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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…

Disneyworld To Accept Apple Pay & Google Wallet

Mobile News December 25, 2014

Walt Disney World is one place that my wife has always wanted to holidays. Personally, I don’t want to stand in the long queues or drive around endless parking lots. Bu,t one reason I have held off so far is the cash. I really don’t want to have to always... Read more

Bitcoin Exec Jailed for Silk Road Transactions

Internet December 24, 2014

A former Bitcoin Foundation board member and CEO of the now-obsolete exchange BitInstant, Charlie Shrem, has been incarcerated for two years in prison for assisting Silk Road users swap cash for digital currency anonymously. As you will probably be aware, The Silk Road, was an online marketplace that was... Read more

Google to Include Tegra K1 Processor in Project Ara

News December 24, 2014

Project Ara, the futuristic modular smartphone from the minds of Google, is getting ever closer to its promised 2015 release. The ‘concrete’ information received so far is that you will be able to hot-swap most of the components. These include the camera, RAM and Storage capacity. There are also... Read more

FileZilla 3.10.0 Beta 3 Now Released

News Software Reviews December 23, 2014

FileZilla Client is a fast and reliable cross-platform FTP, FTPS and SFTP client with lots of useful features and an intuitive graphical user interface. The FileZilla Application allows you to transfer files and navigate among folders, Web sites, and your computer. A great feature of FileZilla is that you can... Read more

Volvo Accident Prevention Helmet Concept Announced

News December 23, 2014

The Swedish car manufacturer Volvo has previously shown the world some of their in-car cyclist collision detection systems that help prevent accidents for both parties on the road. It appears as though now the safety conscious Volvo is about to publicly show case a piece of technology for bike... Read more

Continuity: How to Disable Calls On iPad

How To Mobile December 22, 2014

Apple are great innovators. They make great products, which are well built and have some amazing features. With the announcement of OS X 10.10 Yosemite, Apple introduced a great new feature called, Continuity. This feature allows you to field phone calls and text messages from your iOS devices and... Read more

US Dept of Defense Creates Smart Bullet

News December 22, 2014

Smart-phones. smart-watches, smart-cars. The use of ‘smart’ technology has reached all aspects of our lives. But, is it a good idea to use ‘smart’ technology for warfare? The United States Department of Defense seems to think so. They have successfully tested a bullet, which is capable of changing direction once... Read more

Need to Create 3D Models? Try SketchUp Make

Photo and Image Editing Software Reviews December 21, 2014

SketchUp Make is software that you can use to create 3D models of anything you like. SketchUp lets you get started right away. Most people get rolling with SketchUp in just a few minutes. Dozens of video tutorials, an extensive Help Center and a worldwide user community mean that... Read more

DARPA Mind Controlled Arm Improved

News December 21, 2014

Back in November, DARPA Director, Arati Prabhakar spoke about the projects the agency is currently funding, including a mind-controlled robotic arm, at Expand NY. Tested by Jan Scheuermann, the test run has ended. However, the University of Pittsburg has recently published a paper explaining how the limb has improved... Read more

NASA Wants to Create a Cloud City Over Venus With HAVOC

News December 20, 2014

The surface of Venus is violent, tumultuous and full of volcanoes, earthquakes and lightening. We could never understand the magnitude of what a planet like Venus experiences. In fact, no probes or satellites have been able to survive entering the atmosphere. NASA’s new idea is to create long-term missions... Read more

Betabrand & Norton Team up to Create RFID Blocking Jeans

News December 20, 2014

With all of the smart devices we use in the world, we are more frequently relying on Radio Frequency Identity (RFID) chips. Our bank cards, smart phones and even transportation cards (Oyster cards) rely on this technology but hackers are aggressively targeting them. Norton and Betabrand have joined forces... Read more

21st Century Fox in $200 Million TrueX Ad Tech Firm Deal

Internet News December 19, 2014

21st Century Fox is paying a a princely sum for TrueX Media. The movie giant has agreed to purchase the online advertising technology company TrueX for close to $200 million. TrueX Media is a firm which licences digital ad products to media companies. These range from Pandora to Fox... Read more

Snapchat Acquires Wearable Tech Firm Vergence Labs

Internet Mobile News December 19, 2014

Snapchat has recently acquired a US startup, Vergence Labs, which manufactures a Google Glass-type gadget. This information has surfaced after a leak from Sony Entertainment CEO and Snapchat board member Michael Lynton’s email inbox was hacked as part of the hugely publicised Sony hack. The hacked emails reveal that Snapchat has... Read more

Looking for a Different Browser? Try Opera

Internet Software Reviews December 19, 2014

Opera may not have won the browser wars in recent years, but it’s still a well respected application that ranks fourth in the browser stakes. Opera users benefit from a built-in BitTorrent client and integrated IRC chat, and it’s consistently rock solid and speedy. Many users first come across Opera... Read more

Barclaycard Introduces Contactless Payment Gloves

News December 19, 2014

The way we pay for goods and services is changing. It almost seems like it is changing on daily basis. Business no longer accepting cheques as a method of payment, seems like a lifetime ago, but in fact, it was only a few years back. The advent of e-commerce... Read more

Outdated Drivers? Try Driver Booster

Desktop Software Reviews December 18, 2014

Driver Booster from IObit is a high quality piece of software that scans your system and updates any outdated drivers that may be affecting the performance of your PC. Failure to update these drivers could lead to system crashes. Driver Booster is a freeware utility, which has been designed with... Read more