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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…

Android Security Flaw Over WhatsApp ‘Overstated’

Mobile March 18, 2014

Popular messaging service, WhatsApp, has said that their security is just fine and that rumours about their Android security vulnerability, has been ‘overstated’. Android’s mobile operating system has an apparent flaw that researchers claim, allows cyber criminals to steal peoples’ conversations from Whatsapp. Although Whatsapp has been updated to... Read more

3D Acoustic Cloak Can Hide Objects From Sound

News March 17, 2014

Underwater invisible super lairs may be just around the corner! Duke engineers have created the first 3D acoustic cloak. This device can reroute sound waves which makes it seem as if the cloak, and whatever is beneath it, is not there. All it took to make was a few... Read more

Nest Adds Insteon Hub Support

Internet March 16, 2014

Welcome to your smart home! From work, you turn up your Nest thermostat in order for your house to reach a comfortable temperature. As you walk up to your door, you open your smart lock with your android smart phone, you adjust the lighting using Nest to get optimal... Read more

Get Ultimate Secure Passwords With Winfrasoft PinGrid

News March 16, 2014

Everyone has lots of passwords to remember these days. The advent of the Internet brought with it all sorts of security problems for its users. Not to worry though, as soon we may have a secure solution to our password problems in the form of Winfrasoft’s PinGrid. Why is... Read more

Fresh NY Times App Coming Soon

Mobile March 16, 2014

At SXSW last Saturday, the New York Times were showcasing a ‘soon-to-be released’ subscription mobile application that is going to cost $8 per month. The app is called ‘NYT Now’ and it will provide readers with a specially crated feed of news stories entailing blurbs of key points, thereby allowing readers... Read more

Google Doubling Chrome OS Engineering Teams in Taiwan

Internet March 15, 2014

In May 2011 Sundar Pichai, announced the launch of the Google Chrome OS research center in Taiwan. The operation now requires more staff and Google has plans to double the number of engineers in its research center this year, as part of the tech giant’s biggest recruitment project in... Read more

Cyber Security To Be Taught in UK Schools

News Privacy and Security March 15, 2014

The UK government has just outlined plans to teach children as young as 11 about careers in cyber-security. These new proposals were welcomed by the Cyber Security Skills Alliance. Speaking on its behalf, Sir David Pepper said a national shortage of cyber skills was “a key issue” for businesses... Read more

FlashPlayer Update Has Expanded Options

News March 15, 2014

The newly released version of Adobe FlashPlayer offers an attractive user experience coupled with stacks of features. Users may now enjoy an improved digital experience available across numerous platforms and browsers for viewing Internet applications consisting of rich and vibrant content. The new version offers runtime on Mac OS... Read more

Free Images No Threat To Photo Market Comment

Internet March 14, 2014

With Getty Images giving away approximately 35 million photos for free. Some people are saying the move, which is aimed to combat picture piracy, will overturn the entire stock photo market. The CEO of Shutterstock, Jon Oringer, is not worried however. It is because these ‘free’ images come with two strings attached. 1)... Read more

Julian Assange Says More Leaks On The Way

Internet March 14, 2014

Founder of Wikileaks, Julian Assange, has criticized the National Security Agency and has hinted at future leaks in a Skype interview held at the SXSW conference in Austin, Texas, U.S.A. Assange, who is currently residing in the Ecuadorean embassy in London, did not give any details at all about what may... Read more

Skype Update Improves Device Sync

News Windows March 14, 2014

Microsoft has released a Skype update for Windows 8.1. It is designed to guarantee that mobile and desktop clients will stay in sync. The tech giant has promised a smooth Skype experience for users on Windows 8.1. The update ensures a better job of syncing Skype across many different platforms. Skype... Read more

Wearable Sports Technology Takes Another Step Forward

News March 14, 2014

Have you ever wanted to experience what it feels like to be a big name football player? Do you empathise with your favourite team as they make a costly mistake and lose the game? Do you feel elated when they win or excited when they almost make a goal?... Read more

Firefox OS May Receive Widgets

Mobile News March 13, 2014

Mozilla’s Firefox Operating System is a smartphone and tablet OS, which is designed to run web apps that are made using HTML5. The trouble with applications is that they come in all manner of different sizes. The management over at Sony would like to bring in some support for... Read more

Astronomers Discover ‘Death Star’

Internet March 13, 2014

Astronomers have claimed that vast O-type stars are littered across the galaxy destroying young planets before they have had time to form. A research team from US and Canadian are using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) to discover that massive quantities of ultraviolet radiation from stars 16-times the... Read more

Facebook Building New Data Centre in Sweden

Internet March 13, 2014

Facebook has been serving traffic form their data centre, in Luleå, Sweden, for approximately a year now. The centre has been hailed as one of the greenest facilities on the planet. Now they plan to construct a second data centre which will be even more eco friendly. The social... Read more

Android SDK For Wearable Tech On The Horizon

Internet News March 13, 2014

Google has helped put wearable technology well and truly in the front line. The impact that Google Glass has had already and it has not even been released yet, is massive. The company is aiming to march forward and take an active stand in the wearable tech market, because in approximately... Read more

35 Million Getty Images Become Free To Use

Internet News Photo and Image March 12, 2014

Have you ever-needed specific images for something and didn’t quite know where to look? Well my friends, the search is over as the world’s largest photo agency, Getty Images, has made a massive amount of its library free to use, in an effort to combat online piracy. Millions of... Read more