LG F240K: Smartphone with 1080p screen

Company LG Electronics, apparently preparing to release a smartphone LG F240K. Information about it, although it was not much, appeared in the benchmark GLBenchmark. It is not clear when the novelty will be sold, while its trade name may be different. Also at this time there are no photos or images smartphone, that is not as clear as it looks. However, according to the benchmark can be understood that the device has a display with a resolution of Full HD (1920x1080 pixels).

On page LG F240K also mentioned in GLBenchmark graphics Adreno 320, it most likely means that the device is based on the quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 APQ8064 (although chip model and could be dual-core.) CPU clock speed of 1.5 GHz, as the operating system, this Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean, but smartphone sales may well have to do based on Android 4.2. It is hoped that it will soon appear on the LG F240K more information.

BlackBerry 10 L-Series snapped beside iPhone 5 in latest leak

How does the BlackBerry L-Series device size up to the iPhone 5? (credit: CrackBerry)

Yet another photo of Research in Motion's upcoming BlackBerry 10 L-Series leaked online Thursday, though the latest image adds a new dimension to the speculation.
That is, the photo shows the BB10 phone snuggled up next to Apple's iPhone 5.
RIM is keeping a tight lid on any news related to the new BlackBerry L-Series and its BlackBerry 10 OS, despite fans' patience wearing thin after seemingly interminable delays.
Thus, Thursday's leak marks the first time the BlackBerry L-Series has been directly compared to another device - and it's not an unfavorable comparison.

A bigger screen - what else?

With the L-Series and the iPhone 5 sitting next to one another, it's easy to see that the L-Series carries a larger display and a slightly bigger chassis overall.
Conspicuously absent from the L-Series is the iPhone's prominent home button, a feature that Apple continues to indulge in while other smartphone makers turn instead to multi-touch controls.

Lacking a home button (Credit: CrackBerry)

In addition, there's no front-facing camera evident on the BlackBerry L-Series - though that doesn't mean it doesn't have one.
One commenter on BB community site CrackBerry suggested that the front-facing camera is hidden, which should be considered an interesting bit of speculation until more L-Series specs surface.

BlackBerry 10: doomed to fail?

At least one analyst, Pacific Crest's Securities' James Faucette, claimed in early November that RIM's new BB10 OS will be dead on arrival.
However, the device maker's future may hinge on BlackBerry 10 and it probably won't be so black and white - RIM's not likely to go down without a fight, at least, when BB10 launches in late January.
And there is at least one market that won't stop using BlackBerry any time soon: government organizations, which no doubt appreciate RIM's high security standards.
The tech world is eagerly awaiting more concrete information regarding the BlackBerry L-Series (as well as the QWERY-packing N-Series). But until then, these regular image leaks (the first in September, a video in October and another in early November) will have to do.

Via CrackBerry

Samsung said to be ramping up flexible AMOLED screen production

Samsung's flexible AMOLED screens could arrive early next year

Though delays have seemingly slowed production of Samsung's flexible AMOLED screens, a new report points to production of the ductile displays starting in early 2013.
An anonymous source reportedly told the Wall Street Journal the screens were in the final stage of development at Samsung Display, and that the manufacturer hoped to release the products by the middle of next year.
Samsung debuted the first footage of the technology last December, and originally expected to deliver the first flexible screens in 2012.
That hasn't been the case, though based on this new report it appears as if Samsung is attempting to get the jump on competitors also working on similar screens.

OLED advantage

Made from plastic instead of glass, the prototype screens Samsung has shown off up to this point reveal an incredibly flexible and durable display.
So far, no company has been able to mass produce the displays, but Samsung has been pushing to move from the prototype to commercialization over the course of the past year.
The Wall Street Journal suggested Samsung's ability to invest heavily in the research and development of mass marketing the flexible screens comes from the recent profit windfalls Samsung Electronics received.
With a 91 percent increase in net profits resulting in earnings totalling $6 billion (UK £3.78 billion, AUD$5.78 billion), Samsung clearly had the money to put behind the R&D.
Whether or not the manufacturer can succeed remains to be seen, as Samsung had previously promised the OLED panels would be ready by now, and are still unavailable.
Just how Samsung plans on using the flexible screens is anyone's guess, but the applications could revolutionize both smartphones and tablets for the foreseeable future should they ever move beyond the concept stage.

Via Wall Street Journal

Google voice search arrives on iOS to take on Siri

Announced back in August, the newest version of the Google Search app has finally found its way to iOS.
Already available in Android phones running 4.1 Jelly Bean, the new and improved Google Search adds voice functionality to an already robust search engine.
Like Apple's Siri, Google Search can understand voice commands and will reply to users with both audio and written responses.
Using its proprietary Knowledge Graph, Google's updated app can scour a vast global database and refine searches with the help of some 3.5 billion attributes and defining connections.

Not quite as personal

Google Search will work with any of Apple's devices running iOS 4.3 or later, and has been optimized to work with the iPhone 5.
The app description promises faster search results than a browser can provide, improved voice recognition and personally tailored web results.
Though the app should provide iOS users using devices without Siri some approximation of the experience, Google Search doesn't offer much in the way of system-based help.
Siri can easily get users in touch with contacts and post to Facebook and Twitter, whereas Google Search is a more broad service that does well with web-related work, such as finding directions and places to eat.
Google Search is available for free in the iTunes store.

 Via iTunes, Google