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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…

Apple’s Jony Ive Gives Rare Interview

Mobile March 19, 2014

Apple’s Vice President of Design, Jony Ive, has given a rare interview, offering a small glimpse into the world of Apple and how its products are made. He provides insight into where the inspiration comes from for new products and how his obsession with detail impacts on projects. Once... Read more

Pioneering 3D Printing Reshapes Patient’s Face

News March 19, 2014

Imagine being in a traumatic car accident and suffering from wounds that leave you with deformities on your face. This is what happened to survivor, Stephen Power, 29, who experienced a serious motorcycle accident and was left in hospital for 4 months. Despite wearing a helmet, Power still suffered... Read more

Amazon Prime Cost Goes Up

Internet March 19, 2014

The rumors had been circulating for months regarding Amazon increasing the cost of their popular Amazon Prime service. Well, it turns out that these rumors actually contained some grains of truth. Rumors of price hikes from $20 to $40 seemed to be the common amounts, and thankfully, it’s only... Read more

Scientists Hack Plants With Nanotubes To Create Super Plants

News March 19, 2014

Scientists have been able to turn an ordinary plant into one that is supercharged by inserting nanomaterials into the energy-producing structures within the plant. The team tripled a plant’s energy-producing potential when they used carbon nanotubes to enhance the photosynthetic ability of chloroplasts. Chloroplasts are the cellular factories that... Read more

Real Life Mario Kart

Gaming Internet March 19, 2014

Surely real life Mario-kart would be horrendously dangerous and crazy, right? Shooting turtle shells at other cars must be a breach of traffic laws, not to mention potential harassment from Greenpeace! However, Remi Gaillard from France has created extreme street go-carting in Tokyo and is now a growing tourist... Read more

Be Wary Of Using Drones When in France

Internet March 18, 2014

With the popularity and availability of drones seemingly increasing everyday, it’s not all that hard to order a drone, set it up, and send it to the skies. You can even buy drone kits on the internet if you’re interested enough. But just because you can do something, as... Read more

European Politicians Vote in Favour Of A Universal Charger

Mobile March 18, 2014

European politicians have voted overwhelmingly in favour of a regulation that will force smartphone manufacturers like Apple to produce just one type of charger for all handsets. This regulation will see a one-size-fits-all charger by the year 2017. “This serves the interests both of consumers and the environment,” said... Read more

Microsoft Surface 2 With 4G LTE Now Available – AT&T Only

Mobile March 18, 2014

Finally, Microsoft Surface enthusiasts have the option to use their favorite tablet on the go without having to rely on establishments offering Wi-Fi – free or for a fee. Today, the Microsoft Surface 2 with 4G LTE is being launched and will be available via Microsoft Retail Stores, MicrosoftStore.com, and... Read more

WiTricity Develop Wireless Electricity

News March 18, 2014

Dr Katie Hall is developing ways to transfer power without wires. As part of a crude experiment, she filled a tiny room with gigantic copper refigerator coils. In the middle of the room was a light bulb. Incredibly it lit up the room despite the fact that there were... Read more

LeBron James’ Galaxy Phone Deletes Everything

Mobile March 18, 2014

If you use Twitter and/or Facebook, it’s only natural every once in a while to want to vent about your frustrations. It doesn’t matter if you have two followers on Twitter or if you have thousands of friends on Facebook – a bad day is a bad day when... Read more

Graphene Based Flash Drives That Look Like Sticky Notes

News March 18, 2014

Designers have come up with a theoretical design that could radicalize the way we store our data. If you’re anything like me, you probably have hundreds of those little thumb drives and can never remember what is stored on which drive. However, in the future we could potentially store... Read more

Android Security Flaw Over WhatsApp ‘Overstated’

Mobile March 18, 2014

Popular messaging service, WhatsApp, has said that their security is just fine and that rumours about their Android security vulnerability, has been ‘overstated’. Android’s mobile operating system has an apparent flaw that researchers claim, allows cyber criminals to steal peoples’ conversations from Whatsapp. Although Whatsapp has been updated to... Read more

Lego Robot Smashes Rubik’s Cube World Record

News March 17, 2014

I absolutely loved lego when I was a kid but what I built was nothing compared to what two British engineers have created. The Cubestormer 3 robot was built by David Gilday and Mike Dobson and has just smashed the world record for completing a Rubik’s Cube. In just... Read more

Microsoft Entices Users To Upgrade To Windows 8.1 With $50 Gift Card

News Windows March 17, 2014

While talk about Microsoft working on a free version of Windows 8.1 is going around – which is good press, definitely – the company is not yet done with its campaign to get loyal Windows XP users to upgrade. (By the way, have you seen the warning popup on... Read more

3D Acoustic Cloak Can Hide Objects From Sound

News March 17, 2014

Underwater invisible super lairs may be just around the corner! Duke engineers have created the first 3D acoustic cloak. This device can reroute sound waves which makes it seem as if the cloak, and whatever is beneath it, is not there. All it took to make was a few... Read more

Opera 20.0.1387.77 Removes CSP 1.1 Due To Security Issues

News March 17, 2014

There has been a silent update of Opera 20, which may have gone unnoticed but it sees some interesting security changes. The first change is to what is known as the ‘badge’, or the icon that sits to the left of the address field. Opera 20 was given an... Read more

The Ski Helmet That Knows When It’s Time To Be Replaced

News March 17, 2014

Helmets are funny things – especially the ones used while skiing. They’re great, of course, because they protect your head and all, but how do you know when it’s time to replace your trusty helmet? It’s not like you put it on and all of a sudden realize it’s... Read more