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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…

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

BBC, ITV & Channel 4 Team Up For Freeview Connect Service

Internet February 15, 2014

The big 3 television broadcast stations in the UK; BBC, ITV and Channel 4 have joined forces in creating a new brand called Freeview Connect. The service will offer their catch-up TV services as standard on smart televisons. The Freeview Connect app will comprise of BBC iPlayer, ITV Player... Read more

The Phone Battery That Will Not Explode In Your Pocket

Mobile February 15, 2014

Just recently we reported the story of the school girl whose iPhone 5C set alight whilst in her back pocket. There have been other instances too relating to the batteries within smartphones causing fires. Although these cases are rare and often exaggerated it is important that something is done... Read more

Fish On Wheels Makes Life in a Fishbowl More Interesting

News February 15, 2014

I’ve never been a fish, obviously, so I’m not really an authority on their quality of life. (I did own a Beta fish once, though). But it seems to me that the life of a fish, especially the life of a fish in a fishbowl, would be all kinds... Read more

Phones4U To Operate Samsung Stores

Mobile February 15, 2014

Carphone Warehouse have recently announced that it has partnered up with the South Korean electronics manufacturer to operate retail stores on behalf of Samsung. It has come to light however, that this was not an exclusive deal, because Samsung has later signed a similar deal with mobile phone retailer... Read more

TouchBase Technologies Want to Digitalize Business Cards

Mobile February 15, 2014

The swapping of business cards is a tradition going back years and despite the advances in technology, it is an action that is still used by many business people the world over. However this tradition, that has its origins in European aristocracy, could be about to be given a... Read more

Xiaomi Announces $130 Redmi Smartphone

Mobile News February 14, 2014

Some of you may remember Hugo Barra left Google last year to work over in China and undertake a job for Xiaomi. Hugo has just announced on his Google+ Xiami has a new Redmi smartphone. The Redmi line is a rebranding of their Hongmi products, for other global markets... Read more

Researchers Say Airport X-Ray Scanners Can Be Hacked

News February 14, 2014

Billy Rios and Terry McCorkie, two security researchers, have bought their own x-ray control machine on the internet and analyzed how it works in a bid to discover flaws. They found that the Threat Image Projection is possibly at threat from hackers. Designed to train x-ray operators and their... Read more

Google & Telstra in Talks for Australia Chromecast

Internet February 14, 2014

With Chromecast, you can easily enjoy your favourite online entertainment on your HDTV: movies, TV shows, music, and much more from Netflix, YouTube, Hulu Plus, Google Play Movies and Music, and Chrome. Although there has been no indication from Google that they will be bringing Chromecast to Australia, a new report... Read more

NASA is Creating Star Trek-Like Self Healing Medical Devices

News February 14, 2014

NASA is working with the Houston-based company GRoK Technologies on the development of tissue regeneration technology. The plan is to create non-invasive medical technologies designed to “regenerate bone and muscle tissues,” not too dissimilar to what we see on Star Trek. In the press release NASA explained it is... Read more

Scentee Allows Your Smartphone To Remove Bad Smells

Mobile February 14, 2014

We live in a wonderful world, but if we’re being honest, it doesn’t always smell like a wonderful world. Oftentimes, it smells just the opposite. Whether it’s someone at work who forgot to apply their deodorant that morning, or if it’s the popcorn you burnt in the microwave the... Read more

Jolla Releases Source Code For Sailfish Browser

News February 14, 2014

Finnish smartphone manufacturer, Jolla has just released the source code for the Sailfish OS browser. This move makes it the primary internal application for the operating system to be open sourced. The source code is to be found in the GitHub version control system, meaning that the Sailfish user community... Read more

Virgin Atlantic Will Check In Passengers With Wearable Tech Devices

News February 14, 2014

Heathrow airport has been chosen to run a pilot program for Virgin Atlantic, where staff in the upper class wing will check their business class passengers in via the use of either Sony’s smartwatch or Google Glass. The program will last for around six weeks but if it goes... Read more

PayPal President’s Credit Card Hacked

Internet February 13, 2014

The President of the online payments company PayPal has recently revealed that his credit card information was cloned whilst he was on a trip to the United Kingdom. David Marcus voiced his opinions on the micro blogging social networking website, Twitter. He tweeted that a ‘ton’ of fraudulent transactions had been carried out via... Read more

NASA is Assessing Proposals For A Contract To Mine On The Moon

News February 13, 2014

NASA is examining proposals from private companies, who are bidding for the project to explore the moon for valuable resources like Helium 3 and other rare earth metals. It is possible than one or more of the companies will succeed in winning the contract to build capable robots for... Read more

ii Earphones Snap Strap Keep Earphones From Falling Out

Music Software Reviews February 13, 2014

In this day and age, a quality pair of earphones (or earbuds, headphones, whatever you want to call them) are essential to get through the day. If you use public transportation to get to work, then there’s a fair chance that you listen to music during your commutes. If... Read more

Is Microsoft Censoring Chinese Search Results in The US?

Internet February 13, 2014

The average person relies heavily on search engines to fill their information meter on a daily basis. Sad to say, gone are the days when the go-to information sources are print newspapers and libraries; and although they still exist, search engines are the default now. And, when it comes... Read more