Chinese antivirus vendor Qihoo has been caught out cheating on lab testing by submitting altered versions of its software running AV engines from rival Bitdefender. As a result, the three major testing labs – Virus Bulletin, AV-Comparatives, and AV-Test – have revoked all certifications awarded […]
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Internet Explorer’s more modern and speedier successor, which Microsoft is hoping will take over the world and was previously codenamed “Spartan”, has now officially been given the permanent monicker “Edge”. Edge maintains Spartan innovations such as page markup, reading view, and Cortana integration. It’s also
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Just before Christmas last year we showed you a trailer for the latest upcoming Mad Max movie, “Mad Max: Fury Road” (Mad Max Returns in ‘Fury Road’ – Absolute Car-nage). A new trailer has recently been released and it looks sensational. Plenty of action, crazy
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Two brothers in Ireland, one a farmer and the other a drone operator/photographer, have collaborated to produce the world’s first drone sheepdog. Does the drone do a good job of herding the sheep – judge for yourself: Once trained, a sheepdog probably doesn’t require as
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As usual, the following images are courtesy of MajorGeeks, DCT’s recommended download site: As good as it gets – so close! An oxymoron? Where are the grammar police when you need them! Failed privacy shield! A really bad case of pins and needles? It’s a
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So you’ve decided to buy a new monitor, picked out a brand and model and are now searching around the net for reviews. You come across an editorial review and click on the link only to discover that the review consists of 2 pages full
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Communicating via email has assumed a unique parlance and protocol of its own but can you imagine how that might sound when applied to real life situations? In this video clip, comedy duo Tripp and Tyler show how a number of common email situations would
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Most regular DCT readers will be well aware of the importance we place on creating backups, and especially full system backups. The ability to restore a system to a previous healthy state can overcome just about every major issue encountered by users, including terminally corrupt
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Trying to keep up with emerging PC technology is akin to a dog chasing its own tail, ain’t never going to happen! We decide to update our aging PC, happy with the prospect of finally getting our hands on the latest and greatest technology, blissfully
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I am a huge Star Trek fan. I was a mere 20 years old when the first episode of Star Trek aired way back in 1966, and my first child was born a month later. Not that the two are related, except for constituting fond
Trekkies Delight – Star Trek to Return to TV (videos) Read More »
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It’s a sad fact that women still only account for around 30% of the total technology workforce and, in many quarters, the role of women in tech industry trade shows and the like is still viewed more as an eye-candy factor rather than anything to
Women in Tech – I am not a booth babe, Ask me a question Read More »
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Digiarty is running an Easter promotion which includes a giveaway of its MacX DVD Ripper Pro software (Mac only). The offer is valid until 10th April or up to 5000 copies, whichever comes first. Ultimate DVD ripper for Mac brings you the best solution to
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