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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…

Apple Unveils New Lineup, Some Of It Is Free!
Apple have done it again with a new line up of innovative tech.  They have unveiled a new iPad model; the iPad Air, updated the iPad mini and Retina display MacBook Pro’s.  Also the Mac Pro will be available from December.  But I think the best news was on... Read more
Rio De Janeiro To Use NFC For Transport Tickets
Rio de Janeiro will be the first city in Brazil to launch a pilot program that enables NFC ticketing for public transport using mobile phones.  Partnerships with mobile operators and smartphone suppliers have allowed mobile phones to act as a RioCard Transit Card.  This initiative is a partnership between RioCard, Motorola... Read more
Minecraft Quantum Physics
A new mod called qCraft has been created for Minecraft which aims to incorporate quantum Physics and teach us all a little something about science whilst doing so.  With the qCraft mod, players can experiment with quantum entanglement, superposition, and observer dependency. The developers have stressed, however, that this isn’t a quantum physics... Read more
Bionic Man At Washington Air & Space Museum
A “bionic man” was the idea behind 1970s science fiction television show “The Six Million Dollar Man“.  The show followed the adventures of a character named Steve Austin, a former astronaut whose body was rebuilt using synthetic parts after he nearly died.  Forty years later and Science fiction has... Read more
Pandora Says, ‘We’re Better Than iTunes Radio’
Pandora’s market share price took a large dive when Apple launched its new iTunes Radio service; but Pandora is still on top. Pandora chief financial officer, Mike Herring, recently stated in an interview that while Apple might have hype and reach on its side, Pandora is still the superior streaming radio service. Herring acknowledged that Apple... Read more
Aviate Beta: Simplify Your Android Home Screen
Aviate is an intelligent home screen application simplifies any Android phone by organizing the information you need, when you need it.  “We believe our phones should be smarter,” the company said in a blog post that announced an invite-only Beta launch. Aviate debuted its Alpha program this summer and now that... Read more
Samsung Starts Construction Of New R&D Center in Silicon Valley
Samsung Research America (SRA), a subsidiary of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., announced groundbreaking news regarding its new 8.5 acre campus in Mountain View. The grand ceremony took place at 10:30 a.m. on October 16 at 665 Clyde Avenue. Samsung Electronics is a global leader in technology that has been... Read more
World Record 100Gbps Wireless Data Transmission Set
Do you think your 802.11ac router is pretty fast? Well, I’m afraid it isn’t. In fact, it has got nothing on a new system created by the Fraunhofer Institute and Karlsruhe Institute of Technology in Germany, which has recently completed a 100Gbps data transmission. That’s approximately fourteen times faster than the... Read more
New OtterBox Provides Apple and Samsung Smartphones Full Waterproof Protection
OtterBox was founded back in 1998 with a line of indestructible dry boxes. Today, OtterBox is the No. 1-selling case for smartphones and offers an extensive line up of premium screen protectors and other device-enhancing accessories that complement various consumer lifestyles. The market leader in trusted cases for smartphones,... Read more
VMworld 2013: VMware Opens Hybrid Cloud In Europe
VMware has brought its hybrid cloud service to Europe, with a promise to meet European legal and privacy demands whilst providing a means to ease cautious cloud customers from their private-cloud-only attitude. VMware’s vice president for hybrid cloud, Bill Fathers, told VMworld in Barcelona that the vCloud Hybrid Service, which... Read more
Yahoo To Add Email Encryption After NSA Surveillance
The latest alleged leaks regarding the US intelligence agency, suggest the NSA grabbed 444,743 email address books from Yahoo in one day.   The latest NSA leaks indicated Yahoo contact lists were targeted more than others and by a large margin. On a single day last year, the NSA’s... Read more
Instagrille Reborn As Pixsta
Do you remember way back in 1990 when the chocolate bar Marathon was renamed Snickers?  Marathon was renamed after the manufacturer, Mars, decided to scrap the British brand and bring it into line with its global operation.  Underneath the packaging everything about the tasty treat remained the same. Third-party... Read more
Twitter Direct Messages For All
The communication kings over at Twitter have increased the lines of virtual communication with a new option which allows users to receive direct messages from any user on Twitter.  The feature is opt-in and appears to be in state of current roll out. Some Twitter users, but not all,... Read more
Scottish Government To Implement Major Windows 8 Tablet Rollout
The Scottish government is all set to roll out a major deployment of Windows 8 tablets following a successful proof-of-concept by York-based IT integrator Trustmarque.  The decision is a significant triumph for Windows 8, which was designed from conception, to work equally well on both desktops and tablets, but... Read more
Android TV To Replace Google TV
According to a recent report, the search giant is officially abandoning the Google TV brand. So, is it farewell to Google TV altogether? Well, no, actually as it is just the brand designation that is being killed off. Google-based television services will continue onward; they will now be called... Read more
Google-Backed BitTorrent Client Infected PCs And Android Devices
Xunlei is a BitTorrent service primarily used in China and backed by Google.  The service was recently caught spreading malware to thousands of both Windows PCs and Android devices. An investigation was undertaken by security company Eset and has revealed that Xunlei has been spreading malware named “Win32/Kankan” to... Read more
Microsoft Working On Technology To Replace Cookies
Microsoft is developing a new technology to replace cookies.  This work is similar to projects being undertaken by Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google.   Tracking cookies have come under scrutiny recently from regulators by many concerned about privacy. Certain types of cookies (Third party tracking cookies) are now easily blocked through... Read more
Facebook Removes Privacy Setting For Searching Timeline
The Facebook security topic is one that has concerned many and with good reason.  Most people do not know how to secure their information whilst using Facebook. Such as how to keep their personal details personal, how to allow others to see their information etc.  Well, Facebook now has the... Read more