AVG Technologies Releases New Apps for Latest Kindle Devices - SYS-CON Media (press release)

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class=”xn-location”> AMSTERDAM and SAN FRANCISCO Feb. 24, 2014 / PRNewswire / – AVG Technologies NV (NYSE: AVG), the online security company for 177 million active users, today Announced the availability of three new free apps for the latest Amazon ® Kindle Fire tablet HDX to make sure users get an improved experience From their devices.

AVG PrivacyFix ™ helps users see at glance Their personal privacy settings and make any adjustments in response to changes in the privacy settings of popular social networks like Facebook ® and Google ®. Device performance improvement apps Uninstaller AVG and AVG Battery Saver & TuneUp guide users on the Applications That Are rarely used and providence help to remove them, boost battery life, and keep track of data storage and usage. All apps are free to download from the Amazon Appstore.

“AVG has leg expanding its range of Android security, privacy and performance offerings in the last few years as the number of Android-based devices on the market has Increased Exponentially. We are delighted to have the opportunity to create authentic Apps That are tailored to specific devices like Amazon’s Kindle Fire HDX, “said Omri Sigelman , VP of Marketing and Sales, AVG Technologies. “Ultimately, our goal is to deliver a great experience for Amazon users and supports That Enhances Their everyday online activities.”

AVG PrivacyFix
In the ever-changing world of social sites, AVG PrivacyFix helps users navigate the online privacy settings their fiduciary favorite social networks zoals Facebook, LinkedIn ™ or Google ™. It provides users with an instant view their fiduciary social profile status, flags potential concerns and proposes easy-to-understand fixes from one single dashboard. These could include, for example, Preventing friends’ apps from acces sing Their personal data, getting rid of old apps no longer used, and helping control personal information shared on social sites. It usefull helps users select to opt out of targeted advertising on the sites they visit.

AVG Uninstaller
Uninstaller AVG monitors apps thathave been downloaded onto Amazon’s Kindle Fire tablet to Assess the frequency HDX their fiduciary use, size, battery usage and data usage. Based on this, it suggests to users which ones could be removed and helps to uninstall Those selected for deletion in an easy step. The monitoring usefull feature notifies users when Regularly apps have not been used in a while and alerts them of possible performance hogs. This helps to improve performance and battery life from the Kindle Fire HDX device.

AVG Battery Saver & TuneUp
AVG’s popular performance and optimize battery life, AVG TuneUp & Battery Saver is now also available for Amazon’s Kindle Fire tablet HDX. The free app helps users improve performance and battery life by optimizing settings and turning off power-hungry background apps with just a few taps. Additionally, its storage manager shows storage hogging apps, so users can choose That to free up space for more music, photos, video, and data that’s more important.

AVG internal tests with the Kindle Fire HDX, AVG Found That wasteful by uninstalling apps, turning off features zoals Wi-Fi and Bluetooth and lowering brightness Especially with AVG Battery Saver & TuneUp and AVG Uninstaller, battery life could be improved while playing games by up to 22 percent, and web browsing Increased time by up to 74 percent. More results and details are available on our blog.

PrivacyFix AVG, AVG Uninstaller and AVG Battery Saver & TuneUp are now available for the Amazon Kindle Fire HDX free of charge from the Amazon Appstore.

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About AVG Technologies (NYSE: AVG)

AVG’s mission is to simplify, optimize and secure the Internet experience, providing peace of mind to a connected world. AVG’s powerful yet easy-to-use software and online services put users in control of their fiduciary Internet experience. By choosing AVG’s software and services, users become part of a trusted global community benefits from inherent network effects That, mutual protection and support. AVG has grown its user base to 177 million active users as of December 31, 2013 and offers a protection, performance and privacy products and services suite to consumers and small businesses-including the Internet security, performance optimization, mobile security, online backup, identity protection and family safety software.

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