In the past year we have been featured Galaxy Round, in which Samsung has been experimenting with the form of the screen. This year the trend continued, and together in the usual Galaxy Note 4 was introduced Galaxy Note Edge, right side face which takes curved screen. Maybe this form factor will fly better than last year.

In terms of personal characteristics is not yet told, but it is logical to assume that they are similar to the Samsung Galaxy Note 4, which is presented at the same time.

Bending the side of the screen live a separate life from the main display, so that it is planned that it will be used as additional space or space to be notified when the screen is off.

For developers rolled SDK, so that they can use this extra screen area in their applications. The question, as usual, is whether Samsung is enough to encourage developers to ensure that they have started to write.

Galaxy Note Edge will appear on the “select markets” so that, as for me, all goes to the fact that Galaxy Note Edge will meet the same fate as the Galaxy Round. Namely – the lack of the reasons why the use of the form factor, as a consequence, no one understands why he was released and no one buys. Decay, despair, etc.

For example, I see the problem is how to hold it correctly, because the size of rather big, and one of the faces, which should be put fingers now occupied and sensitive to touch.

So far, the Galaxy Note Edge looks very convincing, but at first no one knew the first Note. So anything is possible.

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Canonical’s start a campaign to raise funds to build a smartphone with an open operating system Ubuntu. The device, called Ubuntu Edge, will be working on the same full version of the OS, which is used in personal computers and have the support of Android.

Advanced features include a quad-core processor, 4 GB RAM, 128 GB of memory for data storage, a 4.5-inch sapphire display resolution of 1280×720 pixels, 8 MP rear and 2 MP front camera.

The smartphone will have modules WiFi, Bluetooth 4.0 and NFC, as well as support for MHL. Ubuntu Edge should be on sale closer to May 2014, and Canonical has enlisted the help of operators such as Verizon, Deutsche Telecom, EE, SK Telecom, China Unicom.

The stated price of the device will be $ 830, but the people supported the project, Ubuntu Edge will cost $ 600.

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