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www.techradar.com Week in Tech Curvy phones and some BBC brilliance Is everyone fed up with flat? Samsung seems to be, as it’s introducing the Samsung Galaxy Round, the world's first smartphone with a curved display. A curved screen means it'll sit more snugly in your back pocket, but is there more to it than making your phone more buttock-friendly? The verdict? It's essentially a Galaxy Note 3 with a curved screen. Imagine telling somebody 20 years ago that one of the world's top tech firms would be the BBC. They'd have laughed at you, and hit you with sticks. But they'd be wrong, because the BBC is doing all kinds of interesting. First up there's Playlister, a new music service that will let you add tracks from BBC shows to playlists, and then - this is the good bit - export those playlists to your chosen digital music service. That's not all. Director general Tony Hall gave an inspiring speech about the BBC's future, and as Patrick Goss explains, there's lots to look forward to: a personalised iPlayer, public service broadcasting via digital and most interestingly of all, a programme to educate the next generation of coders. As Stephen Fry put it, we used to teach children Greek; now we need to teach them geek. Read the full story     In this week ■ Week in Tech: Curvy phones and some BBC brilliance ■ Talking points: New camera for Galaxy S5, fingerprint sensor in iPad 5, Google Gem smartwatch rumoured, and upgrade for Nikon D600 ■ Competition: WIN! £10,000 worth of gadgets in the Great Gadget Giveaway ■ The week's best buys: Tesco Hudl, Apple iPad mini, and Nexus 7 ■ Top 10 tablets   Talking points 1 Next-gen camera could supercharge Samsung Galaxy S5 and Note 4 Patent Bolt reckons that Samsung has developed a new 13MP sensor, which can capture images eight times brighter than the current snap-holes in both the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 and the Samsung Galaxy S4. Read more       2 New photos point fingers at alleged iPad 5 fingerprint sensor cable Unlocking an iPad 5 or iPad mini 2 may be as easy as lifting a finger, according to new photos rumoured to be of a redesigned home button connector cable. Read more       3 Google Gem smartwatch to be unearthed with Android 4.4 KitKat? The Google smartwatch could be coming on October 31, and currently exists under the codename Google Gem, according to Android Police's Artem Russakovskii in a Google+ post. Read more       4 Nikon announces a minor upgrade to the D600 - the Nikon D610 Nikon has introduced a replacement for last year's D600 in the shape of the D610. The new camera features minor improvements, but doesn't include, as rumoured, inbuilt Wi-Fi. Read more       Competition WIN! The £10,000 gadget giveaway    Are you feeling lucky? Well, YOU could be the one who wins this massive list of 45 goodies, including a Sony home theatre system, a Sky+HD box and a year's subscription to Sky, a Sigma SD1 D-SLR camera and lens, and much, much more. Text in by November 30 and all this stuff could be landing on your doorstep ready for Christmas. See below for details of how to enter by text. Enter competition   WIN! A 46-inch HD Samsung 3D Smart TV Enter competition           Your tweets this week       The week's best buys Samsung ATIV Book 9 Plus If you need a stunning display, we wholeheartedly recommend this. It's built to be future-proof, and you won't be disappointed with its performance.. View offer Read review       Tesco Hudl The Hudl is the perfect way to join the tablets bandwagon. It's cheaper than the Amazon Kindle Fire HD, yet it's a more complete tablet overall. View offer Read review       Nexus 7 The screen is to die for and the form factor is ideal for media consumption. It's light, it's bright, it's fun and it's thin. What's not to like? View offer Read review       What tech smells the best? @117532 Opening a new phone.     @RichSibley The slight burning from a Xbox red ring of death.     @eck4355 That smell is probably pvc. I'd hold my breath if I were you #toxic       Top  10 tablets Tablets are taking the world by storm. Just a few years ago they were an unknown for many people, but nowadays you've got more choice than you can shake a mildly agitated badger at. Luckily we've made it easy for you and pulled together the top 10 tablets of the moment available in the UK.   Xperia Tablet Z       New Nexus 7       Apple iPad Mini View top 10           TechRadar Promotion Now TV 30 day free trial and £8.99 a month after 30 days With Now TV, you can enjoy a whole range of channels and streaming services through your TV, plus you have the option to pay for a day pass so you can catch big sports events or a monthly movies pass for the best in entertainment. Start your free trial today and discover what Now TV can do for you. View promotion Win a day pass to PhotoLive 2013 worth £115 We're giving one lucky winner the chance to win a day pass to this months PhotoLive 2013, the UK's biggest photography training event. 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