LG G Flex Smartphone review

The smartphone war has hit a technological impasse, with many of today's top devices summed up thusly: insane specs wrapped in giant, full HD displays. So in addition to software tweaks and increasing screen sizes, what does a company need to do in order to stand out? The obvious answer is to curve the screen. Samsung did it, and now it's LG's turn.

Essentially a warped-looking G2, the G Flex is a device that bends at both the top and bottom ends, sort of like a banana; the Galaxy Round, meanwhile, curved vertically; two distinct approaches that are attempting to forecast the smartphone market's future. Or they could just be one-off devices meant to showcase useless advancements. We're still not sure, but we're definitely intrigued.

Equipped with a 6-inch 720p display, the G Flex is an enormous curved giant that looks unlike anything currently on the market. From the front, it appears to be a G2, but look at it from the side, and you'll immediately notice its curved profile. As LG tells it, the flexible display promises a more interactive and immersive viewing experience. Whether people need that in a smartphone is up for debate. Perhaps curved displays would be more suited to tablets.

Other specs include a 2.26GHz quad-core Snapdragon 800 processor, 2GB of RAM, 32GB of internal storage, 13-megapixel camera, 3500mAh battery and Android 4.2.2. This is an experiment, make no mistake, one designed to showcase and test consumer reception. The majority of flagship devices today are big and thin and fast—but they're flat. The G Flex stands out because of its concave design. Just because it's different, however, doesn't make it better.

PRICE AND RELEASE DATE

The G Flex will land on three carriers in South Korea in November for an as-of-yet undisclosed price. Availability in additional markets will be "announced thereafter", giving us a sliver of hope of a UK, US and worldwide release date. 

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E63 AMG 2015 review

There's little question that the new Mercedes-Benz S63 AMG is one seriously capable performance sedan. But as impressive as it is, at the level it competes, there are other options to consider. The Audi S8, BMW Alpina B7, Jaguar XJR and Maserati Quattroporte all offer similar levels of performance and power. The S65 on the other hand, with its plutocratic V12 engine, is on a different level entirely. And Mercedes has just revealed the new model.

As with the outgoing version, the new Mercedes-Benz S65 AMG is propelled by a 6.0-liter twin-turbo V12 packing a massive 621 horsepower and a positively biblical 738 pound-feet of torque. But this time, AMG has paired it to the new seven-speed automatic transmission instead of the outdated five-speed unit in the outgoing model. Performance is quoted at the same 4.2 seconds for the 0-60 run and a top speed electronically limited to 155 miles per hour. There's no telling how fast it would gobble up miles of Autobahn if the limiter were removed, but the speedometer goes all the way up to 220 mph. That acceleration run, however, is actually slower than the quoted time for the less-powerful S63, which could come down to traction as much as weight: though the new S63 packs 4Matic all-wheel drive, the S65 spec sheet makes no mention of driving more than the rear wheels.

On this level, the top Benz really competes only with the Bentley Flying Spur, which also packs a 6.0-liter twin-turbocharged twelve-cylinder engine – albeit in a different configuration and with slightly less power and much less torque. 

Or the Rolls-Royce Ghost, for that matter, whose twin-turbo V12 may be larger, but produces less muscle. But neither the Bentley nor the Rolls are tuned for performance like the new S65 is.

The new top Benz really competes only with the Bentley Flying Spur or Rolls-Royce Ghost ... neither are tuned for performance like the new S65 is.

Of course the S65 also benefits from all the advancements made for the latest S-Class, which is widely regarded as one of the finest, most technologically advanced automobiles on the market. 

The top-spec model further upgrades with an AMG-tuned suspension with Magic Body Control and Road Surface Scan, adaptive steering, the same lightweight lithium-ion battery as the new S63, a carbon and aluminum engine cover, 20-inch forged alloys and optional ceramic brakes to keep it all in check.

 The S65 also introduces a new head-up display and touchpad – both of which will find their way into other Mercedes models – in a cabin upholstered in diamond-quilted nappa leather and with an IWC Schaffhausen clock embedded in the dashboard.

If you're into the finer things, there's more to digest in the press release below, and of course you can check out all the angles in the high-resolution image gallery above.

 The new S65 will debut at the upcoming LA Auto Show and Tokyo Motor Show, and while pricing has yet to be announced, we know that deliveries are set to commence in the US during the second quarter of 2014.

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E toll dates To be announced

Gauteng motorists and the rest of the country will know in just a few hours exactly when e-tolling will be launched.

Transport Minister Dipuo Peters is scheduled to make an announcement this morning.

The multibillion rand project has been shrouded in controversy and was at the centre of a lengthy but unsuccessful legal battle by the Opposition to Urban Tolling Alliance (Outa). 

Outa abandoned its legal battle last month after the Supreme Court of Appeal dismissed its bid to stop e-tolling, saying it was too late to do so.

The Transport Department's Tiyani Rikhotso says the launch date is not the only issue the minister will deal with.

"We have been involved in a number of processes over the last few months, including public consultation processes where members of the public were required to send written comment to us with regards to the toll tariffs."

There have been suggestions the gantries will go live on 2 December, but the department may also choose to wait until next year.

Critics say the South African National Roads Agency Limited isn't ready to handle the kind of volume of transactions required to run the system.

After today's announcement, this claim will finally be put to the test.

Meanwhile, a new legal bid to stop e-tolling has been launched by the Democratic Alliance (DA), but a date is yet to be allocated for the hearing.

The party is attacking a technicality relating to how the e-toll bill was handled in Parliament and whether there was enough consultation. 

The DA believes it can prove the handling of bill was unconstitutional. 

In September, President Jacob Zuma signed the Transport Laws and Related Matters Amendment Bill into law which effectively gave the green light for the controversial system to be implemented

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