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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…

Lenovo/IBM Server Deal Worth $2.3 Billion

Internet January 27, 2014

Lenovo have just announced this week, that they have agreed to buy IBM’s x86 server hardware business and the related maintenance services for $2.3 billion. Lenovo will pay $2.07 billion in cash for the IBM business unit, topping this up with shares. The deal will encompass IBM’s System x, BladeCenter and... Read more

Man Yanked Out Of Cinema For Wearing Google Glass

Internet January 27, 2014

A man from Columbus, Ohio recently had a different kind of experience while sitting down to enjoy a movie at one of AMC’s theaters. Somewhere around the one hour mark of Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit, officials came out of the shadows and pulled him from his seat. The reason? He... Read more

Tiger Direct Now Accepts BitCoin

News January 26, 2014

Yet another online retailer has just announced that it is now accepting the virtual currency, Bitcoin. TigerDirect revealed the news on Thursday with much elaboration on its website, including an educational guide to bitcoin and incentives for GPU card shoppers to “Start Mining with AMD”. TigerDirect will use BitPay as its payment processor and... Read more

Fly With Onewheel:The Electric Self-Balancing Skateboard

News January 26, 2014

The designers behind Onewheel have come up with an ingenious new skateboard that, along with self-balancing technology, can make you feel like you’re flying. If you decide to make a pledge through Kickstarter, you are promised to receive the most advanced motion sensing, hub motor and battery technology available,... Read more

Beware iPad Floor Tile Scam

News January 26, 2014

News is emerging that there is very clever new scam hitting the streets in which people are fooled into believing they are buying an iPad at a cheap rate. In actuality they are handing over their hard earned cash for a floor tile, with Apple camouflage. SFGate reports that scam... Read more

Got Skin Irritation Because Of Fitbit? Here’s An Apology & A Refund!

News January 26, 2014

Fitbit is one of the most popular brands when it comes to fitness trackers. They have sleek designs and reasonable prices, and they do track sleep and fitness activities quite well. While the niche is getting rather crowded, Fitbit has been able to hold the attention of its users... Read more

Rapide One: Affordable Professional Desktop 3D Printer

News January 25, 2014

Everybody is into 3D printing in some way or another these days and although the industry is really still in its fledgling stage there is still a gap in the market for a desktop 3D printer capable of producing high quality professional pieces. That is until now. The Rapide... Read more

5G Rollout By 2020 in South Korea

News January 25, 2014

The government of South Korea is seeking to establish the country as a world leader in 5G technologies and has pledged 1.6 trillion won (£905 million) to rollout the next generation of mobile data services by 2020. The Ministry of Science has said in a statement to AFP, “We helped fuel national... Read more

Sprint To Allow Wi-Fi Calling

News January 25, 2014

Sprint is one of those cell phone companies that no one really seems to hear about all that much anymore. That might be changing over the coming months, though. It has been leaked through the grapevine that Sprint will probably soon be allowing their customers to make calls over... Read more

AOL Acquires Gravity For $90 Million

News January 25, 2014

AOL have made it public that they have finally reached a deal to acquire Gravity, the content personalization startup, for an initial $83 million, with another $7.7 million to be paid spanning the next 48 months. Gravity works with brands and online publishers to tailor their content based on... Read more

Programmer Claims Responsibility For Malware Used in Target Data Theft

Internet January 24, 2014

A programmer from Saratov, Russia, has claimed responsibility for arming the Kaptoxa malware used to steal personal details of about 110 million customers of the US retail chain Target and other stores. In a recent interview with the Russian website lifenews.ru, Rinat Shabayev has admitted that he modified Kaptoxa (also known... Read more

Virtual Retina Display Smashes Kickstarter Goal In 4 Hours

News January 24, 2014

The head-mounted “personal theatre” designed by Avegant, named Glyph, is the new wearable device that uses a technology which the company calls “Virtual Retina Display”. Glyph is a media-centric device, with high-end headphones and a headband that is capable of transforming in to an immersive display. The Virtual Retina... Read more

Russia is Building An Army Of Drones

News January 24, 2014

How do you envision the world ending? Global warming? Do you see aliens finally coming to take us to the mothership? Maybe you imagine some kind of cataclysmic nuclear warfare? Or, maybe you picture some kind of all out World War 4 where all of the citizens left on... Read more

Playstation Now: EU Earmarked For 2015 Release

Internet January 24, 2014

Sony has been at the cutting edge of gaming technology for a number of years now with the Playstation brand. It seems like only yesterday when I was gripping a wired controller attached to a Sony Playstation, skilfully negotiating the levels of Bubble Bobble and the like. Soon gamers... Read more

AI Controls Microsoft Research’s Smart Elevator

News January 24, 2014

It seems that everything around us is developing its own intelligence. Microsoft Research now wants to take elevators to a complete different level, one where they can acually tell which floor you require, without you pressing a single button. Bloomberg reports that a research team applied sensors to the... Read more

Microsoft Says Spec Difference Between Xbox One & PS4 is “Fairly Marginal”

Gaming News January 23, 2014

The battle between Xbox and PlayStation has always been full of passion – that of the respective console’s enthusiastic fans – and it continues to rage with the launch of the latest versions: Xbox One and PS4. Naturally, we can expect the respective sides to highlight each console’s advantages... Read more

iTrace App Teaches Handwriting To Kids

Mobile Software Reviews January 23, 2014

We live in a very digital world. Indeed, I think we spend a whole lot more time online than we do offline, and I think there will eventually be some major consequences to that. Don’t hear me wrong – I’m not at all against technology and I am excited... Read more

Snowden To Hold Q&A Online Tonight

Internet January 23, 2014

There will be a live Question and Answer session with whistleblower Edward Snowden, to be held on Thursday 23rd January, 8pm GMT, 3pm EST. Mr Snowden will be answering questions submitted by the public on his official support site; freesnowden.is. Mr Snowden’s support site is run by The Courage Foundation... Read more