Grand Videoke Symphony 2.0 - The First Voice Activated Videoke

GRAND VIDEOKE, a premium videoke system brand recently launched the GRAND VIDEOKE Symphony 2.0, the first voice activated videoke with GeeVee™ Voice Command Technology.

Forget about browsing the songbook, typing on the remote control or on the mic's keypad. Just tell GeeVee™ your favorite song and your voice is its command! The future of videoke is here and singing became so much more fun and enjoyable. Imagine searching, reserving, and playing your songs using the sound of your voice! Now that's impressive. 

GeeVee™ Voice Command Technology is an exclusive feature of GRAND VIDEOKE. This technology was developed over a period of three years, using more than 1,200 voices comprising of male, female and kids of various ages, tone and accent in order to make it as accurate as possible.

Packed with premium features including HD Sound, 5,157 built-in songs, HD video backgrounds, two professional wireless microphones, 16GB internal memory and more, the GRAND VIDEOKE Symphony 2.0 is the dream videoke system for your home.

Be the first to own one! GRAND VIDEOKE is available at leading music & appliance stores nationwide.

ASUS Raises the Bar of Smartphone User Experience with ZenFone 2 Laser 5.0

​  The search for that elusive perfect mobile phone can be a long and challenging one,  as every smartphone user would know. But if ASUS’ globally leading brand value and countless international and local awards this year alone is any indication of its prowess in product innovation, then one need not look far to finally find the smartphone attuned to his multi-hyphenated lifestyle.  As one of its latest mobile unit offerings, ASUS successfully introduced the ZenFone 2 Laser 5.0 (ZE500KL), a smartphone that perfectly embodies the brand’s commitment to put extra premium on both user experience and innovation – what with its several unparalleled key features – while widely considering its value for money (SRP: PHP 7,295.00). This year’s best value smartphone from ASUS Undeniably, ASUS’ most notable mobile unit innovation during 2014 was the best-selling ZenFone 5 – a marvelous smartphone that stood out due to its then unmatched performance. But being the global powerhouse company that it is known to continuously push the envelope of product solutions, ASUS then soon after picked up from the success of the ZenFone 5, raising the bar this year even further by upgrading these features and just recently introducing the even more remarkable ZenFone 2 Laser 5.0 – now significantly equipped with features that one has never quite experienced in a smartphone before. Blazingly Fast Auto-Focus with Focus Speed of Up to 0.03 Seconds ASUS ZenFone 2 Laser 5.0’s rear camera has laser autofocus technology for the fastest possible clarity. Its infrared laser measures distances at lightning speed – and that means near-instant focus as fast as only 0.03 seconds. Compared with traditional contrast focus, ZenFone 2 Laser is easily in the lead by up to 2X faster speed, wherein the infrared laser gets the most accurate distance of the object and the lens simply accelerates itself to the precise position for the imaging. Ultimate screen protection — Corning Gorilla Glass 4  The ZenFone 2 Laser‘s display comes with Corning Gorilla Glass 4 protection against accidental damages. This also makes ZenFone 2 Laser the only smartphone with the best screen protection at this price range. The Gorilla Glass 4 is much stronger than its third generation of Gorilla Glass 3 in many perspectives: its display offers twice (2X) the drop-damage resistance of its predecessor, a 2.5X increase in retained strength and is 85% less likely to break in daily use — making it safer and stronger than ever before. 8MP PixelMaster Camera with f/2.0 Aperture The ZenFone 2 Laser is the first phone in the price range to have an 8-megapixel camera on the back, guided with a laser auto-focus. It also has a dual-LED real tone flash and a 5-megapixel camera on the front. The f/2.0-aperture Toshiba lens manages to focus the subject in a snap and delivers shots with excellent detail, saturation and contrast levels in day-light conditions. The combination of the excellent hardware and software truly delivers the best in class camera solutions. 5 Magnetic Speakers for 41% Louder and Less Distorted Sound To provide better sound output, the speakers of ZenFone 2 Laser are constructed with five layers of magnets in a large chamber so the bass sound is much better than the traditional 1 or 3 magnet speaker. In general, the sound is crystal clear with 41% increase in louder volume, lower frequency extended by 14% and distortion frequency improved by 12%.  “While just being one of the newest offerings in our continuously growing smartphone product line, the ASUS ZenFone 2 Laser 5.0 has already widely earned the public’s attention due to its unprecedented performance and functions. Among which, users have raved about its extraordinary photography features and audio capabilities, its impressive battery life (up to 13 hours), and its top-of-the-line cover glass protection. With these many innovations in place, it is undeniable that the ZenFone 2 Laser 5.0 has greatly advanced the smartphone user experience function.” shares ASUS Philippines Marketing Manager Jamie Zaldivar.   -###-  AVAILABILITY & PRICING ZenFone 2 Laser is now available in all authorized re-sellers nationwide for as low as P7,295 (ZE500KL) and P8,695 (ZE550KL) ### About ASUS ASUS is a worldwide top-three consumer notebook vendor and maker of the world’s best-selling, most award-winning motherboards. A leading enterprise in the new digital era, ASUS designs and manufactures products that perfectly meet the needs of today’s digital home and office, with a broad portfolio that includes motherboards, graphics cards, optical drives, displays, desktop and all-in-one PCs, notebooks, netbooks, servers, multimedia devices, wireless solutions, networking devices, tablets, smartphones and wearables. Driven by innovation and committed to quality, ASUS won 4,326 awards in 2014 and is widely credited with revolutionizing the PC industry with its Eee PC™. ASUS has more than 16,000 employees around the globe with a world-class R&D team of 5,200 engineers. Company revenue for 2014 was approximately US$14.5 billion.

