Acer enters wearable tech race with Liquid Leap smartband

Acer isn’t going to sit out the wearable tech race. The company has given reporters a sneak peek at its smartband during a press event in New York. They won’t reveal too many details about the Liquid Leap. What we know so far is it’s a 17mm-thick smartband that works as a smartwatch and fitness tracker and it features a 5-inch or so Gorilla Glass display. Like other wearables, you receive call and text notifications on the device.

Acer said they wanted to keep the look and feel to it quite simple. It will supposedly have around a five-day battery life and it might be bundled with the Liquid Jade flagship smartphone. The launch of the device is set around late July or August. Quite a way off at the moment but we’ll keep you posted for any updates.

Source: Tech Radar

Yahoo revamps Mail for iOS app, adds news and info search

Yahoo has redesigned its Mail for iOS app to make it simpler to manage your email inbox, read up on news, and look up information. There is a new panel at the bottom of the screen with three icons for Mail, News, and Today. There is a new swipe option for easier sorting of your inbox and a conversation view to look at your email threads. The News section shows news items curated specifically for you. And the Today section shows information like stock info, weather, sports scores, and the like. Yahoo is rolling it out to US users in the coming weeks and we hope the update comes our way soon, too.

Microsoft brings printing capability to Office for iPad

The ability to print was sorely missing when Microsoft launched Office for iPad. But with a new update to the apps (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint), users can now print their files on any AirPrint-capable printer. Microsoft has even updated Excel and PowerPoint to improve the way content is arranged and make things look well-spaced and better looking. It hasn’t been long since the Office apps were introduced and we’re glad to see Microsoft listening to their customers. We’re hoping they continue with this trend of releasing faster, smaller updates for their products.

Source: TechCrunch

Lowdown introduces app for ‘smarter meetings’ to Canada and 20 other markets

Lowdown, the app designed to allow for “smarter meetings,” makes its way out of the UK and onto our shores. This iPhone app works to display your meeting location, directions to your meeting place, and estimated time it takes to get there. It even shows information about the people you are meeting based on their Twitter and LinkedIn accounts.

Aside from Canada, the other new markets the app is available include the US, Australia, France, Finland, Germany, Spain, the Netherlands, Israel, Belgium, Ireland, and Italy. The full-featured version of Lowdown comes with a 30-day free trial. You can continue subscribing for $6.99 a month or $69.99 a year. If you don’t want to, the free version only shows your current and next meetings.

Source: The Next Web