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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…

Take A Trip Into A Volcano With The Latest GoPro Video
GoPro has certainly given us new perspectives on some of the most extreme activites but here is a new one for you – exploring the inner workings of a volcano! This latest video comes from the Marum Volcano Expedition, where some very brave participants captured some extreme close up... Read more
Google to Pay Out Over Unfair In-App Purchases
In the last few months the use of in-app purchases has come under a great deal of close scrutiny.  Headlines over Apple paying out a fortune regarding the issues caused waves in the industry. Now it looks as though rival Google is to pay at least $19m (£11.6m) to... Read more
New Browser Extension Gives You Hotel Wi-Fi Speeds
According to a survey carried out by the website Hotels.com, the Internet is the most important in-room amenity for travelers, so it stands to reason that finding out what speeds a hotel’s Wi-Fi offers is an important thing before making any bookings. Let’s face it, whether we are on... Read more
The Latest Version of Malwarebytes Anti-Exploit is Now Available
Malwarebytes Anti-Exploit protects you against the security vulnerabilities in the code, which make up your software programs. Your software contains millions of lines of code, which unfortunately some people want to exploit. Malwarebytes Anti-Exploit protects you from these vulnerabilities, which people can manipulate in order to infect your system... Read more
Want The Apple Watch? You’ll Have to Charge it Every Night
Aside from the two new iPhone models Apple announced this past Tuesday, Apple also announced the upcoming release of the Apple Watch. Long been rumored, the iWatch Apple Watch is set to come out sometime in 2015. It will connect to the iPhone 6’s, as well as the iPhone... Read more
Facebook Looking to Battle YouTube in the Social Video Space‏
Facebook placed a big bet on video and mobile revenue in 2013, looking to change the way users on the social network interact and upload. The new auto-play silent videos have been a big hit and viral content has started spawning on Facebook, instead of YouTube or Vine. This... Read more
Virtualbox Update Now Available
VirtualBox is a general-purpose full virtualizer for x86 hardware. Targeted at server, desktop and embedded use, it is now the only professional-quality virtualization solution that is also Open Source Software. VirtualBox features include: Modularity: VirtualBox has an extremely modular design with well-defined internal programming interfaces and a client/server design.... Read more
How to Letter Comics in Photoshop
In the olden days, way back in 40BP (Before Photoshop) everything in comic books was hand drawn and coloured. The penciller would pencil it, the inker would ink it, the colourist would colour it and the letterer would, you guessed it, letter it. Hard to believe perhaps that a... Read more
iPod Classic is Being Discontinued
Apple is making a lot of changes lately, including coming out with the iPhone 6/iPhone 6 Plus as well as the Apple Watch. (I really thought they’d name it the iWatch, but what do I know?) While they have exciting new products soon to be released, they’re also discontinuing... Read more
How To Find A Low Cost Android Tablet
Android tablets are taking over the world. The price of a decent tablet is plummeting and with so much choice out there it can be daunting knowing where to start if you’re considering a new one. We have tablets aimed at kids, tablets aimed at older users, casual users... Read more
GM To Sell Hands-Free Cars By 2016
Have you ever been driving and just needed a break? Who am I kidding – anyone who’s ever driven more than a couple miles in their life has wanted to take a break from the wheel while they are behind the wheel. Needless to say, though, taking that kind... Read more
The Best New Must-Have iOS Apps
So now that we know the iPhone and iPhone 6 Plus are official, you’re going to need some cool new apps for your cool new phone! Here is our pick of the best new  iOS apps. Photo Sphere Camera Image 1 of 8 There is now a Photo Sphere... Read more
How To Play ZX Spectrum Classic Laser Squad Online
For those of a certain age, a small black box with a rainbow logo and rubber keys brings back many fond memories. The ZX Spectrum was a 8-bit computer that loaded it’s games from a cassette tape and was the progenitor of many a bedroom programmer. Despite it’s obvious... Read more
Apple Watch Officially Unveiled At Flint Center Event‏
Apple has officially announced the “Apple Watch”, not the iWatch, at their event in Flint Center, Cupertino. The Apple Watch is the company’s first wearable and is a huge change on the original idea of a “smartwatch”, using a new type of interface for pinch-to-zoom. The Apple Watch has... Read more
Canada Mints Official Superman Coins
Canada’s economy certainly seems to be getting stronger lately, as they are getting a little bit of help from the Man of Steel himself. In case you missed it in 2013, the Royal Canadian Mint decided to honor Superman with some commemorative coins. Now, in 2014, they’ve decided to... Read more
How to Improve the Definition of Line Art in Photoshop
If you are working on scans on black and white art or images in Photoshop, you have likely come across the problem of murky scans where the paper is off white or the larger areas of dark in are not uniform. When printed these become real problems as the... Read more
iPhone 6 & iPhone 6 Plus Officially Unveiled
Apple has announced two new iPhones at their press event, the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus. We were a little off on the “iPhone Air” name, but Apple has been surprising us all with names this time, going with Apple Pay and Apple Watch, instead of iPay and... Read more
iOS 8 Release Date Revealed

iOS 8 Release Date Revealed

Mobile September 10, 2014

9/9/14 was a historic day for Apple. Not only did they announce two new iPhones to be available on September 19th of this year, but they also unleashed the Apple Watch. If those two announcements weren’t big enough in their own right, Apple decided to make the announcements from... Read more