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Foldable screens and new dual screen devices have increasingly become the trend. Manufacturers now want to show themselves as forward thinking hardware developers. Microsoft’s upcoming Windows 10X operating system has long been rumored to be the software giant’s first foray into the dual screen world we all look likely to soon enter. New leaks, however, have not only given us our first look at some insider details about Windows 10X, they’ve also revealed that it might be coming to more traditional Windows devices too. Windows 10X is ditching the Start Menu The Microsoft in-the-know Twitter account WalkingCat recently highlighted a document that was very briefly available online . The document revealed that Microsoft wants Windows 10X to be available for, “both clamshells and foldables.” This shows that Microsoft is planning on bringing its brand-new operating system to regular “clamshell” type laptop devices too. The leaked document also went through some of the features that wou...

VPNs create a secure and encrypted tunnel between your PC and the servers the VPN providers have placed around the world. These tunnels even bypass your internet service provider meaning they can provide an extremely effective way of protecting your privacy online. If the company who provides your connection to the internet can’t see what you’re doing online, then you know you’re doing well. There are many VPNs available and NordVPN is widely regarded as one of the best. With this in mind, we’ve decided to take a closer look at NordVPN so that we can let you know whether you should believe the hype. Industry leading privacy features There are many reasons you could want to keep what you do online private. From banking to shopping, our most intimate details are now online. This makes privacy and security one of the biggest reasons people turn to VPNs. In this respect, NordVPN excels.  NordVPN is based in Panama and is extremely committed to protecting the privacy of its users...

We’ve known a lot about the Google Pixel 4 for quite some time as Google seemed content to leak all the finer details. We’ve known about the new dual camera unit on the back and we’ve had a solid idea about the front screen and interesting innovations like Google’s Project Soli. Last night though, Google officially launched the Pixel 4 in New York so let’s look at the whole package in greater detail. Google Pixel 4 features The new Google dual-camera system pairs a 12-megapixel wide angle camera with a 16-megapixel 2X telephoto camera. On top of the hardware push for the Pixel 4 camera, Google is adding some software chops to the handset’s photography capabilities too. Night Sight has been improved for sharper low-light imagery and there is also a new astrophotography mode that’ll capture defined images of the stars and constellations. Any photographer will tell you that it is not easy to capture good pictures of space, so this is a solid feature for a smartphone to have. Google P...

Going online in 2019 can be a dangerous business. With huge new modern threats like ransomware bursting onto the scene in the last few years, it has become more important than ever to deploy a robust antivirus solution on all the devices you use to go online. Even if the big threats can feel a little detached from your personal web use, standard threats like adware are more prevalent than ever and are at the very least extremely annoying and at their worst dangerously insidious. This is why today we’re looking at Avast 2019 . We want to give you a reliable idea about what to expect from the latest version of the Avast antivirus suite. Can Avast protect you in today’s world? Which version of Avast is right for you? Avast antivirus comes in three versions. There is the Free version of Avast, the Premium version, and the Ultimate version. Premium costs $69.99 and Ultimate costs $99.99 and they both come with lots of extra bells and whistles compared to the bare bones free version. Extr...

Nintendo’s latest mobile game Mario Kart Tour has landed on iOS and android and has already started splitting opinion. The Nintendo app already has impressive ratings of 4.5 and 4,8 on the Google Play Store and App Store respectively, but something still feels off about the smartphone game and there are plenty of editorials out there denouncing it . This begs the question, should you download Mario Kart Tour? Is it worth it? Let’s see. How much does Mario Kart Tour cost on Android and iOS? Mario Kart Tour is a free-to-play game. This is true in the sense that you can download it and then play for free. It isn’t like Super Mario Run where you could only play a small part of the game before having to pay $9.99 to unlock the full game. You will, however, need to set up a Nintendo account to play the game, if you don’t already have one. What Mario Kart Tour does have, however, which Super Mario Run does not is micro-transactions and this is where Mario Kart Tour has been attracting cr...