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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…
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…
Palmer Luckey’s new venture uses technology to police borders and large events. Considered as ‘disgraced’ by many in Silicon Valley, for his political leanings, Luckey is still the founder of Oculus, the VR firm bought out by Facebook in 2014 for $3 billion. Leaving Facebook earlier this year in... Read more
Sony Sells More Than 1 Million PlayStation VR Headsets
News June 16, 2017
Sales of PlayStation virtual reality headsets exceed expectations. President of Sony Interactive Entertainment Atsushi Morita said sales had “exceeded…expectations”, and were continuing to grow, since hitting the market last October. “I believe that VR technology is the greatest innovation since the birth of television. VR allows you to travel... Read more
Malicious code sits in subtitle files. If you download movies illegally, it’s pretty hard to feel sorry for you when malware sneaks in along with that bootleg movie. Some would say you kind of get what you deserve there. But a new finding has discovered that malware is infecting... Read more
Top 5 Helpdesk Apps
Best SoftwareBusinessCRMSoftware Reviews June 15, 2017
Smash your next CSAT scores with these great solutions. Gaining customers is hard work. Keeping them is vital. Aid customer retention and satisfaction with this selection of great helpdesk apps. A smart ticketing system that filters all incoming tickets and organizes, prioritizes and sorts client requests and assigns them... Read more
New cybersecurity threat lurks in Microsoft PowerPoint. Microsoft Office is once again the go-to tool for spreading malicious software, after macro-based Word doc attachments fell out of favor due to awareness. While those Word doc attachments are certainly making a comeback, a newly discovered threat is relying on PowerPoint... Read more
Travis Kalanick to take time out following bereavement and release of a damning report. Uber CEO, Travis Kalanick has announced that he is to take an indefinite leave of absence, to grieve for his recently deceased mother and, to take time away from the company following the release of... Read more
Avira System Speedup Review
Software ReviewsSystem Tuning June 14, 2017
We put the latest version of Avira System Speedup to the test. Avira System Speedup is a one click system clean-up utility program that can speed up your PC or laptop, free up hard space and get rid of all the built up junk on your PC, in literally... Read more
Search giant says move is part of its efforts to ‘maintain a sustainable web for everyone’. Google’s ‘Funding Choices’, which launches in multiple markets and countries in the coming weeks, will let users decide: turn off your ad blocker or make a small payment to the site. If you’ve... Read more
Homero Joshua Garza is being sued by the Securities and Exchange Commission, following fraud allegation. GAW Miners and ZenMiner’s founder Homero Joshua Garza is being sued by the SEC, following a civil complaint alleging that the Bitcoin mining companies run by Garza and his brother, Carlos Garza, committed $19 million worth... Read more
New console the most powerful – and most expensive – in the world. Microsoft has unveiled its latest games console, imaginatively titled, the Xbox One X, ahead of this year’s E3 2017 event. Previously known under the name “Project Scorpio,” news of the Xbox One X was first confirmed... Read more
Welcome To The US, Show Us Your Facebook
NewsSocial Media June 12, 2017
New regulations allow border agents to view your social media accounts to decide entry. In a highly criticized move based on paranoia and vote-pandering, new regulations in the US can allow border agents to view your social media accounts prior to allowing you entry. While the “questionnaire,” as it’s so... Read more
Incident said to relate to Uber driver in India. In early December 2014, an Uber driver took a woman to an isolated area and raped her, a Delhi court found. Shiv Kumar Yadav, the Uber driver, was convicted in October 2015 for rape and kidnapping, and was sentenced to... Read more
Russian Hackers Hide Malware Links In Britney Spears’ Instagram Page
AntivirusNewsSocial Media June 9, 2017
Links were hidden in comments on the photo-sharing site. As Instagram marches relentlessly forward to achieving 1 billion users later this year, Russian hackers have found to have been using the comments section of Britney Spears’ Instagram account to communicate and co-ordinate malware attacks. Research by Security firm Eset found... Read more
HomePod combines Apple Music and natural voice interaction with Siri. As consumers, we can argue that a lot of the “new” technology launched in competitive retail isn’t really all that new. Certainly some eye-opening innovations come along every few years – many of us still remember the first time we held... Read more
Number of Judy malware victims hits staggering total. Google Play customers, beware: more than 30 million Android devices are believed to have been infected with Judy Malware, a seemingly benign virus as far as bad guys go. A new report found that a lone company has 41 apps up on... Read more
Take the stress out of human resources and employee management. From advertising jobs and candidate recruitment, through to time-management, training, and reward and recognition, human resources and employee management are time-consuming, often complex, elements of running a business. So, wouldn’t it be great to have a choice of quality... Read more
Save 13 percent on Adobe Acrobat Pro DC
News June 7, 2017
Enjoy 13% off Acrobat Pro Document Cloud with Adobe and FileHippo! We’ve teamed up with Adobe to bring you this this fantastic offer – which is available NOW and is open to new subscribers. Promising to ‘change the way you work with important business documents forever’, Adobe Acrobat Pro Document Cloud... Read more
Reviewed: SUPERAntiSpyware
AntivirusSoftware Reviews June 7, 2017
One of the most thorough security threat scanners available. There are a wide variety of threats that can invade even the most basic home computer network, let alone targeted attacks against corporate or government networks. In the current clime at of record-setting data breaches, hacking, Big Data trading, and... Read more