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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…

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
Social Media Gets Into Fashion
New York Fashion Week is always a place for new ideas and changing trends.  One of the biggest trends to make a mark this year at New York Fashion Week is technology, specifically social media.  Designers and audience members alike are flocking to the tools of social media to... Read more
Twitter’s Vine App Facing Stiff Competition
Just days after Twitter’s video sharing app Vine was slapped with a 17+ rating following pornographic related controversy, Vimeo stiffened competition in the app video sharing space by announcing its purchase of Echograph. Like Vine, Echograph is an iOS app focused on creating short, animated, looping clips. Even before last week... Read more
Apple MacBook Retina Pro Gets an Update
What is holding you back from getting a Retina Macbook Pro? If you are holding back because of price, then you may be glad that you waited.  Apple is bringing changes to the prices and specs of their Retina MacBook Pro line.  They are lowering the prices of the... Read more
The Internship: Life As a Google Intern
It’s cool to be a geek these days, to the outrage of those who hold a “geekier than thou” stance. I suppose we can thank the likes of Zuckerberg and Steve Jobs for this trend, but even if you do not like how mainstream geekiness has become, there is... Read more
Soundfreaq Portable Wireless Speakers
Soundfreaq’s Sound Kick provides great sound and are available with a retail price starting $99 and up; which makes them one of the least expensive wireless speakers. These speakers sync with your mobile device to provide streaming audio anywhere you place the small speakers. This gives you the ability... 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
Toy Fair 2013 for Techies of all Ages
The American International Toy Fair was in New York last week, where application based toys, robotics and augmented reality toys seemed to be a common focus among manufacturers. Over 1000 manufacturer exhibits were showcased at the 111th Toy Fair, flooding 375,000 net square feet of the Jacob K. Javitts... Read more
Apple Shareholder Goes to Court Over Stocks
Apple has long had a reputation amongst its investors for hoarding cash.  In  fact, the company has 137 billion in cash reserves. Some believe that Apple’s reluctance to distribute cash to their investors is a by product of the fact that they almost went bankrupt in the past.  For... Read more
Facebook Hit in ‘Sophisticated’ Attack
Facebook has revealed it was targeted by hackers last month, but says user data was not compromised. The social media network says its security systems were targeted in a ‘sophisticated’ attack when a handful of employees visited a mobile developer website.   The compromised website hosted an exploit which... Read more
MacWorld 2013

MacWorld 2013

InternetMobile February 18, 2013

While the rollout of new products used to take top billing at Macworlds past, at this most recent Macworld, the spotlight belonged to the celebrities.  Stars at the event included Ashton Kutcher and Josh Gad, stars of the new film JOBS, and Fred Armisen, who has famously impersonated Steve... Read more
Will We Be Seeing A Totally Different iOS This Year?
Apple’s mobile operating system is arguably the most beautiful you’ll see in the market today, and I only say arguably because beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Looking at things from an unbiased point of view, one cannot ignore the fact that, as aesthetically pleasing iOS may... Read more
The Best Tax Software
The dreaded tax season is here once again, and some of you are already in a panic. Will you be paying in, or receiving a refund? Do you take your taxes to a professional? Perhaps, if you’re a math whiz or just more courageous than most, you might attempt... 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
Tomb Raider 2013 Coming in March
The California based, award winning game developer, Crystal Dynamic is releasing the reboot of Tomb Raider on March 5th. The Plot The new game follows Lara Croft though a disturbing island after she becomes shipwrecked and discovers she has become stranded in an eerie land of mystery and horror.... Read more
Windows 8 Tablets More Popular than iPads Among Workers
Apple has been the kingpin of the tablet market since it launched the original iPad a couple of years ago. Since then, several other companies have come up with their own tablets but none have managed to diminish the popularity of the iPads. With further versions now available only... Read more
GoDaddy Buys M.Dot to Expand their Services
GoDaddy is taking their web-hosting services to the next level by further expanding into mobile. GoDaddy currently manages approximately 54 million domains, and many of those customers have asked for help with mobile.  Accordingly, they have just announced their acquisition of the startup M.dot.  This acquisition is the first... Read more
Twitter Enables Search for Tweets Older Than a Week Now
As we mentioned earlier this week, Twitter has finally made it possible for users to search for tweets which were posted to the website over a week ago. In a new update to its website and mobile apps, Twitter announced that people can now look for older tweets. Previously,... Read more