LEICA SL (Type 601) Features

Lenses
Lens Mount:                      Leica L-Mount
Applicable lenses:             Leica Vario-Elmarit-SL 24–90 mm f/2.8–4 ASPH.
Leica APO-Vario-Elmarit-SL 90–280 mm f/2.8–4
Leica Summilux-SL 50 mm f/1.4 ASPH.
Lenses from the Leica T Camera System, Leica M-Lenses with Leica M-Adapter T, Leica S-Lenses with
Leica S-Adapter L, Leica R-Lenses with Leica R-Adapter L and Leica Cine lenses with Leica PL-Adapter L.

Sensor
Type:                     24-MP-CMOS-Sensor (24 x 36 mm)
Resolution:     Full Frame (24 MP): 6000 x 4000 Pixel, APS-C (10 MP): 3936 x 2624 Pixel
Filter:                     IR-Filter, no Lowpass Filter
ISO:                     ISO 50–ISO 50000
Sensor Cleaning:             Provided

Processor
Type:                     Leica Maestro II series
Internal RAM:             2 GB: 33 DNGs or 30 JPEGs and DNGs

Image
Image Data Format:         JPEG, DNG
Colordepth:                 14 bit (DNG), 8 bit (JPEG)
JPEG:                     Color Space Adobe RGB, ECIRGB, sRGB

Motion
File Format:                 MP4, MOV
Resolution:     4K (4096 x 2160) @ 24 fps; 4K (3840 x 2160) @ 25 and 30 fps; 1080 @ 24, 25, 30, 50, 60, 100 and 120 fps;
720 @ 24, 25, 30, 50, 60, 100 and 120 fps
Bitrate:                 8 bit (recording); 10 bit (HDMI not recording)
Color sampling:             4:2:2/10 bit (HDMI only); 4:2:0/8 bit (recording on SD
card)
Video:                 V-Log L gamma selectable
Audio:     Manual/Auto; Stereo microphone, 48 kHz, 16 bit; Wind elimination
Audio external
via Audio-Adapter:     Audio-In (3.5 mm phone jack), Audio-Out (3.5 mm phone jack)
Movie Length:             Max. duration: 29 min, Max. size: 4 GB

