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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…

9-Year-Old Suspended For Making Threats With The ‘One Ring’
There are some pretty good reasons for a kid getting suspended from school these days, such as bullying others, getting into a fight, verbally abusing the teacher(s), breaking rule after rule after rule after repeated warnings, etc. Those reasons, among others, are perfectly acceptable and even somewhat expected causes... Read more
Kanye Super Bowl Memes Take Over The Internet
Some people watch the Super Bowl for the football. Some people watch it for the commercials. Heck, some people just watch it for the halftime show. And then, there are those who watch it just to see what famous faces they can spot in the stands. This year, though,... Read more
Trouble Falling Asleep? Try Sprayable Sleep!
What do you do to try and fall asleep when sleep just won’t come? Do you try and read some boring book? Do you count sheep? Take a Tylenol PM? Put on some relaxing music? Watch a movie? Something else? Not being able to fall asleep is an awful... Read more
Madden 15′ Predicted Exact Super Bowl Score
You may or may not be aware that for the past 12 years EA Sports has used the current Madden football game to try and predict the outcome of the subsequent Super Bowl. And let’s be honest – sometimes it gets it right, and sometimes (like last year), it gets... Read more
This Farmer Uses A Drone To Make “Cow Art”
It turns out this whole drone craze may be beneficial after all. How so? Just consider some of the things drones have allowed us to film that would’ve otherwise been impossible: Drones have helped take never-before-seen photos of the inside of a volcano while erupting, they’ve helped film movie... Read more
Bill Gates Afraid Of Future Machines And Super Intelligence
You’d think the founder of Microsoft would be all about the rise of future technologies and artificial intelligence, but Bill Gates is actually slightly afraid of just what all the “machines” might be able to do. He took part in one of Reddit’s Ask Me Anything (AMA) chats recently,... Read more
“Used” Star Trek Phaser Going Up For Auction
While I’m no “Trekkie”, I have watched my fair share of Star Trek. I loved the space-travel, the Enterprise, but most of all, I thought the phasers were awesome. They reminded me of the future, yes, but they also reminded me of something out of the past, like, something out... Read more
Teen Murdered Over Snapchat Message
Snapchat has faced all kinds of controversy in the past year, not the least of which being when users of the photo-sharing service were hacked through a third party client and all kinds of pictures of underage teenagers were released on the internet. Even more recently, the popular app... Read more
Teen Expelled After Posting Pic Of Principal On Facebook
There are good uses for Facebook, and then there are not so good uses, as one teenager from England is learning the hard way. Despite the fact that you can say pretty much whatever you like on the social media site, that doesn’t mean your comments won’t occasionally have... Read more
The Apple Watch Is Coming In April
Apple has had a lot of good fortune lately, especially over the Christmas holiday, and it seems their luck is going to hold out through in 2015, as more news about their first wearable, the Apple Watch, has finally been released after months and months of speculation. Tim Cook,... Read more
Apple Gets Patent For Snap-On iPhone Controller
I love playing games on my iPhone; I always have, and I probably always will. While Angry Birds wasn’t all that hard to play with the touchscreen, other, more advanced games were a little harder to master. Games such as Six Guns and Man of Steel were not all that easy to conquer... Read more
iTunes Adds A New Free Section
Are you someone who still uses iTunes as their main platform for digital music? I don’t know how often you frequent the iTunes store anymore with the increase in streaming services such as Spotify and Beats Music, but they’ve now added a completely new “Free on iTunes” section that’s... Read more
Teen Arrested For Allegedly Making Threats With Emojis
People get arrested for some crazy things anymore, and while I’ve heard of some outlandish stories, this one just has to come close to the top of the list. A 17-year-old from Brooklyn was recently arrested after he allegedly threatened police with emojis.  Go ahead and read back over... Read more
Drone Crashes On White House Lawn, Causes Lockdown
There are a few places you never want your new drone to crash – in the ocean (or any other body of water for that matter), on the highway during rush hour traffic, near the scene of a car wreck mid-investigation…and perhaps the top spot to never crash your... Read more
NHL Players Are Getting Fitted With GoPro Cameras
Growing up, I really enjoyed watching ice hockey. I’m sure this was due in part to a cousin’s obsession with the sport and all-things hockey, but the more I watched it the more I wanted to be out there on the ice. Alas – the closest I ever got... Read more
NBC Will Live-Stream The Super Bowl For Free This Year
Are you really wanting to watch the Super Bowl at home this year without leaving the comfort of your couch but don’t have access to local television channels? If so, have no fear because NBC is coming to your rescue. They’ve recently announced that they will be live-streaming Super... Read more
Use A Loch Ness Monster Ladle In Your Kitchen
When it comes to cooking, most of the utensils found in the kitchen are slightly boring; that’s not to say they’re not useful – they’re just not overly exciting. When’s the last time you got all excited about your pair of salad tongs? Or, when’s the last time you... Read more
Marriott Hotels To Offer Netflix & Hulu In The Room?
I really enjoy staying in hotels while I’m traveling. However, I always have a bit of a panic attack when I turn on the television. Due to the smorgasbord of channels offered, I never seem to know what’s on/what channel it’s on. (And yes, I do realize there’s a... Read more