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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…

US Continues Its Slow Roll Out Of EMV Cards
For consumers around the world, the process of paying for an item with a plastic card instead of currency is a common practice. But what isn’t so common–at least for around 90% of the non-US retailers–is the threat of stealing data and duplicating consumers’ stolen cards. Why? Because of... Read more
Mozilla Releases Firefox 50
Firefox 50: Faster, Stronger, Smarter? And so, Mozilla have unleashed the new stable Firefox 50 browser onto the internet. The good news for Firefox desktop aficionados is that the new browser update will be rolled out and automatically installed across all the operating systems, including 32 and 64 bit versions... Read more
Advanced IP Scanner 2.4.3021 Released
The culmination of year’s worth of work behind the scenes from Famatech has resulted in the new version of the free network scanner for Windows, Advanced IP Scanner 2.4 3021. Having used several IP Scanning programs over the years both for solving work and LAN gaming issues, including previous... Read more
Software Updates May Be Eating Your Battery
The post-apocalyptic reality of smartphone battery life made headlines over the course of the last few months when Samsung announced it would begin intentionally killing the charging capabilities of Galaxy Note 7 batteries around the world. While it was largely a safety measure to protect people from having a... Read more
The Next Big Wave In 3D Printing: Software
There’s little doubt that 3D printing technology is innovative and amazing…and just plain cool…but there’s also very little doubt that we’ve only scratched the surface when it comes to the applications for the technology. With full-fledged printing labs that are generating artificial limbs all the way down to local... Read more
Kaspersky Claims Microsoft Antivirus Practices Are Anti-Competitive
Eugene Kaspersky, the founder of cybersecurity firm Kaspersky Labs has accused Microsoft of deliberately making it difficult for independent 3rd party anti-virus companies to compete. In a blog post entitled, “Enough is Enough,” Kaspersky says that Microsoft is abusing its dominant position in the market, and is using business... Read more
More Cars Found With Emissions-Cheating Software
As the executives at Volkswagen continue to try to sort through the aftermath of their emissions-cheating software scandal, new developments have cropped up that may derail any headway they thought they’d made. While the fines, penalties, and costs for overhauling over 11 million vehicles that have the software and... Read more
412 Million AdultFriendFinder Accounts Hacked
The adult dating service company Friend Finder Network has reportedly been hacked. According to the latest information available, the “world’s largest sex & swinger community” experienced a breach in October. The hack has resulted in over 412 million accounts, e-mail addresses and passwords from their network of websites being... Read more
Two-For-One Functionality of DVDFab
Some tech users might not immediately think of a free download of a DVD copying program when they imagine the most innovative concept in new software, given that DVDs are hardly the go-to source of portable entertainment these days. But DVDs are far from gone, and the developers at... Read more
New Emoji Set, Set To Arrive In 2017
New 2017 emoji collection to include Dracula, a breast-feeding icon, and a giraffe
 A whole new generation of socially liberal and progressive emojis will be added to a digital device near you from March 2017. Unlike how many media commentators and pollsters failed to foresee a Trump victory in... Read more
Mail Designer Pro 3.1 Update Means Gmail Is 100% Optimized
Mails Designer Pro 3.1 Update takes maximum advantage of new Gmail features! Mail Designer Pro has become synonymous in recent times as one of the most feature packed and easiest email design software packages to master by just about anyone who knows how to use a mouse and keyboard.... Read more
Google To Shut Down Map Maker In March 2017
Google has announced that it is to close its Google Map Maker, the online tool that allows anyone from anywhere to add or edit information in Google Maps. Map Maker will be retired in March 2017. But it is not the end of the road for anyone who wants... Read more
Body Shaming Playboy Model Charged Over Pensioner Body Shaming On Social Media
Playboy Model Dani Mathers has been charged by the authorities in Los Angeles with invasion of privacy for taking a photo of an elderly woman changing in a gym locker room and then posting it to social media. The photo, posted to Snapchat included the following derogatory comment about... Read more
LastPass Offers Free Multi-Device Access
When LastPass launched in 2008, it had a specific security goal in mind: to help tech users come up with strong, unique passwords that no hacker could ever guess. The concept is actually simple. You create an account, sync it to all your online accounts, and you’re only charged... Read more
Canada Immigration Website Traffic Surges And Crashes In Wake Of Trump Victory
The official Canadian website for ‘Citizenship and Immigration Canada’ has stopped working. Speculation across the internet seems to point to the sheer number of people from the USA investigating the idea of moving to their northern neighbour’s country. Data from Google seems to indicate that searches for ‘move to... Read more
Your Old Samsung Galaxy Is On Its Way Out
Due to inexplicable and spontaneous bursting into flames, Samsung has had to take drastic and expensive steps with its Galaxy Note 7 to ensure that no one is injured, no buildings are burned down, no airplanes fall from the sky…you get the picture. A few airlines have already banned... Read more
UK Women In Tech Ask For Same As Men But Get Less
Evidence from a new UK based report claims that women in technology are offered less money than their male counterparts at every level, making the gender pay gap multiply as they advance in their chosen industry. The study, conducted by Hired Inc. took into account more than 10,000 employment... Read more
Software Issues Plague Government Agencies
There’s no arguing the fact that government offices at every level are strapped with very limited budgets, which often results in a reliance on vastly outdated software and hardware. When one agency finally comes up with the funding to invest in a new administrative software, it doesn’t mean the... Read more