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By David Priest Alexa can’t dial your friends — but Cortana will, thanks to this new smart speaker. …read more Source:: cnet Camcorders

By Mark Wilson Although there are two products here (well, three, if you count the graphical interface and command line versions of the software) they’re provided as a bundle because of their related purposes. TestDisk is concerned with recovering partitions that have been lost from a disk, while PhotoRec allows for the recovery of photos…

By John Biggs Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University have created a new way to turn almost any surface into a touchpad with just a little conductive spray paint. The system, called Electrick, uses a technique called “electric field tomography.” Created by CMU Ph.D. student Yang Zhang, Electrick uses small electrodes attached to the edges of…

By Cat Ellis PotPlayer is based on the much loved KMPlayer, and was created by the same team. This free media player plays any video and format imaginable, and can optimize them for the output device of your choice. PotPlayer’s interface will be immediately familiar if you’ve used KMPlayer, but new users will soon get…

By Cat Ellis,Gary Marshall Free Windows photo editor Fotor is an excellent tool if you have some photos on your PC that you’d like to commit to canvas and hang on your wall. Fotor is packed with image-enhancing tools and filters to make pictures look their best. It supports all the most popular image file…

After five years, Motorola is reportedly returning to the tablet market with what looks to be a device fused with certain features from the Lenovo Yoga Book. But can it have a leg up in the tablet race? …read more Source:: TechTimes.com – Smartphones

By Cat Ellis PeaZip is one of the best free file compression tools around. It’s very small (though not quite as tiny as 7-Zip) and supports a huge range of file formats. Unlike most free file archiving software, PeaZip is focused on security, with a whole toolkit to keep your important data safe. Its proprietary…

By Matt Burns Microsoft wants in on the Google Home and Amazon Echo party. Harman Kardon makes this Echo-lookalike is made by Harman Kardon and it’s powered by Microsoft’s Cortana voice platform. The device apparently launches this fall and could be officially revealed later this week. Called the Invoke, the product page for the unannounced…

Save for the DTEK50 and DTEK60, BlackBerry has now pulled every smartphone from its U.S. store, which comes at an apt time especially with the KeyOne edging closer to launch. How did BlackBerry get to this point? …read more Source:: TechTimes.com – Smartphones

By Cat Ellis FreeMind is an open source mind-mapping tool for creating structured diagrams. It’s easy to use, with quick keyboard shortcuts for common tasks like creating new ‘nodes’ and applying formatting to keep everything organized. At its most basic, FreeMind uses the familiar system of points (or nodes, as they’re known in FreeMind) branching…

By Darren Allan Intel has revealed its new Xeon processor family, with refreshed branding and of course much improved performance, with the chips sampling now and expected to become available around the middle of the year. The Xeon Processor Scalable range ditches the old E3/E5/E7 naming convention, instead going for a scheme based on precious…

By Cat Ellis Free MP3 Cutter and Editor is a very simple little audio editing tool for occasions when a feature-packed program like Audacity would be overkill. It’s compatible with MP3 and WAV files, though it’s a shame there’s no support for WMA or AAC. Free Audio Editor is a better choice if you need…

The Samsung Galaxy S8 is an amazing piece of hardware, but some users may not be a fan of its software. For Android purists, here is how to get the Galaxy S8 running on stock Android without rooting the device. …read more Source:: TechTimes.com – Smartphones

By Gerald Lynch Of all the PlayStation VR experiences available so far, few have ticked the ‘fanboy wish-fulfillment’ box with as much gusto as the Star Wars: Battlefront VR X-Wing mission on PS4. Thankfully, the evidence is now mounting that the game’s sequel, Star Wars: Battlefront 2, will expand significantly on the idea. Numerous eagle-eyed…

By Jim Hill Canon’s remarkably compact multifunction printer has more features and functions than most large office MFPs. Printing, scanning and copying are a given, but with three in-trays, it can print onto blank compact discs as well as envelopes and paper of any size. The scanner resolution is impressive and its print resolution is…