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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…
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…
AI tools and model capabilities are improving with each new version. As a result, the level of sophistication and realism in scams is increasing. According to the FBI’s annual report, financial losses due to cybercrime exceeded $12.5 billion in 2023—just one indicator of the enormous impact of these attacks.... Read more
July 12 tech news roundup: Gmail adds a new way to manage subscriptions, Microsoft Edge now loads pages up to 40% faster, Beware of malicious browser extensions on Chrome, Edge and Firefox
News July 12, 2025
Windows 11 finally overtakes Windows 10 usage-wise Windows 11 was released in October 2021. Four years later, it has finally overtaken Windows 10 as the most used operating system on desktop computers. A report reveals that Windows 11 is installed on 52% of computers, as opposed to 44.59% on... Read more
July 5 Tech news roundup: Notepad now lets you format text, Chrome fixes fourth zero-day bug of the year, Windows 11 25H2 is coming soon
News July 5, 2025
Microsoft Edge on iOS now supports extensions iPhone and iPad users, rejoice! Microsoft Edge now supports extensions on iOS and iPadOS. However, the feature is hidden behind a flag that you need to change manually, instructions to do this are available here. Now, it doesn’t support all extensions by... Read more
June 28 tech news roundup: Microsoft claims Windows 11 is twice as fast as Windows 10, Firefox 140 introduces Tab Unload, WhatsApp’s AI can summarize your chats
News June 28, 2025
Microsoft wants you to believe that Windows 11 is 2.3x faster than Windows 10 Anyone who has used both operating systems can tell this is impossible. Microsoft has published a so-called performance claims with details about various computers that were used in benchmark tests. The problem is it used... Read more
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... Read more
June 21 Tech news roundup: Microsoft’s next Xbox console could be a PC, WhatsApp annoys users with ads, Steam gets an improved overlay and accessibility features
News June 21, 2025
The next Xbox gen console could also be a gaming PC Microsoft’s Xbox and AMD have announced a partnership to co-engineer the next gen Xbox consoles. The two companies have been working together on console chips for a while now, so this may not seem surprising. But the announcement... Read more
June 7 tech news roundup: Windows 11 will stop prompting EU users to use Edge, YouTube Premium Lite will show more ads, KDE is inviting Windows 10 users to switch to Linux
News June 7, 2025
Microsoft Edge will not bother EU users anymore Microsoft has announced some major changes for Windows 11 for users in the European Economic Area. The operating system will no longer pester you to set Microsoft Edge as the default browser, if you don’t launch it. If you uninstall Edge,... Read more
May 31 Tech news roundup: Mozilla ends support Pocket and Fakespot, Arc Browser has been discontinued, Apple wants to rename its operating systems
News May 31, 2025
Mozilla to shut down Pocket and Fakespot Mozilla has announced that it is shutting down two of its cloud services: Pocket and Fakespot. Read it Later, Inc, which created Pocket, was acquired by Mozilla in 2017. Pocket was integrated in Firefox, but was never really popular. Unsurprisingly, Mozilla has... Read more
May 24 tech news roundup: Fortnite is back on iOS, Windows 11 gets a retro text editor, Windows Subsystem for Linux is now open source
News May 24, 2025
Fortnite makes an Epic return to the iOS App Store Epic Games has returned to the iOS App Store triumphantly after a 5-year hiatus. Apple had blocked Fortnite in 2020 when Epic Games added an external payment to the popular battle royale game. Epic sued Apple, but a Federal... Read more
Can You Provide Full Protection Against Identity Theft with a VPN? Here’s What It Can (and Can’t) Do
NewsPrivacy and SecurityVPNs May 22, 2025
Nowadays, it feels like every click and every login to our email or social networks opens a window for those trying to steal our information. Identity theft has reached levels we couldn’t have imagined just a decade ago. According to the latest official statistics, total fraud and identity theft... Read more
May 17 tech news roundup: YouTube’s AI will annoy you with ads, Apple says no to Fortnite again, Google Chrome won’t run with admin rights
News May 17, 2025
YouTube has introduced an AI feature, but you won’t like it YouTube is at it again, it has found another way to display advertisements to viewers. Google has announced a new feature called Peak Points, which is a new tool for YouTube advertisers. Peak Points has been designed to... Read more
May 10 Tech news roundup: Second trailer for GTA 6 impresses gamers, Windows 11 and Google Chrome have added AI Agents, Apple wants to add AI search engines to Safari
News May 10, 2025
GTA 6 gets a new trailer, and smashes viewership records Rockstar Games released a new Grand Theft Auto 6 trailer this week, and it didn’t stop there. The New York based gaming giant also published a special page on its website to highlight the various characters in the game,... Read more
May 3 tech news roundup: GTA 6 Delayed Until May 2026, Judge says Apple violated injunction willfully, Microsoft increases Xbox prices globally
News May 3, 2025
Grand Theft Auto 6 to release on May 26, 2026 Rockstar Games has officially announced the Grand Theft Auto 6 release date. But the bad news is it’s not coming this year. The New York company says that GTA 6 will be released on May 26, 2026. Development on... Read more
April 26 Tech news roundup: The Elder Scrolls IV Oblivion Remastered launched, OpenAI wants to buy Chrome, Windows 11 says bye to BSODs
News April 26, 2025
The Elder Scrolls IV Oblivion Remastered launches for PC, PS5 and Xbox Bethesda has launched The Elder Scrolls IV Oblivion Remastered. The original game which was released in 2006 went to become one of the best role-playing games of all time. Nineteen years later, the remastered version takes players... Read more
April 19 tech news roundup: Gemini live video and screen sharing are free for Android users, PS5 prices increased in Europe, Australia and New Zealand, Copilot Vision is free for Microsoft Edge
News April 19, 2025
Google makes Gemini live video and screen sharing features free for Android users Google has announced that Gemini live video and screen sharing features are now free for Android users. The announcement comes as a surprise, because the Mountain View company had only unveiled the features about a week... Read more
April 12 tech news roundup: Recall is coming to Windows 11, Apple Maps on the web comes to Android, Age of Empires 2 is coming to PlayStation 5
News April 12, 2025
Microsoft releases Recall for Windows 11 Insiders Microsoft is inching closer to releasing Recall for Windows 11. Recall was designed to help users search for previously seen or utilized content on their PCs. It works by capturing screenshots every few seconds, to extract the data on the screen and... Read more
April 5 tech news roundup: Amazon’s “Buy for Me” could revolutionize online shopping, Nintendo Switch 2 announced, Windows Start Menu is getting a redesign
News April 5, 2025
Amazon’s ‘Buy for Me’ feature could change the way you shop online Amazon is testing a new AI-powered feature in its shopping app. This isn’t merely a chatbot, the company has come up with an option that lets users order products that are not available on Amazon. The feature... Read more
March 29 Tech news roundup: Google to develop Android OS privately, Windows blocks BIOS Update on Lenovo ThinkPad, ChatGPT’s delays image generation rollout
News March 29, 2025
Google to release Android source code only after new version launches Google has revealed that the development of Android will become private. The Android Open Source Project (AOSP) is the foundation upon which all custom versions of the operating system are built by manufacturers. Up until now, Google has... Read more