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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….
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, itās no surprise that digital clutter builds up. From downloading huge files and accessing unfamiliar…
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…
An online petition started back in August now has āThousands of corporate tech adminsā voicing their disagreement with Microsoftās decision to no longer give detailed descriptions on Windows 10 updates. Redmond based tech giant Microsoft has found itself under renewed pressure to release more information on its Windows 10... Read more
iOS 9 which was released yesterday finally allows for 3rd party apps aimed at blocking advertisements to be installed on Apple devices running the latest software Anyone who read PageFair’s “Cost of Ad Blocking Software” report Ā back in August will not be surprised at just how quickly Ā content blocking... Read more
GCHQ Password Guidance: Can You Trust It?
NewsPrivacy and Security September 18, 2015
GCHQ, the UK government spy agency have recommended that people use simpler, easy to remember passwords, suggest banning password strength meters and regular password changes. But can you trust security advice that comes from the same people who were found to be unlawfully conducting mass surveillance against its own... Read more
Facebook To Add ‘Dislike’ Button
NewsSocial Media September 16, 2015
Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg has said that in the very near future, people will be able to express their empathy in a much better way by employing the use of a ‘Dislike’ button.Ā Apparently, Facebook is really close to having it ready for user testing…. Liking the Dislike since 2009... Read more
Hackers Decrypt 11 Million Ashley Madison Passwords
News September 14, 2015
Decryption of 11 million Ashley Madison passwords by hobbyist hackers brings more woe to Ashley Madison.com users. Stolen password data was thought to be secure; shock, horror, surpriseā¦it wasnāt. But just how much are Ashley Madison themselves responsible for using simple and easy to break passwords? Itās the data... Read more
At $800, the iPad Pro has been firmly leveled at businesses, marking a distinct shift from the Steve Jobs āconsumersā approach of recent times. But the question several have been asking at the Apple event taking place this week, is why would people go with the new Apple workhorse over... Read more
Only one thing in the title of this article is true. Hint: It’s the one with Apple in it. On Wednesday, representatives of Microsoft made an unexpected surprise appearance at Appleās September showcase event. Appleās head marketer, Phil Schiller had just finished talking up how new apps could help... Read more
John McAfee Announces Run For President
News September 10, 2015
Just when you thought the US Presidential election couldnātĀ get more surreal than it already is, everyoneās favorite self-labelled āeccentric millionaire,ā John McAfee has announced his bid for President of the United States of America. No, really, he has. McAfee told Wired.com: āI have many thousands of emails saying... Read more
Last Thursday, Mozilla released the first public preview of its brand spanking new version of its Firefox web browser for iOS. But donāt anybody go diving for the download button just yetā¦. While the Firefox browser has finally decided to make an appearance on iPads, iPhones, and iPods, unless... Read more
Adult Player Porn App Takes Secret Photos Of Users, Holds Them To Ransom
News September 8, 2015
Android Adult Player porn app entices users with explicit images but instead takes photos using smartphoneās front camera, locking the device and then holding users to ransom. In this latest example of āRansomware,ā the Adult Player app seems Ā legitimate enough to begin with. Unfortunately this particular porn app for... Read more
Google, Intel, Microsoft, Mozilla, Netflix, Amazon, and Cisco, have become day one members of the newly formed Alliance for Open Media. The Alliance (AOMedia) is an open source, not for profit project intent on creating āa new, open royalty-free video codec specificationā¦with binding specifications for media formatsā¦ā The overall... Read more
US Considers Sanctions Against China For Alleged Cybertheft Activity
News September 3, 2015
The Washington Postās Ellen Nakashima has reported that the Obama administration are planning a series of āunprecedented economic sanctions against Chinese companies and individuals,ā who have gained from the Chinese governmentās cybertheft of āUS trade secrets.ā The news has surfaced just weeks before the Chinese Premier, Xi Jinping, visits... Read more
Google: A synopsis: In the beginning was the word, and the word was Google. Then God Google Ā said: āLet us remake the internet in our image, in our likeness, so it may rule over the search browsers of cyber space.āĀ And Google saw what it had made, and it was... Read more
Office 2016 For Windows Set For September 22 Release!
NewsOffice Software September 2, 2015
Microsoft keep quiet but leaked memo all but confirms date. An internal memo obtained by WinFuture.deĀ from Microsoft’s internal intranetĀ last week confirmed what many in the industry long suspected: Microsoft Office 2016 will be released in September, on the 3rd Tuesday of the month. While Microsoft have yet to officially... Read more
The internet is collectively poised to exhale loudly in relief as news has begun to surface that Google Chrome will silence tabs that automatically play whenever a new tab is opened. In what might start to put an end to one of the biggest bug-bears of recent times for... Read more
Microsoft has revealed that Windows 10 has been installed on more than 75 millionĀ devices in the first month of its release. The news caused jubilation in the company, and Ā several Microsoft executives have allegedly sustained serious “High Five” related wounds, according to anonymous sources in Emergency Rooms across the... Read more
Suicides And Extortion Linked To Ashley Madison Data Hack.
News August 28, 2015
Two people in Canada with personal information allegedly associated with the Ashley Madison Data Hack are reported to have committed suicide as a result of the leak from the adultery website.Ā Toronto policeās acting staff Superintendent, Bryce Evans, said on Monday morning, that while the deaths were as yet unconfirmed,... Read more
Wondershare’s Dr.Fone For iOS Is Ready For iOS9 – Claim Your $10 Off Now!
MobileNewsSoftware Reviews August 28, 2015
Wondershare is currently offering $10 off their flagship iOS data recovery software, Dr.Fone for iOS, exclusively to FileHippo users, for both Windows and Mac versions. All buyers have to do is enter the special promo code WS2015 when prompted, in order to receive this special offer.Ā Anyone who... Read more