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A Shattered Collection of My Best Memories: An Immediate Solution Thanks to Stellar Photo Recovery
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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…
Avoiding Bad Tech Gifts this Holiday
News November 25, 2012
You get bombarded by great deals and discounts from stores hoping you will buy their product at their store. It’s a tech lover’s dream to find all their favorite gadgets for a fraction of the price. However, there are also plenty of duds out there that can turn a... Read more
Will Maps Give Nokia A New Life?
News November 25, 2012
With the fiasco that was the launch of Apple Maps, many players stepped up to take advantage of the situation. Unsurprisingly – or surprisingly, depending on where you stand – Nokia was one of those who was aggressive in promoting their own maps. Can’t really blame them. Nokia has... Read more
Valve’s Big Picture to Run on Linux
News November 25, 2012
Valve’s gaming software Steam has risen steadily to the top of the gaming world. Competing with Xbox Live, the software now has 20% more users than Xbox. That despite not having a game console to boosts its demand. Steam is purely for the PC gamers. With over 50 million... Read more
It’s been 10 years of Xbox fun and games. As the company enters the next 10 years, here is a look at some facts and figures about the system. Sales Over 80 million consoles have been sold since the system was first introduced. Here’s to the first 100... Read more
Making Netflix Work on Linux
News November 24, 2012
It’s not official but it’s true: you can make Netflix work on Linux. For the past few years, Linux users had been virtually begging Netflix to make its services available on the open source platform. This hasn’t happened and there are no signs that Netflix intends to comply with... Read more
What Metro PCS Saw in T-Mobile
News November 24, 2012
T-Mobile is joining with MetroPCS to improve both company’s market share and customer offerings. Though they both are still profitable companies, they have been struggling. They are both losing customers and are behind other companies on technology. The new company will retain the T-Mobile name and will have 42.5... Read more
Is Windows 8 Just For Touch Screen Devices?
News November 24, 2012
Microsoft has been a giant in the PC market for the past two decades but the trend has changed. More people are inclined towards using handheld devices, especially the touch screen tablets and smartphones. The demand for these gadgets has increased so much that their demand is much more... Read more
5 Best Extensions For Google Chrome
Best SoftwareInternetNews November 23, 2012
Google Chrome is one of the most popular web browsers in the world, thanks to the continuous efforts of its development team; not to mention the giant marketing machine that is the Big G. As of October of this year, Google Chrome has 44.9% of the market, beaten only... Read more
This Week’s Top 5 Trending Videos
News November 23, 2012
With the Presidential Election well and truly over and the effects of Sandy realized the focus of the trending videos this week shifted to some usual suspects. The top 5 videos this week are diverse and feature among them a racy video from a global music superstar, a CNN... Read more
Facebook Security: A Slower, Safer Facebook
NewsSocial Media November 23, 2012
Facebook is about to face a new change that will slow it down – literally. And you are going to be excited about it. Facebook is in the process of switching to an internet connection that is more secure. Added Security HTTPS is more secure than a traditional... Read more
DirectX 11.1 Finally Coming to Windows 7
News November 23, 2012
Windows 7 users can breathe a sigh of relief as Microsoft has confirmed DirectX 11.1 is not exclusive to Windows 8. Over the past few months, Microsoft has been focused exclusively on Windows 8 and its launch. In the midst of the hype and hoopla surrounding the new version... Read more
To say this has been an eventful year for Apple would be an understatement. The company has been in the news for all the right, and sometimes the wrong, reasons. Yet, it is becoming difficult to doubt its ability to recover from a tough situation. At the tail end... Read more
Android 4.2 People App Deletes December Dates
News November 22, 2012
The world is going to end in December 2012. That is what the Mayans believe but it seems like the bug has caught on and the folks at Google have taken it seriously as well. They have ended up omitting the month of December from the People app on... Read more
Nokia Finalizes Acquisition Of Mapping Firm Earthmine
News November 22, 2012
The battle of the mapping software giants continues to get interesting. Nokia on Wednesday finalized the acquisition of 3D street-level imaging specialist Earthmine. Nokia will use the acquisition to help bolster the 3D mapping capabilities of Nokia Maps. The company recently gave its mapping software a facelift and renamed the... Read more
HP Writing Off $8.8 Billion After Acquisition Problems
News November 21, 2012
HP is no stranger to losses, however a very large chunk of the tech giants most recent $8.8 billion write-off is not its own fault. Company officials on Tuesday announced that it was taking the write-off because of its 2011 acquisition of enterprise information firm Autonomy. According to officials... Read more
Tapestry: The Tech Communication Solution For Seniors
NewsSoftware Reviews November 21, 2012
There used to be this joke that the older generation and technology don’t go well together. The development of new devices and software has quickly changed that perception, with seniors relying more and more on consumer technology. Personally, I’ve always thought that tablets like the iPad were perfect for... Read more
What’s Up With the Nintendo Wii U?
GamingNewsSoftware Reviews November 21, 2012
Nintendo just launched the new Wii U with the same goal as its predecessor: to appeal to everyone from 9 to 90. Sales have fallen for game consoles, mainly because everyone who wants one already has it. They can also play their favorite games on their iPhone, tablet or... Read more
Windows 8 Adoption Slower Than Windows 7
News November 20, 2012
Microsoft has been in the news over the past few months since the release date for Windows 8 was announced. Though the operating system has not received harsh criticism or bad press, people and organizations are showing reluctance upgrading from Windows 7 to 8. According to the statistics available,... Read more