Android Nougat 7.0 finally coming to Samsung Galaxy S7

The wait is almost over. The Android Nougat 7.0 update for the Samsung Galaxy S7 is landing as an over-the-air update in Europe and should be rolling out to more markets soon. For those who’ve joined the beta program, it’s highly likely you’ll be getting the update first when it reaches your market. The update is 215MB in size and comes not just with the Nougat update but with a new UX added in the package and other “performance modes” and improvements. Just keep your eye out for the update to head your way and make sure you have enough battery (or charge your S7) while you update your phone.

Source: BGR

Sony rumoured to be a launching an Xperia smartphone with OLED display

Better late than never they say. It’s being reported in Japan that Sony plans to finally make a switch to OLED displays for its smartphones by next year or the year after. So far, the Japanese company has only used LCD panels for its phones. If true, this’ll put them at par in the display game with the likes of Samsung and other brands, who have been using OLED screens for its flagship devices.

At the moment, Samsung is the biggest manufacturer of OLED screens for phones. Sony is reportedly waiting for LG and JDI to boost production of OLED screens so they can buy the panels from them instead. And these panels could be ready by 2018 or 2019.

Source: GSM Arena

Image of upcoming Lenovo Moto G5 Plus leaks

Fans of Lenovo's mid-range Moto G line will be happy to know that it looks a like a new Moto G5 Plus is on the way as per a recent leak from a Weibo user. Expected to launch in March, the Moto G5 Plus is expexted to come with a fingerprint reader, a 5.5-inch full HD display, 4GB of RAM, 32 GB of storage, a 13-MP rear camera. This is expected to launch with Android 7.0.

Source: Phandroid

Windows Essentials are no longer available, exisiting installs not supported

Windows Essentials 2012 may seem like and outdated suite of software (made available as an add on) but it did have one application that was used and loved by millions becuase it was simple and effective. I'm talking about Windows Video Maker which as an easy to use and effective video editor, pretty much Microsoft's answer to iMovie but without many bells and whistles.

Many a successful YouTuber's career was likely launched by Windows Video Maker and while I get that Microsoft had to retire Windows Essentials (Including Photo Gallery, Live Writer, OneDrive, Skype) but they never offered a replacement for Video Editor which is a damn shame as it was still the best 'quikc and dirty' way to get video done in a Windows machine. Microsoft seems fixated on Creators and using Windows to make cool things, hopefully they'll surprise us with a new video editor come this March.