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When it comes to antivirus software there aren’t many bigger names in the game than AVG. The developer has been around for what feels like forever and is just as comfortable protecting your Android mobile as it is protecting your Windows PC. With security threats evolving all the time, however, the antivirus market has become a crowded place in recent years with seemingly every man and his dog trying to persuade you they’re best positioned to keep you and your electronic devices safe. With AVG Ultimate though, the stalwart security specialist genuinely offers something unique so we thought we’d look at its offering in greater detail. Unlimited devices These days cyber security programs usually make big promises about the protection they can offer but add the caveat that they’ll only protect the paying customer. Single device protection isn’t enough as most people have a laptop and a smartphone with some even enjoying a tablet and additional desktop PC too. This means that even premi...

Blackmagic Design’ DaVinci Resolve available on Windows, Mac, and Linux offers an excellent suite of video editing features for all budding filmmakers, from the hobbyist amateur all the way up to Hollywood director. The latest update to the series, DaVinci Resolve 16 builds on the success that came before it and continues to offer something for everybody, both with a free version and a premium Studio offering that will cost you $299. Let’s take a look in greater detail then at what DaVinci Resolve can offer you. An excellent video editing program Editing video is a complex task. There are many elements to consider and, accordingly, video editing suites have many different features and tools that perform all these different tasks. Normally, when you get a free video editor there are core features missing, but that is not the case with the free version of DaVinci Resolve. Things missing include the 4K and 8K editing features that ship with the Studio version, a few premium templates ...

Microsoft’s Wunderlist to-do app has been living on borrowed time for a while now. It was back in 2017 when the software giant announced it would be phasing out the app, which strangely enough, Microsoft had only purchased in 2015. The plan then was to phase out Wunderlist as Microsoft worked on its own in-house developed to-do app, imaginatively named To-Do. It seems that plan has now come to fruition as Microsoft has announced that it will be shutting down Wunderlist on May 6, 2020. Wunderlist has long been regarded as one of the best, and certainly has been one of the most popular to-do lists apps ever. Even the free version of Wunderlist offers some great features, all packaged into a nice simple design with an intuitive interface. You can create lists for your to-dos and then group them into folders. You can then add different types of tasks, star them, add due dates, filter them when you’re searching through them, and even collaborate with others on your tasks at hand. This, ho...

Android’s latest Google Assistant powered feature, Ambient Mode, will begin rolling out next week. Google first announced Ambient Mode back in September, telling the world that the feature would turn Android devices into smart devices whenever they’re plugged in and charging. Basically, whenever an Android phone or tablet is plugged in it will display useful information such as weather, alarms, photos, and scheduling and appointments. According to The Verge a Google Spokesperson has confirmed that Ambient Mode should begin rolling out to select devices from next week, although strangely enough Google’s own Pixel devices aren’t on the list. The Google spokesperson said that the majority of Android users with version 8.0 and above will receive the feature next week. These include owners of Sony Xperia phones, Nokia phones, Xiaomi phones, and certain Lenovo tablets. An intent based way of doing things Ambient mode, however, is supposed to be about much more than simply showing useful...

Disclosure: Our team is always looking for things we think our readers will value. We have received compensation for publishing this article. Since its development in the late 1940’s, artificial intelligence (AI) has been used for everything from game playing to helping to improve healthcare. Broadly speaking, AI involves writing algorithms – a set of rules used in mathematics and computer programming languages – to enable a computer to observe a situation and make decisions that lead to a certain goal . AI has been used, for example, by beer maker Carlsberg to analyze the flavor and aroma profiles created by yeast and other ingredients to then predict how certain recipes will taste – without the company ever having to actually brew the beer. While AI has taken a while to develop, thanks to more powerful computers and the availability of more digital data than ever before, it is now advancing at astounding speeds . And while it continues to be used in every field from finance to vi...

In the crowded field of antivirus security programs, it can be hard for developers to make their software stand out. There are lots of credible options out there, and increasingly it is becoming easier for the discernible user to seek out all the pro level security features for free by downloading various different products that specialize in individual features. That is what makes BitDefender Total Security 2019’s Autopilot feature all the more interesting. It really sets the security suite apart from the competition. We’ll start by looking at Autopilot, which is BitDefender’s defining feature before finishing with a general overview of the Total Security suite. BitDefender: Your personal security advisor Basically, what Autopilot does is make it very easy for you to carry out the actions you need to in order to keep your PC safe and secure. Autopilot sits at the top of the Bitdefender Total Security Dashboard and recommends the actions you should take. Bitdefender see it as like a...

Is TikTok the best app in the world right now? There is an increasing amount of evidence that a lot of people at Facebook and Instagram HQ seem to think so. In fact, the Instagram team loves the Chinese Vine clone so much that the Facebook-owned app has just unveiled its own TikTok clone app called Reels. Yep, clearly originality is not a big deal at Instagram as they’re copying an app that is itself a copy of another app. Instagram Reels launched in Brazil for iOS and Android devices on Tuesday. There are plans for a wider roll-out around the world, but as yet, we don’t know when we can expect the global launch. Watch this space. 15 seconds of viral entertainment If you’ve used Twitter, or indeed Vine, you’ll have a fair idea about what to expect to with Reels. To be fair to Instagram, they’ve done a very good job of cloning TikTok. Reels allows users to create 15 second videos and then add background music tracks to them before sharing them to their followers as Instagram Storie...