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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…

The Original Flappy Birds May Be Coming Back Soon
If you keep up with the mobile gaming world, you’re more than likely all too familiar with the craze that was/is Flappy Birds. This insane game, where you tap a button to make a bird’s wings “flap” so it’ll fly in between Mario-looking pipes – was a hit no one... Read more
FlashPlayer Update Has Expanded Options
The newly released version of Adobe FlashPlayer offers an attractive user experience coupled with stacks of features. Users may now enjoy an improved digital experience available across numerous platforms and browsers for viewing Internet applications consisting of rich and vibrant content.  The new version offers runtime on Mac OS... Read more
Pono Music Boasts Amazing Quality For Digital Music
Neil Young’s mission to provide a device that delivers supreme sound quality has finally come to fruition; Pono Music can be available through Kickstarter now for just shy of $400. Pono Music is a bright triangular digital music player that delivers “studio master-quality digital music at the highest audio... Read more
Free Images No Threat To Photo Market Comment
With Getty Images giving away approximately 35 million photos for free. Some people are saying the move, which is aimed to combat picture piracy, will overturn the entire stock photo market. The CEO of Shutterstock, Jon Oringer, is not worried however. It is because these ‘free’ images come with two strings attached. 1)... Read more
Download Google Chrome 33.0.1750.149
The latest stable version of Google Chrome has been released and is available to download. There are no new features to speak of as this is a security release. Google Chrome 33.0.1750.149 sees seven security fixes, with the post announcing the release listing a select few that have been... Read more
OneNote Soon Available For Mac
Hot on the heels of the news that Microsoft Office for Mac is finally going to get an update this year, news that implies Microsoft is going after Evernote has come out. Everyone knows that the competition in the note-taking app scene is as tough as can be, and... Read more
Julian Assange Says More Leaks On The Way
Founder of Wikileaks, Julian Assange, has criticized the National Security Agency and has hinted at future leaks in a Skype interview held at the SXSW conference in Austin, Texas, U.S.A.  Assange, who is currently residing in the Ecuadorean embassy in London, did not give any details at all about what may... Read more
Soldiers Could Be Getting High-Tech Headgear Q-Warrior Soon
The American military could be about to get new head gear that will give them a serious advantage out in the field. Q-Warrior is a high-tech device worn on the head and has been built by the UK-based company BAE Systems. The Google Glass-like equipment can measure distances, display... Read more
Skype Update Improves Device Sync
Microsoft has released a Skype update for Windows 8.1.  It is designed to guarantee that mobile and desktop clients will stay in sync.  The tech giant has promised a smooth Skype experience for users on Windows 8.1.  The update ensures a better job of syncing Skype across many different platforms. Skype... Read more
SnapRays Guidelight Lights Up Your Home For $0.10 A Year
We all have the same problem – we can’t see in the dark. Now, given a few minutes, our eyes will most likely adjust to the darkness in our homes, but who has a few minutes to waste when they wake in the middle of the night with a... Read more
Download SnagIt 11.4.2.263
Tech Smith has released an update for its popular SnagIt product. This screen capture software allows you to not just capture a screen view but also resize, cut, frame and add notes to the image. SnagIt 11.4.2.263 is a maintenance release and fixes the following bugs:     Additional fixes... Read more
Wearable Sports Technology Takes Another Step Forward
Have you ever wanted to experience what it feels like to be a big name football player?  Do you empathise with your favourite team as they make a costly mistake and lose the game?  Do you feel elated when they win or excited when they almost make a goal?... Read more
Facebook Pages Gets A Makeover
Last week Facebook gave its news feed an overhaul and now Facebook Pages is set to be transformed too. The company has announced that it making changes to how it looks for both visitors and admin, saying that it will have a more “streamlined” look. In the old design... Read more
The Hoverboard is Finally Available…Or is it?
A couple of weeks ago, I wrote an article about how Nike promised the world we’d see the iconic shoes Marty McFly wore in Back To The Future Part 2. You know the ones I’m talking about – the ones that laced themselves up thanks to power laces. That announcement... Read more
Firefox OS May Receive Widgets
Mozilla’s Firefox Operating System is a smartphone and tablet OS, which is designed to run web apps that are made using HTML5.  The trouble with applications is that they come in all manner of different sizes.  The management over at Sony would like to bring in some support for... Read more
Snowden Urges A Technical Response Against NSA At SXSW
Speaking at the South by Southwest conference in Austin, Edward Snowden has urged the technology community to devise solutions that will protect online communications from snoopers like the NSA. “he people who are in the room at Austin right now, they’re the folks who can really fix things, who... Read more
Microsoft Backs Qi Wireless Charging Standard
Wireless charging is something that will be the standard some time in the future, and I, for one, will be welcoming that time with arms wide open. With several devices in our household, some of which do not use the same cables and/or plugs, it is very easy to... Read more
Astronomers Discover ‘Death Star’
Astronomers have claimed that vast O-type stars are littered across the galaxy destroying young planets before they have had time to form.  A research team from US and Canadian are using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) to discover that massive quantities of ultraviolet radiation from stars 16-times the... Read more