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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…

LG Nexus 5 Supports LTE Cat4 150Mbps
The LG Nexus 4 is a great smartphone.  It rivals more expensive handsets available and it is no wonder that it sold out faster than hot cakes when the price was dropped recently.  However, it did have one flaw, the lack of support for LTE. Good news though, as... Read more
Amazon Vs PayPal: Amazon Pay Service Available To Online Business
Amazon, having extended their original reaches, far beyond the realms of selling books, now they are deep into the world of tablets and online marketplaces.  And now they are reaching even further in their latest effort; “Login and Pay with Amazon.” The new service does exactly what it says on the... Read more
Walmart/Asda Offering 3D Printing Service
Shoppers will soon be able to have 3D versions of any object, up to the size of a family car, printed at WalMart/Asda stores. However, the object will, of course, be scaled down to an eight-inch figure. The shopping giant showcased the technology by taking pictures of models, before revealing... Read more
Panasonic Plans To Pull The Plug On Plasma TVs
Do you remember when you first saw a plasma television?  I do, I remember seeing one in a local retail park when they first appeared in the UK many years ago.  The fresh look and clean crisp picture quality was unlike anything I had ever laid my eyes upon. ... Read more
Microsoft Plans Remote Desktop On iOS And Android Soon
Microsoft have recently let slip in a press release that with the launch of Windows Server 2012 R2, it will release its Remote Desktop app, not just on Windows, Windows RT and OS X, but also iOS and Android.  Apparently, it is scheduled for later this month! This marks... Read more
Apple iPad Event October 22?
Make sure that you clear your schedule for Tuesday, October 22; especially if you are an Apple fan. Word from AllThingsD sources is that is the date Apple will hold an invitation-only event to announce new products, specifically the latest updates to the iPad family. We expect the iPad 5 and iPad mini... Read more
Microsoft Fixes Critical Internet Explorer Vulnerability, Eventually
Microsoft have at last, issued a permanent patch for a known exploit that was perhaps used by cybercriminals and hackers over the last few months.  In its standard security update for this month of October, Microsoft has patched a critical Internet Explorer vulnerability that possibly exposed users to malware and hacks for, believe... Read more
Australia’s Fastmail Claims To Be Outside US Law
Everybody and everyone is worried about how safe their data is these days and Fastmail is joining an increasing number of communications companies that claim to be out of reach of US intelligence agencies. The Australian technology firm is claiming to be beyond the reach of US intelligence agencies,... Read more
GoGo Vision: In-Flight Movies Before Theatres
Features such as High speed web browsing and airborne streaming make Gogo an indispensable element of any tech infatuated traveller’s itinerary.  The world leader of in-flight connectivity and a pioneer in wireless in-flight digital entertainment solutions, Gogo has partnered with Magnolia Pictures to offer their movies to airline passengers through Gogo Vision.... Read more
iLauncher Gives You iOS7 On Your Android Handset
We all like to have our cake and eat it, so to speak, but that isn’t always possible. Well things are looking up for all you Android users out there, as now you can have iOS7 right on your Android device.  Well, sort of anyway.  There is an Android... Read more
MindLink Software Announces MindLink for Mac & Linux
MindLink Software is a provider of business-critical collaboration and persistent chat solutions.  They have recently announced that its platform is now fully Mac and Linux-compatible, thereby increasing its scope of usability. The announcement of MindLink for Mac and Linux follows the introduction of the company’s native iPhone app back... Read more
Global Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) Market To Hit $30.2 Billion By 2019
The global problem regarding the current transportation systems in place throughout the world, affects all inhabitants of our planet.  Maybe with the advent of Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS), the pressure upon leaders to supply better systems could be eased somewhat? According to a new market report published by Transparency... Read more
Lenovo Vibe X & Vibe Z Rumours
Lenovo is usually associated with computers and tablets, well, in the UK anyway. However they are branching out into new fields as they will be launching two new smartphones: the Vibe X and the Vibe Z.  The Vibe X will be available for general release on October 20th in... Read more
Cube 3D Printer On Sale Online For $1,569
It does appear that 3D printing is a very sustainable technology with various applications and a massive potential user base.  This has now recently become closer to people, with Cubify and Staples starting to sell the Cube 3D printer online. The Cube 3D printer works by enabling the user to... Read more
Parallels Desktop 9
It is never easy to make a choice between two very comparable products, is it?  Parallels Desktop 9 and VMware Fusion 6  have just appeared with a week of each other, both have support for Windows 8.1 and the imminent OS X 10.9 Mavericks and both claim enhanced features and improved speed.... Read more
A14 The UK’s First Smart Road
We all want more connectivity, whether it is WiFi around the office, the game console on the home network and your 4G device of choice giving you super fast connection to the internet whilst out and about.  Well why stop there? Why not connect you to the internet whilst... Read more
Pro Evolution Soccer 2014 Released In The Cloud
Konami Digital Entertainment Co. Ltd. strives to create unique and thrilling products for customers globally through the planning, production, manufacturing and sale of online games, home video games, arcade machines, social media content, card games, mobile phone content, toys and music/video software. In the cut throat gaming industry, consumers... Read more
Instagram Starts Showing In-Feed Video/Image Ads
I have said it before and no doubt I’ll say it again: “In the end, it all comes down to money”.  That is really a fundamental truth and it has not taken that long for Instagram to jump on the bandwagon. Instagram is getting the advertisement makeover and it’s... Read more