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Never Lose Again Your Digital Memories

Back Up and Recovery Sep 30, 2024

Losing photos and precious videos is incomparably much more than just a technical inconvenience: it is an emotional loss of dear memories. Cherished captured moments from family gatherings, vacations, and personal milestones hold deep sentiment. It’s as if part of our past has been torn out when these things disappear….

How to Clean Up Your Computer or Laptop after the Holidays

Best Software Sep 19, 2024

Your laptop most probably carries more than just travel photos and memories from your holidays. Using it to stay in touch, watch movies, or navigate your way around an unknown location during your vacation adventures, it’s no surprise that digital clutter builds up. From downloading huge files and accessing unfamiliar…

Holiday Video Disasters: Common Issues and How to Solve Them

Best Software Aug 28, 2024

The arrival of summer is often accompanied by cameras ready to capture every special moment of our vacations. However, too often we discover upon returning home that those memories have various types of errors. From videos that won’t play to corrupt files that prevent us from reliving our experiences, it’s…

Meet Genesis, the Self-assembling 3D Printed Car

Internet August 28, 2013

As 3D printing is becoming bigger, its potential will continue to grow and the technology will gradually find its way into every area and part of our lives. Which is not a bad thing, given the wide range of possible uses. So how would you feel about driving a... Read more

LG Quad HD: Highest Resolution Smartphone Panel?

Mobile August 28, 2013

Just a month after claiming the title of world’s thinnest full HD display panel that would allow the manufacturing of extra slim smartphones, South Korea’s LG is eyeing another record: the highest resolution smartphone panel ever made. The LG Display division last week unveiled the Quad HD, which they... Read more

Facebook Wants to Give Internet to 5 Billion People

Internet August 27, 2013

Mark Zuckerberg has a dream. And if we’ve learned anything from the ‘Social Network’ is that what the Facebook founder wants, the Facebook founder gets. This time, Zuckerberg wants to give Internet to 5 billion people. Just imagine how many new Facebook users that means. Joking aside, and trying... Read more

New Brain Scanning Technique ‘Can Read Minds’

Internet News August 27, 2013

Scientists have discovered a new brain scanning technique which can bring the old mind-reading party trick closer to reality. With the help of a high resolution MRI and a mathematical model, Dutch researchers were able to convert brain activity into an actual image. The Radboud University’s team tested the... Read more

3D Printing to Help Break 1000mph Land Speed Record

Internet August 26, 2013

The Bloodhound SSC project is aimed at building a supersonic car that will travel at incredible speeds, with the ultimate goal of breaking the 1000mph land speed record. The team behind the Bloodhound Supersonic Car has turned to 3D printing technologies to attain its goal. More specifically, one of... Read more

Ambient Backscatter: Harvesting Power from Thin Air

News August 26, 2013

A new system of wireless communication allows devices to interact and send data from one to another without having any source of power, whether it’s from batteries or a power outlet. The system is based on the new ambient backscatter technology, which practically harvests all the existing signals in... Read more

Goodbye Kepler as NASA Halts Telescope Repairs

Internet August 23, 2013

Space telescope Kepler is retiring from its planet hunting duties, after having successfully confirmed 135 planets and identified almost 3,500 possible planets since its launch in 2009. The $600 million space exploration mission is being halted as NASA is abandoning repair of the telescope. The Kepler space probe has... Read more

Sigmo: Instant Voice Translator into 25 Languages

Software Reviews August 23, 2013

If you’ve been dreaming about the possibility of instantly communicating in any language, just like in Star Trek, you should know that this dream is now closer to reality. With Sigmo, the universal translator. The device, which translates speech into 25 different languages, relies on a Bluetooth connection with... Read more

Google Street View Driver Detained by Thai Villagers

Internet August 22, 2013

If you were ever angry at Google for photographing your house and putting it up in Street View for all the world to see, learn that you are not alone. And then maybe send a nice gift basket to the people of Sa-eab village, northern Thailand. About 20 Sa-eab... Read more

Microsoft Sculpt Packs Make Desktops Sexy

Software Reviews August 22, 2013

Heavy keyboard and mouse users know how important it is to have a comfortable desktop pack. And when clients ask, Microsoft executes, or so they’d like us to think. To answer all our comfort woes, the company has unveiled two sleek, sexy desktop packs: Sculpt Ergonomic and Sculpt Comfort,... Read more

PlayStation 4 Release Date Official: November 15

Internet August 21, 2013

At Gamescom conference yesterday, Sony finally announced a PlayStation 4 release date. The next-generation console will launch in North America on November 15. The gaming system will be available in Europe as of November 29 and is expected to be released in a total of 32 countries by the... Read more

Hyetis Crossbow Smartwatch with 41MP Camera

Software Reviews August 21, 2013

Smartwatches are virtually everywhere these days, so in such a crowded market, it’s pretty difficult for any newcomer to get noticed. The Crossbow smartwatch from Swiss manufacturers Hyetis, however, is unlikely to have this problem. The Hyetis smartwatch boasts some very impressive features and a stunning design that combines... Read more

Google & Microsoft Row over Windows Phone YouTube App

Internet Mobile News August 20, 2013

Windows phone users who want to watch funny cat videos on YouTube won’t be able to do it any time soon. At least not until Microsoft and Google find a way to solve their long-running dispute over a Windows phone YouTube app. The bitter row between the two giants... Read more

MIT Creates New Multi-Material 3D Printing Software

News August 20, 2013

3D printing technology is advancing in huge leaps, but most printers are still only able to create objects from only one type of material. The few printers that are able to print in multiple materials are excruciatingly slow and difficult to use. But a new software pipeline developed by... Read more

Holho Turns Your Phone into Hologram Projector

Mobile August 19, 2013

From Star Trek to Star Wars and beyond, there is one thing that cannot go missing from virtually any science fiction movie: a life-size moving hologram. While we are still a long way from building a real Holodeck, this little gadget called Holho is nonetheless an impressive hologram generator.... Read more

Smartphone Tracking Bins Switched Off in London

Mobile News August 19, 2013

A British startup came under fire for using recycling bins to track people’s smartphones and identify their preferences in view of supporting personalized advertising. A total of 12 smartphone tracking bins were installed across the UK capital by the startup, called Renew. But following several press reports on the... Read more

HOT Watch Turns Your Hand into a Phone

Mobile August 17, 2013

There’s a new smartwatch in town and this one is literally hot! The HOT Watch is a brand new gadget that finally allows you to live out one of your dreams as a kid: talking to your watch like James Bond. Developed by PH Technical Labs, the HOT Watch... Read more

100,000 Mars One Applicants Want to Leave Earth Forever

News August 16, 2013

It seems the prospect of living on another planet is quite appealing to many: four months after registrations opened, more than 100,000 Mars One applicants have already signed up for a one-way trip to the Red Planet. The Mars One project’s goal is to colonize Earth’s neighbor, starting in... Read more