Gadgetory

apparently LG's latest phone has superpowers I'm Bridget Carey and this is your cnet update LG is sharing new images and details of its curved smartphone the g flex this 6 inch 720p display has a slight bend in word from top to bottom it also has high-end specs with a two point 26 gigahertz quad-core processor 2 gigs of ram and a battery with extra juice to power at all and if the curved screen wasn't enough LG's press release said the G flex has quote Wolverine Lake healing powers with a back that can recover from daily wear and tear scratches and nicks it sounds like it has some sort of special coating on the back but LG later removed the x-men character reference from its press release probably because it would get in trouble with Marvel but I think if Wolverine had a smartphone he'd go with the Moto X because you know X man well for those of you keeping score of the curved phone market the arch on the G flex is different from the bend in samsung's galaxy round which has the left and right sides curving inward but the LG phone that's getting more buzz this week is Google's latest pure Android smartphone the Nexus 5 it may be revealed in the next few days the reliable gadget leaguer Twitter account of efflux posted this photo of a white model with the date November first which could be a hint to the launch day this model will likely be loaded with the new version of android 4.4 nicknamed KitKat people also get interested in the nexus for its price last year's model was three hundred and fifty dollars unlocked samsung Smart Watch the Galaxy gear will begin working with other Samsung phones in the coming weeks the company announced that the galaxy s4 s3 and the note 2 can be paired with the gear SmartWatch the gear costs three hundred dollars and it only worked with the note 3 when it came out those with other galaxy phones like the s4 active s4 mini and the galaxy mega you'll need to wait a few months for an update to be able to use the gay the portable game console called the Nvidia shield can now play thousands of android games the handheld system has a downloadable update to support android games that were designed for touchscreens including titles like NBA jam and angry birds the software update also supports pc game streaming for more than 50 games including Batman Arkham origins and assassins creed 4 shield can also be turned into a portable console control for the living room TV by using a Bluetooth controller that your tech news update for today but you can get more details about the Nvidia shield and other stories on the show blogs cnet com / update from our studios in New York I'm Bridget Carey