Review: LG G Flex on Rogers

By Simon Cohen

The first smartphone on the planet to offer a curved and flexible screen is a powerhouse device no matter which angle to view it from.

Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock (or simply not reading Canadian Reviewer) you’re probably aware that curved screens are all the rage. First it was TVs, with both LG and Samsung debuting curved OLED and LCD HDTVs and UHDTVs.

The rationale being that a curved screen offers viewers better picture quality because it eliminates edge-distortion caused by the increased distance of the sides of the screen to your eye. Yeah, I’m not necessarily buying that reason either, but one thing’s for sure: Curved screens are here and starting with the LG G Flex, they’re going to be in your hand, not just your living room. So the question is, why do we need a curved smartphone?

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Nexus 5 finally appears in US Google Play store for $349

The highly anticipated Google Nexus 5 hsas made an appearance in the US version of the Google Play store. The KitKat toting Pure Google flagship is going to sell for $349 for the 16GB version. No other information appears right now but we're expecting news in the coming hours. Stay tuned.

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Facebook sets sights on smartphone homescreens with Home and CoverFeed

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Facebook has set its sights on your smartphone's home screen. Looking to push Facebook content, status updates and the ability to message and interact with and 'Like" Facebook stories. Calling it Facebook Home, the Android overlay runs sort of like a screensaver that runs the Coverfeed application even before users 'wake' their smartphones.

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Norton Mobile Utilities Lite for Android adds up to 5 hours of battery life

To help combat slow performance and battery consumption, Norton released its latest version of Norton Mobile Utilities, a tool that optimizes your battery life and keeps devices running at top speed.

The tool shows you what applications your phone is running and allows you to close out apps to manage your battery drain. According to testing, using Norton Mobile Utilities resulted in a phone battery savings of more than five hours which is a big deal on Android powered devices.

Consumers can download the free app from the Google Play and a full-featured version is also available for $9.99.