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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…

Superman Memory Crystals Can Store Up to 360TB
Scientists are working on a new type of computer memory which would allow the safe and long-term storage of hundreds of terabytes of data. And by long term, they mean theoretically forever. Using high speed lasers, they have been able to record and retrieve information from glass, leading to... Read more
Electrocuted & Killed By Her iPhone, Family Claim
A twenty three year old woman has died in Xinjiang, China after using her iPhone while it was charging, her family claim. According to the young woman’s brother, Ma Ailun was trying to answer a call on the Apple handset when she received an electric shock. The news agency... Read more
Serval Project Allows Smartphones Freedom From Cellular Networks
The Serval project has begun raising funds for a device to assist smart phones in connecting without a cellular network.  The prototype can enable nearby Android phones to link up for calls, texts and file transfers without a cellular network. The Serval project is appealing for assistance developing a router-like device... Read more
Surface RT Prices Go Down
Microsoft is really not doing that well in the tablet scene, is it? While it has been quite busy trying to make waves – launching specialty stores inside Best Buy, for example – no one can ignore the fact that Surface tablets are just not catching on as much... Read more
Ebay Exact – New App For Customizable 3D Printed Products
eBay has joined the craze for 3D printing after announcing the debut of a new iPhone app app called eBay Exact. Users are able to search through and buy customizable print-on-demand products from 3D printing companies MakerBot, Sculpteo and Hot Pop Factory. It is hoped this stand alone application... Read more
Google Releases OEM Patch For Major Android Security Flaw
In a follow up to our recent report regarding how an Android Security Bug was found to let hackers gain system access, Google has released a fix to its Android original equipment manufacturers (OEM’s) for this bug, named: Android security bug 8219321  as unearthed by Bluebox Security in February this... Read more
Buffer & Echofon Partner Up to Make Your Life Easier
There are countless tools online that you can use to make your life easier, especially if you are a social media professional. Every pro has his own particular favorite, but for those who have interacted with me, it is no secret that I love Buffer. What started out as... Read more
PS4 Can Alter Gaming Landscape, Sony Says
Okay, we all know by now that Sony’s PlayStation 4 is likely to be a very big hit and probably outsell Microsoft’s Xbox One, but there’s no need to rub it in. Sony doesn’t seem to have any intention of halting its “charm offensive”:  the new gaming platform’s architect,... Read more
Bukito: The Fast, Travel-Friendly Portable 3D Printer
Most of the 3D printers currently on the market are bulky, hard to carry around and rather slow. So it’s pretty hard to imagine one of these gadgets being able to continue printing upside down or in flight. But the Bukito, from Deezmaker, can do all this and more:... Read more
Hippflow: Now With Google Glass Support
Hippflow, which provides a service that makes it easy to update investors, mentors, team members and other stakeholders on a startup’s progress and future plans, has now added support for Google Glass. The new Glass app brings Hippflow updates, which are pushed on the hour to Google’s wearable tech,... Read more
Xbox Concept GAME Store Opens In London
An Xbox-dedicated “one-of-a-kind concept store” has been opened by GAME in the BoxPark Retail Mall on Bethnal Green Road, Shoreditch, London, UK. The concept store will be exclusively promoting and retailing Microsoft Xbox products, with the sale of hardware and software, including limited edition “My Xbox” console skins and... Read more
Want Some Privacy? Get A Typewriter!
The Russian government has decided to purchase new typewriter equipment. According to the Russian procurement service website, the Federal Guard Agency has ordered 486,000 Roubles worth of electric typewriters. Could it be they feel this is the solution to privacy issues? Well to put it more into context, the... Read more
DARPA Unveil A Robot That Would Give Terminator A Fright
DARPA has unveiled a new 6-foot robot named Atlas. Although this robot looks as though it has just stepped off the film-set of Terminator, the 330-pound machine has been designed to help us. Atlas is a testbed humanoid for disaster response. The Petman soldier robot showed it was possible... Read more
Turn Your Display Into A Touch-Screen With STATINA
Everybody these days seems to want the latest and greatest in new technology and who could blame them? With a banquet of gadgets on the table, there are so many to choose from; but what is the fascination with touch-screens? Maybe we all watched far too much Star Trek... Read more
The New Nokia Lumia 1020
Nokia have unveiled a new handset, the Lumia 1020, which boasts a feature that allows users to zoom in and reframe their photos without the risk of decreasing image quality. The Lumia 1020 comes with a 41-megapixel sensor and offers highly detailed photos at up to 38MP resolution. This... Read more
WiFi 802.11ac: What You Need To Know
Recently 802.11ac WiFi devices have started to emerge, but just what is WiFi 802.11ac and How fast is it?  802.11ac is a supercharged version of 802.11n, which is the current WiFi standard, offering link speeds ranging from 433 megabits-per-second (Mbps), through to multiple gigabits per second. To achieve these... Read more
Stealth Wear Goes on Sale at $490
The stealth wear project may be the solution to droning and facial technology government projects.  Or at least New York City based designer Adam Harvey thinks so.  It may sound like something straight from a science fiction book or like some sort of super-cool standard issue James Bond type of... Read more
EU & Japan Team Up for 100Gbps Fiber Optic Internet
Unhappy with your current Internet broadband speed? Well, fingers crossed for this new project to succeed: the European Union and Japan have joined forces to build 100Gbps fiber optic Internet, about 5,000 times faster than the average broadband speed in Europe – 19.7Mbps. The project is called STRAUSS and... Read more