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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…

Download The Latest Version Of AIMP
AIMP is a superb audio player, which has support for a huge amount of formats and playlists. The software works with multiple playlists immediately, allows for creation of bookmarks and also has a playback queue. The main features of AIMP include: Crystal-clear sound, the technology of reproduction essentially differs... Read more
High-Tech Glasses To Rival Google Glass
It feels like we’ve been talking about Google Glass for a long time, so much so that you would be forgiven for thinking there is nothing more to say on the subject. Yet there are other high-tech smart glasses out there, all of which can do things Google Glass... Read more
Nintendo Wants You To Create New Mario Levels!
I have many fond memories of playing Super Mario Bros. when I was a kid. Sadly, I don’t recall ever beating the original, as I think I was always bested by Bowser. I have better memories of playing the third Mario installment – to this day I think I’d... Read more
McAfee Labs Stinger Update Now Available
Stinger from McAffee Labs, is a quick and installation-free standalone tool for detecting and removing prevalent malware and threats.  It is an ideal tool if your PC is already infected. While not a replacement for full-fledged antivirus software, Stinger is updated multiple times a week to include detection for... Read more
Edyn Makes You Grow The Perfect Garden
My wife and I decided to have our “first” real garden this year. I put first in quotes because we tried it in 2011, but due to a tornado we never saw the fruits (or rather, the vegetables) of our labor. This go round, however, we can look out... Read more
Google Email/Calendar Integration Increases With Inferred Events
For a while now there have been a few rumours flying about concerning Google and them making use of ‘inferred events’ (events grabbed from Gmail/other Google services) and presenting it as a card in the Google Now service. Well, it looks like the rumour is now a reality for... Read more
Everything You Need To Know About Swift – Apple’s New Language
At this year’s WWDC Apple surprised all attendees by unveiling its new programming language, Swift. Apple’s chief of engineering Craig Federighi, revealed that Swift is “safe, modern and powerful” and will be replacing Objective-C in the months to come. There’s no denying that this is a big step for Apple but... Read more
Samsung Officially Announces Galaxy Tab S
Samsung has just officially introduced the Galaxy Tab S range of tablets at an event in New York.  The Galaxy Tab S range will comprises of both 8.4-inch and 10.5-inch models.  These devices will be available in Wi-Fi only and LTE versions.  Samsung described the new flagship range as “its best tablet ever”.... Read more
Use Your Xbox One Controller With Your PC
Here’s a bit of good news for Xbox One gamers who also like to play games on their PC’s – thanks to a recent update from Microsoft, you can now use your Xbox One controller on your PC. After you download and install the new drivers, all you really... Read more
Download Wireshark 1.10.8
Wireshark is the foremost network protocol analyzer that is available.  The software is standard across industry and educational institutions alike. There are many features to the software including; Deep inspection of hundreds of protocols, with more constantly being added.  Live capture and offline analysis.  Standard three-pane packet browser. Rich... Read more
Teen Inventor Creates Footwear To Charge Your Phone
People have always been inventing things at a young age; Joe Shuster and Jerry Siegel first conceived the Man of Steel whilst they were in high school.  Taylor Hernadez received a “Chester Award” for inventing the ‘Magic Sponge Blocks’ when she was not a even a teenager, and the list goes... Read more
Skype Launches New Design For iPhone
Microsoft have just announced earlier this week, that it was very close to releasing a new version of its video calling app Skype for iPhone; sporting a new streamlined design coupled with improved performance. As expected we didn’t have to wait too long.  The new Skype 5.0 for iPhone app is currently rolling... Read more
Download the latest version of WinRAR
WinRAR 5.10 is an great archiving utility, which completely supports RAR and ZIP archives and is able to unpack CAB, ARJ, LZH, TAR, GZ, ACE, UUE, BZ2, JAR, ISO, 7Z, Z archives. It consistently makes smaller archives than its competition, thereby saving disk space and costs. WinRAR has a... Read more
You’ll Soon Be Able To Go Back To The Future!
If you’re anything like me, you absolutely love the Back to the Future movies. What’s not to love about an eccentric professor who has an awesome car that’s able to travel through time? Besides the car, the movie also introduced us to the concepts of power-lace shoes and hoverboards. Be honest... Read more
Google Wants In On Virgin Galactic
I may have mentioned once or twice that Google is never one to be lagging in state of the art tech.  The search engine giant is apparently in talks with Virgin Galactic to strike up a deal, which will give to Google critical access to satellite-launch technology and also... Read more
Ringly: Beautiful Wearable Tech For Women
Ringly is an 18k-gold plated ring which connects to a smartphone.  The ring then discreetly notifies the wearer when she receives a text or a call.  The idea behind Ringly is to incorporate new tech into women’s everyday accessories.  This is so that they may enjoy the moment without missing... Read more
World’s Smallest Cardiac Implant
I have said it before and no doubt I will continue to say it again.  Technology continues to move with such a pace that one day it may trip itself up!  That day has obviously yet to arrive as the rise of the machines has not yet occurred.  The... Read more
WinSCP Update Now Available
For the safe copying of files between a local and a remote computer, WinSCP is the client you need. This popular open source FTP and SFTP client for Windows has just been updated to WinSCP 5.5.4 The software has many features, including; Legacy SCP protocol support and the software... Read more