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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…

My Channel Logos XL enhances Windows Media Center TV

News June 13, 2013

Whether you have to pay for it or not, you can still use your Windows Media Center with My Channel Logos XL. If you use the regular Windows 8 (and not the professional edition), like most people, you will need to get it as part of Microsoft’s Pro Pack.... Read more

Lithium-Sulfur Battery Is Cheaper & Safer

News June 12, 2013

Scientists have been trying to find cheap, effective energy storage solutions for decades. Until now, lithium-ion batteries have been the norm, but a new discovery promises to replace them with a more affordable alternative. Oak Ridge National Laboratory researchers have created a lithium-sulfur battery that is not only cheaper,... Read more

Should Users Think about Dell in Networking?

Software Reviews June 12, 2013

Dell has been one of the top performers in the computer business over the years, and it has a strong influence in many areas of IT. While consumers enjoy its products, it is worth thinking about the possibility of Dell entering the networking domain. Dell put out several products... Read more

Assassin’s Creed Creator Sues Publisher Ubisoft

Internet News June 12, 2013

One of the masterminds behind of widely popular gaming franchise Assassin’s Creed, Patrice Desilets, has sued publisher Ubisoft for wrongful termination, after being fired last month. Desilets and his legal representatives claim the decision was abusive and without merit, but Ubisoft rejects the allegations and insists that it was... Read more

Mind-controlled Flying Robot Successfully Tested

News June 12, 2013

How would you like to be able to control your gadgets and electronics with the power of thought alone? It may sound like distant science fiction stuff, but we’re actually not that far off, as this mind-controlled flying robot proves. Minnesota University researchers have successfully tested a new system... Read more

Linux Releases Source Code for Rockchip RK3188 Devices

News June 12, 2013

Linux releasing its source code is seen as a major step, and those who are keen on operating systems will be pleased with this. Rockchip’s RK3188 processor is known to be among the fastest ARM Cortex-A9 chips around. The 28nm quad-core processor supersedes the Samsung Galaxy S III and... Read more

Next-gen Consoles Pricing Revealed: Sony Takes Lead?

Internet June 12, 2013

Microsoft and Sony did not wait long to take out the heavy guns at the E3 trade show in Los Angeles. Both tech giants finally revealed pricing details for their upcoming next-generation consoles, the Xbox One and the PlayStation 4. The next-gen consoles pricing was unveiled at the companies’... Read more

Q-FOG Personal Mist System for Cyclists

News June 11, 2013

If heat gets to you easily but you don’t want to stop taking long bike rides this summer, this may very well be what you need. To chill you out a bit during those rides in the sun, try this personal mister designed and developed by two Israeli cyclists.... Read more

Users Appreciate the Windows 8.1 Start Button

News June 11, 2013

Going over the plans that Microsoft has for Windows 8 can help you discover some pleasant things. It claims to increase Windows’ capabilities considerably, which will allow it to operate with a new category of smaller, more affordable devices. These devices will have enough power and portability but will... Read more

Sony Split-up Plans Moving Forward?

Internet News June 11, 2013

Recent rumors that Sony was considering a plan to split up its entertainment and electronic divisions into separate companies have been stoked by reports that the Japanese giant has hired financial experts for help. According to Bloomberg, Sony has already brought financial companies Citigroup and Morgan Stanley on board... Read more

Dell Sets Up Data Development Center in Austin

News June 11, 2013

Dell has established an innovation center that is designed to facilitate data storage and analysis. This center is geared to enhance its modular, open platforms for customers. There are other companies that are into this business as well, but Dell is a well known company that has now stepped... Read more

Facial Recognition App to Find Missing Children

Mobile News June 10, 2013

Facial recognition software can have many useful applications, most notably for online identification purposes and secure access to a location or an account. A new app is now taking this technology even further, using it to help find and identify missing persons. The facial recognition app was developed in... Read more

R-Kaid 42 Wooden Retro Console for Nostalgic Gamers

News June 10, 2013

Do you miss some nice joystick-driven arcade gaming like you used to enjoy back in the 1980s or ‘90s? Apparently you’re not the only one. A Swedish design company is trying to breathe new life into arcade gaming with an amazing two-player wooden retro console. Love Hultén’s R-Kaid 42... Read more

Linux Top 2013 Distros

News June 10, 2013

Linux gives its users a good variety to choose from due to its brilliant releases. Each new release outdoes the previous one. Linux makes it easy for you by giving you one version at a time that can be truly appreciated. With each release, its popularity has grown further,... Read more

Fluid Repellant Paper Invented

Internet June 10, 2013

Scientists have developed a new kind of fluid repellant paper, based on the so-called lotus effect – the behavior of lotus plants that repel liquid through their surface patterns. The new paper was designed by researchers at the Institute of Technology of Georgia and can repel various kinds of... Read more

The Swapper Review: A Metaphysical Experience

Internet Software Reviews June 10, 2013

Stranded in space, exploring an abandoned space station, and equipped with a mysterious device that allows you to literally create copies of yourself. This is, in a nutshell, what The Swapper is about. But this puzzle platformer game designed by two Finnish students is so much more than that:... Read more

User Satisfaction Lower For Windows 8 than Windows 7

News June 10, 2013

A survey was carried out in order to determine the satisfaction level among Windows users. More specifically, the survey was conducted in order to determine whether users were more satisfied with Windows 7 as opposed to Windows 8. This survey is called the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI), and... Read more

Micro-Phone: World’s Thinnest GSM Phone?

Mobile June 9, 2013

As our smartphones are growing stronger and capable of running more and more programs and applications, they are getting larger as well, some of them already being close to the size of an eBook reader. That makes it rather uncomfortable to use them for their initial purpose as phones,... Read more