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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…

New Google Input Tools Tear Down Language Barriers
It’s been said, albeit jokingly, that the Internet has forced people to speak English. While it may be a funny thing to say, there is a grain of truth to that. In 2009, English topped the list of Internet languages, with Chinese not too far behind. Many factors come... Read more
Redbox Instant and Xbox 360 Make a Good Team
Many people are familiar with the large red video kiosks at local gas stations and grocery stores, and now you can have that in your own living room.  Redbox and Verizon will now be offering their streaming video and gaming collection, Redbox Instant, on Xbox 360. They will be... Read more
Father Offers Daughter 200 Dollars to Stay off Facebook till June
Human interest stories are not hard to find. Every day you hear something out of the blue but this new story caught everyone by surprise. A corporate executive has found a way to keep his teenage daughter off the social networking website Facebook. He is offering his daughter a... Read more
Pinterest iOS Update
Pinterest has been working for mobile users and trying to achieve a more appealing look while also becoming extra user friendly. Enhancements Pinterest has updated its latest iOS version so users can see who else is pinning to a board along with them and adding more functionality for mobile... Read more
BlackBerry Shuts Down Shop in Japan
As reported last week on TechBeat, Research In Motion (RIM)  confirmed Blackberry’s new smart phones won’t be launching in Japan.  They can’t justify the cost of modifying its software for the Japanese market. The cost of translating the operating system into the local Japanese language is too high. Given their... Read more
PlayStation 4 Price Point Rumored To Be Lower!
True to form, Sony has been keeping a tight lid on the details on the upcoming PlayStation 4. We have received  rivulets of information regarding the specs and the probability of Sony releasing their console after Microsoft does, but that’s about it really. Speculation is always rife when it... Read more
iTunes Crosses 25 Billion Songs Sold
After nearly a decade in existence, iTunes has crossed 25 billion songs sold. Launched by Apple just after the turn of the millennium, the music store has gained tremendous popularity over the years. As people warmed up to the idea of digital music, they started using iTunes to get... Read more
Major Brands Shrink and Loop Their Ad Space on Vine
Twitter’s new mobile video app, Vine has been getting a lot of attention since its release, a little over a week ago. Vine’s recent buzz First, the video sharing app gained acknowledgement for the launch of their unique, 6 second looping videos. Just days after release, Vine was already... Read more
Google Chromebook Pixel Leaked In New Video And Photos
The Google Chromebook ‘Pixel’ made an unintended debut this week when the video appeared online without Google’s permission. The Chromebook Pixel commercial is the work of design agency Slinky.me. According to the company’s CEO a hacker breached the company’s corporate servers and stole the Pixel ad and other creatives... Read more
PlayStation 4: Coming Soon
Sony’s has just announced an up-coming, mysterious PlayStation meeting, followed by a video that was released on Sony’s official PlayStation Blog. The video is a vague display of light and sound, and shows nothing but invites the viewer to “See the future” and displays the PlayStation symbol and hints... Read more
AVG Report Finds ‘Disturbing’ Trend of Child Hackers
Children as young as 11 are writing malware designed to steal login details from online gamers, according to internet security software giant AVG Technologies. The Czech-founded company, which provides internet and mobile security to more than 140 million customers, has released a Threat Report, detailing its investigations into a... Read more
GitHub: Best Overall Startup Winner at 2012 Crunchies
One of the big winners this year at the 2012 Crunchies was GitHub.  They managed to walk away with the prize for Best Overall Startup.  The tool for developers had previously won the Crunchies Bootstrap  Bootstrap Award in 2009.  GitHub started out as a part of the developer movement. ... Read more
Yahoo to Join Forces with Google
Money makes the world go round and this was on display when Yahoo decided to join forces with Google on a new advertising deal. According to the agreement, Google now has permission to display its ads on some of Yahoo’s websites. That Google would make money off Yahoo would... Read more
The 2012 Crunchies Review
The Sixth Annual Crunchies Awards are now behind us. The awards were widely regarded to be a huge success.  They were held this year at the elegant Davies Symphony Hall in San Francisco.  It was hosted this year by John Oliver, a writer and correspondant on Comedy Central’s The... Read more
Evasion iOS 6.1 Jailbreak Tool Released
The wait is over for iOS 6.1 users. If you own a device which runs on iOS 6.1, the jailbreak tool for unlocking it has finally been released by Evasion. Now, you can use services and apps beyond the ones offered by Apple and other compatible platforms. Jailbreaking has... Read more
New Design Ideas for Facebook News Feed
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has said that the foundation for Facebook is based on 3 pillars, Time Line, Graph Search and News Feed. Time line received a massive overhaul approximately 18 months ago. Graphics Search which focuses on the navigability was overhauled this January. Now the team at Facebook... Read more
Anonymous Hacks US Federal Reserves
The US Federal Reserve Bank has confirmed that it was a victim in a recent cyber attack by the hacktivist group “Anonymous”. The personal data of more than 4000 bank executives was stolen. The confidential information was stolen on Sunday and later the Fed admitted to Reuters news agency... Read more
Are Transparent Displays the New Trend for Mobile Devices?
Transparent displays are currently a hot ticket item in mobile devices.  Recent pictures of a transparent screen iPhone and iPad have created huge internet buzz about the potential of such items.  The response has been positive and there appears to be high demand for the devices.  Unfortunately for anyone... Read more