First look at LG's G Flex curved and flexible smartphone from CES 2014

Curved screens were the hot topic at CES 2014 and not just on LED HDTVs. Both LG and Samsung promised curved smartphones as some of the things to expect in 2014. LG's G Flex, which the company claims is the world's first flexible and curved smartphone,  drew a lot of attention and while still considered a cutting edge (read: expensive) product, this 6-inch curved OLED sportin' smartphone show uss what one version of the future of our mobile devices could be like. Let's see if we can see any bumps on that curved display.

Photos by Alex Davies

Google Now lands on your desktop through Chrome Canary

Google has finally unveiled the Google Now personal assistant service on the desktop through the experimental version of the desktop browser Chrome Canary. Users can access the service by enabling the correct flag (chrome://flags/#enable-google-now) and then relaunching the browser. You will then receive a notice on the Windows system tray or Mac Notification Center once the service has been successfully integrated.

According to the support page, you can see weather, current traffic for commuting, event reminders, and sport scores cards. The other cards like public alerts and nearby photo spots will hopefully be integrated into the desktop version in the future.

Source: The Next Web

BBC now uses Instagram to disseminate news

BBC is turning to Instagram to disseminate 10-second news clips and they are hoping to get follower feedback from the new project they dubbed as #Instafax. There are so far two Instafax clips mixed in with over 200 posts from the news service’s account.

BBC is following in the footsteps of startup NowThis News and other tech sites who use Instagram videos to help present information in a different way and reach out to people.

Achvr to help Schemer users fulfill plans

With Google set to shut down Schemer next month, free iOS app and gamified site Achvr will help you keep your schemes. Schemer users can send their CSV/HTML archive from the service to AchieveYourSchemes@achvr.co to have the Achvr team migrate the data to an Achvr account and let you continue crossing off items on your bucket list.

Achvr is designed to provide a game-like environment to encourage users to try new things and have a record of all the cool things you’ve done.