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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…

Woman Walks Off Pier While Looking At Facebook

Internet Mobile December 24, 2013

It’s really hard to read about this story and not bust out laughing. It’s even harder to write about this story without laughing uncontrollably. And, sadly to say, it’s hard to feel bad for this unfortunate woman. What unfortunate woman, you ask? Let me explain. A young woman in... Read more

Researchers in Canada Send Text Using Vodka & A Fan

News December 24, 2013

Researchers at York University in Canada have used vodka and a desk fan to send a new type of text message. The team were able to encode the alphabet in evaporated alcohol and assigned different concentration levels to represent bits 1 and 0. During the experiment, the chemical signal... Read more

Universal Laptop Charger Standard To Come Next Year

News December 24, 2013

The average household today has more than one laptop, and it is always such a pain to have to find the appropriate charger, isn’t it? It’s a different story if family members have the same laptop, but that is not always the case. Then there’s the other story of going... Read more

Wink To Take A Photo With Google Glass Update

Internet December 23, 2013

Google has announced a new feature for Google Glass allowing users to take photos by winking. The company has said that this feature is faster than a camera button or a voice command and can work even when the display is turned off. Google think that this wink feature... Read more

Cut The Rope 2 Released On iOS

Mobile December 23, 2013

If you like the original Cut the Rope, you are going to love this! Your favourite green monster Om Nom is back in Cut The Rope 2 and obviously he is still hungry for more candy. Software developer, ZeptoLab, on Thursday, gave iPhone and iPad gamers a treat by... Read more

Increase Your Arm Strength With A Titan Arm

News December 23, 2013

A group of college students in Pennsylvania really want to lend you a hand an arm in the near future. Or, to put it more accurately, they want to provide you with a way to increase the strength of your current arm. For their senior capstone project, 4 engineering students... Read more

Tomb Raider Launched On iOS

Mobile December 23, 2013

The original Tomb Raider game was released over 17 years ago, way back in October 1996, for the PC and PlayStation. It was an action-adventure game, developed by Core Design and was published by Eidos Interactive. The main character was a female Indiana Jones type of adventurer, called Lara Croft.... Read more

Carmat Implants its First Artificial Heart in A Human

Internet December 23, 2013

A “bioprosthetic” artificial heart, created by Carmat, was successfully implanted in a patient at the Georges Pompidou European Hospital in France last week, marking the first effective human implant for the company. According to Carmat the patient is in the intensive care unit but is doing well and able... Read more

Forget About Passwords…How About Passwatches & Passrings?

News Privacy and Security December 23, 2013

If you’re a person who is tired of having to remember password after password, there may be good news on the horizon for you. Anymore, it seems as if there is a password (or multiple passwords) for everything. After a while, all of those different passwords can get ridiculously... Read more

Vuzix M2000AR To Fit Standard Glasses Frames

News December 22, 2013

Smartglass designer and video eyewear maker Vuzix have announced what they say is a “major optical breakthrough that will dramatically improve glasses-based wearable technology.” The new optics engine, called Waveguide, was jointly developed with Nokia. This enables smart eyewear technology being able to fit into standard glasses frames, as... Read more

The Crowd-Funded Car Made From Lego, That Runs On Air

News December 22, 2013

What do you get if you take an Australian entrepreneur, a technologist and more than 500,000 pieces of Lego? The most amazing Lego car that runs on compressed air! Steve Sammartino and his friend Raul Oaida had the idea to build a zero-emissions car made from Lego but unfortunately... Read more

The Kano Build-It-Yourself Computer For Kids

Internet December 22, 2013

Kickstarter project Kano has managed to raise funding in excess of $1.5M on the crowdfunding website. The Kano is built on top of the Raspberry Pi and is a build-it-yourself computer which was launched on Kickstarter with the aim of raising $100,000 in crowd-funding to push 1,000 of its Kano kits to the... Read more

US Army Shoot Down Drones With Lasers

News December 22, 2013

So far the U.S Army has never used lasers in combat but it now has a new target, drones! For the first time last week, soldiers used a vehicle-mounted laser to successfully shoot down drones and incoming mortar shells. Terry Bauer, who is the program manager for the weapon... Read more

AT&T Subscribers, The CIA Has Your Phone Records

Mobile December 21, 2013

And you thought the FBI and the NSA have been involved in too many domestic surveillance issues! If the reports are accurate, then even the CIA is part of this privacy mess. Then again, it’s the Central Intelligence Agency. It’s not like they would allow themselves to be left... Read more

University Researchers Print 3D Speakers

Internet December 21, 2013

There have been numerous reports in the media regarding really useful and clever designs and applications for 3D printing. So it was only a matter of time before the use of 3D printing stretched into the music world. Researchers at Cornell University in New York have successfully designed and... Read more

NASA Creates Superhero Robot Named Valkyrie

Internet December 21, 2013

For the DARPA robotics challenge, NASA has decided to go all out this year. They have effectively designed and created the first robotic superhero, and even if it doesn’t win them first place in the challenge, it will hopefully save some lives one day down the road, as long... Read more

London Gets First Pure Electric Buses

Internet December 21, 2013

Transport for London has started to incorporate its first zero emissions pure electric buses. The single deck buses will run a trial period connecting Victoria, Waterloo and London Bridge from Thursday 19 December, along the central 507 and 521 routes. Two buses will be trialed in December, with a... Read more

Facebook Officially Releases Video Ads

Internet December 20, 2013

Facebook has announced that it will now be placing video advertisements into the news feeds of its users. In a blog post the company said: “Marketers will be able to use this new format to tell their stories to a large number of people on Facebook in a short... Read more