We've seen people in crowds holding up their full-size iPads to take photos, a sight that's still a little odd but more familiar now. Reuters photographer Mohamed Abdullah chronicled a very different use of Apple's tablet earlier this week: its role in helping a Syrian rebel direct the fire of a homemade mortar into Jobar, a Damascus suburb.The iPad's accelerometer — a device also built into recent iPhones and many other smartphones and tablets — can measure the force of acceleration. It senses movement and gravity, and is a staple for gamers and fitness buffs. But its use in Syria's civil war takes it to another level, one that was likely not intended during its inception. via: nbc
LG plans to launch a flexible OLED smartphone before the end of the year, the company’s VP of mobile has confirmed, though it’s unclear to what extent the work-in-progress handset will actually flex. The OLED panel in question is the handiwork of LG Display according to VP of LG mobile Yoon Bu-hyun, the WSJ reports, with the proposed device set to launch sometime in Q4. LG Display’s work on flexible OLEDs has been underway for some time, though the company’s efforts have perhaps been overshadowed somewhat by rival Samsung’s YOUM development. Last year, according to a Korea Times report, LG Display was preparing for