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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…

Ice Bucket Challenge with Liquid Nitrogen?!

News September 3, 2014

The Ice bucket challenge for ALS has been a global phenomenon, with all sorts of people from celebrities and businessmen to your average Joe taking part. Some attempts brought epic fails to the table. If there was an award for the craziest IBC attempt, then the award should go... Read more

Will Robots Kill Us All In The Future?

News September 3, 2014

With all the advances in technology and artificial intelligence happening around us every moment of the day, what will life look like in the next 100 years? Just within the past year we’ve seen so many advances in autonomous cars, robotic employees, the possibility of a robot army –... Read more

Nude Photos Of Celebs Stolen From iCloud – is “Find My iPhone” To Blame?

Internet Privacy and Security September 3, 2014

Apple has some major explaining to do after it emerged that nude photos of A-list celebrities were published on 4chan, the anonymous image-sharing site. A total of 101 celebrities were targeted by the hacker who allegedly broke into their iCloud accounts and stole the images. One such celebrity was... Read more

Cops Called On Developer For Planning WWIII

News September 3, 2014

Don’t you just hate it when you have been accused of something that you didn’t do? That’s exactly what happened to software developer Henry Smith. Henry Smith, from Bristol in the UK, was recently given maybe the worst false accusation possible: that he was planning to start WWIII. Well,... Read more

Need To Backup? Get Alcohol 120%

Back Up and Recovery Software Reviews Windows September 2, 2014

Alcohol 120%, is a powerful CD and DVD burning software for Windows, which makes it simple to create backups of DVDs* and CDs. Additionally, the program lets you store your most used CDs as images on your computer, so you can call them up at the click of a button.... Read more

Apple Creating a Mystery Building for September 9th Event

Mobile September 2, 2014

There’s a lot we still don’t know about Apple’s big media event that’s coming up in just 8 days. Oh, we have lots of theories about what’s going to happen, such as 2 new iPhones being revealed, the iWatch finally being announced, the official release of the new iOS... Read more

Check Out The Latest Version Of Viber For Mac!

Mac Messaging News September 2, 2014

Apple’s own iMessage app, which comes gratis with Mac OS X, is a great app. However, it does have a drawback: it doesn’t allow cross platform messaging (Which is Really important!). Well, all is not lost! Just download the latest version of Viber: an application for Windows, Mac and... Read more

Kid Kicked Out Of Preschool Due To Mom’s Facebook Post

Internet News September 2, 2014

Be careful what you put on Facebook. That’s the lesson a mom in Florida is learning as some of her posts have recently caused her 4-year-old son to get in some hot water. Yes, you did read that correctly – a toddler’s in trouble due to something his mama... Read more

Blink: Home Security Made Easy

Internet September 2, 2014

Blink is the new, smart, wire-free home monitoring and alert system in HD. This kickstarter project is promising to be easy and inexpensive. For $69, backers will receive a remote video camera and motion detection unit. Or, if backers require two units, they can have them for $119. Not... Read more

Now’s The Time To Sell Your Old iPhone

Mobile News September 1, 2014

As September 9th and the expected reveal of two new iPhone models inches ever closer to us, your chances at getting a really good price on your used iPhones are steadily decreasing. It only makes sense – why would someone pay top dollar for something that’s not the latest... Read more

The Origins Of The Ice Bucket Challenge

Internet September 1, 2014

From Matt Damon to your friend’s parents – everyone seems to be doing it. If like us, your Facebook feed has become a wash with random people throwing buckets of ice cold water over themselves you may have wondered – what started all this? Well the nifty little presentation... Read more

Robot Printer Brings Papers To Your Desk

News September 1, 2014

The ability to print documents from a computer (or phone, tablet, whatever) is great in today’s world. But you know what, unless you have a printer right there on top of your desk, chances are you’re still going to have to get up out of your office chair to... Read more

Secret App Hacked, Reveals Anonymous Identities‏

Mobile News August 31, 2014

Secret is a new hit US mobile app, based on the idea of Twitter and Instagram, without the profile, name or any identity. This allows users on Secret to expose different “secrets” that they would otherwise never speak about on the Internet. Like most cases with anonymity, Secret has... Read more

DMV Says Google’s Self Driving Car Will Still Require Controls

News August 31, 2014

The self-driving car is not too far from becoming the standard sight on our highways and although Google’s self-driving car prototypes have been designed with basic controls, it appears as though that isn’t enough for some people. The state of California is throwing the proverbial ‘wrench’ in the works by demanding... Read more

Samsung’s Galaxy Tab 4 Nook Cannot Save Barnes & Noble‏

Mobile News August 30, 2014

Barnes & Noble decided to drop first party manufacturing duties last year, after sales of the Nook e-reader and tablet line started to dwindle. Samsung has become the manufacturer for the Nook series, and the Galaxy Tab 4 Nook is the first partnered device. Samsung is a huge name... Read more

New Moto X1 Leaks Show Optical Zoom & Wooden Back‏

Mobile August 30, 2014

The Moto X1 looks to be the successor to Motorola’s original Moto X, the phone that kickstarted the change in Motorola’s management, brand and design ethics. The successor looks to be a rather large iteration on the first, adding higher-end specs and a new Super Camera. Motorola will keep... Read more

Apple Confirms September 9th Event

Mobile News August 30, 2014

Finally! After months and months of speculation, Apple has officially confirmed their “big media” event that’s going to happen on September 9th of this year. While this date has been long-rumored to be a big Apple event, Apple had neither confirmed or denied it, until now that is. While... Read more

[Readers Poll] Should Facebook Block Photos & Videos Of Beheadings?

Internet August 30, 2014

Recent photos showing severed heads taken in a part of Syria controlled by the jihadist group Islamic State, have resulted a large number of complaints from people who feel the images are gruesome and should be removed or blocked. Currently Facebook bans the use of graphic content for sadistic pleasure,... Read more