Enlarge ImageTo set themselves apart, phones this year at CES added compelling features to their front-facing cameras. CNET LAS VEGAS — Although phones have had self-portrait camera lenses for a decade, only in the last year or so has the “selfie” risen to the forefront of popular culture. Undoubtedly, some of that is due to …

Now playing: Watch this: LG Display shows off screen with double Note Edge-style… 0:55 LAS VEGAS — This year at CES 2015, LG is all about the curve. In addition to LG Electronics launching the arched G Flex 2 and plenty of curved TVs , its sister company, LG Display, showed off a smartphone with a display that bends downward …

Now playing: Watch this: LG bulks up its curved G Flex 2 1:40 LAS VEGAS — Along with AT&T and Sprint, regional carrier US Cellular announced Monday that it will offer the LG G Flex 2 later this spring. Unveiled this morning during the 2015 International CES, the device features a curved design and the latest Snapdragon 810 processor from …

Now playing: Watch this: The perfect flagship phone, LG’s G3 outshines the competition 2:45 T-Mobile announced today that LG’s marquee handset of the season, the G3 , is available for online pre-order for $608.80, including taxes and fees. It will ship out Tuesday, July 15, and then hit retail stores the day after on July 16. Related stories: LG G3 …

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Samsung redesigned its Simband, which debuted in May, and released its API and SDKs today. James Martin/CNET Samsung is using its annual developers conference, which kicked off Tuesday at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, to show off interesting new projects. Today, the company revealed a number of new initiatives, as well as advancements on previously unveiled products. Related stories: …

With Flow, users can beam their current tasks from their Samsung phone to their tablet, and vice versa. James Martin/CNET Moving between mobile devices can get pretty tedious sometimes. You can begin watching a video on your smartphone, realize that it’d look better on your tablet, and then be discouraged by the fact that you’ll need to find the relevant …

Thinking about preordering the iPhone 6? Try looking into these handsets first. Josh Miller/CNET As the dust begins to settle from Apple’s event earlier this week, and preorders for the iPhone 6 (as well as its larger counterpart the iPhone 6 Plus ) kick off this Friday, it may appear as if the tech giant’s new marquee handsets are the …

Now playing: Watch this: iPhone 6 and 6 Plus 2:03 When Apple’s introduced its two newest marquee handsets yesterday, the most readily discernible difference between the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus was their sizes. And that’s no wonder — the latter has nearly an inch more display real estate (5.5-inch vs. 4.7-inch) and weighs about 1.5 ounces more than …