EVF
Resolution:                 SXAG, 4.4 MP
Size:                     0.66"
Eye Point:                 20 mm
Field of View:             37°
Magnification:             x 0.80 (With 50 mm lens at infinity, −1 dpt)
Frame coverage:             100 %
Diopter correction:         − 4 to +2
Eye Sensor:     Yes




Live View:     Operating Modes: Video- and Photo-Live-View separated; Frame rate: up to 60 fps; Exposure simulation available,
Optional information: Focus Peaking, Histogram, Clipping/Zebra, Level, Grid Overlay (3 x 3, 6 x 4), Aspect Ratio (1.33:1; 1.66:1; 1.78:1; 1.85:1; 2.35:1; 2.4:1), Safe Area (80 %; 90 %; 92.5 %; 95 %)

Storage:     SD 1 slot (UHS II) with maximum writing speed 100 MB/s, SD 2 slot (UHS I) with maximum writing speed 30 MB/s

Focusing
Type:                     Contrast AF
Focus Modes:     AF-S (focus priority), AF-C (shutter priority), MF, Touch-AF
AF Modes:                 Static, Dynamic (tracking), Auto (face detection)
AF Size:                 Point, Field, Zone (9 Fields)
AF Steps:                 37 or 49 Fields
AF Assist Lamp:             Built in

Exposure
Exposure Modes:             Program Mode (P), Shutter speed priority mode (T),
Aperture priority mode (A) and manual mode (M)
Exposure Metering Modes:     Center weighted, Multi zone, Spot
Exposure Compensation:         ±3 EV in 1/3 or 1/2 EV-steps
Exposure Bracketing:     3/5/7 images in 1/2/3 aperture steps; additional direct JPEG-HDR


White Balance:     Preset Auto, Daylight 5200 K, Cloudy 6000 K, Shade 7000 K, Tungsten 3200 K, HMI 5600 K,Fluorescent warm 4000 K, Fluorescent cool 4500 K, Flash 5400 K, Greycard, Manual color temperature 2000 K to 11500 K

Shutter
Type:                     Focal plain shutter
Drive Modes:     Single, Continuous slow S (4 fps), Continuous medium M (7 fps), Continuous fast F (11 fps), Self timer 2 s, Self timer 12 s, Interval, Exposure Bracketing, Time exposures up to 30 min
Shutter speed:     1/8000 s to 60 s, time exposures up to 30 min, Max. frame rate 11 fps,
Warranty:                 2 years or 200,000 releases

Flash
Interface:     Standard X-jack, Hot shoe with Sync. andTTL-Mode contacts
X-Synchronization:             1/250 s

Wi-Fi:                    Built in, IEEE 802.11 b/g/n (2.5 GHz)

GPS:                     Built in, Automatic time and date, Sensitivity < 1°

Power supply:     Rechargeable Lithium-Ion battery, Nominal voltage 8.4 V, Capacity at least 1860 mAh; Lifetime per charge (CIPA):
approx. 400 shoots; Charging time: approx. 180 min; Charger: 100–240 V 50/60 Hz 0.25 A with adapters
Touch Screen:     2.95" Touch Back light LED with Anti-fingerprint and Anti-scratch coating; 1.04 Mio. pixels; Format 3:2;
View angle: 170°; Colors: 16 Million; Frame coverage: 100 %

Top Display:     1.28" highly reflective monochrome LCD; 128 x 128 dots; View angle 120°; Anti-fingerprint coating

Housing
Material:                 Milled Aluminium
Dust/Spray water sealing:     Provided
Interfaces:     USB 3.0 Micro Type B; HDMI Type A; Multi connector adapter for Audio-Out 3.5 mm/Audio-In 3.5 mm; Multi Shutter
Type:                     Focal plain shutter
Drive Modes:     Single, Continuous slow S (4 fps), Continuous medium M (7 fps), Continuous fast F (11 fps), Self timer 2 s, Self timer 12 s, Interval, Exposure Bracketing, Time exposures up to 30 min
Shutter speed:     1/8000 s to 60 s, time exposures up to 30 min, Max. frame rate 11 fps,
Warranty:                 2 years or 200,000 releases

