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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…

Cyber Terrorists Hold SurveyGizmo to Ransom
Online survey software tool, SurveyGizmo, is nearly back to normality after days of issues and outage following a serious cyber attack. The US online survey software tool, which has more than 300,000 customers across the globe, was the victim of a malicious Denial of Service (DOS) attack which started... Read more
Recuva Version 1.51.1063 Released
There is nothing more frustrating than accidentally deleting files from your computer. The freeware Windows uitility, Recuva, is designed to restore all the files that have mistakenly binned, even if they have been emptied from the recycle bin. Piriform has released the latest version of Recuva, with some added... Read more
New NSA Leaks Reveal Sysadmins Hack Info
Some more Edward Snowden document leaks have shed further light on the United States National Security Agency‘s initiative to compromise system administrators.  The NSA is allegedly using these techniques to further their quest to gather intelligence on American citizens and the potential enemies of the US, both foreign and... Read more
Magnetocaloric Technology Radically Changes Refrigeration
Refrigeration technology hasn’t really changed much since it was introduced almost a century ago. However, General Electric (GE) who developed the first electric fridge, is now exploring the use of magnets to produce a more energy efficient refrigeration solution. GE has employed the use of magnetocaloric technology, which operates... Read more
U.S. Doctors To Begin Using Suspended Animation With Humans
Depending on how many science fiction movies you’ve seen, this article may be a little hard to believe, but it is also nonetheless true. It seems that doctors have found a new way to save lives – by killing their patients – only to bring them back to life... Read more
Google May Develop A YouTube For Kids Under 10
YouTube has become one of the most popular socila media video platform, with more than six billiob hours of videos watched every month. These stats prove it is even beating Facebook, with teenagers choosing YouTube over the social media giant. As a result of a huge young audience following,... Read more
Google Now is Pushed to Chrome For Mac & Windows
As we reported earlier this week, Google Now has finally arrived on desktop. Google announced this week that Now is being pushed to the Chrome stable channel for Windows and Mac.  It will be rolling out over the next few weeks. Cards will only be visible on your desktop if... Read more
Bakers Can Now Autograph Their Creations With Rolling Pins
It only makes since that a baker would want to sign his or her creation. After all, artists always include their signature somewhere within their masterpieces, and I don’t think many would be foolish enough to argue that bakers aren’t artists. While their art may get eaten on a... Read more
Scientists Develop Thinnest LEDs Ever Seen
Tiny light-emitting diodes, commonly known as LEDs, are used in pretty much every modern electronic device. As technology moves forward and with the release of faster and smaller devices, there is an increasing demand for LEDs that are even smaller, with increased strength and energy efficiency. Scientists from the... Read more
Google Makes Deal to Bring Glass to Ray-Ban
By now nearly everyone who is into technology in some way has heard of Google Glass. The general public on the other hand are still somewhat befuddled by the whole idea of wearable technology. But the latest move by Google may be the sign that things are starting to... Read more
Microsoft FREE Trials For Software & Services
Yesterday, I expressed surprise about the things happening at Microsoft – a potentially free operation system and the MS-DOS source code being made available. Here’s another pleasant “surprise”, in case you are not aware of this: Microsoft is offering a free trial for its various software and services. It’s... Read more
Download CCleaner Version 4.12.4657 Now
Piriform has released its latest version of the popular freeware cleaner CCleaner, adding Opera Developer Channel Support and improved ActiveX and Class Issue Registry cleaning. Other changes and additions include:  Added Opera 15 and newer Saved Form Information cleaning. Added Facebook and Twitter cookies to Intelligent Cookie Scan. Improved... Read more
Facebook Buys Oculus For $2 Billion
Facebook has just made another huge purchase.  This time they have furthered their interest in the fields of virtual reality with the purchase of Oculus for $2 billion.  Oculus is the company behind the virtual reality headset, the Oculus Rift.  The headset is coming soon to PC and Android... Read more
Google Now is Now Available On Your Desktop
If you’ve used Google Now at all, you probably either love it or hate it. I probably line up in more of the former category myself. While I wasn’t all that sure about it at first, it quickly grew on me based on the way it adapted itself to... Read more
Prices Set To Rise For iTunes & App Store Downloads
When the chancellor announced the latest budget for the UK, it was revealed that a previous loophole allowing digital downloads to avoid tax in the UK will now be closed. As a result, when these new laws take effect, it could be that we see an increase in price... Read more
Public Researchers Can Assist NASA With Asteroid Redirect Mission
Have you ever wanted to be a NASA scientist? Or maybe you fancy doing some freelance work for them?  Would you work for the agency for $6 Million?  One of the research areas that NASA is currently involved in is the Asteroid Redirect Mission. This particular avenue of research is... Read more
How Apple is Trying To Make Your iPhone Battery Last Longer
Anyone who has ever used an iPhone (or a smartphone for that matter) has experienced the phone’s battery dying at not such a good time. And is it just me, or does it seem like most of the time we’re nowhere near a charger when it happens? Since an... Read more
Students Sue Google Over Email Snooping
A group of Californian students have chosen to take a stand against Google’s email surveillance, claiming that it is a violation of federal and state privacy laws. The group are actually suing Google and the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California is in the process of... Read more