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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…

How Will The iWatch Be Powered?
The New York Times has reported that Apple is testing alternative ways to power its much awaited iWatch, in a bid to overcome the constraints of normal battery life. One method Apple is rumoured to be exploring is charging the battery wirelessly by the means of magnetic induction. This... Read more
New Microsoft CEO Nadella Declares Focus: Software For Mobile & Cloud
In spite of all the speculation surrounding the next Microsoft CEO, Satya Nadella did come out the victor. I’m not sure if bets on the side were made regarding this, but if you were part of one and put your money on Nadella, then you’re probably one very happy... Read more
Apple May Be Forced To Pay $840 Million Over E-Book Price Fixing Claim
Apple could be told to cough up over $840 million following a damages claim for conspiring with publishing companies to increase the price of ebooks. Attorney Steve Berman is leading the lawsuit on behalf of ebooks customers from across 33 states. Last summer the US Justice Department carried out... Read more
Sony Smartwatch 2 Special Edition To Come in FIFA Colours
The latest piece of wearable tech from Sony; the SmartWatch 2 has been available to buy for some time now and with Pebble releasing their fresh and eye-catching Pebble Steel model, it seems only fair that Sony produce a couple more interesting options to the market.  A retailer in... Read more
This Thumb Ring is A New Gesture Controlled Gadget
Wearable tech is becoming increasingly popular. The company behind the latest offering want to remove “all the stress and strain required while interacting with touchless devices”. Fin is a ring worn on your thumb. It can recognize each segment of the fingers and turns your whole palm into a... Read more
FAA Put Drone Beer Delivery On Ice
Jack Supple, president of Lakemaid Beer, released a video on YouTube demonstrating just how easy it would be to have a nice cold beer delivered by a drone. Forget Amazon’s drone delivery plans, beer delivery sounds far more interesting. The YouTube video featured fisherman out on Minnesota’s Mille Lacs... Read more
Scientists Grow Hair From Stem Cells
Scientists have revealed that they have discovered a breakthrough in hair science. It is now possbile to turn mature skin cells into stem cells, which then develop into hair follicles. This is said to be the first time that researchers have been able to transform adult cells into the... Read more
Don’t Hold Your Breath For An Xbox One Price Drop
As wonderful as the PlayStation is, the consensus among hardcore gamers is that the Xbox reigns supreme. Of course, there will be dissent – there always is – but at the end of the day, this is one beast of a gaming machine. There is the matter of pricing,... Read more
Get Your Own Iron Man Suit For Underwater Exploration
Forget scuba diving, just go all out and explore the deep sea with the help of this suit, that looks more like Iron Man’s suit than a diving suit. The Exosuit is a flexible piece of diving equipment, allowing the wearer to explore the ocean up to depths of... Read more
Porsche Was Building Race Winning Electric Cars in 1898!
Electric and hybrid cars are seen as the way forward in car manufacturing, with the emphasis being on finding greener ways to travel. Yet you may be surprised to hear that back in 1898, Porsche was already way ahead of the game! The manufacturer better known for its luxury... Read more
Microsoft’s Super Bowl Ad: Empowering – Get A Box Of Tissues Ready
I’m a sucker for emotional ads, songs, and storylines. I never thought I’d see the day when a Microsoft ad would actually make me tear up, but today is that day. I didn’t go all out to catch all the much awaited Super Bowl ads, but after hearing about... Read more
Your Amazon Prime Cost Might Be Going Up
Do you use Amazon Prime? If you’re not currently a Prime subscriber but have been seriously thinking about signing up, now is the perfect time to do it, as there are talks in the air of Amazon increasing its yearly subscription cost. If you’re not using Amazon Prime right... Read more
Sewers Able To Reveal Hidden Drug Use in Communities
And we thought sewers were only good for handling waste products. It turns out that sewers do much more good than just sending your bodily fluids downstream. Sewers are also becoming a barometer to measure the drug use of a community at large. A chemistry professor from the University... Read more
Snowden Report Claims NSA Stole Data From Angry Birds
The latest documents leaked from Edward Snowden have revealed that the NSA have been routinely gaining access to personal information through mobile applications, including Angry Birds. Data such as locations, visited websites and contacts are what the NSA have been harvesting, claim the documents. In response to the claims,... Read more
BTC China Accepts Yuan Again
BTC China is the world’s largest bitcoin exchange.  They have now started allowing users to purchase the digital currency with Chinese Yuan again after a ban. This is significant news as BTC China stopped accepting deposits in Renminbi last month, because of a memo warning national financial institutions not... Read more
New Synthetic Organs Could Cut Hospital Waiting Lists
The regenerative-medicine company, Harvard Apparatus Regenerative Technology (HART), is developing synthetic tracheas. If all goes well, the company hope to expand to other sysnthetic organs. Back in 2008, technology developed by HART led to the first-ever human transplant of a regenerative airway. In its latest venture, synthetic tracheas are... Read more
Satya Nadella is Probably the Next Microsoft CEO
Big changes are afoot at Microsoft, and Bloomberg reports that the next Microsoft CEO is (probably going to be) none other than Satya Nadella – the company’s enterprise and cloud chief (his official title being “executive vice president of Microsoft’s Cloud and Enterprise group”). Well, the plans are not final,... Read more
Twitter Username Worth $50k Extorted From Owner
Recently, a twitter user extorted into relinquishing his twitter user name. To give up your well-established twitter user name is bad enough, but this one was apparently worth $50,000. The Twitter user is claiming to have been offered $50,000 for the username in the past. The user name in question is... Read more