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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…

President Clinton Thinks Aliens Might Visit Soon
You can only imagine the kind of classified documents that the President of the United States has access to. The Kennedy assassination, all of the Osama bin Laden intelligence, and then there’s always the ever popular topic: aliens. Do aliens exist? Don’t ask me, because I really have no... Read more
US Supreme Court Deciding On Software Patents
When is software entitled to patent protection? The United States Supreme Court will soon begin a hearing relating to this question. Alice Corporation holds patents for a computer system that eases financial dealings. CLS Bank International is challenging these patents saying they are not eligible for a patent. In... Read more
The XPocalypse is Here: It’s Really Goodbye to Windows XP!
This is it, folks. The day that Windows XP users have been dreading for the past several months since Microsoft announced that it was going to end support for the beloved operating system. April 8 is here. The XPocalypse is here. And it comes alongside the latest Windows 8.1... Read more
Twitter Adds Messaging To Vine Video App
Twitter has said that users of its Vine video app are now able to send their contacts private videos and other messages.  This is a clear indication that they are stepping up competition with Facebook in the mobile-messaging market. The new introduction means that Twitter and Facebook both now... Read more
Skydiver Almost Pulverized By Meteorite
There are any number of risks associated with skydiving. Here are some of the biggest ones: the chute not opening, the plane crashing, passing out mid-jump, forgetting to open the chute, colliding with another skydiver, getting the chute stuck in a tall tree, and you name it. But here’s... Read more
Saturn Moon Has Underground Ocean
Researchers say they have identified an underground body of water that is as large as North America’s Lake Superior, on a small moon of Saturn, called Enceladus.  The water is hidden beneath nearly 25 miles of ice! The ocean was found at the south pole of the tiny moon. ... Read more
Take The Official Geek Test – What Kind Of Geek Are You?
Now that being a geek is officially cool, we are surrounded by wannabe geeks with their thick-rimmed glasses, cheesy T-shirts and the odd smart watch but in reality…do they even know their Star Trek from  their Star Wars. So time to man (or woman) up and take the official... Read more
This Space Shuttle Was Built By A Chinese Man On His Roof
All houses are unique in their own way. With nearly an unlimited amount of decorations and styles, you’re not really likely to ever enter into the “same” house twice. And with all those options out there, home-owners really have a license to do whatever they want to make their... Read more
2014 Top 5 Tech April Fools’ Day Pranks
We all love a good joke and so do most of the tech giants it seems, if any of their April Fool’s Day pranks are anything to go by. Here’s my top five for 2014. 5. Whether you admit it or not, we’ve all done a selfie, some of... Read more
Human To Dolphin Translator
A few years ago I was on holiday visiting Cuba.  Whilst I was there, I had a chance to swim with Dolphins.  I have to say that it was one of the most enjoyable experiences of my life.  As you may know, Dolphins are some of the most intelligent... Read more
Windows 8.1 Update Coming Tomorrow
Windows 8 users are probably looking forward to getting some much needed improvements to their operating system. The adoption rate of Microsoft’s latest operating system leaves no doubt as to how unsatisfied people are with it – Windows 7 still dominates the operating system market share. Even Windows XP... Read more
Robotic Fire-Fighters Tested By US Navy
Robots are the future!  Industry and everyday life relies on the work of robots of varying degrees.  Now there are robotic fire fighters who could help put out fires and protect firemen and women from fires they would otherwise, be unable to enter. As one can imagine, a variety... Read more
PullClean Door Handles Automatically Sanitize Your Hands
Germs are everywhere. Hospitals know this, of course, which is why you see a hand sanitizing station practically every two feet when you roam through the halls. There’s usually one outside of every patient room, several bottles at nurse’s stations, and even more bottles on worker’s desks throughout the... Read more
SITU: Smart Scale Counts Calories & Weight
TUAW writer Michael Grothaus is the latest in a long line of critic come creator.  He has developed a calorie-counting scale that has assisted him in losing 67 pounds over the last year.  Smart technology indeed! The device is called SITU and it is a smart scale, which calculates the nutritional... Read more
XBMC Beta 3 Fixes Airplay Issues
XBMC, the award winning media centre application for Linux, Mac OS X, Windows and Xbox, has reached Beta 3 and although it contains only fixes rather than features, the fixes are still worth a mention. It is well known that Airplay support in XBMC suffered many issues ever since... Read more
New 20 Version Of Opera Has Critical Bug Fixes
Opera has rolled out yet another 20 version of its popular browser. It comes with what the company describes as “some new critical bug fixes”, one of which resolves an auto update problem on Mac, where the auto update process prompts for user credentials and then exits immediately if... Read more
Google Chrome Best For Gaming
Are you a gamer?  What web browser do you use?  Well, if you haven’t tried it already, you should give Google Chrome a trial run on your PC and see if you like it.  Google Chrome is one of the best desktop browsers currently available on the planet. Millions... Read more
Traffic Cameras In Miami Don’t Work
I am not really a fan of traffic cameras. Don’t get me wrong, I understand their purpose and think they can definitely help out sometimes, but I also think they’re more trouble than they’re worth. For one thing, they make me slightly paranoid, especially if I go through a... Read more