Flash
Interface:     Standard X-jack, Hot shoe with Sync. andTTL-Mode contacts
X-Synchronization:             1/250 s

Wi-Fi:                    Built in, IEEE 802.11 b/g/n (2.5 GHz)

GPS:                     Built in, Automatic time and date, Sensitivity < 1°

Power supply:     Rechargeable Lithium-Ion battery, Nominal voltage 8.4 V, Capacity at least 1860 mAh; Lifetime per charge (CIPA):
approx. 400 shoots; Charging time: approx. 180 min; Charger: 100–240 V 50/60 Hz 0.25 A with adapters
Touch Screen:     2.95" Touch Back light LED with Anti-fingerprint and Anti-scratch coating; 1.04 Mio. pixels; Format 3:2;
View angle: 170°; Colors: 16 Million; Frame coverage: 100 %

Top Display:     1.28" highly reflective monochrome LCD; 128 x 128 dots; View angle 120°; Anti-fingerprint coating

Housing
Material:                 Milled Aluminium
Dust/Spray water sealing:     Provided
Interfaces:     USB 3.0 Micro Type B; HDMI Type A; Multi connector adapter for Audio-Out 3.5 mm/Audio-In 3.5 mm; Multi Connector cable release; ISO accessory shoe with center and control contacts for flash units; Standard X-jack;
Multifunctional interface in baseplate for optional handgrip
Tripod threat:             A 1/4 DIN 4503 (1/4") with anti-twist locking pin
Dimensions/Weight:         147 x 104 x 39 mm (W x H x D)/
approx. 771/847 g (with/without battery)
Working conditions:         Approx. 0°– 40°C, max. 85 % humidity

Scope of delivery:     Camera body, Camera strap, Lens mount cap, Battery, Battery Charger with international adapter, USB 3.0-cable, Manual, Warranty Card, Leica Lens cleaning tissue

Software:     Remote Control (USB): Leica Image Shuttle SL; Remote Control (Wi-Fi): Leica SL app (Android/iOS)

ASUS Launches ZenLooks: A Regional Case Design Challenge Open For All Aspiring Artists and Creative Enthusiasts

ASUS today announced the launch of ZenLooks, a regional online design competition that invites all aspiring, creative designers and artists to test their skills and have a hand at  creating their own ultimate gadget accessory – a new case for the stylish ZenFone 2. 

The ZenLooks competition, which runs from November 9 - December 6, is inspired by ASUS’ recent Incredible Catwalk collaboration with Filipina fashion icon Kim Jones, wherein ASUS and Kim created Southeast Asia’s ultimate fashion story across seven different countries. Kim modeled a selection of ZenFone 2 cases in the Incredible Catwalk campaign, including the case designed exclusively for ASUS by popular Italian beauty and fashion vlogger, and international YouTube personality, CutiePieMarzia.

“The ZenFone 2 is this season’s most versatile accessory and it looks right at home next to Kim in our Incredible Catwalk fashion story. And now, we are proudly launching our ZenLooks campaign, inviting aspiring accessory designers all over the Philippines to showcase their creativity, and design their very own ZenFone 2 case. The Philippines’ most talented accessory designers are set to join the ranks of global YouTube icon CutiePieMarzia who has already created her own ZenFone 2 case.” shares Jamie Zaldivar, Asus Philippines Marketing Manager.

Interested participants are encouraged to enter using the recently launched Incredible Catwalk fashion story as their inspiration, images and videos of which are already available at  http://www.facebook.com/ASUSph. Ultimately, each submitted ZenFone 2 case design should be inspired by the Philippines’ unique and unmatched heritage, aesthetic identity, diverse culture, striking landscape, and iconic elements.

