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Deepfake Safety: Five Things You Can Do Today

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

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

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 Claim 80% Polled Prefer PlayStation 4 over Xbox One
It’s almost a no brainer that Sony’s PlayStation 4 is the more popular choice with consumers planning to buy a next-generation gaming console any time soon, first of all due to the attractive price tag, the specs and an overall more cohesive promotion campaign. But how popular will the... Read more
Touchscreen Germ Resistant Technology Is Close
Have you ever borrowed your friends phone? to check your email for instance or maybe they have showed you a picture on their handset and you have noticed the greasy film on the screen left there by your friends seemingly normal and clean face? which then made you feel... Read more
Meet The Samsung Ativ Book 9 Plus
No matter what haters say, there is no doubt that the MacBook (Pro or Air) is very difficult to beat when it comes to aesthetics. I’ve always teased my friends about “going Mac and never going back”, but there is a lot of truth to that; and aesthetics is... Read more
Personalised Storybook Maker For iPad
Kid in Story Book Maker by Locomotive Labs is an iPad app for children, adults and educators, to use together to create stories. It is more than just a plain-text page turner, or even a visually simple App such as reading book in the iBooks Application. Kid in Story... Read more
Blood Clot Sucking Robot May Prevent Brain Damage
It is a known fact that brain clots can be a leading cause of death or physical impairment. In fact, as many surgical failures have shown, 40% of the people affected by a blood clot or intra-cerebral hemorrhage die within a month and many of the surviving patients are... Read more
LG G2 Advertising Stunt Injures Many
Sometimes the rise and fall of a product, no matter how great that product may be, how superior the hardware is or how intuitive the software seems to flow, will be down to the marketing campaign associated with it. A marketing campaign can either make or break a product’s... Read more
BOINC App Helps Smartphones Fight AIDS
You don’t have enough time or money to donate in support of an important cause such as, say, AIDS research? Now there are other ways to help, with virtually no costs and no time-consuming tasks for you, as your smartphone will do all the work. A new Android app... Read more
Apple Win in Key Patent Battle Against Samsung
In a battles over patented technology, Apple has won a key patent case against Samsung. After finding that Samsung had infringed Apple’s patents back in 2011, the US International Trade Commission (IS ITC) has upheld its decision. The patents relate to Apple patents for mobile phones, media players and... Read more
Solar-powered Ubuntu Laptop Boasts 10h Battery Life
Solar-powered laptops are understandably more difficult to build in an efficient and cost-effective manner, but it seems a Canadian company called WeWi Telecommunications, Inc. has found a solution. WeWi has unveiled an Ubuntu laptop that can be powered solely by solar energy and boasts an impressive 10 hour battery... Read more
The Pirate Bay Releases The Pirate Browser
The Pirate Bay has always been a target for governments and institutions that abhor, well, piracy. And, just as sure as the sun rises in the morning, there will always be arguments for both sides. Whichever side you belong to – it’s not the point of this post –... Read more
Focus Headset Makes You Smarter
The wearable tech market is reaching all areas of our lives, whether it be to track your sleep patterns or give you directions that float above your eye. However the latest devices claim to make you think faster and even make you smarter. They work by attaching electrodes to... Read more
New iPhone to be Unveiled on September 10
I bet September 10 is already marked red in your calendar. If you’re an Apple fan, that is. The Internet is ablaze with the news that Apple is going to unveil the new iPhone on September 10, and we all know what that means: conjectures, rumors, “confirmed” details, and... Read more
Amazon Android Based Console On The Horizon?
Are Amazon developing an Android-based console for release later this year? GameInformer is reporting that multiple sources have come forward to them revealing that Amazon is indeed developing an Android-powered games console. Packaged with its very own controller, this Amazon Box would increase leverage to an already substantial framework that... Read more
Virtual Tours of Italy with San Pellegrino
Whether it is a good pizza or plate of pasta, not to mention the wine, we all love something about Italy. While it may not always be possible to just hop on the plane and experience the Italian culture, San Pellegrino Fruit Beverages is giving everyone the chance of... Read more
Microsoft Head-Mounted Display in the Works
After Google Glass and Oculus Rift, a new augmented reality device may soon hit the shelves, as it was revealed last week that a Microsoft head-mounted display device is being planned. Microsoft filed a patent for a pair of augmented reality glasses, a system whose primary purpose may be... Read more
Sony And Coke Team Up For Playstation All Stars Island
Sony and Coca Cola are teaming up to bring some of the PS3′s greatest characters to the small screen. Playstation All Stars Island is an iOS and Android collection of mini games featuring Playstation favorites such as Little Big Planet’s Sackboy and Uncharted’s Drake.  You will control your Playstation... Read more
Asus Will Stop Making Windows RT Tablets
Asus has told the Wall Street Journal that it will no longer make Windows RT tablets with ARM chips due to it taking a loss on the Windows RT devices in the last quarter. The company has said that it will build full Windows 8 devices using Intel processors... Read more
Impossible Material Upsalite Discovered by Accident
When the words accident and science are used in the same sentence, it’s often the mark of something disastrous. But not this time, as Swedish scientists discovered what they described as an impossible material by accident. The material is a new magnesium carbonate and it was believed impossible to... Read more