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.

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Google Glass explorer gets pulled over, pleads not guilty to distracted driving charge

A California woman wearing Google Glass was pulled over and charged for going 80 mph in a 65 mph zone in San Diego. The first known incident regarding Google's wearable computer behind the wheel, it calls attention to a polarizing product that's started a revolution in heads up devices but brought out all manner of torches and pitchforks in defense of privacy.

Cecilia Abadie, who pleaded not guilty to the distracted driving charge as well as the speeding charge,  is a software developer and among the 30,000 'explorers' chosen by Google to test-drive the new technology while paying the software giant US $1,500 for the privilege. Glass is supposed to come to the mainstream this year but the pricing has not yet been revealed.

"It's a big responsibility for me and also for the judge who is going to interpret a very old law compared with how fast technology is changing," Abadie explained, she wears Google Glass up to 12 hours a day.

Abadie claims the Glasses were not on while she was driving.

Source: Calgary Herald

Update on Thursday, January 16, 2014 at 11:33PM by Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Case dismissed

MasterCard: eCommerce heated in December up as Canadian temperatures plunged

Canadians responded to extreme weather conditions in December by taking their holiday shopping online – and they reached a major milestone in the process. For the first time in Canadian eCommerce history, the online share of retail sales totalled 7.8% for the month of December according to MasterCard SpendingPulse, a macro-economic report that leverages purchase information across all forms of payment – credit cards, cash and cheque – to offer detailed insight into consumer spending trends.

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Massive Adobe Photoshop CC update enables printing of 3D models

Adobe unveiled new 3D printing capabilities in Adobe® Photoshop CC. By radically simplifying the 3D print process, Photoshop CC will become the go-to tool for anyone who wants to print a 3D model.  Available immediately, as part of a major update to Adobe Creative Cloud, the new 3D printing capabilities integrated in Photoshop CC enable Creative Cloud members to easily and reliably build, refine, preview, prepare and print 3D designs, setting the stage for explosive growth in the 3D printing market.

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