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Deepfake Safety: Five Things You Can Do Today

The generation of images, videos, and voices through artificial intelligence is evolving at a pace that demands we establish clear criteria and good habits to defend ourselves from the dangers of abusing these technologies. Deepfakes are already part of our everyday online life, so it is a very good idea…

Top Online Scams to Be Aware of in 2025

The internet is undoubtedly full of great content, hobbies, information, offers, products, and people, but there’s also a darker side to it. We might not realise it, but every day we’re exposed to threats and scams as we navigate the online world. Curiosity and trust can be exploited to lure…

Meet the new features for Avast Free AV and Avast Premium Security

With millions of active users worldwide, Avast stands as a benchmark in cybersecurity. Why? Because of the quality of its solutions, the reach of its tools and because it is a platform in continuous evolution. A platform that today, once again, places our security at the forefront by reinforcing every…

ClickStick: The First Smart Deodorant
I do realize we live in an era where seemingly everything is becoming “smarter”. Think about it – our tv’s, our phones, our coffee makers – even our vehicles are becoming more intelligent before our very eyes. For some of those things, the smart upgrade was no big surprise... Read more
Friends is Coming to Netflix
Happy New Year’s Day! I don’t know how big you are into the whole New Year’s resolution thing, but I’ve found one you might be able to keep: watching all 10 seasons of Friends from the comfort of your couch with no commercial breaks. As of January 1st, 2015,... Read more
AMPY Charges Your Phone Using Your Movement
Smartphones, tablets, and MP3 players are all great, but they all have a common flaw. Eventually, they each have to be charged lest they lose their charge and die; and all the gadgets in the world are useless with a dead battery. Honestly, it’s not too hard to carry... Read more
Ghostbusters is Getting A Reboot!
It’s no stretch for me to say that I was a huge Ghostbusters fan when I was a kid. I had all the figures, I had my own Proton Pack, I even had the Firehouse playlet. I can even remember playing one of the Ghostbusters games on the Super Nintendo.... Read more
Hackers Put Nude Snapchat Pictures Online
It’s not been a good past couple of days for Snapchat or their users. Approximately 200,000 photos which users thought had been deleted have reportedly been put online by hackers, some of them believed to have been of nude underage children, since half of Snapchat’s users are between the... Read more
Lego Batman Gets His Own Movie!
Like many of you, I’m guessing, I watched the Lego Movie when it came out. And I thought it was awesome for the most part. I definitely laughed more than I thought I would, and overall I really enjoyed it. But you know what I really loved about the movie?... Read more
Students Now Being Asked to Pee in the Shower to Save Water
We live in a day and age where many people are concerned with “going green”. Many are concerned with solar energy, hybrid cars, and making a lot less of a carbon footprint. Many are also concerned with conserving water and not just wasting it down the drain because we... Read more
Study Shows You Probably Stare At Your Phone 3 Hours A Day
I don’t know if you’ve noticed or not, but everywhere you go it seems like people are using their smartphones. Maybe they’re looking at their Facebook newsfeed, maybe they’re snapchatting, or, maybe they’re just taking a picture or two. (Or, God forbid, they might actually be using the phone... Read more
Hawk Vs. Drone: Who Wins?

Hawk Vs. Drone: Who Wins?

Video October 13, 2014

It seems you can’t visit any tech website without reading something about drones. Most of them all seem to say much the same thing: they’re awesome, they’ll be delivering your goods soon, they’re going to help make better movies, and they’re all kinds of fun to use. And while... Read more
Looks Like Apple’s Almost Sold 20 Million iPhone 6’s
Whether you love it or hate it, you can’t deny that the iPhone is insanely popular, especially right now. Heck, on its opening weekend just a few weeks ago, Apple sold somewhere in the realm of 10 million models of the newest iPhone(s). No surprise to anyone, that happened... Read more
Amazon is Opening an Actual Store in NYC
For just about as long as I can remember, since I’ve been using the internet, there has been Amazon.com. I really can’t remember a time without it, that’s how big it is. Of course when I first started using it, I mainly used it to only purchase books, but... Read more
Man Selling His House For An iPhone 6
Are you in the market for a new house? This may just be the craziest thing you read online all day. A Detroit man has put his 3-bedroom house up for sale. The asking price? An iPhone 6 or an iPad with at least 32 GB of storage. No,... Read more
iPhone Panel Press Claims to Fix Your Bent iPhone 6!
As most all of us know by now, Apple has had quite a few problems with the iPhone 6, the least of which not being what the online world dubbed “#bendgate”, referring to the iPhone 6 Plus’s tendency to bend while resting in user’s pockets. (Whether you believe them... Read more
Redbox Instant is Going Offline
Beginning on October 7th, Redbox will shut down their “Instant” video streaming service through Verizon. What started back in 2012 as a Netflix alternative never really took off or was able to make a dent in the market so handedly held by other streaming services such as Netflix and... Read more
Mercedes: A Self-Driving Truck is in the Works
I’ve never been a truck driver, but I’d imagine it’s not the easiest job out there. First, they’re always away from their family for long stretches at a time. Then, they’re on the road for hours and hours every single day trying to get to their destination address on... Read more
Drone Captures Insane Video of Volcano Erupting!
While it’ll likely never happen safely, I’ve always wanted to witness a volcano erupting. Luckily, even when we can’t physically witness something, we live in the day and age when technology is able to come to our rescue time and time again. With the advent of drone technology, we’ve... Read more
This 100-Year-Old Woman Went Stunt Flying for Her Birthday
Have you given any thought to what you’d like to do on your 100th birthday should you live that long? Maybe you’d like to enjoy a nice, quiet meal at a favorite restaurant. Or, maybe you’d like to peruse some old photo albums and reminisce on the past. Maybe... Read more
Apple Announcing Yosemite Release On October 16th?
Re/Code has announced that Apple will be holding another big press conference on October 16th of this year where it looks like they’ll officially unveil their new OS X Yosemite, as well as release new information regarding their new lineup of iMacs and iPads. While Apple hasn’t sent out... Read more