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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…

CloudFlare Adds Universal SSL To 2 Million Websites For Free‏
CloudFlare has over two million registered websites using their free cloud service. In an attempt to keep them on the service and draw in more free users, CloudFlare will now add Universal SSL to every new user account. SSL or secure socket layers offers a higher level of encryption... Read more
Conductive Paint Turns Window Into Interactive Touch Screen
Hiut Denim has become a new place to check out touch screen displays.  The denim retailer has just transformed one of their shop windows into a display, which doubles as an informative touch screen. The process has been accomplished using conductive ink that was painted onto the window. The... Read more
Windows 10 Announced by Microsoft in San Francisco
Microsoft has officially announced Windows 10, not Windows 9 like most people were expecting. It looks to be a rather big update and at the event in San Francisco, Microsoft only revealed small parts of the new update. Windows 10 will be available for all types of devices, anything... Read more
Happy 18th Birthday Nintendo 64!
Man, don’t I feel old. This week, the Nintendo 64 turns 18-years-old – as if I needed any help to feel older than I already am. 18 years ago, this week, the Nintendo 64 was first released to the excitement of kid (and adult) gamers everywhere. And while I... Read more
Drones For Moviemaking Approved By FAA
In a huge step forward for the commercial use of drones, the FAA has approved their use by six of Hollywood’s movie and television production companies. While there are some strict limitations as to their use, drones will be able to legally be used to film shots for movies... Read more
Sony’s PlayStation TV Coming To US On October 14th
Sony has just announced the PlayStation TV set-top box will be hitting the shelves in the US on October 14th. The cost of the hardware comes as no surprise with a $99.99 price tag. What is interesting is that Sony is also offering a bundle, which comes with a DualShock... Read more
An Elevator To Space By 2050?

An Elevator To Space By 2050?

News September 29, 2014

You may not have to ride on a rocket to get to space in the coming decades if Obayashi Corporation has anything to say about it. The Japanese construction company fully believes they will have a working elevator that climbs to space by the year 2050. I can say... Read more
Microsoft To Launch Mirroring Device Similar To Chromecast
Last week it was reported that Microsoft was going to release an all-in-one universal keyboard that allows you to connect up to three devices at the same time. It was surprising, however, to learn the Microsoft product was going to be open to Android devices and iOS as well as Windows!... Read more
iPhone 6 NFC: Payments Only At The Moment
All the waiting is now finally over and done with. The iPhone 6 has arrived, but if you want to fully use the new NFC chip, then you need to hang fire a while.  The NFC chip inside the new iPhone 6 series of Smartphones is currently restricted to ApplePay only.  It... Read more
New MacBook Air: Thinner, New USB and No Magsafe?
There have been reports earlier this month, which claim Apple was making available their 12 inch MacBook Air in iPhone-style space gray and gold colours.  Apparently Apple will change from the current USB ports to the new slimmer and reversible USB Type C, which was only introduced last month by the USB 3.0... Read more
Man Killed Over PS4 On Craigslist
A man from Roswell, Georgia, is dead after he attempted to sell his PlayStation 4 on Craigslist last week. The man, Daniel Zeitz, a 28-year-old, put an ad up on Craigslist to sell his PS4 and found some interested buyers, and they set up a time and place to... Read more
The Latest Version Of MySQL Is Now Available
MySQL Community Edition is a freely downloadable version of the world’s most popular open source database, which is supported by an active community of open source developers and enthusiasts. MySQL delivers enterprise features, including: Partitioning to improve performance and management of very large database environments. Row-based/Hybrid Replication for improved... Read more
Indian Spacecraft Reaches Mars’ Orbit On First Attempt
India has become the first country to reach Mars’ orbit on the first attempt. The Indian spacecraft nicknamed Mangalyaan, which means “Mars craft” in Hindi or the Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) as it is more formally referred to, was launched back in November 2013 and finally reached its destination early... Read more
iOS 8.0.1 Update Pulled Due To Problems
A software update is usually supposed to fix more problems than it causes, but that’s not at all the case with Apple’s latest iOS 8.0.1 update. The update, released on Wednesday, was such a failure that it had to be completely scrapped and made unavailable. If you remember, it... Read more
Computer Security Strengthened With ZEBRA
Dartmouth College researchers have produced a fresh approach to computer security, which authenticates users continuously whilst they are using a terminal and then automatically logs them out when they leave the terminal or when someone else steps in to use their terminal. This is a huge step for securing... Read more
Drone Deliveries From DHL Are Starting In Germany!
There’s been a lot of talk in the air (pun intended) about delivering goods using drones. From Amazon to Google, companies have not been shy going public with their interest in the unmanned flying technology. When Amazon will actually get the clearance to use drones to deliver your packages... Read more
Apple Announces 10 million iPhone 6 Sales In Opening Weekend‏
Apple has announced 10 million iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus sales over the three day launch weekend. This beats the previous set record, by Apple, of 9 million sales. This comes two days after Apple announced four million sales within 24 hours of the two new iPhones, beating... Read more
Harvard Wyss Team Develop ‘Biospleen’
When a patient has sepsis, a life-threatening condition in which bacteria or fungi multiply in the blood, things can become rapidly life threatening.  A new technological device has been designed that is inspired by the human spleen. It has been developed by a team at Harvard’s Wyss Institute for... Read more