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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…

Source Code Denied Its Day In Court
In the US justice system, a citizen who is accused of a crime is (in theory) granted the right to a fair trial. An attorney will be provided by the government if he can’t afford one, he is not allowed to be held for indefinite amounts of time before... Read more
Changing The Role Of Software Patents, Licenses
When a group of major corporations within the same industry get together and agree not to target each other legally, it’s usually cause for alarm. The government–and consumers, if we’re being honest–starts to raise its collective eyebrows over fears of price fixing, monopoly, and more. But in the case... Read more
New Wifatch Virus Actually Protects Your Tech
Investigators have uncovered a new form of malware that’s making the rounds, and it’s actually pretty baffling. This one, which researchers have dubbed Linux.Wifatch, may have already infected tens of thousands of individuals’ home routers, but then it goes on to further secure the network, especially any IoT devices... Read more
Ex Google Employee Owns Google.com For One Minute
A former Google employee by the name of Sanmay Ved managed to become the new owner of Google.com for the bargain basement price of just $12. On the 29th September, Mr Ved was idly browsing Google domains when he noticed that Google.com itself was available to buy. While Ved... Read more
More Software Woes For The Auto Industry
The world has somehow been both shocked and completely unsurprised by the news that Volkswagen has been intentionally poisoning the planet and polluting the air that consumers breathe. By using software that cuts emissions during testing but then releases illegal levels of emissions when the car is not under... Read more
Edge Browser Enhancements Leaked For Windows 10 Build 10551
While some Windows insiders expected to have Windows 10 build 10551 drop at the end of last week, it sadly didn’t come to pass. At the time of writing it also looks somewhat unlikely the next build is going to come this week either. Microsoft have been busy though.... Read more
Apple Removes Metadata+ Drone Strike Map App from App Store
In a sudden, and unexpected move, Apple unilaterally decided to ban the Metadata+ iOS app that maps US drone strikes from the Apple Store. The app’s main purpose was to send push notifications to users iOS devices when drone strikes were reported. Metadata+ was originally created to work in... Read more
Second iOS 9 Update Is More Bug Fixes, Huge File Size
iOS 9 came out in mid-September and Apple has already released two separate bug fix updates for it. The first of those probably helped smooth the transition for people who’d downloaded the update and found themselves at a loss, although iOS 9 didn’t have any major visual differences over... Read more
Productivity Software Updates Make The Best Even Better
A host of top-rated software titles that are designed to make your work and personal lives easier launched updates recently. Some of these well-loved programs have millions of downloads and registered users, for a variety of life application reasons. In the world of popular web browsers, both Google Chrome... Read more
Crystal iOS Ad-Blocker Now Paid To Show Ads.
Popular iOS Ad-blocker, Crystal, is to allow companies to show you ads and has come in for some serious criticism for doing so. Crystal developer, Dean Murphy, has made an agreement with a company called Eyeo GmbH that will allow some ads to be allowed past Crystal’s ad filter. Murphy... Read more