in a long line of high profile companies who have found their IT systems the subject of an attack by determined hackers. Among some of the alleged 1.5 terabytes stolen are episodes... Read more
Microsoft’s Biometric Keyboard Meets Consumer Demand
New ‘Modern Keyboard’ launched in response to user security concerns. Earlier this summer, Microsoft unveiled a new keyboard designed specifically to complement its new privacy security features in Windows 10. Simply called the Modern Keyboard, it contains one handy feature: a biometric fingerprint reader embedded in one of the... Read more
Putin Set To Ban VPNs In Russia To ‘Protect’ Citizens
Vladimir Putin has reportedly signed a law into Russian legislation that will prohibit the use of Virtual Private Network (VPN) software within Russia’s borders. Citizens of Russia routinely use VPN and ‘anonymiser’ technology to access government-restricted sites, and hide their identities from snooping government authorities, news agency Reuters has... Read more
Ebook Lending Hitting Record Numbers
When the digital book revolution first took off, naysayers argued that ebooks were nothing more than a flash in the pan. Hardline devotees to paper and ink vowed to never let go of their death grip on “real” books, even as publishers scrambled to figure out how to monetize... Read more
Spoofing Gets Serious With Entire Fake Website
Most tech users have received more than their fair share of scam emails. From deposed (and stranded) Nigerian princes to widows who somehow seem confused as to how to spend the millions of dollars their husbands left them, the stories are almost laughable. Unfortunately, what makes the scam email... Read more
PhotoDirector 8.0.3: Worthy Cheaper Alternative to Photoshop.
Photodirector 8: cheaper than Photoshop, Elements, or Lightroom, but packs a punch under the hood. Photoshop has been the undisputed last word in photo editing for as long as I can remember. But like any king, there are any number of potential usurpers and rivals to the crown. One... Read more
Apple Removes VPN Apps From China Store After Government Pressure. 
Apple puts profit and market access ahead of principles. Apple has bowed pressure from the Chinese government and has admitted it has removed all VPN (Virtual Private Network) services from the Chinese App store. VPNs allow users to bypass China’s so-called “Great Firewall” aimed at restricting access to overseas... Read more
TunesGo – A Real Alternative To iTunes
Managing your media files, across all your devices, just got a whole lot easier and a whole lot more manageable, with TunesGo. Traditionally anyone looking to manage all their music, video and media files across all their devices, from their laptop or their PC to their iPhone or Android device... Read more
Adobe To Finally Kill Off Flash In 2020
Adobe has finally announced that it will be retiring its Flash plug in at the end of 2020. The  company announced in a blog post on Tuesday that the company will no longer update or distribute any further Flash related content by the time 2021 rolls around. Until then, however,... Read more
The Dangerous Games Of Hackers For Hire
Back in the day, Matthew Broderick impressed an entire generation of emerging computer users with his Robin Hood-esque hacking skills in War Games. His ability to stick it to the man made him a hero when he changed a girl’s grade in the school’s computer in order to impress... Read more