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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…

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Google Plans To Turn Search into A Personal Assistant

News December 28, 2013

The phrase “Google it” has become part of our common language, proving just how much of an impact Google has had. Forever moving forward, the company is always planning the next big thing and earlier this month at the LeWeb conference in Paris, Engineering Director for Google, Scott Huffman,... Read more

McLaren Working on Wiperless Windscreens

News December 28, 2013

Sometimes driving a vehicle is no fun at all. Don’t get me wrong – I actually love to get out on the open road and cruise, but sometimes it seems more of a hassle than it’s worth. Especially when it’s raining, snowing, or freezing rain. Couple those poor weather... Read more

Become Aquaman With This Underwater Jet Pack

News December 27, 2013

Moving through the sky like Superman might still be a far ways off, but you can take comfort in knowing that even if you can’t take to the skies you will soon be able to take to the seas in ways only dreamed of before. I’ve never “officially” scuba... Read more

A Self-Driving Car From Ford?

News December 27, 2013

As someone who has never lived very close to family and has always had to drive long distances to visit them, I can say that I really appreciate cruise control in a vehicle. It lets my foot get rid of the cramp that comes with continually pushing down on... Read more

250K Devices Infected By Cryptolocker Ransomeware in UK Alone

News December 27, 2013

A research team specialising in security has revealed that the form of Ransomeware, Cryptolocker, could have managed to infect anywhere between 200,000 to 250,000 devices and could also have collected over £600,000 ($980,000, AU$1,000,000) in the virtual currency Bitcoin. Dell’s SecureWork’s specialist counter-threat unit has scrutinised the infection rates... Read more

No More Woof Translates Dog Barks To Human Speech

News December 27, 2013

Have you ever heard your dog barking and wondered what in the world he/she was saying? Maybe it’s because I’ve seen too many Disney movies in my life, but I’ve always imagined that dogs have their own language and talk to each other the same way humans talk (or... Read more

Buy Your Own Iron Man Suit!

News December 25, 2013

If you received some money for Christmas, there’s obviously a lot of ways you can choose to spend it, depending on how much Santa left you. You can buy a PlayStation 4 or an Xbox One, you can buy a new phone, or you can buy some music. But... Read more

5 Minute iOS 7 Jailbreak Released

Mobile News December 25, 2013

It never takes hackers too long to figure out how to bypass Apple’s security rich features of their latest iOS and provide the world with details of how to Jailbreak their nice and shiny iPhones. And iOS 7 is no exception. The iOS7 Jailbreak has finally arrived and it... Read more

Researchers in Canada Send Text Using Vodka & A Fan

News December 24, 2013

Researchers at York University in Canada have used vodka and a desk fan to send a new type of text message. The team were able to encode the alphabet in evaporated alcohol and assigned different concentration levels to represent bits 1 and 0. During the experiment, the chemical signal... Read more

Universal Laptop Charger Standard To Come Next Year

News December 24, 2013

The average household today has more than one laptop, and it is always such a pain to have to find the appropriate charger, isn’t it? It’s a different story if family members have the same laptop, but that is not always the case. Then there’s the other story of going... Read more

Increase Your Arm Strength With A Titan Arm

News December 23, 2013

A group of college students in Pennsylvania really want to lend you a hand an arm in the near future. Or, to put it more accurately, they want to provide you with a way to increase the strength of your current arm. For their senior capstone project, 4 engineering students... Read more

Forget About Passwords…How About Passwatches & Passrings?

News Privacy and Security December 23, 2013

If you’re a person who is tired of having to remember password after password, there may be good news on the horizon for you. Anymore, it seems as if there is a password (or multiple passwords) for everything. After a while, all of those different passwords can get ridiculously... Read more

Vuzix M2000AR To Fit Standard Glasses Frames

News December 22, 2013

Smartglass designer and video eyewear maker Vuzix have announced what they say is a “major optical breakthrough that will dramatically improve glasses-based wearable technology.” The new optics engine, called Waveguide, was jointly developed with Nokia. This enables smart eyewear technology being able to fit into standard glasses frames, as... Read more

The Crowd-Funded Car Made From Lego, That Runs On Air

News December 22, 2013

What do you get if you take an Australian entrepreneur, a technologist and more than 500,000 pieces of Lego? The most amazing Lego car that runs on compressed air! Steve Sammartino and his friend Raul Oaida had the idea to build a zero-emissions car made from Lego but unfortunately... Read more

US Army Shoot Down Drones With Lasers

News December 22, 2013

So far the U.S Army has never used lasers in combat but it now has a new target, drones! For the first time last week, soldiers used a vehicle-mounted laser to successfully shoot down drones and incoming mortar shells. Terry Bauer, who is the program manager for the weapon... Read more

Torrent Uploader Fined $652,000 For Uploading 1 Movie

Internet News December 20, 2013

In spite of the heat on torrent sites, as well as uploaders and downloaders, it seems that people are not really deterred from carrying on. Even The Pirate Bay, the world’s most resilient torrent site, continues to operate. Of course, we don’t know how much longer they can resist... Read more

Amazon Kinesis Hits Public Beta

Internet News December 20, 2013

Amazon has a new data streaming analytics platform, called Kinesis and it is now in public beta. The service allows developers to build real-time applications without managing the complexity of multiple clusters. But though it has been regarded as a new type of real-time app platform, it also has a few... Read more

Eat All The Candy You Want With Cavity Free Candy

News December 20, 2013

My apologies for not getting this written before Halloween, but I think the news will outweigh any anger that results from the lateness of the post. Parents (my own included) have been telling their kids for years that their teeth will all fall out if they eat too much... Read more