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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…

Is Apple Ditching The iPhone 5C?

Mobile February 18, 2014

The iPhone 5C has not been as popular as Apple had anticipated, with Tim Took himself admitting that sales were lower than expected. Now, news has surfaced that in September two new iPhones will be released and at the same time the 5C will be ditched. According to reports... Read more

NASA Has Designed A Satellite Robot Refuelling Station

Internet News February 18, 2014

There are currently over 500000 different pieces of space junk, floating around our orbit. Unfortunately, with every satellite launched into orbit, it will eventually become interstellar garbage, things that have a seemingly unstoppable destiny to be tracked and possibly dismantled by DARPA or ultimately disposed of by huge lasers or something of... Read more

Woman Goes to Jail for Not Returning 9 Year-Old VHS Movie

Internet February 18, 2014

Wow. It seems some places in the United States are sticklers when it comes to following the letter of the law. It also seems like some police departments have a little too much time on their hands. You may find yourself agreeing with me as you read on. A... Read more

Scientists Successfully Control Nanomotors In Human Cells

Internet February 17, 2014

Scientists fro the Pennsylvania State University have successfully inserted and remotely controlled “nanomotors” inside human cells. With further development these “rocket-shaped metal particles” could be used to deliver medicine, perform micro-surgery and even destroy the cell completely. Nanomotors are moved via externally-delivered ultrasonic waves and can be maneuvered by... Read more

India Latest Country Concerned Over Bitcoin

Internet February 17, 2014

Trader in the virtual currency Bitcoin are having a bit of a tough time of things of late. India is the latest in a line of countries becoming increasingly concerned with Bitcoin. After some initial momentum that saw numerous Bitcoin exchanges emerge in India, the Reserve Bank of India has issued... Read more

Microsoft Office For iPad Coming Soon?

Mobile News Office Software February 17, 2014

Say what you want about Microsoft – Windows in particular – but one cannot deny just how many of us have gotten used to Microsoft Office. Not that there is a lack of alternatives which do the job – from Open Office to Apple’s own suite of word processing... Read more

Toyota Announces Massive Prius Recall

Internet February 17, 2014

There have been a number of automobile manufacturers in recent times, which have had to recall masses of vehicles due to dangerous or defective parts inside their cars. In fact only last week , 75% of 2007-2014 high end cars had to be recalled from manufacturer Aston Martin for... Read more

A Breakthrough in Nuclear Fusion

News February 17, 2014

Nuclear fusion has the potential to produce enough energy to meet humans’ high demands, so it is understandable why scientists invest a lot of time and money into researching this technology. It is unlikely that we will see this energy resource commercially available any time soon but scientists have... Read more

Wise Button Controls & Keeps Track Of Your Devices

Mobile February 17, 2014

Have you ever found yourself wishing that you had one device to control all of your other devices? Or, have you ever wanted to have a device that could easily tell you where you left one of your devices – especially when you can’t find your phone in the... Read more

Rakuten Buys Viber For $900 Million

Internet February 17, 2014

The messaging app Viber has been in the news of late, whether it is because of threatening bans from certain governmental authorities or takeover bids. But finally it appears as though one such firm had the correct figure in mind and coupled with the right package too. Japanese e-commerce... Read more

Send A Smell Via A Text Message With oPhone

Mobile February 17, 2014

Nowadays smartphones provide a variety of stimulation for some of our senses whether it be hearing the voices of our family from the other side of the world and listening to music, or feasting our eyes on photos, videos and games. Yet now our noses could be about to... Read more

Dyson To Open Robotics Lab At Imperial College

News February 17, 2014

If you’re anything like most “normal” people, part of your daily and weekly activities revolve around housekeeping. Whether it’s doing the dishes, cleaning the bathroom, or vacuuming the floor, we all have duties around the house that we wish we didn’t have to do. If you have children, they... Read more

Rogue Flappy Bird Android Download Contains Malware

Mobile News February 16, 2014

After the extremely popular app, Flappy Bird, was officially removed from official app stores, the game sprang up online in various places and has provoked a variety of different clones. But, sadly, along with the copies of Flappy Bird being provided ,there are malware-injected version which have also been discovered. These rogue... Read more

Trials Scheduled For TALOS Military Exoskeleton

News February 16, 2014

The US Special Operations Command (SOCOM) which is a division of the US Military, revealed late last year that it had created the Tactical Assault Light Operator Suit (TALOS) project to produce a wearable environment for soldiers that combines both armour and technology to enhance the soldier’s fighting efficiency.... Read more

Microsoft: We’re Still Committed To PC Gaming

Gaming News February 16, 2014

Anyone who has spent some time playing on a gaming console knows just how it can take you to a whole new world (or dimension, if you want). However, there is something to be said about PC gaming, and everyone knows that that experience is hard to beat. Of... Read more

The Survival Slingshot

News February 16, 2014

An aerospace engineer from Texas has developed a slingshot so powerful, that it can kill a wild animal. Fitted with two mounting points, the standard Survival Slingshot comes with forty rounds of steel shot. There is even an Archer model, which allows the user to fire arrows from this... Read more

Sony Selling Waterproof Walkman Inside A Bottle Of Water

Software Reviews February 16, 2014

Most people probably listen to music on-the-go through their smartphone nowadays but there is still a niche market for MP3 players. Sony wants to capitalize on this and is targeting consumers who want to listen to music underwater. Smartphones are not cheap and so for some places they are... Read more

URB-E: The Fold Up Electric Scooter

News February 16, 2014

At the Consumer Electronic Show in January, the new up and coming gadget that seemed to get a lot of attention was the Urb-E scooter. The Urb-E scooter is currently live on crowdfunding website, Indiegogo. In order to get the scooter off the ground, the company is sending down the... Read more