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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…

Goophone i5S Debuts For $149
The Chinese development team at Goophone have made it their business to rip off Apple designs with a Google Android feel. On Tuesday the company announced the Goophone i5S, the company’s Apple iPhone 5 ripoff. The Googephone i5S is a surprisingly accurate take on the Apple iPhone 5 design... Read more
Fake Facebook Competitions Driving Huge ‘Like’ Volumes
Facebook is a stomping ground for hoaxes and the social networks newest attack involves its popular “Like” button feature. According to the hoax, users receive a free electronics item in exchange for simply hitting the “Like” button. If users step back and think about it for a moment, earning... Read more
Google Maps Facing Ban In Germany Over Patent Infringement
Google Maps may soon face a ban in Germany. A German court announced on Friday that it is inclined to issue an injunction against the popular mapping software. Google is currently locked in a patent litigation dispute over its mapping service. Judge Dr. Matthias Zigann of the Munich I Regional... Read more
Google ‘Adverapp’ Concept Tested With VW ‘Smileage’ App
Google on Thursday announced the release of Google Adverapp, a new concept that re-imagines the digital advertising space for mobile app platforms. Google announced the new platform in 2012 but today announced a broadening of its scope with the Art, Copy & Code project. According to Google that project... Read more
Educational Apple iMac 21.5-Inch Model Revealed
Apple has unveiled a new version of its popular iMac series. The new Apple iMac is a 21.5 inch educational offering available to schools and universities. The new model features all of the basic options available via consumer devices, however it scales down the processor to a dual-core Intel... Read more
Gowex Blankets NYC With Free WiFi
The next time you are walking the streets of New York City you’ll find yourself able to connect online via free city-wide WiFi. The service was announced on Tuesday courtesy of Wi-Fi provider Gowex. Available to residents and tourists alike the service covers a large swatch of the city... Read more
Apple iWatch To Run Full iOS Platform
The Apple iWatch will not leave iOS users wanting. A new rumor suggests that the Cupertino-based company is hard at work on developing its first generation watch with a full version of its popular mobile device platform. In the new report it is suggested that Apple is planning to launch... Read more
iPad Controlled Car Developed In UK
A team at researchers from Oxford University have developed an iPad app that turns a Nissan Leaf electric car into an autonomous vehicle. Researchers mounted an iPad in the dashboard of the Leaf and the program allows the driver to give the iPad permission to take over driving responsibilities... Read more
Apple iTunes U Content Passes 1 Billion Downloads
Apple’s education based iTunes platform iTunes U has topped the one billion downloads milestone. iTunes U is one of the world’s largest collections of free educational content from some of the country’s top schools and well-known libraries, museums and various other organizations. iTunes U offers lectures, assignments, books, quizzes and... Read more
Coinstar Getting More Love from PayPal
When we think of counting coins PayPal isn’t the first thing that comes to mind. Yet PayPal and Coinstar continue to strengthen their relationship, announcing on Wednesday the expansion of PayPal supported Coinstar machines. If you are unfamiliar with Coinstar the platform has traditionally worked by counting a customers... Read more
BlackBerry Z10 Outselling iPhone & Samsung in Canada
The brand new BlackBerry Z10 smartphone is a huge hit, at least that is the case for one Canadian retailer. According to Glentel the new flagship smartphone from BlackBerry is outselling the Apple iPhone and Samsung Galaxy line of smartphones. The retailer claims that interest in the Z10 took off... Read more
Asus Fonepad Debuts At MWC, $249 For US Customers
Phones the size of tablets are a growing trend at this years Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain. First Samsung announced the Galaxy Tab 8.0 and that announcement was followed by the Asus Fonepad. A long-rumored product by Asus, the Fonepad is a 7-inch Android tablet that is also... Read more
Kyocera Torque Phone Approved By Bear Grylls
When Bear Grylls puts his stamp of approval on a rugged piece of machinery you know it has been built to stand up to extremely harsh conditions. The Kyocera Torque is that device and as the first ultra-rugged 4G LTE smartphone it will be selling for a rather cheap $99.... Read more
CloudOn 4.0 Delivers Microsoft Office To Android Phones
Popular mobile productivity platform CloudOn has released CloudOn 4.0, a new update that brings Microsoft Office productivity to Google Android-based smartphones. Previous versions of the platform only worked for iOS devices and Android tablets such as the Google Nexus 7. Using CloudOn 4.0 Google Android smartphone users can now  create,... Read more
Google Glass Now Accepting Applications From Consumers
Google Glass may possible we one of the most talked about tech projects of the last decade. Now, the tech giant is accepting purchase applications for its experimental glasses from everyday buyers. The application contest will allow everyday users to get their hands on the augmented reality ‘glasses’ but... Read more
Mozilla Firefox 19 Now Available For PC, MAC, And Linux
Mozilla on Tuesday officially debuted Firefox 19, the company’s newest and most advanced web browser to date. The Firefox 19 browser can be downloaded via the company’s own FTP server and as always it is free to procure. With the release of the platforms updates Firefox users now gain access to... Read more
LG Optimus G Pro Officially Unveiled In South Korea
The LG Optimus G Pro smartphone was officially unveiled by the electronics firm on Monday. The phone debuted in LG’s home country of South Korea. The Optimus G Pro is the first full HD smartphone for the tech giant and with that new feature comes some powerhouse additions. Powering... Read more
Sega Branded Laptops Now On Sale
Sega is best known for its classic video game consoles, systems that were once considered the most cutting edge in gaming. Now the company is attempting something new, a set of Sega branded notebooks that pay homage to the software providers former console glory. Being sold by Japanese retailer... Read more