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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…

Mycestro – The Tiny New Mouse That Fits On Your Finger
Nick Mastandrea, Founder, Chief Technology Officer and Director of Mycestro is working on his patent-pending technology via a Kickstarter Campaign for a tiny 3D mouse that you wear on your finger. On Kickstarter’s website, Mastandrea tells his story of the birth of the device that took place while on... Read more
Facebook Announces Updated News Feed
Facebook has recently updated its Timeline, but the one area of the site that has been somewhat neglected since the start of the site in 2006, is its News feed. For this reason, on Thursday, Facebook revealed its updated version of the news feed, which will provide the users... Read more
This Is How China Censors Its Version Of Twitter
The rest of the world may live in the Twitter stream, checking updates and sending tweets more often than they check email, but in China, it’s Weibo that rules. Weibo is the Chinese term for microblog, and it was originally launched in 2009. In 2011, the domain name was... Read more
Twitter Gets Rid of its TweetDeck
If you are a heavy Twitter user, you may be disappointed by Twitter’s announcement that they will be shutting down multiple TweetDeck apps.  If you aren’t familiar with the app, TweetDeck is a Twitter tool that tracks real-time conversations, across multiple accounts and topics. It’s official that TweetDeck AIR,... Read more
Fake Facebook Competitions Driving Huge ‘Like’ Volumes
Facebook is a stomping ground for hoaxes and the social networks newest attack involves its popular “Like” button feature. According to the hoax, users receive a free electronics item in exchange for simply hitting the “Like” button. If users step back and think about it for a moment, earning... Read more
Botched Launch Sees SimCity Gamers Locked Out
The latest instalment of popular city-building computer game SimCity has not been the smoothest – following server crashes and angry, locked out players. Following its launch in North America on March 5, servers for the video game, which has a new added ‘online’ element, filled up in a matter... Read more
New MARS Augmented Reality App Identifies Items Around You
PAR Works has launched a new platform based on augmented reality to help users find information about many everyday items. This application has many practical uses. For instance, a user may create an augmented reality for a shopping center and identify where a specific store is located. It could... Read more
Will The Features Of Path 3.0 Entice New Users?
Path 3.0 was officially announced last week, with new features that may or may not entice new users to install yet another social networking app. When Path was first announced in 2010, my initial reaction was exactly that – “Not another social network!” How many do we need anyway?... Read more
Google+ Sign In Links Your Apps to Your Desktop
Google has just announced that it is adding a new feature to the Google+ platform.  Google made the announcement on the Google+ Developers Blog, which is Google’s official source of information about the Google+ platform. Application sign-in will allow users to sign in to your app with Google.  Whether... Read more
Outlook.com Fastest Growing Email Service
The early indications for Microsoft’s rebranded email service Outlook.com are good. They have managed to notch up over 60 Million active users in the 6 months following last summer’s launch. That makes Outlook.com the fastest growing email service ever. Those figures could be interpreted as a little misleading however, as a... Read more
Seagate Introduces New Hybrid Hard Drive
Seagate has released its new generation of Solid Storage Hybrid Drives.  Not only have they just launched new drives for desktops, but they have also released an entirely new line of Solid Storage Hard Drives for laptops.  There are a few different options to choose from when selecting a... Read more
Firefox OS Entices Developers With Multi-Platform Compatibility
The recently held Mobile World Congress in Barcelona brought many interesting things to the forefront, Mozilla’s Firefox OS being one of them. There is a glut of mobile phones in the market, ranging from the cheapest to the ridiculously expensive, but I am sure that having an alternative mobile... Read more
Introducing WordPress Business Accounts
While WordPress got its start as a bloggers paradise, it has rapidly evolved into the most popular publishing platform on the internet. And now the site is expanding even more to specifically accommodate businesses by launching their newest addition, WordPress.com. Many owners of small and medium sized business decide... Read more
Are Teens Losing Interest in Facebook?
Currently at 900 million users, Facebook is unquestionably the most visited online social networking site. But for how long? Facebook has no real worries of losing its loyal adult users. In fact according to research firm Nielsen, users in the 50-64 age group made up nearly 1/4th of the... Read more
Apple iWatch To Run Full iOS Platform
The Apple iWatch will not leave iOS users wanting. A new rumor suggests that the Cupertino-based company is hard at work on developing its first generation watch with a full version of its popular mobile device platform. In the new report it is suggested that Apple is planning to launch... Read more
Evernote Users Lash Out Following ‘Disturbing’ Hack
American note-taking software company Evernote has announced ‘disturbing’ news that it has been hacked. The company has become the latest high-profile victim of a cyber attack and as a ‘precaution’, has implemented a password reset for all users. After ‘suspicious activity’, in which the hacker(s) were able to gain... Read more
PlayStation 4 Privacy Settings: Real Names Might Be Required
The PlayStation 4 announcement day has come and gone, and what have we gotten from it? More anticipation for the next generation console, if nothing else. We have high hopes that the PlayStation 4 will be affordable. We know it’s going to be much more powerful, and we know... Read more
ASUS Transformer Book Available for Pre-Ordering
Would you like to buy a notebook that becomes a tablet? If yes, the ASUS Transformer Book Windows 8 Hybrid might just be the device for you. ASUS had announced they were working on a device which would enable users to enjoy the features of both a notebook and... Read more