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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…

Apple Bluetooth Smart Watch Under Consideration [Rumor]
While much of the focus towards Apple lately has been geared towards its rumored Apple TV, the company may first roll out an Apple Bluetooth Smart Watch. A new rumor from Chinese gadget news site Tech.163 suggests that the watch is already being designed and that Intel is working alongside Apple... Read more
Samsung Galaxy Note To Receive Jelly Bean 4.1
Samsung Galaxy Note users will soon have access to the Google Android Jelly Bean 4.1 upgrade. A rumor for the update to the first Note Phablet was first mentioned in August but then laid dormant until today. The new upgrade arrives just as Samsung begins to launch its new... Read more
Mobile App Marketing Prices Increasing
Acquiring a new customer for a mobile application is not cheap and in the month of October that cost rose by nearly 30 percent. According to a study by Boston-based firm Fisku, the cost of obtaining a new “loyal” customer rose from $1.06 to $1.38. As the ultra competitive... Read more
Gaming Sales Sink As Newly Released Wii U Fails To Impress
Last weeks gaming sales numbers have revealed what could be troubling times ahead for Nintendo in the Japanese console market. The company’s new Wii U gaming system has only been on the market for several months but racked up an undersold 122,000 units, down from 133,000 devices sold the... Read more
Fifth-Generation iPad Rumored For March Release
Apple could release its fifth-generation iPad as early as March 2013 according to a new rumor that spread through the interwebs like wildfire on Monday. According to the rumor, which surfaced with only a few details, the fifth-generation iPad will be fashioned after the iPad Mini. The device will... Read more
Netflix-Backed Video Sharing Bill Passed By Senate
Many users may be shocked to learn that video streaming service Netflix has never shared a users video preferences via their Facebook feeds or Twitter accounts because of a law that was enacted in the 1980’s. That law, known as the 1988 Video Privacy Protection Act essentially made it... Read more
Instagram Reverts To Old Terms Of Service
Instagram on Thursday announced plans to revert the company’s terms of service statement back to its previous wording. On Monday we reported that Instagram was changing its TOS in an effort to more flawlessly sync with Facebook’s own data collection systems. Almost immediately following Instagram’s announcement angry users took... Read more
USPTO Invalidates Apple’s ‘Pinch To Zoom’ Patent
In a victory for its competitors the USPTO has invalidated Apple’s patent claim for a popular ‘pinch to zoom’ feature found on its iPhone and iPad devices. The USPTO will now undergo a lengthy review process for all 21 claims filed under U.S. Patent No. 7,844,915. If the USPTO finds... Read more
Dell, HP & Asus Windows 8 Tablets Delayed
Windows 8 is finally selling faster than Windows 7 but that doesn’t mean it’s smooth sailing for Microsoft. According to a new report Windows 8 tablets from the likes of Dell, HP and Asus will be delayed until early 2013. According to the report computer manufacturers are having a hard... Read more
Facebook Video Ads Set For April 2013 Debut
In its ever increasing attempt to create new revenue streams Facebook is expected to launch a new video ad format in the first half of 2013. Ad reporting agency AdAge quotes several sources who claim that the social network has already created new video ads for internal testing purposes. According to... Read more
Broadband Bandwidth Data Caps Aim To Rip Off Customers
Bandwidth data capping is an unnecessary practice used by some ISPs to pad their own profits, that’s the message delivered in a new paper published by the New America Foundation. The think tank suggests that ISP policies are used for nothing more than increasing profits out of thin air.... Read more
Twitter And Nielsen Ratings Team Up
Nielsen Ratings are still considered a crucial television ratings tool for advertisers, yet the program still relies on antiquated sampling numbers to produce its results. Twitter on the other hand is heavily semantic, providing second-by-second updates to its users. Now the two company’s have announced a new TV rating... Read more
Apple Attempting To Purchase Foursquare Location Data
Apple is rumored to be in talks with location based services provider Foursquare, negotiations that could allow the tech giant to purchase locations based check-in data from Foursquare Labs. If the purchase is successful Apple will gain access to valuable data which could be applied to various apps in... Read more
Sprint Confirms Plans To Acquire Clearwire
Sprint Wireless has confirmed plans to purchase 4G mobile data provider Clearwire. The deal was first rumored last week with an estimated purchase price of $2.1 million. Sprint and Softbank discussions began on October 10, the buy price for Clearwire shares at that time would be a 128 percent... Read more
Instagram Alters Terms to Share Data With Facebook
Instagram on Monday morning announced changes to its Terms of Service (TOS) and Privacy Policy. Starting on January 16 Instagram will begin sharing private user data with Facebook. In an official Instagram blog the company explained that the move will allow both company’s to more effectively fight spam and... Read more
Apple iPhone 5 Sales Disappoint In China
In a rare misstep for the tech giant Apple watched its stock fall by as much as 4% in early trading Friday. Apple stock reached as low as $509 per share on news that iPhone 5 sales failed to reach estimated distribution levels in China. After delaying the iPhone... Read more
Internet Regulation Denied at UN Summit
Several members of the United Nations pushed hard for more regulation over the internet this week but the United States refused to sign on the dotted line. The new rules and regulations were proposed as part of the  United Nations’ Internet Telecommunication Union (ITU) proposal. The new communications proposal was... Read more
New Google Mobile Ads to Reduce Accidental Clicks
Google on Thursday announced a new type of Google mobile ad that aims to avoid “fat fingering” ads from a users smartphone.  The aim of the new ad format is to ensure that users taken to an ad actually want to see the site in question. In the past... Read more