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A Shattered Collection of My Best Memories: An Immediate Solution Thanks to Stellar Photo Recovery

Desktop Jan 2, 2024

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

Business Sep 1, 2022

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

Video Dec 8, 2021

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…

Bugged Lexus Update Results In System Errors Across The Board

News June 17, 2016

If you own a Lexus manufactured between 2014 and now, then no doubt you already know your satnav stopped working, your radio is silent and your Bluetooth enabled devices are pretty much useless. If you don’t own a Lexus manufactured between 2014 and now, then you should know that... Read more

Geo-specific FLocker Ransomware Infects SmartTVs

News June 16, 2016

FLocker ransomware has been found infecting users’ smartTVs, but there is a fix. When FLocker ransomware was first uncovered back in the spring of last year, Android phone consumers were warned about its potential for harm. But new findings from Trend Micro have discovered one of FLocker’s 7,000 variants... Read more

FCC Wins Net Neutrality Court Appeal

News June 16, 2016

The internet in the US is to remain neutral for the foreseeable future thanks to a court ruling by the circuit court in the District of Columbia, on Tuesday regarding the ongoing battle for net neutrality The new ruling essentially upholds the current status quo ensuring that federal regulators... Read more

Move Over, Trello, Microsoft Planner Is Here

Project Management Software Reviews June 15, 2016

With the launch of Planner, Microsoft’s answer to Trello, some of Microsoft’s premium customers can already take advantage of the new tile in their Office 365 apps. Microsoft has certainly been busy. Windows 10 is a done deal, the purchase of LinkedIn is rolling along, so why not launch... Read more

BullGuard And The World’s First IoT Security Scanner

Internet Privacy and Security Software Reviews June 15, 2016

The internet of things is awesome…and BullGuard aims to keep it that way by keeping hackers out of your connected devices with its IoT Scanner. The Internet of Things has steadily taken off, perhaps not in the overnight world-changing manner that many people hoped, but in the ongoing rollout... Read more

Firefox 48 Beta Includes “Electrolysis”

Internet Software Reviews June 15, 2016

The developers at Mozilla have a brand-new feature to incorporate in their latest Firefox update, one that has them calling it the single biggest innovation the browser’s team has made. Dubbed “Electrolysis,” the E10S feature will essentially split Firefox into two separate processes, one for UI and one for... Read more

Microsoft Puts Itself In Debt To Buy LinkedIn For $26.2bn

Business News Social Media June 14, 2016

Despite cutting their losses in the smartphone market and trying to spin off 2014 acquisition Nokia into the night, Microsoft has announced it is now buying the business focussed social networking site, LinkedIn, for a massive $26.2 billion. The deal will be Microsoft’s biggest ever purchase and is Chief... Read more

SEC Hires Cybersecurity Expert

News June 14, 2016

The SEC has brought on an expert in cybersecurity to advise its director and enact strict policies to prevent crime. The US Securities and Exchange Commission is the arm of the government charged with overseeing the buying and selling of securities. They’re charged with the oversight of major-name players... Read more

Google Bans Anti-Semitic Chrome Extension

Internet News June 13, 2016

Google has banned an extension of its Chrome browser which was being used to identify Jewish names on the internet by surrounding them with three sets of brackets, or parentheses. The brackets, known as (((echoes))), have become notorious in recent years in far right social media as an anti-Semitic... Read more

MEGABYTE Act Passes US House

News June 13, 2016

The MEGABYTE Act has passed the House, and Congress hopes it will save taxpayers over $4 billion a year in software purchases alone. You know what sounds like the best job ever? Coming up with the acronyms for the government, as evidenced by the recent passing through the House... Read more

Intel Warns Of Alarming Rise In Ransomware Attacks

News June 10, 2016

According to the European head of technology for Intel, Raj Samani, Ransomware is “rising at an alarming rate and show no signs of stopping…” Ransomware is malicious malware installed secretly on victim’s machines that encrypts all or part of the data on a person’s machine and that can then... Read more

Calgary University Pays Ransomware Hackers $20,000

News June 9, 2016

A university in Canada has publicly revealed that it has paid hackers the ransom fee they demanded in order to regain access to data stored on computers and servers on its campus network. “As part of efforts to maintain all options to address these systems issues, the university has... Read more

Siri Calls Ambulance For Distraught Mother

Mobile News June 9, 2016

For Apple tech Geeks, Apple’s personal assistant, Siri, may be the definitive last word in why they own an iPhone, but now they have something else to boast endlessly about too, because now Siri also calls ambulances. At least it did for one Australian mother when she found her... Read more

Protecting Your Tech With BullGuard Antivirus

Antivirus Software Reviews June 9, 2016

There’s an alarming trend happening in the world of technology, one that affects everyone from thirteen-year-old girls who use their iPhones for Snapchat to company executives running Fortune 500 companies. It’s the unfortunate finding that use of antivirus and antimalware software is on the decline, not because we no... Read more

50 Arrests Made As $25 Million Russian Hacker Gang Caught

News June 7, 2016

A Russian Hacker gang that used advanced malware that security software struggled to detect to gain access to its victims bank accounts, has been caught and arrested, according to several news reports. In what is believed to be Russia’s largest ever arrest of hackers in one operation, Russian law enforcement... Read more

TeamViewer Insists There Was No Hacking

News June 7, 2016

When news of a data breach occurs, typically the company whose information was hacked issues a statement to the effect of an ongoing cybersecurity investigation, informs the affected users, and offers up whatever legal reparations are required, such as credit monitoring or free copies of the victims’ credit reports.... Read more

OMB: Stop Reinventing The Software Wheel

News June 7, 2016

“Fraud, waste, and abuse” is a collective, catch-all term that the federal government uses as a cautionary highlight. It serves as everything from a justification as to why a change must be made, to a rallying cry to individuals to stop the drain of financial resources at every turn.... Read more