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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…

8 Things To Expect in iOS 8
It is expected that Apple will be previewing iOS 8 at this year’s Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) in June. Traditionally the company releases an update to its mobile operating system every year at this very conference so I think it’s very likely that we will be introduced to any... Read more
McAfee Labs Stinger 12.1.0.884
Stinger is a quick and installation-free standalone tool for detecting and removing prevalent malware and threats, ideal if your PC is already infected. Whilst this software is not a replacement for a complete antivirus protection software, Stinger is updated constantly to include detection for newer Fake Alert variants and... Read more
Is Microsoft Office 2013 A Rip Off?
Microsoft Office is still the main software suite that people use the world over. It does have many advantages over its competitors, not the least of which is that most people you know probably use it, as well as its already familiar features, thereby eliminating the learning curve. One... Read more
Notepad++ Update

Notepad++ Update

News May 8, 2014

Notepad++ is a free source code editor and Notepad replacement, which supports several languages. The software run in the MS Windows environment and its use is governed by the GPL Licence. Based on a powerful editing component Scintilla, Notepad++ is written in C++.  The software uses pure Win32 API... Read more
Passenger Films Plane’s Burning Engine With Mobile
While I’ve only flown a few times in my life, I’m not the biggest fan of flying. Don’t misunderstand me – I like being up in the air and gazing down at the tiny world below, but something about the whole experience is just a bit scary to me.... Read more
Hansure: Portable Sanitizer For Medics
Doctors in Lower Economically Developed Countries (LEDC’s), are constantly fighting to keep bacteria and infection at bay.  The Hansure Czech company has come up with a solution! In honour of Global Hand Hygiene Day (yes, this is real), they came up with a unique hand cleaning solution  that was... Read more
Check Out These New Record-Breaking Theme Park Rides
Most of us love a good roller coaster, so we’ve travelled the world to seek out the latest record breaking rides for 2014 that are set to get your hearts’ racing and satisfy even the biggest thrill seeker. As well as scaring the life out of us, they also... Read more
The Cree LED T8 Will Save 30% of Lighting Energy Costs in the Business Sector
In today’s economic climate, most businesses and everyday persons are trying to do their best to reduce their carbon footprint.  That’s why Cree (a market leading innovator of lighting products) has become so popular. Cree plans on becoming 100% LED lighting.  But what does this mean?  They want to... Read more
Twitter Adds Mute Function To Mobile Apps
After I started to use Twitter, it didn’t really take long at all before I was irritated by the amount of tweets certain people would write. Of course, this would mostly happen during certain sporting events, where someone would tweet after every good or bad play, or every awful... Read more
Build Your Own Iron Man Suit!
Two friends have worked together to create a replica of the Iron Man suit, complete with moving parts. Greg Hatter built the actual suit, while Jerome Kelty got some of the parts moving. The suit, which has been made from molded fiberglass, has been designed so that the helmet,... Read more
Oral B Releases Smart Toothbrush
The world has just got smarter with the introduction of the ‘smart’ toothbrush!  Your pegs have never had it so good! The United Kingdom has just improved its oral hygiene.  Oral-B has introduced its new Bluetooth electric toothbrush for all your enamel needs! The Oral-B smart series was created... Read more
Microsoft Making “Windows Watch”?
There’s no doubt that the smartwatch niche is hot these days, with everyone and their mom jumping in the bandwagon, trying to outdo each other, not to mention to get “there” first. Now, it looks like Microsoft is joining the smartwatch game, with its not-so-recently filed patent for a... Read more
Our Pick Of The Latest Smart Home Gadgets
At CES 2014 there was an overwhelmingly large number of new connected home gadgets and it seems that the trend is set to continue. There is such  a wide variety of products either already available or that are up-and-coming, so we’ve picked out some of the best ones for... Read more
iPhone Door Security With Kwikset Kevo
If you own an iPhone and are a even a little security conscious then listen up. The Kwikset’s Kevo Bluetooth Electronic Deadbolt is a very cool piece of home security tech. It wasn’t going to be long before someone invented an intelligent Bluetooth-enabled lock and to be fair, it is... Read more
Florida Man Used Cell Phone Jammer On Highway For 2 Years
I don’t exactly know how you feel about people talking on their cell phones while driving, but it certainly annoys some people more than it does others. While there are those who claim it’s perfectly safe, there are still others who think it distracts a driver too much to... Read more
How Does Cortana Stack Up Against its Rivals?
Out of all the updates that Microsoft made to Windows Phone 8.1, Cortana has to be the one that makes most of an impact. For some time now the phone platform has been struggling to keep up with its rivals but with the addition of a personal assistant, hopefully... Read more
Fast Food Giant To Give Ebooks Away With Kids Meals
Fast food mega giant, McDonalds, has had a very long relationship with different promotional companies.  There is usually a new movie that is about to be released or something of a similar line in the offing. McDonalds tend to keep to the tried and tested method of fast food... Read more
Microsoft To Hold “Small” Surface Event On May 20
Last month, we heard talks about Microsoft working hard at releasing a Surface Mini this year, but as is usual with these things, we didn’t have anything solid to work on. Yesterday, however, the big names in tech media published reports about receiving invites to a “small” Surface event... Read more