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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…

Auto Updates for Windows 7 Service Pack 1 Rolled Out
Microsoft wants all Windows 7 users to have the Service Pack 1. After announcing that they are discontinuing support for the Service Pack, Microsoft is going to launch it as an automatic update. This means that every Windows 7 user with a genuine copy of the operating system would... Read more
Yahoo Acquires Summly
Yahoo has recently stepped up its acquisitions of mobile talent, including acquisitions of Stamped and Jybe.  However, the most recent acquisition announced by Yahoo also has a twist.  Yahoo just announced that it has acquired mobile news aggregator Summly.  What is the twist? Summly was founded in 2011 by... Read more
Forget Gorilla Glass – Sapphire Screens are Coming
Technically known as alkali-aluminosilicate sheet glass, Gorilla Glass by Corning has given electronic device owners much more confidence in handling our devices. I suppose that is a good way of saying that we have a not-so-free pass to be a little more negligent. That’s because this material is practically... Read more
Barnes & Noble Nook Is Getting In-App Purchases
The Barnes & Noble Nook has teamed up with mobile payment provider Fortumo to offer in-app purchases. Under terms of the deal app and game developers will be allowed to sell their digital products through the NOOK Store with the new feature enabled. The new platform will go live... Read more
Microsoft Has 120-Inch TV Up Its Sleeve
Microsoft is the last company you’d think about when it comes to making televisions but they have created one. And it’s not just another TV. It is a gigantic 120-inch TV set! Once again, Microsoft has gone where no company has gone before. The sheer size of the TV... Read more
Analyzing Microsoft’s Cloud Prospects
The rise of Apple and Google as major forces in the technology industry has diverted attention away from the fact that Microsoft ruled the roost up until a few years back. Naturally, the company is feeling a little insecure, given that many of its fans and customers are questioning... Read more
Pinterest Acquires Livestar
Pinterest has announced its acquisition of Livestar.  Livestar was founded in 2011 and was launched at TechCrunch Disrupt in 2012. Livestar provided personalized recommendations from your friends and also from expert sources from around the web.  While the terms of the deal have not yet been disclosed, it has... Read more
US Department of Defence To Get 650,000 iDevices
The rumor mill is busy once again – not that it ever gets some rest, as we know very well. This time, the rumors point to something rather positive for Apple, with the United States Department of Defense supposedly getting ready to acquire 650,000 iDevices. Based on an exclusive... Read more
5 Linux Releases to Expect in the Near Future
The next couple of months are going to be interesting as far as Linux fans and users are concerned. The open source platform has a number of releases lined up which are going to be rolled out in the next few days and weeks. There are several different distributions... Read more
SEO Short Cutts

SEO Short Cutts

BusinessNews March 25, 2013

If you are a website owner then chances are you may have heard of Google’s Matt Cutts.  Cutts has recorded a vast amount of videos designed to answer questions regarding search engine optimization.  The videos help site owners to understand their site in search.  However, many people don’t have... Read more
Story War: A New Card Game for Geeks
Story War is a storytelling card game that encourages computergeeks to turn of their computers and interact with each other in real life. The game has been drawing a lot of attention on it’s Kickstarter campaign page. The original goal of the campaign was to raise $20,000. By the... Read more
Microsoft to Release IE10 Updates to Windows 7
Around half of all PC users run their machines on Windows 7. Hence, they are familiar with Microsoft’s web browser, the Internet Explorer. Microsoft had launched the Internet Explorer 10 (IE10) a few weeks back for their new generation operating system, Windows 8. Recently though, they decided to go... Read more
Amazon Announces ‘Send to Kindle’ Button
Most of us have encountered a news article, blog, or other web content that we want to read, but don’t have time to do so.  It can also be difficult to reliably keep track of all of that web content. Fortunately, Amazon has devised a solution for this particular... Read more
Microsoft Continues With Hotfix Rollups for Windows 7
There have been incessant rumors that Microsoft has ceased producing Service Packs. It is widely believed that the Service Pack 1 for Windows 7, which was released half a decade back, is the only one for the previous generation of the Windows operating system. However, the company has neither... Read more
Bluetooth Earbuds: The Next Big Thing in Portable Music?
Have you ever found your earbuds in a tangled up mess? Rob Honeycutt, product designer of a new Bluetooth unit, tells earbud users to “Disentangle from the cumbersome earbud cord; add new functionality to your digital lifestyle. According to the company’s Kickstarter page, The Elroy Project intends to solve... Read more
Does New Ubuntu Interface Represent the Future of Linux?
There is little doubt that Ubuntu has proved to be one of the most popular distributions of the open source OS, Linux. Canonical, the company which develops the different versions of Ubuntu is trying to branch the distribution out of the shadows of Linux. According to reports, Canonical has... Read more
Blackstone Contemplating Multi-Billion Dollar Dell Bid
It is no secret that Michael Dell wants to buyout his company, Dell, the world’s third-largest maker of personal computers. So far, Silver Lake Management is the only party to come forward with a reasonable bid. According to the official word, the current offer for the buyout stands at... Read more
PayPal Is Upping The Ante In Mobile Payments
Not too long ago, PayPal moved in a new direction and got a new guy to head the company. David Marcus has gotten some good feedback, thanks to the things he has been doing for the company, and recently, we heard about a new acquisition which does have some... Read more