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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…

Everything You Need To Know About Android Silver
According to sources Android Silver, Google’s new Android programme,  is going to be a very big thing indeed and will see Google working with multiple firms on multiple devices, rather than one manufacturer and one device. The aim of the programme is to offer a premium Android experience, with... Read more
Making Profit From Your Hobbies with Guidecentral for Android
Guidecentral is a mobile app that enables you to create and discover projects on your favourite DIY topics.  These can be anything; handmade crafts, homemade recipes and home décor to name a few. The Guidecentral app allows members explore and share craft projects and DIY tutorials. Currently the firm... Read more
Microsoft’s Skype Translator Allows Cross-Lingual Conversations in Real Time
If you’re a sci-fi fan, then you’ve probably been waiting for the day when a Universal Translator, like that of Star Trek’s, is made – and becomes available to the public. While we won’t probably be facing the need to speak to Klingons, Vulcans, and other species from space... Read more
3D Printers Make Great Toys
3D printing is on everyone’s lips!  Especially because of all its potential.  One of which is making toys.  This is the most common use for the 3D printer and ToyFabb has decided to make 3D toys more accessible for everyone.  They have announced their new online shop where buyers... Read more
Kittyo Lets You Play With Your Cat While You’re Away
Cat lovers (you know who you are), here’s a nifty little gadget that’s sure to make your time away from your cat(s) all that much more entertaining and meaningful. We all know that some people worry about their pets as if they were children (and maybe they are the... Read more
Playstation 4 Heading to China
China’s strict policies on foreign gaming consoles was temporarily lifted earlier this year.  Seeing as there are almost half a billion gamers in China alone, the race to getting outside games consoles into the country is on! Microsoft, Sony and Nintendo are the top three competitors that wish to... Read more
The Best Chrome Extensions
In our recent poll to discover the most popular browser, Google Chrome ranked second in the results. Perhaps one of the reasons for its popularity is down to the plethora of extensions available that are designed to enrich the user experience. We’ve picked out just a small handful of... Read more
US Accused Of Internet Surveillance By China
It has been alleged that China has been targeted by US spies who used internet surveillance to spy on leaders.  They targeted government officials, mobile phone users, and businesses.  Leaders have said the behaviour is “brazen” and a “gross violation of human rights”. Five Chinese army officers were charged... Read more
New In-App Payment Feature For TimmyMe App
The first time I went to Canada, it was to visit my girlfriend (now my wife).  As soon as I arrived we went for coffee at Tim Hortons. It was there I tried my first medium double double and I fell in love.  The coffee was pretty good too!... Read more
Minecraft Coming To The Xbox One This August
Here’s a bit of good news for Minecraft and Xbox One fans. The immensely popular world-building game is coming to the Xbox One this August, and it’s also getting a few tweaks and upgrades along the way. Due to the limitations of the Xbox 360, created worlds could only go... Read more
Tangible Play’s Osmo For iPad
Children are now super adept at using gadgets!  Sometimes more adept than parents!  18 month olds can find Peppa Pig on YouTube faster before their first words are even uttered! (I know this because my 18 month old has done it!) But there is always the worry that technology... Read more
Microsoft Offers Brazilians Free Skype Credits To Use Bing
What’s your default search engine? According to Net Market Share’s April report, Google still leads all the other search engines globally – by miles. Google has 68.65% market share worldwide, followed by Baidu with 16.99%. Next comes Yahoo – Global with 6.56%, and at fourth place is Microsoft’s Bing... Read more
Download The Latest CCleaner Update
Piriform’s CCleaner is a quick and easy to use program, which makes your computer run faster, operate more securely and therefore be more reliable. CCleaner removes cookies, temporary files and lots of other unused data, which clogs up your operating system. By doing this, CCleaner frees up your valuable... Read more
Man Films Fall Through Glacier & Escapes Using Ice Pick
There are survival stories out there, and then there are crazy survival stories out there. This is definitely one of the latter category of true stories. Dr. John All, who lectures on geography at Western Kentucky University, was taking snow samples on Mount Himlung, in the Himalayas. He’s a specialist... Read more
Samsung To Make Virtual Reality Headsets
Samsung is about to enter another major new category: virtual reality headsets. It is rumoured by sources close to Samsung that a virtual reality headset is not only in the pipeline, but it is set to be announced later this year. But as usual, the official line from Korea is, “Samsung... Read more
Save Up To $200 On Microsoft’s Memorial Day Sale!
Happy Memorial Day to our friends in the United States! While it is a day when American pay respects to the men and women who gave up their lives during their service in the military, this day also brings some good news for Microsoft users who have been looking... Read more
Finally: Headphones Your Kids Can’t Break!
I don’t know about you, but I’ve had to deal with several cases of broken headphones in my life. It seems that either the plastic ultimately breaks, or that one of the lines gets a short in it and stops working altogether. When that happens, all you can really... Read more
Is Google’s Project Tango Tablet Coming?
In March, Google announced Project Tango, a device capable of capturing 3D images.  It is rumoured that 4,000 devices with be made next month, though Google will not comment on any rumours. Google’s tablet will have two rear-facing cameras with imaging software incredibly advanced.  Google will be having their developer’s conference... Read more