Samsung starts rolling out Android Oreo for Galaxy S8 and S8+, starts in beta in Germany

Review: Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8+

Better late than never, right? Samsung just began pushing out the Android 8.0 Oreo for the Galaxy S8 and S8+. But it’s not coming to all devices around the world just yet. Version SM-G955XXU1CRAP is currently rolling out to German users who are part of Samsung’s beta program. This will later make its way to other users in the country and then later on to other regions. When that will happen we don’t know yet.

The arrival of Android Oreo also means users will be getting February security patch and Samsung Experience 9.0, which introduces things like a new keyboard, color lens for the display, and improvements to Bixby.

Source: GSMArena

Canadian eSports player "Scarlett" wins IEM PyeongChang championship on StarCraft II's $150,000 prize

Canadian Sasha "Scarlett" Hostyn, the only female competitor to qualify for the Intel Extreme Masters (IEM) in PyeongChang this year, won $150,000 prize pool ahead of the Olympic games representing Canada this year.

The IEM tournament included 18 players representing regions from around the world from Feb. 5-7 in a first-of-its-kind tournament featuring real-time strategy game, "StarCraft* II."

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Microsoft's Build Conference returns to Seattle on May 7

Microsoft's Build developer's conference returns to Seattle, Washington on May 7-9. Registration for developers opens on February 15, 2018. Build was usually held in the Bay Area but is now heading back to Microsoft's home state.

Expected to be discussed at Build are the upcoming versions of Windows 10 Fall Creators Update, including Windows on ARM and hopefully a glimpse of some new hardware, possibly a sneak peak at the anticipated 'Andromeda' folding tablet with telephony device.

Nest will now be part of Google

With companies fighting to bring its artificial intelligence technology into its products, the latest move from Google’s parent company Alphabet makes sense. Nest will be merged into Google’s hardware team with its current CEO Marwan Fawaz reporting directly to Google Hardware SVP Rick Osterloh. This merger, according to Google, will allow them to “combine hardware, software, and services” between the two companies with “Google’s artificial intelligence and the Assistant at the core.” But this doesn’t mean the Nest brand is going away, at least according to CNET. The merger was also supposedly years in the making with the two teams reportedly combining its supply chain teams back in 2016. Also, it must be noted that during the “Made By Google” Pixel 2 launch, the Nest got a spot in there, where the integration of Google Assistant into Nest products were discussed.

Source: Ars Technica