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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…

Fly Underwater With Subwing
Not everyone can scuba dive but most people can snorkel. This new device could be about to take snorkelling to the next level. Take a look at the Subwing. Designed by the Norwegian sailing enthusiast, Simon Sivertsen, Subwing has been created to be towed along by a boat, whilst... Read more
Rights To “Gears of War” Now Belong To Microsoft
Microsoft just pulled off a huge deal, something that may give Xbox a huge edge over the PlayStation. Remember Microsoft saying that the spec difference between the two consoles is fairly marginal and that it will all boil down to games? Well, it now all makes sense! Xbox Wire... Read more
Pocket Sized Ultrasound Devices To Soon Replace Stethoscopes
The days of seeing a doctor with a stethoscope hanging around their neck may soon be a thing of the past, as hand-held ultrasound devices are being predicted to replace the 200-year-old medical tool, in near future, doctors say. Pocket-sized ultrasound machines look similar to smartphones and are able to diagnose... Read more
It’s 30 Years Since The First Apple Mac
Last Friday marked the 30th birthday for the Apple Macintosh. Three decades have passed since Steve Jobs first launched the iconic personal computer and Apple are still going. Phillip Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of world wide marketing was keen to emphasize just how well the company has done... Read more
Bill Gates Loses To 23 Year Old Chess Player
Bill Gates is a lot of things: founder of Microsoft, richer than almost anyone else alive, brilliant, you name it. But none of those attributes helped him out one tiny bit when he faced off against a young man in a chess match on a Swedish talk show. Of... Read more
Department Of Justice Files Lawsuits Over Counterfeit Apps
The Department of Justice of the United States, has filed the first of a set of lawsuits over counterfeit Smartphone applications, charging four men who now each face up to five years in prison if convicted. Mythili Raman, acting assistant attorney general for the Department Of Justice’s criminal division,... Read more
Dumbest Criminal Award Goes To This Facebook User
You’ve probably heard it a million times – there’s no such thing as the perfect crime. Eventually every crime will be solved and the details will be spilled out into the open. Just like there are no perfect crimes, there obviously aren’t any perfect criminals, either. Now, let’s be... Read more
Revenge Porn Site Owners Arrested For Theft Of Naked Photos
Two men have been arrested in California for stealing naked phots to post on their revenge porn website. The U.S. authorities made the arrest following an FBI investigation, where it was discovered that the men were hacking in to email accounts, stealing the photos and then loading them on... Read more
Courtney Love Wins Twitter Trial
A California jury recently decided that Courtney Love should not be held accountable for a tweet she aimed at her former lawyer, Rhonda Holmes.  This is the first trial that will involve allegations of slander on Twitter in a U.S. court.  Love originally hired Rhoda Holmes in order to deal with... Read more
Microsoft Lowers Azure Storage Price & Undercuts Amazon Web Services
The “Game of the Cloud” is getting intense, with users flocking to cloud services, looking for the most competitive pricing schemes that offer reliability and security. Amazon Web Services is on top of things, but that doesn’t mean that there isn’t room for competition. Microsoft, for one, is not... Read more
Yahoo Buys Gaming Company Cloud Party
Yahoo has acquired a gaming company specializing in virtual worlds called Cloud Party.  Cloud Party launched in 2011 and their aim was to provide a three-dimensional, multiplayer gaming platform that could run directly inside a Web browser without plug-ins. Users could build their own avatars and worlds.  They then... Read more
Charge Your Phone With A Lightsaber
What Star Wars fan hasn’t wanted to carry around a lightsaber at some point in their life? The elegant weapon of Jedi Knights would be sure to gain the immediate respect of everyone who saw it hanging from your belt. And you could even add to that respect if you... Read more
Lenovo/IBM Server Deal Worth $2.3 Billion
Lenovo have just announced this week, that they have agreed to buy IBM’s x86 server hardware business and the related maintenance services for $2.3 billion.  Lenovo will pay $2.07 billion in cash for the IBM business unit, topping this up with shares.    The deal will encompass IBM’s System x, BladeCenter and... Read more
Man Yanked Out Of Cinema For Wearing Google Glass
A man from Columbus, Ohio recently had a different kind of experience while sitting down to enjoy a movie at one of AMC’s theaters. Somewhere around the one hour mark of Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit, officials came out of the shadows and pulled him from his seat. The reason? He... Read more
Tiger Direct Now Accepts BitCoin
Yet another online retailer has just announced that it is now accepting the virtual currency, Bitcoin.  TigerDirect revealed the news on Thursday with much elaboration on its website, including an educational guide to bitcoin and incentives for GPU card shoppers to “Start Mining with AMD”. TigerDirect will use BitPay as its payment processor and... Read more
Fly With Onewheel:The Electric Self-Balancing Skateboard
The designers behind Onewheel have come up with an ingenious new skateboard that, along with self-balancing technology, can make you feel like you’re flying. If you decide to make a pledge through Kickstarter, you are promised to receive the most advanced motion sensing, hub motor and battery technology available,... Read more
Beware iPad Floor Tile Scam
News is emerging that there is very clever new scam hitting the streets in which people are fooled into believing they are buying an iPad at a cheap rate.  In actuality they are handing over their hard earned cash for a floor tile, with Apple camouflage. SFGate reports that scam... Read more
Got Skin Irritation Because Of Fitbit? Here’s An Apology & A Refund! 
Fitbit is one of the most popular brands when it comes to fitness trackers. They have sleek designs and reasonable prices, and they do track sleep and fitness activities quite well. While the niche is getting rather crowded, Fitbit has been able to hold the attention of its users... Read more