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Deepfake Safety: Five Things You Can Do Today

Best Software Oct 7, 2025

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…

Meet the new features for Avast Free AV and Avast Premium Security

Antivirus Jun 25, 2025

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…

Google’s New Chat App Allo Is Here…But With Less Privacy Than Previously Advertised

News Social Media September 20, 2016

Say Hello to Allo, Google’s answer to WhatsApp, Viber and a host of other similar apps. It was only four months ago that Google announced two new communication apps; Duo for video calling, which launched last month, and Allo which is fresh on the market this week. And... Read more

Featured Software: Password Boss

Mobile Privacy and Security Software Reviews September 20, 2016

There’s a universal truth about passwords: they suck. More specifically, it’s tech users who kinda suck at coming up with passwords. Why? Because it’s annoying, or because it’s time consuming, or more likely, because there’s this little belief that hacking won’t happen to them. But with record setting numbers... Read more

Calls For Edward Snowden To Be Pardoned, Punished

News September 20, 2016

Perhaps one of the most polarizing figures in recent years is Edward Snowden, a former intelligence contractor who leaked classified information to journalists following his attempts to convince the government that what they were doing violated people’s rights and civil liberties. Now, nearly four years after the carpet was... Read more

HP Printers Reject 3rd Party Ink Cartridges

News September 19, 2016

Many HP Printer owners using 3rd party (cheaper) ink cartridges came in for a shock last week when they found that their printers started to not recognise the ink and began throwing up error messages. On September 13th, a firmware update, apparently released in March of this year became... Read more

AI Is Everywhere, But Is It A Good Thing?

News September 19, 2016

From toothbrushes that sense your general oral health to refrigerators that learn how much milk is left for your next cup of coffee, AI is everywhere. It’s the hot topic buzzword that’s working its way into every sector of society, from the bathroom to the boardroom. It’s become an... Read more

Russia Blocks More Porn Sites, including Youporn and Pornhub

Internet News September 16, 2016

Pornhub.com and Youporn.com, two of the world’s largest adult websites in the world are to be blocked by the Russian Federal Service for Supervision of Communications, Information Technology, and Mass Media, (Roskomnadzor). All Internet Service Providers (ISPs) in Russia have until Tuesday to comply with the new ruling. The... Read more

Hackers Learning How To Shut Down Internet

Internet News September 16, 2016

A security expert has warned that a group of hackers is attempting to see if it’s possible to bring down the internet completely. According to Bruce Schneier writing in a blog post, hacker collectives, most likely to have been sanctioned by either China or Russia, is testing the defences... Read more

Are You Ready For iOS10?

Mobile News September 16, 2016

If you don’t plan to shell out the big bucks for a brand-new iPhone–the one that notoriously doesn’t have a headphone jack, by the way–you can still take advantage of a lot of the highly-touted new features with your very own download of iOS10, compatible with versions of the... Read more

EU Wants Free WI-FI For All By 2020

Internet News September 15, 2016

Free WIFI for everyone was just one of the major proposals from the European Commission annual State of the European Union address on Wednesday made by President Jean-Claude Juncker. The idea is to try and ensure that free Wi-Fi European Commission will be available across all public spaces throughout... Read more

In With The Old: Macro-Based Malware Is Back

News September 15, 2016

As if IT guys and cybersecurity pros didn’t have enough to worry about, some of the old tactics for spreading malicious software are back, taking tech users by surprise in the process. Macro-based malware, which was pretty much abandoned after word got out that it was a known virus... Read more

AI Just Became More Human

News September 14, 2016

The first really great “bad” computer voice had to be Joshua from War Games (1983). Before that, actors dubbing voice over spouted nasally, monotone lines (“Danger, Will Robinson!”) to make audiences believe they were programmed, but Joshua had all the right pieces: sometimes monotone, sometimes the slightest of inflections,... Read more

Tesla Says Upgraded Autopilot Will Improve Safety

News September 14, 2016

Tesla has announced a number of software upgrades to its semi-autonomous cars that will be installed into all existing production cars ‘over-the-air,’ in the next few weeks. “This is quite a massive enhancement,” said Elon Musk, Tesla’s CEO, of the software upgrades. “I wish we could have done it... Read more

Seagate Sued By Staff After Phishing Data Leak

News Privacy and Security September 13, 2016

Seagate the hardware manufacturer most well-known for making hard drives for computers is this week facing down a lawsuit launched by some of its own employees after their personal information was handed over in a sophisticated phishing scam. Information about staff was apparently willingly attached to an email and... Read more

Chrome Update Will Flag Unsecured Shopping Sites

Internet News September 13, 2016

If you’ve paused to read this article, you’re probably already “in the know” when it comes to the distinction between HTTP and HTTPS. Ideally, you look for the tiny but crucial difference in the designation before doing anything profound, like filling in an online form or handing over your... Read more

WPS Office 2016 – All Your Office Tools In One Place!

Office Software Software Reviews September 12, 2016

Not too many years ago, the world was plagued with a compatibility issue that had the power to stop business in its tracks. Okay, that might sound a little bit melodramatic, but it’s true. The issue stemmed from the various office suites, more specifically in the lack of communication... Read more

Airbnb To Combat Inherent Discrimination By Hosts

News September 9, 2016

Online accommodation site, Airbnb, has published an in depth report about the racial discrimination and prejudice that some paying guests experience at the hands of renters. As a result, the website is set to introduce new policies that will aim to prevent Airbnb renters from discriminating against paying... Read more

Concerns Over Medical Software Security

News Privacy and Security September 9, 2016

With record numbers of hacking events and data breaches exposing hundreds of millions of individuals’ personal identifiable information every year, you’d think by now there’d be no one left to have an unblemished, untarnished, “unpublished” security record. In fact, experts like the ITRC have begun warning consumers about data... Read more