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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…

New Facebook “Ask” Feature Aims to Matchmake
Facebook is anything but static. The social media giant is constantly changing and evolving, and it seems like every few months they announce some other big change they’re making. Well, in that same spirit of change, Facebook has added a new feature that’s sure to have many people asking... Read more
WWDC 2014 Overview

WWDC 2014 Overview

News June 4, 2014

It has been 12 long months since last year’s Apple developer’s conference.  People have been speculating about iOS 8 and Mac OS X for a while now and finally the time arrived when Tim Cook took to the stage to inform everyone of Apple’s upcoming new mobile and desktop... Read more
Intel To Make 3D Printed Robot Kits
On Wednesday of last week Intel debuted a fully customizable, 3D-printable robot at the Re/code Code Conference.  Brian David Johnson created the “21st Century Robot” project.  According to the project’s website, the project is the result of a varied collaboration of developers from the University of Southern California, the... Read more
THIS is The Most-Watched YouTube Video Ever
Isn’t Youtube great? There are few easier and more entertaining ways to pass your time than with a good Youtube video. (Or 10). With all of the different Youtube videos out there, it’s only natural to sometimes wonder what the most popular video of all time is. Is it... Read more
Scientists 3D Bioprint Artificial Blood Vessels
The human body’s blood system is a miraculous design that has baffled scientists that have tried to reproduce it.  Now a team from Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) however, has managed to fabricate human blood vessels using a 3D bio-printing technique. Ali Khademhosseini, PhD, biomedical engineer, and director of... Read more
[Readers Poll] Should Google Give People “The Right To Be Forgotten”?
As internet companies try to get the balance between privacy and freedom of information, Google has set up an online form for European citizens to request that links to obsolete information be removed. This is the first step in upholding an EU privacy ruling that gives people “the right... Read more
Download The Latest Filezilla Update
FileZilla Client is a reliable and quick cross-platform FTP, FTPS and SFTP client, that has  loads of useful features.  The graphical user interface is clean and intuitive, making the software really easy to navigate. FileZilla Main Features: Easy to use Supports FTP, FTP over SSL/TLS (FTPS) and SSH File... Read more
Play Marco Polo With Your Lost iPhone!
If you spent hardly any time swimming while you were growing up, you more than likely played several rounds of Marco Polo. You know the game, where one person closes their eyes, yells “Marco?”, and they try to find the other person who yells, “Polo!” wherever they are in... Read more
Space X Dragon V2 Unveiled
Elon Musk unveiled on Thursday night, that SpaceX has created the world’s first commercial and reusable manned spacecraft: Dragon V2.  The spacecraft looks very similar to the LEM unit that NASA used to use in the Apollo missions. What makes this module special is that it can land vertically... Read more
What To Expect From Computex 2014
Computex 2014 kicks off today in Taipei starting with a press conference, followed by an official start tomorrow when over 1,700 companies will showcase their new designs to 130,000 attendees. Asia’s largest technology show is an opportunity for some of the big name and less-known vendors to launch their... Read more
Korean Raptor Robot Can Almost Beat DARPA’s Cheetah
The field of biomimetics is a varied one. From large helicopters to tiny nano-bots, the scope is massive. Scientists have looked to nature for sometime now in order to reproduce it in a way that will be beneficial to mankind.   Boston Dynamics, funded by DARPA, created a running... Read more
Furze Recreates Pyro From X-Men
Techbeat has recently reported about X-Men enthusiast and inventor Colin Furze, who has somehow figured out how to create real-working Wolverine claws, as well as magnetic boots reminiscent of Magneto himself. Well, it turns out Mr. Furze isn’t content to just let his past successes carry him into the... Read more
Macrium Reflect Update Now Available
Macrium Reflect is a complete disaster recovery solution. You can protect your personal documents, photos, music and emails. With Macrium Reflect installed on your PC, you can upgrade your hard disk or try new operating systems, all the while safe in the knowledge that all of you data is... Read more
Get Ready For The Microsoft Smartwatch
The wearable tech wars between the giants, and Microsoft is making sure that it will not be left behind this time. Forbes has learned that Microsoft is indeed coming out with a smartwatch that is loaded with sensors that measures heart rate. We heard rumors recently, but it looks... Read more
Reading Rainbow On The Web
Just take a look…its in a book…its Reading Rainbow!  Remember back in the day when you waited for that song to begin.  You knew it was time to go on an adventure!  Reading Rainbow first hit the television in 1983 and sadly finished in 2006!  LeVar Burton’s vision was... Read more
Woman Incorrectly Fined For Facebook Post
Facebook is wonderful – except of course when it’s not. For as huge of a communication tool as it is, sometimes it’s really hard to communicate on the social media giant. Oh, it’s terribly easy to write messages and comments to other users and post updates to your status,... Read more
US Contractor Wants To Construct Entire Building With 3D Printer
3D printing houses is not a brand new idea, but I don’t think that anyone has constructed a house like the one a contractor in Minnesota wants to build. Andrey Rudenko wants to construct a home by using a specially designed 3D printer, which uses cement as a filament. ... Read more
Firefox OS Flame Dev Phone Available For Pre-Order
In February 2014 at MWC, Mozilla introduced an array of new Firefox OS devices.  Included in those were the Alcatel OneTouch Fire S and the ZTE Open C.  The firm also unveiled some developer-focused hardware.  It didn’t take too long for that kit to be made available for pre-order.  That... Read more