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A Shattered Collection of My Best Memories: An Immediate Solution Thanks to Stellar Photo Recovery

Desktop Jan 2, 2024

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

Business Sep 1, 2022

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

Video Dec 8, 2021

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…

WD Launch New HDD: Black Squared Dual Drive

Software Reviews December 4, 2013

Western Digital has unveiled a slick 2.5″ hard drive it is calling the WD Black Squared Dual Drive. Unlike previous 2.5″ drives which featured either a spinning hard drive or an SSD, or the combination of the two in a caching setup (a hybrid drive). This new design features... Read more

Angry Birds Go! Angers Players With Exorbitant In-App Purchases

Gaming Mobile News December 4, 2013

Have you had enough of Angry Birds yet? I am one of the countless who fell for it hook, line, and sinker – and more, if possible – but by the time Angry Birds Space came around, I was rather sick of it. It seems, however, that Rovio is... Read more

Yahoo Acquires Start-Up SkyPhrase

Internet December 4, 2013

Yahoo has announced that they have acquired natural language processing company SkyPhrase. The acquisition appears to include not just include the technology but also the talent, as Yahoo has revealed in a blog post that it is “exited to welcome” the team of four from SkyPhrase. The SkyPhrase team have built... Read more

Set Sail On Your Phone With Assassin’s Creed: Pirates!

Mobile December 4, 2013

If you just can’t get enough of Assassin’s Creed on your home gaming console, there is a new version of the hit game coming to smartphones and tablets. Assassin’s Creed: Pirates will release on December 5, 2013, on both Android and iOS devices. This isn’t the first time Ubisoft... Read more

Russia’s Robonaut To Help Out On The ISS

News December 4, 2013

The Russian Space Agency has developed its very own NASA-like robot named SAR-401, which is designed to help on the International Space Station (ISS). More specifically on the outside of the ISS. Designed and built by the Scientific Production Association-Androidnye Technology and the Central Research Institute of Machine Building,... Read more

Microsoft Gives Gamers Free Games Due To Xbox One Problems

Gaming News December 4, 2013

Microsoft’s Xbox One released on November 22 with unparalleled results. The console sold over 1 million units within the first 24 hours alone, making it Microsoft’s best-selling console at the time of its release. Even the $499 price tag did not deter those who were determined to get their... Read more

iWork Update Brings Back Lost Features

Mobile News December 3, 2013

Recently Apple was criticized for removing some of the features of its iWork suite of productivity apps when updated. Apple, on Friday last week, issued a software update that returns some of the lost features in Pages, Numbers and Keynote. In addition to the stability improvements and bug fixes... Read more

“Hats Off To Facebook” For Its Wind-Powered Data Center

Internet December 3, 2013

In a recent blog post, Amazon Web Services VP and distinguished engineer James Hamilton praised Facebook’s decision to work with a utility in Iowa on a new data center that is powered solely by a nearby wind farm. Hamilton thinks that Facebook’s model is setting a good example because... Read more

Take R2-D2 For A Ride & Let Him Charge Your Devices

News December 3, 2013

What Star Wars fan hasn’t wanted to have an on-board R2-D2 with them in their vehicle? In the classic movies, R2-D2 was pretty much able to do just about anything that needed to be done. He could unlock doors, communicate with all kinds of computers, fix aircraft mid-flight – heck, he... Read more

FIFA iOS & Android Apps Launched

Gaming Internet Mobile News December 3, 2013

Soccer or football as we like to call it here in the U.K. is, apparently, a gentleman’s game, played by hooligans. But when I used to play, it was a hard game, with even harder players! For the love of the game, I still follow the occasional match and... Read more

Amazon Wants To Use Drones For Immediate Delivery Service

Internet News December 3, 2013

Jeff Bezos, the Chief Executive at Amazon.com Inc has revealed the company’s plans to use drones for delivering products, which will hopefully improve efficiency and speed for the consumers. On the U.S. show “60 Minutes”, Bezos explained how the so-called octocopters are capable of carrying up to five pounds... Read more

Spotify Connect Available For Android

Mobile News December 3, 2013

Recently, online music service Spotify, introduced Spotify Connect for iOS devices. The company has now provided the service to their Android app, this now ticks all the boxes and makes it a multi-platform feature from Spotify. Spotify Connect allows you to stream music over WiFi to select speakers. Unfortunately... Read more

Control Paper Airplanes From Your Phone With PowerUp 3.0

Mobile December 3, 2013

I have to admit, I am really excited about this little gadget. Writing for Techbeat, I am able to get glimpses at all kinds of new technology, and while all of it is exciting, some of it really stands apart from the rest. This potential game changer created by... Read more

Chronic Disease May Be Treated Orally With New Nanoparticle

News December 2, 2013

We all have to admit that getting an injection is not a pleasant experience and given the opportunity we’d rather take a pill than hear those dreadful words “you might feel a slight scratch”. Consider for a moment though people who suffer from chronic diseases such as cancer or... Read more

Another iPhone Charging Death

Internet Mobile December 2, 2013

A 28-year-old man has died from another Apple iPhone charging related death. This time the incident happened in Thailand. The man was found the next morning by his father, in his hand he was clutching an iPhone 4S. Local reports say that the victim had three burn marks left by the his fingers... Read more

The NSA Knows What You’re Watching Online – Especially Porn!

Internet December 2, 2013

The NSA has not been too quiet about its elite hacking team, TAO, although it has not been as forthcoming with its other activities. Arguably, secrecy is inherent to the NSA, but recent turn of events have raised a lot of questions. Just last week, we wrote about Microsoft... Read more

Researchers Control Computers Through Body Piercings

News December 2, 2013

A team of researchers from the Georgia Institute of Technology are harnessing the tongue’s “amazing” dexterity, using tongue piercings to control wheelchairs and computers, in a move to change the way people affected by paralysis interact with the world around them. A tiny magnet installed in a tongue piercing... Read more

Samsung Creates Custom Smartphones For Coca-Cola & Pepsi

Internet Mobile December 2, 2013

Samsung arguably have the largest portion of the smartphone market to date, but now, as Blackberry is dying in the business field, Samsung is hoping to take those clients, floundering in Blackberry’s wake and build a more secure Business to Business (B2B) model. So, it should not come as... Read more