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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…

Anonymous Hacktivists Posts Alleged ‘Real’ Ku Klux Klan Sympathiser List
Details of just under 1,000 alleged ‘real’ Ku Klux Klan members and sympathisers have been posted on the internet by the hacktivist  group known as Anonymous. How accurate the list purports to be will be up for some scrutiny. Previously revealed details from earlier this week regarding the Ku... Read more
Amazon Opens Amazon Books in Seattle
In a new chapter, and a surprising turn up for the books, Amazon have opened up its own new bookstore in Seattle. The books available for sale will retail for the exact same price as they do online, Shelf space for books will be given based on sales, pre-orders,... Read more
Deep Instinct: Next Gen Antivirus You Never Have To Update?
Israeli start-up Deep Instinct has plans to launch an antivirus service that can detect malware and viruses by essentially teaching itself to spot nefarious code
 Having an antivirus and malware solution on your computer is a really good idea if you want to keep your digital life safe and... Read more
Tor Messenger Beta Released: A Truly Anonymous Chat Service?
Tor has released the beta version of its new Tor Messenger anonymous instant messaging tool in the hope that it will improve the security and anonymity of online messaging. Utilizing the existing Tor network, Tor Messenger will allow its users to openly have IM conversations without having to worry... Read more
Project Loon Sends Google Internet Balloons Around The World
According to Google’s official blog, the Internet giant has come to an arrangement with three of the biggest mobile operators in Indonesia, to bring Google’s balloon powered Internet to the next stage of development. The move will hopefully bring  the web within reach of 100 million Indonesians who currently... Read more
Avira Takes Freemium.Com To Court
MUNICH, Germany (October 29, 2015) Avira, the world renowned antivirus and anti-malware tech giant, is taking Freemium.com to court for allegedly “
confusing users into installing unwanted programs that can compromise users’ privacy or weaken their computer’s security.” In a move widely being reported as the first of its kind,... Read more
US Senate Passes Controversial CISA “Surveillance Bill.”
The day before the EU Parliament chose not to enshrine Net Neutrality into European legislation, the US Senate struck their own blow to internet freedom by voting through the controversial Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act, or CISA, for short. That the vote has passed the Senate is even more surprising... Read more
EU votes against Net Neutrality For Its Citizens
The European Parliament voted NO to new rules that would protect and safeguard ‘Net Neutrality’ in the European Union. MEPs ended up voting against the amendments that had been tabled to preserve and protect the notion of ‘Net Neutrality. The outcome of the vote could have a massive impact on... Read more
McAfee Labs: Dark Web Sells Credit Card Numbers For 55 Cents
So it turns out you can now buy stolen passwords for the princely sum of just 55 cents. That is according to a new report by Intel Security group, McAfee Labs who claim to have found login credentials and passwords on a video streaming website. That’s right, for less... Read more
YouTube To Launch YouTube Red Ad Free Subscription Service
YouTube, the Alphabet owned loss making video website has announced it is to launch an ad free subscription service calling it YouTube Red. While only available in the US to begin with, YouTube Red will cost subscribers $9.99 a month for the no adverts service. The new service is... Read more
Apple, Google, And Twitter Now Amongst 22 Tech Companies Opposing Cisa Bill
Twenty-two of the world’s top technology companies are firmly against the controversial Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (Cisa) due to soon go to a crucial vote on the floor of the US Senate, according to a new poll by internet activists Fight for the Future. A major critic of the legislation, Democratic... Read more
Undercover US DEA Agent Jailed For Stealing Silk Road Bitcoins
The agent who pleaded guilty in July to stealing $700,000 worth of bitcoin has been jailed for his crimes. US undercover Drug Enforcement Agent, Carl M. Force was handed a prison sentence of 6 and a half years for admitting to charges of money laundering, obstruction of justice, and... Read more
Yahoo Mail Goes Password Free
So it looks like the next time you log in to your Yahoo Mail account from a smartphone, you might not need your password… Instead, you might just need “Account Key.” In the month that Yahoo Mail turns 18, users of Yahoo Mail can now check their email using nothing more... Read more
Amazon Sues Writers Of Fake Reviews From Fiverr.com
  Amazon has begun taking legal action against more than 1,000 freelancers it claims have written fake reviews for its website. According to court records, the US based e-commerce giant filed the lawsuit in Seattle, Washington, on Friday. The lawsuit directly targets freelancers working for Fiverr.com, an online freelance website.... Read more
Privacy Groups Seek Investigation Into Experian Hack
The U.S. Public Interest Research Group (PIRG) has called for a full regulatory investigation into the Experian data breach that exposed the personal data of 15 million potential T-Mobile customers, and potentially millions more. Over 25 individual groups, led by PIRG are concerned for the data of 200 million Americans... Read more
JPEG Images To Become Subject Of DRM Protection
JPEG pictures may well soon have their own built in copy restrictions; if the ‘committee’ that looks after the format has its way. JPEG images are the silent heroes of the internet. Most of us make use of JPEG codecs on a daily basis, and rarely if ever give... Read more
Google Rewards Man Who Bought Google.com And Then He Gives It Away
Man who owned Google.com for one minute was given payout by Google techs for reporting the error Sanmay Ved then donated the full undisclosed amount to an India based charity …So Google doubled the amount Sanmay Ved, the man who became the proud owner of the www.Google.com domain for less... Read more
Why We All Need To Chill With ChillGlobal
ChillGlobal lets you watch Movies, TV, Sports, browse the internet, and shop without borders wherever you are in the globe…you don’t even need a credit card to get started… Is it all too good to be true? No, actually, it isn’t, and no one is more surprised than me….... Read more