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Its still too early to say if curved displays are going to make it in the mainstream smartphone market. Both Samsung and LG have come out with their contenders, but it remains to be seen if the Galaxy Round or G Flex are ever launched globally. A new report from Bloomberg suggests that Apple might want in on the curved bandwagon as well. Apparently Cupertino is working on two new iPhones, with 4.7 and 5.5 inch curved screens. These iPhones are expected to be released in the second half of 2014, according to people who’re familiar with the company’s plans.

That’s not all, it is also claimed that these new iPhones will have sensors which will be able to determine if pressure being applied on the display is light or heavy. This isn’t the first time we’ve heard that Apple is experimenting with iPhones that have larger displays. In fact, it is widely believed at this point in time that the next iPhone is going to have a larger display. This is also not the first time that Apple has been rumored to be working on curved displays, back in 2011 it was believed that the iPhone 5 might have a curved display, but it didn’t. So as is the case with all rumors, its best to take this one with a grain of salt as well.

Apple Reportedly Working On Two New iPhones With Curved Screens original content from Ubergizmo.

Researchers at the New Jersey Institute of Technology have invented and patented a battery so flexible that it can be rolled up and placed in the trunk of your car to power it, reports Phys.org. The invention’s many applications run the gamut from large-scale machinery to flexible smartphones. This could go a long way towards […]

Earlier in October, Samsung took the wraps off a new device dubbed the Samsung Galaxy Round, which was essentially the Galaxy Note 3 albeit with a curved display, allowing for a rather unique design with some interesting possibilities in terms of features and use. While the device has yet to make its way to the masses outside of South Korea, Samsung has since released a commercial for the upcoming device which basically highlights its uniquely curved display and shows off some of its features in the process. While admittedly the device is interesting in its own right, we’re not sure if the curved display is actually more functional rather than novel, but given that the handset is apparently a prototype-like device that will see limited production, we guess this is more like Samsung testing out curved displays in the market as opposed to releasing a full-fledged device.

As it stands the handset is estimated to cost around $1,000 in South Korea and there is no word if Samsung plans to release it worldwide. For those unfamiliar, the Galaxy Round will feature a 5.7” Super AMOLED display with a quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processor, 3GB of RAM, 32GB of onboard storage, a 2,800mAh battery and will run on Android 4.3 Jelly Bean. In any case if you have a minute to spare, you can check out the Samsung Galaxy Round commercial in the video above.

Samsung Galaxy Round Commercial Released original content from Ubergizmo.

Over the past few weeks we heard rumors that a couple of new smartphones with flexible displays are going to be launched in the market soon. LG was rumored to be working on one, and so was Samsung. The latter was the first one to bring its device to the market, called Samsung Galaxy Round. As yet, Samsung hasn’t said when or if this device is going to be launched in the U.S. The folks at Sammobile claim to have heard from an insider at the company that this device is a prototype which will only be produced in limited quantities, this could mean that getting your hands on a smartphone with a flexible display just might prove to be a bit challenging.

The insider reportedly says that Samsung has developed this device to test curved OLED displays, and that it is going to limit production, so much so that the Galaxy Round might even be in short supply in Samsung’s native South Korea. Going by the insider’s claims, it is possible that the Galaxy Round might not be launched outside of South Korea at all. The device releases in the country this week for roughly $1,000. So if this is a test run of sorts, does Samsung has something under the wraps, a smartphone with a curved display that could perhaps be launched in more markets? Time will tell.

Samsung Galaxy Round Is Reportedly A Prototype Device In Limited Production original content from Ubergizmo.

Over the past couple of weeks there was a lot of speculation about Samsung releasing a smartphone with a curved display. Earlier this week we saw a picture of said smartphone leak online, before the company officially announced it as the Samsung Galaxy Round. The company hasn’t said when this smartphone will make its way over to the U.S., we expected that it will first release it in its native South Korea, and that’s exactly what its going to do later this week. Samsung Galaxy Round goes on sale in South Korea this week for around 1,089,000 won, which translates into approximately US$1000.

It remains to be seen if Galaxy Round will carry this price over to the U.S., if and when it launches here. Given the fact that this smartphone has a 5.7 inch full HD curved Super Flexible AMOLED display, its not like Samsung would have priced it relative to the usual crop of smartphones. Apart from the curved display, which is without a doubt its selling point, the Galaxy Round has a Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processor with 3GB of RAM, 32GB of onboard storage, a 2,800mAh battery, microSD card slot, Android 4.3 and a lot more. Galaxy Round will soon have a competitor in the curved display arena, LG is reportedly prepping its own smartphone with a flexible display, renders of which were leaked just yesterday.

Samsung Galaxy Round Releases In South Korea This Week original content from Ubergizmo.