Acer aiming for ultraportable notebook space with latest IFA releases

Acer's had a big showing at IFA and kicked off their keynote by revealing a bevy of gaming and consumer notebooks, smartphones, chromebooks and convertibles. The latest thin and light line of Swift notebooks are particularly exciting. From the ultra-thin black and gold Swift 7 to the budget-friendly Swift 1, Acer’s new ultra-slim notebooks provide both elegant and practical solutions for everyone. The Swift 7 is just 0.39 inches thin and weighs a mere 2.48 pounds. 

Models in the Swift 5 and Swift 3 Series include premium features such as metal chassis, 7^th Generation Intel Core Processors, Solid State Drives, USB 3.1 Type-C ports, fingerprint scanners and and up to a 9 hour battery life. Looks like a lot of choice coming to the ultraportable, ultra-thin and light computing market.

Motorola invokes iconic RAZR in its June 9 launch event teaser

It is no secret that Lenovo and Moto are gearing up for a huge reveal come June 9th. The above teaser for the event takes us way back to the days when the Motorola RAZR was the most desireable and iconic feature phone in the market. While a playful look back at how dominant Moto once was in mobile, many are scrambling to figure out what the relevance of the RAZR is to the new product that is expected to be announced, and how revolutionary it will be.

We will know more on June 9 and stay tuned to CanadianReviewer.com for our live reports and exclusive coverage right from the San Francisco, CA event. If you want to know more, there's a sign up page that will allow you to get the latest updates from Moto's mouth.

OS X El Capitan arrives as a free upgrade tomorrow

While the Mac and OS X El Capitan didn't get any love during the jam packed Apple event earlier this month, it was hinted at that event that the latest update to the Mac operating system, El Capitan, would be coming on September 30th.

While not as dramatic in look or feel as Mavericks or Yosemite were, El Capitan focuses on various enhancements and refinements to make compuiting on MacBooks, iMacs and Mac Pros more efficient and secure.

Improvements include smarter Spotlight searches, the ability to silence audio from browser tabs, streamlined Mission Control features and a much anticipated Split View feature for better on screen multitasking. Stay tuned for my full review of OS X El Capitan coming in a few weeks. 

OS X El Capitan is available as a free update starting Wednesday, September 30 from the Mac App Store. El Capitan supports all Macs introduced in 2009 and later, and some models introduced in 2007 and 2008. 

Microsoft holding Windows 10 hardware event in NY on October 6

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Following up a rather low-key Windows 10 launch last July, Microsoft is gearing up for a Windows 10-related hardware launch extravaganza on at 10 a.m. on October 6 at the Skylight at Moynihan Station in NYC.

While the new Lumia 950/ 950 XL handsets have been leaked and are expected to feature heavily in this event, Microsoft is also expected to unveil a new Surface Pro 4 tablet (running Intel Skylake processors), Microsoft Band 2, and more information on Windows 10 as it relates to Xbox One.

Various Windows 10 devices from Microsoft's partner OEMs were released durinf IFA a few weeks ago, so Microsoft likely has other surprises under its sleeve for what many expect to be a pretty significant launch event. Windows 10 achieved 75 million installs as of August.