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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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Saudi Arabia Lifts Ban On VOIP Apps

News September 25, 2017

Voice Over Internet Protocol services such as WhatsApp, Viber and Skype, to be allowed. Saudi Arabia has announced it is to rescind its current ban on internet phone calls this week, a government spokesman for The Kingdom has said. The news is the latest move by the Saudi government... Read more

Boys Better At Physics Because They ‘Project’, Says Study

News September 23, 2017

A wee tale of interesting findings by academics in Scotland and Australia. The proverbial residents of Social Media Land have ignited a firestorm of indignity over new “research” (quotation marks added to question the validity of the study) that claims boys are better at physics for one very mundane... Read more

You Can Now Pay ‘By Vein’ For Groceries

News September 22, 2017

A London supermarket has begun trialling a new biometric payment system that uses the unique vein pattern in fingertips to pay for goods. The Costcutter supermarket at the prestigious Brunel University in London, is the new test-bed for this biometric payment system that allows customers to check out with... Read more

Google Signs $1.1bn Deal With HTC

News September 22, 2017

Search giant in return to smartphone manufacturing. Google and HTC have announced that Google has bought part of the Taiwan based HTC’s mobile phone division for a staggering $1.1 billion, the companies have announced. Google’s Vice-President of hardware, Rick Osterloh said in a blog post: “…We’ve signed an agreement with HTC,... Read more

Are Millennials Killing Apple, Too?

Mobile News September 21, 2017

Price tag and wait for new iPhone X proving a turn off for Generation Y buyers. Millennials have been blamed for the death of everything good, from child-rearing, to date night, to home ownership. But a new finding from the tech sector might place the blame for yet another... Read more

Piriform releases CCleaner 5.35

News Software Reviews System Tuning September 21, 2017

Updated version released in response to security vulnerability. Piriform, the publishers of CCleaner, the world’s most popular PC cleaner, has released version 5.35 following a security vulnerability discovered in version 5.33 (and CCleaner Cloud v1.07.3191). All users are encouraged to update to the latest version. Users of CCleaner Cloud... Read more

UK’s New Data Privacy Rules

News Privacy and Security September 21, 2017

Proposed exemptions to Data Protection Bill for certain organizations and entities. The EU has led the way with some of the most citizen-centric privacy laws enacted, including the “right to be forgotten” that protects individuals from old online content. Essentially upending the “nothing is ever deleted on the internet”... Read more

Avast Launches Business Antivirus Software Range

Antivirus Business News Software Reviews September 20, 2017

Defend your business with advanced antivirus protection and more. It’s a scary world out there. With over 4,000 attacks on SMBs a day, it’s only a matter of time until your business becomes a target. Fight back with new Avast Business Antivirus – exceptional protection with a 100% malware... Read more

US Navy To Use Xbox Controllers To Operate Submarines

News September 19, 2017

Legacy Microsoft controllers to operate periscopes aboard next gen subs. The U.S. Navy has revealed that after an extensive two year training program, it has officially adopted last generation legacy Xbox 360 controllers to operate the periscopes aboard its next generation submarines. The idea that the submarines would even... Read more

Your Flying Taxi Is Finally Here

News September 19, 2017

Lilium secures $90m next-stage funding to make concept a reality. Ah, the 21st century, the long-promised age of jet packs, self-driving vehicles, and flying cars. While the recent unveiling of the iPhone X shows we’ve come a long, long way in the technology space, one of the more exciting... Read more

China To Shut Down Domestic Bitcoin Exchanges?

News September 18, 2017

News has emerged that regulators in China have definitive plans to force closure of all its domestic Bitcoin exchanges. According to the Wall Street Journal, anonymous sources have said that the decision has been made and it’s now only a question of when and not if, Chinese Bitcoin exchanges... Read more

Hackers Are Targeting Universities

News September 18, 2017

Stealing research may be primary aim. In the US, cyberattacks on colleges and universities have seen a noticeable increase in the past year or so, and with the abundance of data the schools store on their students, it’s not hard to see why. Across the K-12 public school spectrum... Read more

Verrit Hacked After Hillary Clinton Endorsement Tweet

News September 16, 2017

Site hit with DDoS attack within an hour of tweet. Hillary Clinton is like the awesome grandma you no longer get to see because she was your stepdad’s mom. Things didn’t work out and your stepdad is no longer around, so somehow, you lost custody of this grandma, too.... Read more

Kremlin Responds To Ban On Kaspersky Antivirus Software

News September 15, 2017

Response follows 90-day deadline for US federal agencies to remove the security software. When you’re desperately trying to get people to believe that your Russian tech company has no ties to the Russian government, maybe it’d be a good idea to not have a statement of support from that... Read more

Ted Cruz Liked Tweet Breaks The Internet

News September 15, 2017

Republican Senator+porn tweet ‘like’=internet gold. Social Conservative Senator and former Republican US Presidential candidate, Ted Cruz, found himself trending during the middle of the night, Monday, and found himself facing major backlash after his Twitter account ‘liked’ an online pornography video. The Texas senator’s verified account, which has more... Read more

Cassini Spacecraft To Live Stream Final Mission Diving into Saturn’s Atmosphere

News September 14, 2017

NASA’s school bus-size orbiter is to finally flame out and end its 14-year mission of revealing Saturn’s secrets. On Friday September 15, just hours before the Cassini spacecraft sends itself plunging into Saturn’s atmosphere, the spacecraft will live-stream a torrent of final data back to Earth in one last... Read more

Google Appeals EU’s €2.4bn Search Engine Results Fine

Business Internet News September 12, 2017

Tech giant lodges appeal against massive fine by European Commission. Back in the middle of summer, the regulator ruled that Google’s positioning its own shopping comparison service at the top of Google search results, ahead of competitors, such as Amazon, was an abuse of power. The €2.4bn fine was, and... Read more