How the ZenLooks design challenge works:

1.     Visit the ASUS Philippines Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/ASUSph.

2.     Click on the ZenLooks app.

3.     Follow the steps to create your ZenFone 2 case design by uploading your own original photo that captures the Philippines’ iconic elements. Likewise, you may use the Incredible Catwalk image of Kim Jones in the Philippines as the inspiration for your own design.

4.     Submit and share your case design, and hashtag with #ZenLooks on your Facebook, Twitter or Instagram to check out the other designs from the Philippines.

Your Chance to Win

From 9 November to the 6 December 2015, one (1) winner will be announced every week, totaling four winners at the end of the design challenge.

Weekly Prizes: Each weekly winner will take home their very own ZenFone 2 Deluxe (worth PHP 17,995.00) and the limited edition ZenFone 2 case designed by CutiePieMarzia.

Grand Prize: Out of the four weekly winners, a Grand Prize winner will be selected to collaborate with the design team at ASUS to have their winning case design manufactured.

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About the ZenFone 2

The ZenFone 2 delivers a world-leading photography experience and a powerful all-round performance, all while looking luxuriously stylish.

It packs:

•     A 13MP/5MP PixelMaster Camera that captures stunning, high resolution photos with zero shutter lag.

•     Industry-leading Low Light mode to capture up to 400% brighter photos at night, or in low-light, without a flash.

•     Real Tone flash to ensure natural skin tones and accurate color.

•     Backlight (Super HDR) mode to capture vivid, evenly-exposed photos in challenging backlit scenes, ensuring foreground subjects stand out clearly and are free of shadows.

•     Selfie Panorama to capture wider angel selfie photos, allowing group shots.

•     For those seeking fine-grained control over camera settings like ISO, shutter speed and more, Manual Mode offers users a DSLR-like experience right on their smartphone.

•     A gorgeous all-new ergonomic design with a bright 5.5-inch Full HD IPS display.

•     A super-fast 2.3GHz 64-bit Intel Atom processor with 4GB RAM and 4G/LTE connectivity.

Bitdefender Knowledge

Studies show that since 2015, the internet is exposed to 140,000 new malware threats every day, which continue to both multiply and diversify exponentially. To protect them, today’s security solutions needs to be both intelligent and powerful.

Founded in 2001, Bitdefender quickly became a worldwide reference in software security. Bitdefender is currently ranked #1 thanks to its technologies’ ability to stay one step ahead of threat – no matter their number or complexity. Our unique technologies are developed from scratch and constantly tuned by our engineers and mathematicians. In January 2015, Bitdefender was named Product of the Year by leading AV-Comparatives institution as a token of its ability to anticipate new dangers, and know their next move.

Today, Bitdefender has a global presence, with 11 local offices. The development and headquarters are in Romania, where our innovation hub lies.

Ranging from home-user to small and medium enterprise, and rapidly expanding to enterprise and OEM, Bitdefender technologies now protect over 500 million users in more than 200 countries and geographical regions.

Bitdefender’s solutions are also localized in over 20 languages and over 100 OEM partners worldwide are covered by Bitdefender technologies.

For the past 15 years, Bitdefender has acted as a disruptor in the field of security. Our innovative technologies helped pave the way to how the software security landscape looks today.

Bitdefender is the first antivirus solution to include an application firewall, designed to control incoming and outgoing traffic from a computer. It was able to prevent an attacker from compromising users’ PC, as well as stop local applications from broadcasting sensitive information to unknown sources.

Bitdefender steps in with B-HAVE (Behavioural Heuristic Analyzer in Virtual Environments), a technology able to detect new viruses on its own, without the need of first receiving a signature from a central server. The innovative system created a virtual computer inside-a-computer, where pieces of software that look suspicious are run in order to detect any potential malicious behavior before it actually affects the system.

