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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…

Hack Costs South Korean Yapizon Bitcoin Exchange $5 Million
Little-known bitcoin exchange suffered huge losses and ‘Fei’ token compensation offer outraged customers. Yapizon, a cryptocurrency exchange based in South Korea was forced to admit last week, that an unknown hacker or group of hackers had been able to compromise its systems and steal over 3,800 bitcoin, currently valued... Read more
Uber Facing Criminal Investigation By US Government
Move follows alleged intentional use of ‘Greyball’ software to evade authorities. The US. Department of Justice has seemingly begun a criminal investigation into Uber, and its alleged use of a software tool called ‘Greyball’ that helped its ‘drivers’ evade local transportation regulators, in places where it had not yet... Read more
Google Docs Phishing Scam Revealed
Beware the email bearing Google Docs. The internet has been a-buzz with reports of a new phishing attack that masquerades as a Google Doc. Relying on either addresses you don’t know or hacked contacts from your email address book, the messages invited others to click open a shared Google Doc,... Read more
Facebook To Recruit 3,000 New Staff To Review Content
CEO Mark Zuckerberg announces intention is to hire 3,000 extra members of staff to review content.  The increase comes on top of the 4,500 employees Facebook already has to review content broadcast or posted that could be judged as being in violation of the company’s community standards. In the post on... Read more
Top 10 Best Free Media Players
Enjoy music, movies, TV shows and streaming, like never before. Yes, your PC or Mac has a built-in media player, but there are a whole lot of alternative free media players out there that will take your enjoyment to the next level. The right media player helps you enjoy... Read more
Advanced IP Scanner 2.5 launched
Famatech releases new version of its popular free network scanner. The latest version of Advanced IP Scanner, the popular network scanning software published by Famatech, has been released. Promising improvements in functionality and convenience, the updated program allows users to find all devices on a network in seconds. Key... Read more
User Steals 40K Pics From Tinder For Facial Rec Database
Software written to create cache of facial recognition images.  This is either diabolical, or a great lesson in how creative people can use resources that are readily at their disposal to achieve their ends. A man in California has sparked an investigation by the team at Tinder after he stole... Read more
Baidu Spark Browser: Fast, Free, Easy To Use And Good Looking
A fast and intuitive Chromium-based web browser with cool features and lots of nice touches. Baidu Spark Browser is a worthy alternative to the likes of Google’s Chrome, Mozilla’s Firefox, or even, dare I say it, Microsoft’s Edge. It’s also completely free. The learning curve for new users of Baidu is thankfully... Read more
Man Sentenced To Prison By Proprietary Algorithm
Compas software by Northpointe predicts likelihood of offending. One of the hallmarks of the US legal system is that the defendant has key rights. He’s innocent until proven guilty, he has the right to as speedy a trial process as possible, and he has the right to face his... Read more
Second OSX Mac Trojan Discovered
Apple under attack again with new virus variant. Mac users have enjoyed a virus-free mindset for far too long, at least in the minds of some malicious code writers. After last week’s announcement of a newly discovered Mac trojan, a second variation on that OSX.Dok has been found. Unlike... Read more
New Data Shows 50 Per Cent Rise In Ransomware Attacks
Ransomware is one of the biggest threats to global cybersecurity. Data breaches and hacking events are on the rise, according to the record-setting numbers of incidents tracked by the Identity Theft Resource Center. A new study, though, has narrowed down the scope of the crime to discover that ransomware... Read more
Hackers Could Have Used Word Bug To Insert Malware On Millions Of Computers
Did slow response by Microsoft leave millions at risk? A slow response time by Microsoft and a premature blog post by McAfee means hackers could have exploited a bug that let them take control of computers around the world and spy on millions. While Microsoft struggled to come up with... Read more