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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…

Eat All The Candy You Want With Cavity Free Candy
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
Open Stubborn Bottles With This Shirt From Criquet
There’s no shame in admitting this, because we’ve all likely been there at one point or another in our lives. What am I talking about, you ask? That moment in time when we can’t for the life of us get the stupid bottle cap off of whatever it is... Read more
Microsoft Tool Makes it Easier For Gmail Users to Switch to Outlook.com
So it’s been a year since Microsoft converted Hotmail to Outlook.com. Not only did the webmail service get a newish name, but it also got a new look plus some other features that were aimed at getting people to use the Microsoft product once again. Perhaps, the company was... Read more
Keep Your Coffee At The Perfect Temp With Temperfect Mugs
All coffee lovers have taken a sip of their favorite brew while it was way too hot and scorched their tongues as a result. Swearing never to do that again, we decided to let it cool just a bit before we put it back up to our lips only... Read more
Cross Platform Malware Increasing at Alarming Rate
As the advance of computer technology and its wide reaching applications continue to grow, unfortunately so do the threats.  The newest forms of malware have advanced and increased in adaptability and strengths; they attack without prejudice or warning and they have cross-platform power. The same strain of a particular... Read more
Scientists Create The First Sperm-Based Biobot
Metal cybernetic microorganisms and bull’s sperm cells have been used by scientists to create the first sperm-based biobots. The scientists from the Institute for Integrative Nanosciences in Dresden, Germany say that this spermbot can be remote controlled and used to impregnate an egg or deliver a drug to a... Read more
Make Your Smartphone Smarter With Agent
I love my smartphone, but I’ll be the first to admit that for a smartphone, it can sometimes be rather dumb. For example, when my battery is on the fritz, the phone will exert an endless amount of energy telling me that it’s about to die. It will beep,... Read more
Whiteclouds Brings 3D Printing For Everyone
At International CES 2014, one of the key aims of the companies who are to exhibit at the 3D Printing TechZone, is to capture the imagination of the general public, just ordinary people with no skills in design or other technical backgrounds.  It is this wider audience that all the... Read more
LG And Wuaki.TV Team Up
The ability to stream content to your home television is a wondrous thing isn’t it?  With online services such as Netflix and LOVEFiLM paving the way for the masses to consume all the entertainment they will ever need, is there room for other services to get a look in? ... Read more
iVoizer: Private Phone Call Recorder
Ivoizer is a new Indiegogo project from the mind of Ruslan Pavlenko, a hardware developer from the Ukraine. He claims to revolutionize your business and private life, by being able to record and store all of your calls, whether incoming or outgoing, on a single device. iVoizer is a... Read more
Agomo: Cloud Based Multi-PC Optimization From the Makers of CCleaner
Yesterday was an important day in the tech world.  It marked the launch of a new and unique product called Agomo. This software allows the user to manage and optimize multiple computers via a cloud-based platform, from directly within their web browser.  You can simply download and install Agomo... Read more
Is The FBI Watching You Through Your Laptop?
This news will either frighten you or it will do nothing at all. It seems there is no end to the ways that the US Government can spy on people these days. Every day, it seems, new information is revealed that takes things a step further than the day... Read more
Give Your Ultrabook A Boost With The Samsung 1TB mSATA SSD
Do you feel like your ultrabook could do with a boost where capacity is concerned? Well Samsung has just announced the world’s first 1TB mSATA SSD, which could be the answer to your problem. Any slim device currently makes use of the mini-Serial ATA drives, which do their best... Read more
Birth Simulator Will Help Doctors Prepare For Live Births
Computers are slowly taking over the world; in a good way, of course. Doctors and midwives will soon have access to a new virtual reality tool that could help them immensely as they prepare to deliver babies in the future. For years, they have had to use models as... Read more
Run Safer With Smart Sneakers
Running has become incredibly popular as of late, and it’s not too hard to see why. Recent studies have been done that show running a few times a week can actually serve to increase your lifespan by approximately 5 years. Who knew? And, since running is becoming so popular,... Read more
No More Struggling: Next USB Connects Both Ways 
How many times have you tried to plug in a USB cable or device, only to be frustrated because you got the wrong orientation? In our household, we actually sometimes have a running tally that goes like this: USB – 5, Me – 0. Needless to say, I welcomed... Read more
Keep Your Eggs Fresh With The Egg Minder
Have you ever thrown away a bunch of eggs because you had no idea whether they were still any good or not? That is probably more of a common experience than most people would like to admit. There’s an expiration date on most egg cartons, but who knows how... Read more
DARPA Creates Giant Folding Telescope
Our curiosity about the Earth and outer space is as vast as the universe itself. Current orbital telescopes, made of high-density glass, are expensive and require a lot of effort to get them into space. So as researchers strive for higher-resolution images, it’s rather convenient that DARPA has created... Read more