Bitdefender Active Threat Control is launched as a proactive technology capable of detecting and blocking new viruses in real time, on a live system, by constantly looking at active application behavior. Just like B-HAVE, ATC is therefore also able to detect previously unknown threats with pinpoint accuracy.

Bitdefender PhotonTM technology – takes smart decisions for scanning thresholds. The new technology knows whether the behavior of an application has changed from the last time it was opened. If a user-trusted application changes behavior, Photon instantly alerts all subsequent antimalware technologies and re-queues it for inspection. However, if nothing changes in the way a trusted application works, Photon allows it to perform normally with very light monitoring.

In 2013, Bitdefender introduces GravityZone a state-of-the-art architecture that makes it possible for enterprises to deploy the security in less than two hours, with scalability and load balancing capabilities built into the design. One year later, Bitdefender added another innovation to the field of enterprise security, by introducing hypervisor-based memory introspection technology, with the ability to protect against advanced attacks.

This year, with the launch of the 2016 consumer line, Bitdefender 2016 incorporates one of the first security technologies that protects files from ransomware, one of today’s fastest rising threats. This powerful technology stops even new or unknown ransomware from encrypting personal files and protects areas frequently targeted by this malware.

Bitdefender has a history of #1 rankings with independent testing organizations. For the past 4 years, it dominated AV-TEST protection results, thanks to its innovative technology mix. Today, Bitdefender officially offers the best protection from e-threats, such as zero-day exploits, viruses, spyware, hackers, spam, and phishing. Its multi-layered detection system uncovers threats better than any other security solutions, including Norton, McAfee or Kaspersky.

Bitdefender also has lowest impact on everyday activities such as visiting websites, downloading software, installing and running programs, as well as copying data. This has been achieved thanks to an innovative technology called Bitdefender PhotonTM, introduced in 2013, which gradually adapts to each PCs needs to minimize scanning impact.

Bitdefender’s new line of security solutions protects against the threats of today and tomorrow by using intelligent, proactive technologies that can uncover and remove even never-before-seen malware.

Thanks to its powerful technology mix, Bitdefender 2016 fights off every online malicious activity in existence, including: online banking and shopping theft, password stealing, data breaches, hidden spying software, or any infection that renders your device inoperable or causes massive slowdowns. Aside from full antimalware defense, Bitdefender also offers more advanced safeguards and rich features, including a dedicated online banking and e-shopping browser, a comprehensive password manager, advanced parental controls,social networking protection and more!

Through years of research we have developed an artificial intelligence based technology that offers the best security in the market. Our award-winning technologies use machine-learning algorithms to reveal new or unknown threats in a matter of seconds and with pinpoint accuracy.

Machine Learning algorithms are already used today all around us, greatly enhancing our comfort and quality of life. Self-driving cars, prosthetics, and Siri are some of the technologies using machine learning.

This type of artificial intelligence is still far from human-level intelligence, but it can be extremely useful. Bitdefender’s started writing its own machine learning algorithms 5 years ago and every since, it has trained them to looks for malicious patterns in huge amounts of information collected worldwide. During the last years, out algorithms learned how malware is built and how it evolves, and applies this knowledge to anticipate and strike down threats.

Today, our algorithms look for malicious patterns in huge amounts of signals collected worldwide. They process vast quantities of data in a very short time and continue to learn by themselves. Thanks to security-centric artificial intelligence, Bitdefender is incredibly effective at neutralizing threats, and instantly secures hundreds of millions of computers worldwide.

Ransomware is probably the fastest rising threat today. It works by encrypting access to important areas of your device such as photos, saved games or sensitive files, and asks for payment to return access to these files. Although the concept dates to the 80s, in 2014, it started to spike, with 2 people even committed suicide after being infected with it. By June 2015, FBI estimated the one single ransomware family called Cryptowall caused losses of 18 million dollars. Due to their powerful encryption mechanisms, ransomware need to be stopped before they get a chance to attack a device. Bitdefender 2016 incorporates one of the first security technologies that protect your files from ransomware and automatically stops even new or unknown ransomware from reaching your files.

