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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…

Urine-Powered Fuel Cell Charges Mobile Phone

Mobile July 22, 2013

The idea has been around for decades but scientists have finally been able to put it into practice: harnessing the power of urine to create a source of electricity. Bristol Robotics Laboratory researchers have created a urine-powered fuel cell that was able to charge a phone with enough electricity... Read more

Hybrid 3D 2D TV Display Shows Images Clearly

News July 22, 2013

If you’ve just bought yourself a nice big 3D television but discovered you can’t stand to wear the stereo glasses for long, this technology may be the answer. University of California, Santa Cruz researchers have just developed a hybrid 3D 2D TV display. The prototype is pretty impressive, as... Read more

Xbox One & PS4 Pre-Orders Double Previous Generations

Internet News July 19, 2013

For all the fuss about which next-generation console is better, both Xbox One & PS4 are actually selling like hot cakes. Last week Amazon ran out of launch bundles for both gaming systems and yesterday it was reported that pre-order numbers are already double those of previous generation consoles.... Read more

Facial Recognition Method Reads Vein Patterns

News July 19, 2013

Facial recognition methods are generally regarded as a pretty reliable method of biometric identification, but if you’ve seen one too many Mission: Impossible episodes, you’ll know that they are not by any means failproof. However, a new facial recognition method developed by researchers with India’s Jadavpur University brings a... Read more

LG’s 4k Ultra HD TVs Available in the U.S.

Internet July 18, 2013

Do you have about $8,000 to spend on a brand new Ultra HD television set? Rest assured, you’ve got plenty of options, as LG has just launched its newest 4K televisions in the U.S. LG’s 4K Ultra HD TVs are part of the LA9700 series and are available in... Read more

Skymouse Recognizes Fingertip Gestures

News July 18, 2013

The mouse is one of those computer accessories that did not change much over the years: it became less bulky, it turned optical and eventually wireless. But its core concept remained virtually the same. This new Kickstarter project called Skymouse changes the desktop mouse for good, by literally placing... Read more

SunSocket Portable Solar Generator Can Track the Sun

News July 17, 2013

Portable solar generators are quite common nowadays, but most systems ignore the fact that for maximum output, they always need to face the right way. While sun tracking features are available for larger industrial or home installations, most portable systems do not have this capability. And this is where... Read more

PlayStation 4 Release Date in October?

Internet July 17, 2013

Recent reports suggest that Sony is planning a U.S. release of its next-generation console in late October, in a move that will give the PlayStation 4 a significant head start against its main rival, the Xbox One from Microsoft. A head start that maybe Sony didn’t need after all,... Read more

13-Year China Console Ban to be Lifted

Internet July 16, 2013

The fight for supremacy between next generation consoles PlayStation 4 and Xbox One has just got more interesting, as one previously untapped market of one billion citizens has just opened its gates. After 13 years, China will officially lift a ban on consoles and allow them to be freely... Read more

Superman Memory Crystals Can Store Up to 360TB

News July 16, 2013

Scientists are working on a new type of computer memory which would allow the safe and long-term storage of hundreds of terabytes of data. And by long term, they mean theoretically forever. Using high speed lasers, they have been able to record and retrieve information from glass, leading to... Read more

PS4 Can Alter Gaming Landscape, Sony Says

News July 15, 2013

Okay, we all know by now that Sony’s PlayStation 4 is likely to be a very big hit and probably outsell Microsoft’s Xbox One, but there’s no need to rub it in. Sony doesn’t seem to have any intention of halting its “charm offensive”: the new gaming platform’s architect,... Read more

Bukito: The Fast, Travel-Friendly Portable 3D Printer

Software Reviews July 15, 2013

Most of the 3D printers currently on the market are bulky, hard to carry around and rather slow. So it’s pretty hard to imagine one of these gadgets being able to continue printing upside down or in flight. But the Bukito, from Deezmaker, can do all this and more:... Read more

Stealth Wear Goes on Sale at $490

News July 12, 2013

The stealth wear project may be the solution to droning and facial technology government projects. Or at least New York City based designer Adam Harvey thinks so. It may sound like something straight from a science fiction book or like some sort of super-cool standard issue James Bond type of... Read more

EU & Japan Team Up for 100Gbps Fiber Optic Internet

Internet July 12, 2013

Unhappy with your current Internet broadband speed? Well, fingers crossed for this new project to succeed: the European Union and Japan have joined forces to build 100Gbps fiber optic Internet, about 5,000 times faster than the average broadband speed in Europe – 19.7Mbps. The project is called STRAUSS and... Read more

Microsoft Urged to Reinstate Xbox One Policies

Gaming News July 11, 2013

Although most of the gaming industry, fans and retail stores praised Microsoft’s decision to give up some controversial policies for its next-generation console, it seems that not everyone is happy with the move. A new online petition calls on the company to bring back the Xbox One policies, insisting... Read more

3D Printed Exoskeletal Cast to Mend Fractures

News July 11, 2013

Any of you who have had to deal with bone fractures know how frustrating and uncomfortable the regular plaster casts can be. Thanks to 3D printing technology, which has recently begun to gain more ground in the medical field, you may not have to deal with those cumbersome casts... Read more

Windows 8.1 Carries New Features

News Windows July 10, 2013

In view of endless debate over Windows 8 and the confusion because of its new features, Windows took a little while to come back with a worthy answer. With its newer version, Windows 8.1, it has few things to present to its critics. Windows 8.1 Carries New FeaturesThe Return... Read more

Mozilla’s Smartphone OS Launches in Spain

Mobile News July 10, 2013

One of the world’s leading Internet browser providers has joined the smartphone business with a new operating system. Mozilla’s smartphone OS was officially released in Spain. First details about the operating system emerged at the Barcelona Mobile World Congress in February and Mozilla has just released the first two... Read more