Public beta version of Android 7.1 to come to some Nexus devices

Nexus 6P, 5X and Pixel C users are in for a treat. The first public beta version Android Nougat or Android 7.1 is coming this month. Nexus users won’t be the only ones to get the first and latest Android updates (especially built-in features to the new Pixel devices such as Google Assistant, Pixel Camera, Pixel Launcher, and 24/7 customer support) but they do get new features such as Night Light and Daydream VR support. Night Light is Android’s answer to Night Shift in iOS. Another one of the new features include the ability for developers to add “app shortcuts” to their Android apps. Google won’t say yet when the widespread release of Android 7.1 will be but those in the beta program don’t have to wait that much longer. You can sign up for the program here.

Source: The Verge

Olloclip announces new interchangeable lense sets for iPhone 7 coming this November

Olloclip will be offering interchangeable lens sets for the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus, that will be ready to ship in November. This iPhone 7 and the iPhone 7 Plus have the best and most capable cameras ever shipped on an iPhone and with these new lens sets, phone photographers will have a wider range of shooting options. 

Olloclip says the new premium multi-element coated glass optics are precision engineered to deliver crisp beautiful images with edge-to-edge clarity.  Like lenses used on larger professional DSLR cameras, olloclip lenses are designed to provide similar perspectives and are sized small enough to fit in a pocket, purse or hand.

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Samsung asks global partners and to stop Galaxy Note7 sales and replacements

Updated on Tuesday, October 11, 2016 at 9:35AM by Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

The Samsung Galaxy Note7 has been in the news for all the wrong reasons. We've not even had a chance to review this flagship handset but have already published multiple posts regarding various dangerous fires and explosions due to faulty batteries. Even as the company tried to get in front of the issue and kicked off a global replacement program. Well, after some of the replacement units started exploding it seems that the issue is bigger than many thought.

Samsung has just issued a statement asking all global partners to stop sales of replacement Galaxy Note7 units and has also asked all, "Canadian consumers with either an original Galaxy Note7 or replacement Galaxy Note7 device should power down and stop using the device. Details of the remedies available for Note7 customers are detailed below."

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Google Search lets you convert RGB and hex color values

There are a lot of things you can do with Google Search. But did you know it can convert RGB and hex color values, too? This option will be particularly useful for designers who do web design and other graphic design work. Simply type in RGB to hex for the color picker tool to show up. You can either input the exact hex or RGB value to convert or just drag the small circle around the palette. If you select the “Show Color Values” at the bottom, that will show information such as HSV, HSL, and CMYK conversions. Quite a nifty addition we have to say.

Source: CNET