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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…

Should All Police Wear Body Cameras?
Living in Missouri, I have seen my fair share of news stories covering what’s been happening in Ferguson, Mo. If you’re one of the rare individuals not aware of what’s happened in that town over the past couple of weeks, I’ll try to just give the known facts and... Read more
Increase The Performance Of Your SSD With Trim Enabler
Solid State Drives (SSD) are brilliant way to increase the performance and speed of your system.  You can hack up your system and insert an SSD with hardly any effort, so it is definitely worth considering when you look at upgrading your system.  Even though SDD’s can provide massive... Read more
Swing Copters: The Sequel To Flappy Birds
Many people gasped when the craze that was known as Flappy Birds was taken off of the market. The game, where you had to make a bird flap through Mario-esque levels without hitting the familiar green tubes, was so popular at the height of its day that it made its... Read more
How to Delete Temporary Files Using CCleaner
As you may be aware, CCleaner from Piriform is one of the best system cleaners that you can get on the market today.  The application is both easy to use and powerful. In this article, we will discuss how to delete all of the temporary files that are created... Read more
Will Star Citizen Live Up To The Hype?‏
Hearing about Ubisoft, EA and Activision’s budget when it comes to big titles might shock a lot of movie fans, who think big movie budgets are huge. When hearing about Star Citizen crossing $50 million in funding, all on in-game development, it is really strange, considering Cloud Imperium Games... Read more
Would You Rather Have A Robot Boss Or A Human Boss?
How do you like you boss(es) at work? Are they good at their jobs? Are they fair? Do they make good decisions? What happens when things go wrong in the workplace – how do they react? It’s obvious there are good and bad bosses out there, but if a... Read more
Barnes & Noble Announce Samsung Nook Tablet
Barnes & Noble has recently unveiled a customised version of a Samsung tablet as a replacement for the Nook HD+.  Barnes & Noble themselves manufactured the Nook HD+ but have now turned to the tech giant to assist in them in their quest. Based on the inclusion of pre-installed... Read more
Supermarket Fails Exposed On Instagram
Thanks to social networking sites like Instagram, mistakes rarely go unnoticed. These photos have been captured by some savvy shoppers who just had to share the supermarkets’ blunders for everyone else to enjoy! Is this really what your dad wants on Father's Day?! Image 1 of 7 Read more
Check Out The Ritot Projection Watch
It doesn’t seem to matter what kind of a watch you get, they’re all pretty much the same and work in really the same way. In order to see what time it is, you have to look down at your wrist. If you have a digital watch, that’s all... Read more
Protect Your Mac: Download The Latest Version Of ClamXav
If you are a Mac owner, then chances are, that you may not be too concerned with Viruses and Malware as your PC using friends are. For a number of years, Mac users have relied upon the fact that Apple Macs were not that widespread and most malicious attacks... Read more
LG Preparing to Announce G Watch 2 At IFA in A Few Weeks‏
LG only started shipping the LG G Watch in June, after Google I/O wrapped up, but the South Korean electronics giant already wants to get the successor out of the doors, offering a more premium smartwatch for interested buyers. There are currently two Android Wear smartwatches available, the G... Read more
How To Extend Your Wi-Fi Network With A Second Router
Sometimes your WiFi signal can drop on more than the odd occasion or maybe you live in a large house?  Either way don’t worry as it’s possible to use a second, spare router to solve the issue.  The process is not that complicated and could save you a lot of... Read more
Microsoft Will Announce Windows 9 “Threshold” Preview in Late-September
Microsoft appears to be done with Windows 8, after an unsuccessful start and low growth rate in the past two years, they are looking towards Windows 9, “Threshold” to come and save the day. Windows 8 has around 5 percent share in the market, Windows 8.1, the small update... Read more
Get An iPhone 5c For Less Than $1
If you’ve been holding out to get your hands on an iPhone 5c or an iPhone 5s, there really has never been a better time than now. With September 9th and Apple’s big announcement just around the corner, it seems many stores are shuffling their inventory to make room... Read more
7 Texts To See Before You Die!
It’s time to grab a coffee, sit back and enjoy some of the funniest text messages ever to be sent! Share your text mishaps with us in the comments below, whether they be good, bad or just downright weird. Motivation enough for you? Image 1 of 7 Read more
Unreal Engine 4 Rendering Looks So Real, You’ll Think it is
Until I saw the following, I thought that I could tell the difference between CGI and real video footage.  The movie industry has relied heavily upon CGI for countless films, especially the epics that have come about of late.  To be honest they do a great job, but I... Read more
Xiaomi MIUI6 Update Looks A Lot Like iOS7‏
Xiaomi is the fastest growing smartphone company in the world, even though it only sells phones in China and a few other countries. In 2013, the smartphone maker has 1.6 percent share, in 2014 that has pushed past 5 percent and knocked LG from fifth place. There is plenty... Read more
Ice Bucket Challenge Fails
The ice bucket challenge has created a storm online, with social media sites being littered with videos of everyone tipping iced water over themselves in a bid to raise millions in order to fight the illness ALS. Everyone, including celebrities like Mark Zuckerberg and Bill Gates, Justin Timberlake and... Read more