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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…

Wireshark 1.11.3 (32-bit) Beta Released

News April 21, 2014

Wireshark is the foremost network protocol analyzer that is available. The software is standard across industry and educational institutions alike. There are many features to the software such as the deep inspection of hundreds of protocols, with more constantly being added. You can use live capture and offline analysis.... Read more

BBC iPlayer Update Supports More Android Devices

Mobile News April 20, 2014

Almost all of BBC iPlayer users that use an Android device are now able to download BBC content to watch offline. The British Broadcasting Corporation issued an update for their immensely popular app this week. Following an initial rollout on 11 devices in September of 2013 and then a careful... Read more

You Can Now Export Your Yahoo Email To Outlook.com

Email How To April 20, 2014

Having multiple email accounts can be handy, but there is something to be said about minimalism – in the sense that only a handful of email accounts are actually really used on a regular basis. Think about it, if you have five – or even more – email accounts,... Read more

Meet The Mini Mobile Printer

Mobile April 20, 2014

Printing things can be a real pain sometimes if you are frequently on the go. Sure, most smartphones now have the capability to send something to a printer to print, but what if there’s no printer available? What do you do if you really need to print something, but... Read more

World’s Biggest Jenga Game Played With Caterpillar Excavators

News April 20, 2014

If you had access to giant earth moving equipment, what would you do with it? Maybe help out friends landscaping their new garden? You could try to assist a local charity in making a kids playground? What about being a little bit selfish and just have some fun with... Read more

Time To Give Those Germ-Ridden Devices A Clean

Mobile News April 20, 2014

Did you know that according to one study, some smartphones and tablets harbour more germs than a toilet seat and flush handle? Disgusting I know but the research indicated that this germ fest is due to our busy lifestyles that often leave us snacking on sticky and greasy food... Read more

Grad Student Brings Prehistoric Plants To ‘Life’

News April 19, 2014

Jeff Benca, a grad student in the Department of Integrative Biology and Museum of Palaeontology at Berkeley in California, also a prehistoric plant enthusiast, published a paper describing a ‘new’ found prehistoric species of lycopod. The difference in his paper to many others is his detailed colour reconstruction of... Read more

The Best Apps On Google Chromecast

Best Software Internet Mobile Software Reviews April 19, 2014

At the beginning of last month Google released its Chromecast Software Development Kit (SDK) and API, meaning that the inexpensive HDMI dongle is about to get a whole lot more apps. Add the fact that Chromecast is now available in another eleven countries, including the U.K., Canada, Italy, Sweden,... Read more

Space X Has 20 Year Lease At Kennedy Space Centre

News April 19, 2014

Pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, was the topic of a custody battle between SpaceX (who designs, manufactures and launches advanced rockets and spacecraft) and Blue Origin (a privately funded aerospace company initiated by Jeff Bezos, creator of amazon.com). Blue Origin wanted NASA to allow different... Read more

Handy Hints For Windows 8.1

How To Software Reviews Windows April 19, 2014

So by now you’ve had plenty of time to play around with Windows 8.1 and get to grips with the customisable start screen, new and improved apps and the fact that OneDrive weaves itself throughout the operating system. Plus you’ve probably breathed a sigh of relief that the Start... Read more

Defraggler Updated

News April 19, 2014

A large amount of defrag tools that are available on the market only allow you to defrag an entire drive. Defraggler lets you specify one or more files, folders, or the whole drive to defragment. The software does this by using the exact same techniques that Windows uses. So, using Defraggler... Read more

US Military To Build Stealth Motorcycle

News April 18, 2014

Stealth technology has been around for some time now. The military have used the technology in its varying forms on all sorts of vehicles from jet fighters to submarines. But I do not think that anyone has yet to construct a stealth motorcycle. Well, apparently all that is about... Read more

Facebook Will Soon Force You To Use Facebook Messenger

Mobile April 18, 2014

Mobile Facebook users in some European countries got a little surprise last week as they were notified that in two weeks time they’d no longer simply be able to use Messenger from the mobile Facebook app. Instead, they’d have to have both the Facebook app and the Facebook Messenger... Read more

Download Firefox 29 Beta

News April 18, 2014

With Mozilla Firefox as your web browser of choice, you can surf the web easily with a simple User Interface that is easy to manage. If you couple that with great browsing speed and strong security capabilities then you will see why Mozilla Firefox has consistently featured in the top... Read more

Which Fitness Tracker Should You Choose?

Software Reviews April 18, 2014

Wearable technology is one of the more recent categories of the ever-growing gadget market. Fitness trackers have become more popular, especially amongst fitness fanatics and the health conscious alike. They can monitor everything from your exercise and diet, to your overall body movement and sleep patterns. But with so... Read more

Teen Arrested For Hoax Terrorism Tweet To American Airlines

Internet April 18, 2014

A 14-year-old girl from the Netherlands thought that I was a good idea to play a joke with American Airlines by sending a terror threat via Twitter. The tweet read “Hello my name’s Ibrahim and I’m from Afghanistan. I’m part of Al Qaida and on June 1st I’m gonna... Read more

By July 2015, Smartphones Can All Be Bricked Remotely

Mobile April 17, 2014

Giant phone manufacturers Apple, Google, HTC, Huawei, Motorola, Microsoft, Nokia, and Samsung have come together – along with U.S. carriers – to take one step closer to protecting stolen smartphones, and maybe even deter thieves from stealing the devices in the first place. Several states and municipalities in the U.S.... Read more

Glow in The Dark Highway

News April 17, 2014

A couple of years ago, back in 2012, there was a concept that was created by a Dutch designer Dan Roosegaarde, which suggested that glow in the dark road markings should be used in place of street lights. The goal was to create the roads to be more interactive whilst at the same... Read more