There have never been so many cyber threats as today. And malware is now smarter and more sophisticated than ever. Over 90 million new malware samples were registered in the first six months of 2015 alone, adding to a total of over 375 million threats in the wild today. The traditional virus has been replaced by more stealthy threats such as zero-day, rootkits, ransomware, botnets and spyware. Today’s malware will linger undetected so it can leak data, steal money or encrypt your files and ask for ransom to decrypt them. To tackle this overwhelming wave of attacks, Bitdefender keeps an overview of threats through it’s global protective net. Its multiple security layers process over 11 billion signals each day from over 500 million users, tracing new malicious patterns and uncovering new types of threats before they get a chance to hit. Once a new threat is detected in one corner of the world, Bitdefender protects all its users from New York to Tokyo, in as little as 3 seconds.

In January 2015, Bitdefender is named Product of
the Year for a second time by AV-Comparatives. This achievement came from scoring high in all tests. Bitdefender proved a leader in detecting and removing all threats, including new or unknown ones, by securing GOLD awards for 3 key protection tests: Proactive Malware Detection, Real-World Protection, and Malware Removal. Additionally, Bitdefender also won GOLD for Best System Speed from AV-COmparatives, by proving to have the lowest impact on PC performance.

Bitdefender offers impeccable protection without impacting your device speed thanks to an internally developed technology called Bitdefender PhotonTM. After installation, Photon kicks in, gradually adapts to the users device, and ensures Bitdefender scans only what is necessary. Since its introduction in late 2012, Bitdefender has risen from rank 8 to #1 in AV-Comparatives Performance Tests, where it stays until today. Since then, Bitdefender also received countless reviews and positive user feedback that confirm this major improvement. Even the best security product is worthless if it’s difficult to use. Bitdefender AutopilotTM is a technology that makes the most comprehensive antivirus extremely easy to use. With the Autopilot switched on, whenever Bitdefender detects any type of e-threat, it will automatically block it.



Users no longer need to configure their protection levels or decide what actions to take each time a threat is detected. Most of the time, Bitdefender users are unaware of the many dangers they avoid daily. Bitdefender automatically makes the best security-related decisions, without user interaction. Autopilot is a technology deeply rooted in Bitdefender. It is automatically enabled, and can be simply disabled, at anytime, from a switch in the Main User Interface. The Autopilot eliminates standard notifications, configurations, or pop-ups. Bitdefender is essentially a silent security product that only communicates useful information. Bitdefender Profiles will adapt the PC’s performance according to a user’s activity. Each time the user plays, watches movies, or works, Bitdefender minimizes interruptions from other programs, and enhances resources for that activity. Autopilot automatically manages the profiles but the user can also select a specific profile directly from the product interface.

Children today are online at younger and younger ages. Additionally, many parents even set Facebook profiles for their newborns. So how should we keep our children safe online? With the redesigned parental advisor from Bitdefender, parents can now discreetly monitor their kids’ steps in the online world. This year, Bitdefender has rewritten Parental Advisor from scratch, making it extremely easy to use. You can see and restrict children’s online activity, including websites they visit, apps they use, or Facebook activity. You can even edit information that they make public or block inappropriate friends. Parents receive detailed reports about their kids’ activity and are notified each time one of them tries to bend a rule (such as going online late at night). All these, and more, can be managed directly online through Parental Advisor dashboard from Bitdefender Central, which can be easily accessed from any Internet-connected device, PC or mobile device.

Another major privacy concern for parents and children alike is theft or loss of their devices. Apart from the value of missing the device, having your data reach the wrong hands can both cause financial risks and raise privacy concerns for you or your family. Bitdefender Anti-Theft secures the data on users’ laptop in case of loss or theft. You can locate your lost device and lock it until you get it back. Alternatively, you can also wipe all your information from it, if necessary. This year, Anti-Theft has an improved lock functionality, allowing you to easily recover your unlock code and take back control of your device.