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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…

Evernote Update Now Available To Download
Evernote allows you to easily capture information in any environment on whatever device or platform that you find the most convenient to use.  By using Evernote you can access and search your information at any time and from anywhere you choose. So, stop forgetting things. Capture everything now so... Read more
Drones To Provide Wi-Fi For Military
Now that it seems all things “drone” are here to stay, people are coming up with all kinds of practical uses for drones. As Techbeat recently reported, Amazon is already working on the 6th generation of their delivery drones, drones can be bought online and assembled at home, and... Read more
Wireshark 1.11.3 (32-bit) Beta Released
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 such as the deep inspection of hundreds of protocols, with more constantly being added. You can use live capture and offline analysis.... Read more
BBC iPlayer Update Supports More Android Devices
Almost all of BBC iPlayer users that use an Android device are now able to download BBC content to watch offline.  The British Broadcasting Corporation issued an update for their immensely popular app this week. Following an initial rollout on 11 devices in September of 2013 and then a careful... Read more
World’s Biggest Jenga Game Played With Caterpillar Excavators
If you had access to giant earth moving equipment, what would you do with it?  Maybe help out friends landscaping their new garden?  You could try to assist a local charity in making a kids playground?  What about being a little bit selfish and just have some fun with... Read more
Time To Give Those Germ-Ridden Devices A Clean
Did you know that according to one study, some smartphones and tablets harbour more germs than a toilet seat and flush handle? Disgusting I know but the research indicated that this germ fest is due to our busy lifestyles that often leave us snacking on sticky and greasy food... Read more
Grad Student Brings Prehistoric Plants To ‘Life’
Jeff Benca, a grad student in the Department of Integrative Biology and Museum of Palaeontology at Berkeley in California, also a prehistoric plant enthusiast, published a paper describing a ‘new’ found prehistoric species of lycopod.  The difference in his paper to many others is his detailed colour reconstruction of... Read more
Space X Has 20 Year Lease At Kennedy Space Centre
Pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, was the topic of a custody battle between SpaceX (who designs, manufactures and launches advanced rockets and spacecraft) and Blue Origin (a privately funded aerospace company initiated by Jeff Bezos, creator of amazon.com).  Blue Origin wanted NASA to allow different... Read more
Defraggler Updated

Defraggler Updated

News April 19, 2014

A large amount of defrag tools that are available on the market only allow you to defrag an entire drive.  Defraggler lets you specify one or more files, folders, or the whole drive to defragment.  The software does this by using the exact same techniques that Windows uses. So, using Defraggler... Read more
US Military To Build Stealth Motorcycle
Stealth technology has been around for some time now.  The military have used the technology in its varying forms on all sorts of vehicles from jet fighters to submarines.  But I do not think that anyone has yet to construct a stealth motorcycle.  Well, apparently all that is about... Read more
Download Firefox 29 Beta
With Mozilla Firefox as your web browser of choice, you can surf the web easily with a simple User Interface that is easy to manage.  If you couple that with great browsing speed and strong security capabilities then you will see why Mozilla Firefox has consistently featured in the top... Read more
Glow in The Dark Highway
A couple of years ago, back in 2012, there was a concept that was created by a Dutch designer Dan Roosegaarde, which suggested that glow in the dark road markings should be used in place of street lights. The goal was to create the roads to be more interactive whilst at the same... Read more
Missouri To Use Loud Noises To Slow Down Drivers
Apparently the state of Missouri is having some trouble keeping their drivers from barreling through construction zones at full speed. It’s nothing to worry about, though, as the folks at the Missouri Department of Transportation have a brilliant idea that is supposed to fix the problem. What do they... Read more
Google Acquires Titan Aerospace Before Facebook Does
Google has bought Titan Aerospace. Yes, you heard that correctly.  The very same Titan Aerospace that Facebook wanted to acquire.  Google have snatched the firm right from under Zuckerberg’s nose.  Last month Facebook  was allegedly in talks to buy Titan Aerospace for approximately $60 million.  The disclosure of the... Read more
Diapers Could Soon Be Created From Jellyfish
It’s been a problem for a long time – decades, really. People have warned and warned us that the problem is just going to get worse unless there’s a big change. What am I talking about? The problem with disposable diapers, of course. You probably know they don’t decompose... Read more
Solar Lamp For Developing Countries
Currently in the world there are more than one billion people in the world that still use the traditional oil lamp.  It is considered less effective, more expensive and more dangerous than other forms of cleaner illumination; such as the solar lamp that has been developed by start-up LEDsafari.... Read more
Download The Latest Version Of WinSCP
WinSCP, the popular  open source FTP and SFTP client for Windows has just been updated to WinSCP 5.5.3.  The software has many features, including; Legacy SCP protocol support and the software integrates with Pageant (PuTTY authentication agent) for full support of public key authentication with SSH.  Batch file scripting... Read more
Microsoft Launches Office 365 Personal For PC & Mac
Microsoft’s Office 365 service is one of the things that put off some users, due to the subscription requirements. Yesterday, however, Microsoft made things more appealing by introducing Office 365 Personal, which is more affordable than usual. Office 365 Personal is priced at $69.99 per year, or $6.99 per... Read more