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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…

Unity 5 Engine Revealed

News March 25, 2014

At the Game Developers Conference 2014 in San Francisco, Unity Technologies has revealed the new model of their engine Unity 5. It is now available to pre-order. A recent press release by David Helgason, CEO of Unity Technologies stated; Every time we ship a new version of Unity, we’re looking to... Read more

Opera 20.0.1387.82 is Available To Download

News March 24, 2014

The Opera team has released another update for the stable channel of the Opera browser. Opera 20.0.1387.82 sees some minor bug fixes and so is now more stable than ever. You can download Opera 20.0.1387.82 now through FileHippo. SOURCE: http://www.filehippo.com/download_opera Read more

Microsoft Offers $100 Discount On New PCs to XP Users

Windows March 24, 2014

Last week, Microsoft held up a carrot on a stick with a $50 gift card to customers who buy a device from a selection. It seems like the stunt didn’t really work as expected, though, as before the week ended, Microsoft doubled the incentive. Now, people who purchase select... Read more

EA Games Hack Targets Apple IDs

Internet March 24, 2014

Beware, there is an Apple ID phishing scam out there that is terribly convincing and could lead to you handing out sensitive information like credit card details. Netcraft, who discovered the scam, explained how it all starts with a legitimate EA.com URL that then redirects you to a very... Read more

Intel Unveils Devil Canyon Chip

News March 24, 2014

Usually the GDC is all about the games and related gaming technologies. This year at the 2014 Games Developers Conference Intel had decided it was the time to talk about their new processor line-up. The 3 new and powerful chips that were unveiled by Intel this week are undoubtedly... Read more

Construction of The World’s Biggest Telescope Begins Soon

News March 24, 2014

The Thirty Meter Telescope, or TMT for short, has been earmarked for construction for some time now and finally after all the long delays, the project could be about to get under way in April. Hawaii has agreed to provide a piece of land for the telescope, which is... Read more

Pwn2Own 2014 Hacks Top Software

Internet March 24, 2014

Last week, on the second day of the Hewlett-Packard Zero Day Initiative (ZDI) Pwn2Own event, security researchers had continued to expose zero-day flaws in all major web browsers and software, including Apple Safari, Google Chrome, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox and Adobe Flash. Microsoft’s Internet Explorer browser was successfully exploited once... Read more

New WhatsApp Screenshots Show Voice Calling

Messaging Mobile March 23, 2014

WhatsApp Messenger, the incredibly popular app that lets you send text messages for free looks to be getting a serious upgrade in the near future. Recent screenshots which have been leaked to the media show the WhatsApp service running on an iPhone with iOS 7 – and what’s unique... Read more

Red Bull Stratos Lands At Smithsonian

Internet March 23, 2014

Back in 2012 Red Bull successfully managed one of the most impressive feats ever attempted by man. The jump of Felix Baumgartner from the edge of space in late 2012 was much more than just a daring stunt of the highest calibre. No, this was much more. The data from the jump... Read more

LA Times Robot Writes Breaking Earthquake News

News March 23, 2014

When an earthquake occured on Monday, The Los Angeles Times was quick on the scene, being the first newspaper to cover the story. But instead of one of the journalists reporting on the disaster, its in-house robot published the story. Journalist and programmer Ken Schwencke has created an algorithm... Read more

More Than 60% Of ATMs Will Continue Running Windows XP After EOS

News Windows March 23, 2014

By now, everyone aged two to 92 is probably aware of the fact that April 8 is going to be the day we have to say goodbye to Windows XP, although technically, the operating system will not disappear. It’s just that Microsoft will end support for it, making devices... Read more

Ivanpah Solar Power Station ‘Blinding’ Pilots

Internet March 23, 2014

According to a report filed recently with the Aviation Safety Reporting System (ASRS), the glare from a major solar power plant in the US has been blinding some pilots that have been flying over the area. As Quartz reports, the problem is coming from the Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System. It is situated... Read more

Sony Unveils Its Virtual Reality Headset To Rival Oculus Rift

News March 23, 2014

Following reports that Sony’s PS4 virtual reality headset was on the way, the company finally unveiled its new device on Tuesday at the 2014 Game Developer’s Conference in San Francisco. President of Sony’s Worldwide Studios, Shuhei Yohida, said: “Virtual reality is the next innovation from PlayStation that could shape... Read more

Hacker ‘Weev’ Tries To Overturn Case

Internet March 22, 2014

Andrew Auernheimer is currently serving a 41-month prison sentence for identity theft and conspiracy to gain unauthorised access to AT&T public servers. The team of lawyers for Andrew “Weev” Auernheimer will appear in a US court on Wednesday to attempt to overturn a conviction they say has serious repercussions... Read more

LG Creates An Aesthetic Energy Saving Air Conditioner

News March 22, 2014

Let’s just get it out of the way now and say it – those with access to central heat and air conditioning might just be a tad bit more fortunate than those without it. There are of course other ways to compensate for not having central air conditioning –... Read more

uTorrent App Update

News March 22, 2014

uTorrent is the most popular bit torrent client outside of China. The client is free to download on the PC. The popular behemoth of peer-to-peer file sharing also has an extremely popular fan-base in the Android world also. uTorrent on Android is free as well and for a version... Read more