LG Electronics unveils curved smartphone in race against Samsung

SEOUL: South Korea's LG Electronics Inc unveiled a curved smartphone on Monday in a move to catch up bigger rival Samsung Electronics Co. Curved displays and flexible screens are the new battleground for phone makers as the screens open up possibilities that could eventually transform the high-end smartphone market. Curved smartphones provide a more comfortable grip than flat-screen models, but the lack of must-have features...

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Samsung Galaxy S5 Rumors

Device To Release With 64-Bit Exynos Processor? Samsung Announces Chipset Is Ready To Be Manufactured The Samsung Galaxy S5 processor may be a 64-bit chipset. Samsung Exynos As we ease into the Samsung Galaxy S5 rumor season, reports from South Korea indicate that the manufacturer has now completed development of its 64-bit system on a chip, which will soon go into production for implementation in the Galaxy S5. Korean...

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AT&T, Sprint, and Verizon offers Samsung Galaxy S3 for $0.01

The top three US network carriers are offering Samsung Galaxy S3 4G LTE variant with two year service contract just for a penny. Verizon Wireless and Sprint has priced Galaxy S3 at $0.01 whereas AT&T is selling it for $9.99. Samsung’s current weapon to attack Google LG Nexus 4 is currently offered by AT&T, Verizon, Sprint, and T-Mobile for less than a dollar with two year service contract. Without any doubt, Galaxy S3 is all round a nice...

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Samsung: Galaxy S 4 mini Available in U.S. in November

Samsung Telecommunications America (Samsung Mobile) said that the Samsung Galaxy S 4 mini, a compact smartphone featuring some of the Galaxy S 4 experiences, will be available in the U.S. beginning in November. In a release, Samsung noted:The Galaxy S 4 mini is just 4.9in x 2.4in and is packed with Samsung flagship experiences like WatchOn, S Beam and advanced camera features."Samsung continues to provide a wide range of products to fit consumers' needs," said Gregory Lee, president of Samsung Mobile. "The Galaxy S 4 mini continues that...

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Computer cracks CAPTCHAs in step toward artificial intelligence

Oct 28 (Reuters) - A technology start-up said on Monday that it had come up with software that works like a human brain in one key way: it can crack CAPTCHAs, the strings of tilted, squiggly letters that websites employ to make users "prove you are human," as Yahoo! and others put it. San Francisco-based Vicarious developed the algorithm not for any nefarious purpose and not even to sell, said co-founder D. Scott Phoenix. Instead, he said in a phone interview, "We wanted to show we could take the first step toward a machine that works like a...

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