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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…

Intel Reveals Its Plans for Smartphones and Tablets
Having already established a name among the desktop PC’s core processor and the laptop and net book core processor developers, Intel is a well established giant in the computer software market. Its processors have revolutionized PC’s all over the world and with successful collaborations with Acer, DELL, HP, and... Read more
Google Ends Patent War Against Microsoft
One of several patent disputes between internet giant Google and the world’s largest software maker, Microsoft, has been terminated. The two American multinationals clashed after the now Google-owned Motorola Mobility, took issue with the video compression technology used in Microsoft’s Xbox 360. It had also argued that Microsoft was... Read more
Asus Qube to Offer Motion Control and Google TV Streaming
Couch potatoes can get even lazier with the new black box from Asus, the Qube. In addition to offering Google TV, it comes with a smart remote control which you can use through voice command and motion. With the motion control, you can easily start up the apps or... Read more
Will Apple Compete On Price with The Next iPhone
A few days ago we posted an article about Apple looking to set the next iPhone at a considerably cheaper level than the ones that have been released in the past. In fact, the rumored price is between $99 and $149, which would be a sharp price drop from the... Read more
New Features Enhance Panasonic Smart TVs
The new trend of improved technology has affected and revolutionized almost every aspect of human life. The trend extends from something as extensive as space shuttles to something as miniscule and common place as a television set. Panasonic, one of the leading producers of technical house hold items was... Read more
Moving? Check Out Unpakt
Moving is stressful enough without having to deal with unreliable moving companies that are out to rip you off with their hidden charges. One minute you think you’re getting a nice sweet deal, only to realize later on that your bill is bound to be a whole lot higher... Read more
Apple’s App Store Sails Past 40 Billion Downloads
In a recent press release, Apple Inc. announced that over 40 billion apps have been downloaded from their app store so far. It was also mentioned in the press release that developers have now made over 7 billion dollars through the app store, and over 20 billion (out of... Read more
Tizen-powered Linux Phones Coming in 2013
Samsung is to launch a new competitive Tizen-powered operating system this year. The global leader in consumer electronics has confirmed the new devices will be released in 2013, but has not elaborated on prices or model specifications. While Samsung has had its own share of success with Android and... Read more
Sprint to Offer Windows Phone 8 in Summer 2013
The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2013 in Las Vegas was host to a number of exciting announcements and new developments in the electronics business. In a surprise move, Sprint announced it would be including two Windows 8 powered smartphones to its portfolio this summer. The phones by HTC and... Read more
Linux Fuduntu 2013.1 Offer Steam and Netflix Support
Among the market for operating systems, users find little options at their fingertips particularly for laptops and net books. However, the launch of Fuduntu introduced a new and fun operating system that incorporated all the properties of the Fedora Linux and the Ubuntu Linux. Although mainly designed to function... Read more
Facebook: The Undeniable Social Network King
Facebook may have had a very difficult year after the IPO debacle that led to an unbelievable plummet in its share prices, but the good news is that the social networking company is starting to recover with its shares now trading above $30 for the first time since its... Read more
Nvidia Launches Handheld Gaming Device
Nvidia CEO Jen-Hsun Huang unveiled two brand new products at the consumer electronics show on January 7th. The first is Tegra 4, a CPU for tablets and smartphones that will revolutionize the industry. The second is the Shield. The Tegra 4 is pretty much a quad-core system on a... Read more
What Samsung Sees as the Future of TV
I’m sure most of you are familiar with smart phones and their ability to access virtually anything with the swipe of a finger. But how many of you can imagine this scenario? You walk into your living room and plop down on the sofa. Someone forgot to replace the... Read more
Apple Launching Cheaper iPhone to Compete with Android
Most readers would rub their eyes after reading the headline. Apple is notorious for pricing their products highly when compared to the other companies in the industry. However, the Cupertino giant has revealed plans to launch a cheaper iPhone in developing markets. The company has been facing increased competition... Read more
Facebook Rolls Out New Single Column Timeline
How did you react when you were first introduced to Facebook Timeline? Were you among the many that were resistant to the change? Facebook and the internet world in general, are all about change. It continuously evolves as technology dictates and the cyberspace community demands. And now it has... Read more
Best-Selling Laptop on Amazon Runs Linux
You would think the best selling laptop on Amazon runs on Mac OS or Windows, but it doesn’t. Instead it runs Linux, and it is Samsung’s ARM powered Chromebook. It is the cheapest (listed at $249) among the top 20 best selling Amazon laptops, it is easy to use,... Read more
The Most Unusual Gadgets at CES 2013
You never quite know what to expect at some of the product debuts.  You find fascinating gadgets, products that make you say “I could really use that” and then there are the ones that you just say “what is that?” Some of them may become major sellers to consumers... Read more
SkypeHide: Keeping Skype Confidential
Secret messages, covert channels and hidden information may sound like something from the Bourne Ultimatum film, but it is also part of an alleged new offering from Skype. If Skype, which allows users to communicate via microphone, webcam, instant messaging and phone calls, goes ahead with the newfangled concept,... Read more