Instagram now lets you mute accounts you don't want to unfollow

Sometimes you have friends or family members you follow on Instagram that you don’t particularly care for but you can't necessarily unfollow. Instagram is going to help you save face with the new feature its introducing. The social network now has a mute option. As the name suggests, it won't show you posts or stories (or both) of people you mute. It's similar to the mute feature on Instagram and the unfollow on Facebook. You can turn mute on or off through the three-dot menu at the top right of the user's profile. You can opt out of seeing posts or stories or both. Instagram is currently rolling this out so you may or may not have this option already.

Source: Android Police

Dropbox adds new features to facilitate collaboration on mobile app

It's not quite groundbreaking but the newest features on Dropbox mobile is the biggest one in recent memory. These new items help users better communicate with other users while on the move. One of the new features is file activity, which shows you who has viewed, edited, or shared files from your Dropbox. This is available in the web version of the app but according to Dropbox, users have been asking to bring this feature to mobile as well. This feature is available on iOS and should be coming to Android soon. Sharing files should be much clearer in this update but the new interface hasn't launched yet.

iOS users get access to a new commenting system. Instead of taking you to a new window when you want to comment on a file, you'll see a text box at the bottom of the screen in file preview. iOS users are also getting a new gallery view for videos and photos to make it easier to see these files at a glance.

Source: Engadget

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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