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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…

$250 Million Spam Lawsuit for Papa John’s
Papa John’s, the multi-chain pizza company, is facing a huge $250 million lawsuit for sending customers text messages.  The company is accused of sending 500,000 unwanted texts back in 2010 as spam.  They were deals for pizza, but some customers got as many as 15 or 16 in a... Read more
Apple Stock On the Rise Again
To say this has been an eventful year for Apple would be an understatement. The company has been in the news for all the right, and sometimes the wrong, reasons. Yet, it is becoming difficult to doubt its ability to recover from a tough situation. At the tail end... Read more
Nielsen and Social Guide – The Future of Social TV?
Everyone is watching to see what happens next after the merger of Nielsen and Social Guide.  Nielsen tracks the ratings of television shows and Social Guide measures the fan buzz surrounding the TV shows. What Does the Mean for TV? What we would like it to mean is that... Read more
5-Hour iMessage Blackout Prompts Customer Backlash
While Apple was busy trying to restore investor confidence after the 28% drop in stock price, the users started facing a problem of their own. The iMessage, Apple’s flagship messaging service, faced an outage on Sunday 18th November, which lasted for around five hours. Starting at around 3pm ET,... Read more
Get Google Chrome’s Missing Features With Chrome Toolbox
One of the things about Google Chrome that makes it so popular is that it is easy to use. However, the down side of the browser is that it lacks many features that the other browsers have. These features would enhance the overall product and help it compete better.... Read more
Google Holiday Shopping

Google Holiday Shopping

Internet November 22, 2012

Holiday periods are always exciting, but the shopping rush during these times can get really crazy. While I am not big on holiday shopping, I try to get gifts way before the craze starts. Otherwise, I’m going to end up with inadequate gifts – or none at all! For... Read more
AT&T Wireless Enabled FaceTime On All Data Plans
AT&T’s Facebook over cellular caused quite the stir when it was first revealed. In early 2012 the company announced that the program would only be made available to customers who switched over to a new AT&T shared data plan. That announcement immediately led to backlash from many consumer advocacy... Read more
How to Clean Up Your Online Reputation
You may not have thought about it at the time, but that embarrassing post on your Facebook page just might cost you a new job opportunity.  Many people do not realize that recruiters are looking at their online profiles to make a decision about candidates.  And if you list... Read more
Android 4.2 People App Deletes December Dates
The world is going to end in December 2012. That is what the Mayans believe but it seems like the bug has caught on and the folks at Google have taken it seriously as well. They have ended up omitting the month of December from the People app on... Read more
Facebook Offers New Sales Tracking Tool
One of Facebook’s newest additions is not for users, but for retailers. It has added a new sales tracking tool to help retailers determine how effective their ads are on the social network. One of the biggest jobs or marketers is determining which of their efforts has the best... Read more
Nokia Finalizes Acquisition Of Mapping Firm Earthmine
The battle of the mapping software giants continues to get interesting. Nokia on Wednesday finalized the acquisition of 3D street-level imaging specialist Earthmine.  Nokia will use the acquisition to help bolster the 3D mapping capabilities of Nokia Maps. The company recently gave its mapping software a facelift and renamed the... Read more
Google to Pay $22.5m in Safari Privacy FTC Case
A federal judge approved Google’s offer of $22.5 to settle an ongoing legal tussle with the Federal Trade Commission. The tech giant has been accused of planting cookies on Apple’s Safari browser illegally which enables it to track the browsing history of users. Google had made the offer of... Read more
The Tablet Gift Guide

The Tablet Gift Guide

Mobile November 21, 2012

So many options are available today in tablets that it’s hard to know the best one to buy for a holiday gift.  If you haven’t gotten the details about which one your recipient wants, you may have to make the selection on your own.  Here is a guide to... Read more
HP Writing Off $8.8 Billion After Acquisition Problems
HP is no stranger to losses, however a very large chunk of the tech giants most recent $8.8 billion write-off is not its own fault. Company officials on Tuesday announced that it was taking the write-off because of its 2011 acquisition of enterprise information firm Autonomy.  According to officials... Read more
Top 10 Apps for Windows 8
It has been less than a month since the official launch of Windows 8. Users are slowly and gradually getting the hang of how it works and what the new features are for. In the midst of this, the apps have surprisingly been ignored. Most of the attention has... Read more
PayAnywhere – The New App That Makes Payments Easy
This new app is designed to work with most mobile devices to allow you to accept credit cards, no matter who you are.  You can be a small local business, a big company, or an individual that wants to take credit rather than cash from people.  The app is... Read more
Tapestry: The Tech Communication Solution For Seniors
There used to be this joke that the older generation and technology don’t go well together. The development of new devices and software has quickly changed that perception, with seniors relying more and more on consumer technology. Personally, I’ve always thought that tablets like the iPad were perfect for... Read more
What’s Up With the Nintendo Wii U?
Nintendo just launched the new Wii U with the same goal as its predecessor: to appeal to everyone from 9 to 90.  Sales have fallen for game consoles, mainly because everyone who wants one already has it.  They can also play their favorite games on their iPhone, tablet or... Read more