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Deepfake Safety: Five Things You Can Do Today

Best Software Oct 7, 2025

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

Antivirus Jul 31, 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

Antivirus Jun 25, 2025

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…

Virgin Active Tech Gyms To Giver Members Smart Wristband

Internet January 19, 2015

As part of a multimillion-pound push to bring its gyms into the 21st century, Virgin Active will offer it’s members smart wristbands, which keep track of their workout history. Virgin Active has launched the ‘Always Discovering’ campaign and has also opened two ‘tech-centric’ gyms in central London,UK as part... Read more

PlayBox: PS4 and Xbox One Combo Laptop

Gaming News January 19, 2015

Microsoft and Sony have been at each other’s throats in the console wars for many a year now and the rivalry doesn’t seem to be letting up anytime soon. I have owned both Playstation and Xbox consoles and have liked and disliked certain aspects of both systems. I have... Read more

Need A Solution For Editing Your Icons? Try IcoFX

Photo and Image Editing Software Reviews January 19, 2015

IcoFX is an all-in-one solution for icon creation, extraction and editing. With a stack of tools and more than 40 effects at your fingertips, there is virtually no limit to the icons that you can create. You can easily convert your favorite images into icons, or icons into images. IcoFX gives... Read more

Obama Wants Increased Cyber Security For Business and Government

News Privacy and Security January 19, 2015

President of the United States, Barack Obama, recently requested Congress to pass legislation to increase cybersecurity. This would be to aid private industry as well as government security. There have been recent computer breaches that have increased the threat to national security and so Obama has capitalised on this... Read more

Qualcomm And Virgin Are Investing In A Satellite Internet Venture

Internet News January 19, 2015

Richard Branson the head of Virgin, has said that his company is joining up with Qualcomm in order to put thousands of Internet satellites into orbit to offer Web access to remote locations on the planet, which currently don’t have Internet access. The idea of providing Internet access globally is... Read more

How To Use Dodge And Burn In Photoshop

How To Photo and Image Photo and Image Editing January 18, 2015

Back in the olden days of photography, when you needed a dark room and trays of exotic chemicals to develop a photograph, rudimentary photo alteration was still going on. The Victorian equivalent of Photoshop was double exposures, aperture techniques, burning and dodging. To burn and dodge was to cover... Read more

Make Your Own Cloaking Device For Only $49

How To January 18, 2015

Ever since science fiction was popular, there has been the idea of an Invisibility Cloak. When I was a kid, my dad used to joke that he must have been cloaked when another driver cut him up on the road! Well, maybe one day we will be able to... Read more

Google Translate Now Has Live Conversation and Text Translation

Mobile News January 17, 2015

The Google Translate app now has the ability to translate speech in real time and also signs at the click of a button on your Smartphone. The update has began rolling out to both iOS and Android users from Jan 14th. The app is very simple to use; tap... Read more

3D TV Without The Need For Glasses

News Video January 16, 2015

During the recent CES in Las Vegas last week, an LED TV brand called Cello, made the announcement that a partnership with Stream TV Networks was underway in order to produce a 3D TV without the need for glasses. The televisions will initially range from 50 to 65″ in size and they... Read more

AI Experts Sign Agreement To Protect Mankind From The Rise Of The Machines

Internet January 16, 2015

You have seen the Terminator films, right? Mankind creates SkyNet, the highly advanced AI. As soon as it becomes self-aware, it sees humanity as a threat to its existence and then decides to trigger a nuclear holocaust and deploy an army of Terminator machines against humanity. Although this is science fiction, and I personally believe... Read more

Firefox 35.0 Released For Mac

Internet News January 16, 2015

Mozilla Firefox is a fast, light and tidy open source web browser. At its public launch in 2004 Mozilla Firefox was the first browser to challenge Microsoft Internet Explorer’s dominance. Since then, Mozilla Firefox has consistently featured in the top 3 most popular browsers globally. Although the browser’s market... Read more

US Military Twitter Account Hacked

Internet News Social Media January 16, 2015

Both the Twitter and YouTube accounts of the United States military command were recently suspended for hours following a hack by a group claiming to back Islamic State. A message on Centcom’s Twitter feed said: “American soldiers, we are coming, watch your back.” The message was signed by ISIS,... Read more

Two Workers Killed At LG Factory

Internet January 15, 2015

After a nitrogen leak at the tech firm’s flagship factory, two workers have died and there have been at least five people injured, with one in a critical condition. The accident occurred at LG’s display factory in South Korea following a nitrogen leak. It has been reported that one... Read more

Mainstream Support For Windows 7 Ends-Extended Support Continues

Internet News Windows January 15, 2015

Time flies doesn’t it? Only recently support for Windows XP ended. So I was amazed to hear that Microsoft will no longer offer mainstream support for Windows 7 from 13/01/15. The final mainstream support ending means the relatively new operating system will no longer receive any new features. Microsoft... Read more

How To Make The Most Of Your Chromecast Backdrop

How To Internet January 15, 2015

Bundled as part of the Chromecast software, you now get a customisable screensaver called Backdrop, which kicks in whenever you are not casting something to your device. It’s well worth taking a few minutes to set it up and turn your TV into a HD slideshow with clock, weather... Read more

How To Disable Startup Programs In Windows

How To Windows January 14, 2015

If you are anything like me, then you will have lots of software on your PC. The trouble with this is that it takes longer and longer for Windows to start up. There are so many programs that add themselves to the list of programs, which start when you boot... Read more

Breakthrough In Quantum Hard Drives

News January 14, 2015

A team of Physicists are in the process of developing a prototype quantum hard drive that has the capability to improve storage time by a factor of more than 100. The team’s record storage time of six hours is a huge step forwards towards a secure worldwide data encryption... Read more

Spinal Implant Could Help Paralysed Walk Again

News January 14, 2015

Researchers have come up with a new implant that attaches directly onto the spine. This implant could help some paralysed people to walk again. The new implant is so successful because it imitates the soft tissue around the spine, so that the body does not reject it, as it... Read more