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what's up Brian song here with your Google issues for everything google we can pack inside of a show now we're all curious how Google's Android powered a dream the virtual reality headset will come together but a report from recode claims google had been working on an internal project for a high-end standalone vr headset that would have been similar to the oculus rift and HTC vive the headset reportedly came from the Google X research lab that was also working on a separate non android based operating system for the device now the report claims the project was axed to focus on the mobile VR space and their daydream platform but a follow-up report from a gadget says that Google is still working on their own standalone headset describing it as one that blurs the line between virtual reality and augmented reality now engadget reports it will offer features that are more in line with what augmented reality systems have and will not require a computer or phone to power it now let's be real just put Minecraft and Pokemon go as launch day apps and you're good to go you can even put some of the pieces of the past together to see where this is going the Google glass project Google's 300 million dollar investment in the super secretive and mind-boggling company magic leap and their recently scrapped standalone virtual reality headset now there is no reported release date for this headset insight and gadget also suggest that this headset could be the VR one reported on earlier and it remains an important part of Google's future plans all right Android seven point 0 is officially nougat we know that and the Developer Preview 5 is the final one before the official release becomes available again this is a dev preview so I suggest you don't use it on your primary phone factory images can be found at the Android developers site or you can enroll in the android beta program to get the update over-the-air Android nougat brings split-screen multitasking a redesigned notifications pull down with new functionality quick access to your previous apps and a customizable night mode and more all right Android wear two point oh also gets its second developer preview release with the biggest addition now allowing third-party developers to add risk gestures to their apps the Android wear preview can only be installed on the Huawei watch and the LG watch urbane edition second edition right now and the alphabet own nest launched its newest product with the nest cam outdoor for 199 it's a weatherproof security camera with 1080p video and a 130 degree field of view it also taps into Google's machine learning and algorithms by being able to distinguish between a person versus a dog or a car but no word if it can distinguish between a Wolverine and a honey badger the honey badger has been referred to by the Guinness Book of World Records as the most fearless animal in all the animal kingdom it really doesn't give it and Samsung has officially announced its unpacked event will happen on August a second just like we expected and their invite alludes to the rumored galaxy note 7 with a 7 in blue right next to unpack 2016 we already know way too much about it but we're finally getting the best look at the rumored iris scanner with a few pictures showing the iris scanning feature set up in action on a note 7 now the note 7 is expected to feature a 5.7 inch qhd curve Super AMOLED display a 12 megapixel primary camera 5 megapixel secondary one the latest snapdragon or Exynos processor six gigs of ram 64 gigs of internal storage a microSD and an IP 68 dust and water resistance rating so you don't have to watch the keynote now and Samsung really has a lot of momentum going into this keynote and we might look back at 2016 as samsung's year after a report by kantar worldpanel says the combined sales of the galaxy s7 and s7 edge have surpassed the iphone 6s and 6s plus in the u.s. believe it now in the second quarter of this year Samsung made up thirty-seven percent of smartphone sales with Apple reaching twenty-nine percent in the US now part of that is because the two companies upgrade cycles are now six months apart but it's still an indicator that Apple's days of explosive growth have ended alright that's going to do for this week you can email us at google issues at cnet com or tweet me at brian Tong thanks so much for watching we'll catch y'all next time for some more of that Google Isha's google Isha's