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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…

Facebook Building New Data Centre in Sweden

Internet March 13, 2014

Facebook has been serving traffic form their data centre, in Luleå, Sweden, for approximately a year now. The centre has been hailed as one of the greenest facilities on the planet. Now they plan to construct a second data centre which will be even more eco friendly. The social... Read more

Man Arrested For Filming On-Duty Police Officer With iPhone

Mobile News March 13, 2014

George Thompson is a man from MA who has recently found himself in the middle of a bit of a police controversy. As he was walking along recently, he noticed an on-duty police officer having quite the conversation on his cell phone. Apparently, the officer was cursing loudly and... Read more

Added Features In The Latest Kingsoft Office Suite Update

News March 13, 2014

Kingsoft Office Free 2013 is a free office suite that includes a word processor, spreadsheet program and presentation maker. It has been designed to be smaller and faster than most other office suites and the latest versions allow you to save files as DOCX, XLSX formats and export PDF... Read more

Android SDK For Wearable Tech On The Horizon

Internet News March 13, 2014

Google has helped put wearable technology well and truly in the front line. The impact that Google Glass has had already and it has not even been released yet, is massive. The company is aiming to march forward and take an active stand in the wearable tech market, because in approximately... Read more

CUPID Drone Delivers 80,000 Volts To Stun Victims

News March 12, 2014

Chaotic Moon, the company behind SharkPunch and the Pizza Hut touch table has modified a Tarot Hexacopter so that it can shoot an unsuspecting victim with an 80,000 volt taser. This drone was developed as a tech demo but the Chaotic Unmanned Personal Intercept Drone (CUPID) could soon be... Read more

Mophie Case Gives More Battery & Storage For iPhones

Mobile Software Reviews March 12, 2014

Having owned multiple iPhones as well as a Galaxy S3, I am well aware that iPhones are seriously lacking in the upgradeable storage and extra battery department. When I used my Galaxy, I could easily upgrade the onboard storage space with a micro SD card (and I did just... Read more

Scientists Create Shrinking Gel That Repairs Teeth

News March 12, 2014

Following an examination of embryonic development, scientists have made an advancement in tissue engineering. Scientists from the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) have been able to develop a new gel-based material, which they say can allow stem cells to repair damaged caused to bones and teeth.... Read more

35 Million Getty Images Become Free To Use

Internet News Photo and Image March 12, 2014

Have you ever-needed specific images for something and didn’t quite know where to look? Well my friends, the search is over as the world’s largest photo agency, Getty Images, has made a massive amount of its library free to use, in an effort to combat online piracy. Millions of... Read more

We’re Getting A New Microsoft Office For Mac This Year!

Mac News March 12, 2014

Finally! According to Thorsten Hübschen, Business Group Lead at Microsoft Germany, this year, we will see an updated version of Microsoft Office for Mac. Let’s be honest, while Pages and Numbers work decently, Microsoft Word and Excel just work much better. About Keynote and PowerPoint – that’s a whole... Read more

The One Ring That Controls Everything Else

News March 12, 2014

And you thought all that talk about the “One Ring” was just fantasy straight out of those Lord Of The Rings movies. Well, it turns out there is a ring(s) out there that can control most everything in your home. As of this writing, though, it doesn’t appear it will allow... Read more

iOS 7.1 Has Been Released With CarPlay Support

Mobile News March 12, 2014

It has finally arrived; Apple has released its iOS 7.1 software update for the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch. It sees changes to the user interface, faster animations and transitions and the desperately needed bug fixes. In the Calender app there is now a dedicated list and tray view... Read more

Pebble Android Update Gives Users Watchapp Directory Access

Internet March 12, 2014

Smartwatch manufacturer, Pebble, has just updated is Android app to version 2.0. This update now gives Pebble Smartwatch owners access to the watchapp directory. Android has caught up at last, in bringing the updated Pebble app to the Google Play Store after it has been launched on iOS a... Read more

You Are At Risk Every Time You Use A Wi-Fi Hotspot!

Internet News Privacy and Security March 11, 2014

Europe’s top cybercrime police officer has warned that sensitive information should not be sent over public wi-fi hotspots because there is a risk that hackers can steal it. Troels Oerting, who is head of Europol‘s cybercrime centre, says that rather, personal data should be sent over a known and... Read more

UK Capital To Test Smart Crossing System For Pedestrians

Internet March 11, 2014

Boris Johnson, The Mayor of London, England, has recently announced that the city will be testing a smart pedestrian crossing system. Johnson has made the claim the system has never been tested anywhere else in the world before. Whilst car manufacturers are working on pedestrian detection tech for cars, the city of... Read more

Microsoft Allegedly Mining User Data To Serve Targeted Political Ads

Internet News March 11, 2014

Ads are the bane of an online user’s existence – well, one of them, at least. While I do not fancy ads myself, I haven’t gone as far as using an ad blocker, which many online pros use – quite understandably. I think they’re a necessary evil to some... Read more

IBM Develops Masterchef Supercomputer

News March 11, 2014

I must confess to loving cookery programs, my favourite being the various MasterChef series. What fascinates me is how professional chefs can look at the most bizarre ingredients and invent incredible dishes. Yet they have nothing on the IBM supercomputer, which can come up with a quintillion ways of... Read more

The Couch That Will Automatically Turn Into A Bed

News March 11, 2014

If you have ever owned one of those couches that hides a bed inside, than you more than likely know how much of a pain in the rear it can be to get the bed out and then back in once again. Having owned one of these myself, I... Read more

Look At This Fully Working Batpod A Dad Built For His Son

News March 11, 2014

What’s the best thing your dad has ever created for you? A tree house? A bike ramp? Something made by LEGO? While our fathers may have been great and well-meaning, most of them never built a homemade Batpod from scratch. You might be asking, “What is a Batpod?”, and... Read more