Acer unloads new notebooks, Chromebooks, and gaming PCs for 2018

Acer has dropped a whole bunch of hardware including the largest Chromebook laptop at 15.6-inches in the Chromebook Spin 15, which is a convertible 2-in-1 device.  The Acer Swift (pictured above) is a striking notebook that features a 15-inch display but weighs only 2.2 pounds and is ultra-thin.

“There’s  been  great feedback  on  Acer’s  amazingly  light  14-inch  Swift  5 and  we  are  now  pushing the  limits  with  the  15.6-inch  model,”  said  Jerry  Hou,  General  Manager,  Consumer  Notebooks,  IT  Products  Business,  Acer  Inc.

Also announced were a slew of gaming PCs including the Predator Helios and Orion lines.

Review: Fitbit Versa

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Fitbit has been on a path to refine its fitness tracking devices and software and develop a more multifunctional general-purpose smartwatch that will suit a wider number of users.

The Fitbit Versa, which be the evolution of the Fitbit Ionic and the Fitbit Blaze before it, offers a friendly and more familiar look that's neither too masculine or to feminine.

This is a refreshingly lightweight watch and its easy to forget you're wearing it. The range of bands is nowhere as wide or as funky as Apple’s, but it is decent and runs the gamut from sporty rubber to fancy leather and even metal bracelets. I use the grey rubber band during the week and dress up the Versa with navy blue Horween leather case on weekends.

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Matt Groening's Disenchantment comes to Netflix

Matt Groening created The Simpsons and Futurama and is now ready to take us back to the middle ages with his new Netflix exclusive series.

In Disenchantment, viewers will be whisked away to the crumbling medieval kingdom of Dreamland, where they will follow the misadventures of hard-drinking young princess Bean, her feisty elf companion Elfo, and her personal demon Luci.

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Apple offering $50 refund for out of warranty iPhone 6 or later battery replacements

Apple Canada announced an iPhone Out-Of-Warranty Battery Replacement Credit for customers who paid for an out of warranty battery replacement as a result of the performance throttling issues on older iPhones with sub-optimal battery life.

Apple is offering a $50 credit to customers who paid for an out-of-warranty battery replacement for iPhone 6 or later devices between January 1, 2017 and December 28, 2017.  Eligible battery replacements were completed at an Apple authorized service location — Apple Store, Apple Repair Center, or an Apple Authorized Service Provider.

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