Apple was awarded 57 patents on Tuesday, but one flexible display item has garnered some extra attention. Flexible displays, in and of themselves, are nothing new. What makes this patent different is that it includes support for components — like buttons, microphones, or speakers — that can be mounted around the display and work through …
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A concept image of sensors lining the back of an iPad. US Patent and Trademark Office While a tablet’s front touchscreen allows users to complete thousands of different tasks, the back of the device doesn’t typically do much. Apple may want to change that, making the back of its iPad tablet much more functional with sensors and controls across its …
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Apple/USPTO The US Patent and Trademark Office on Tuesday published 58 newly granted Apple patents, but one that envisions communication between a device like the iPhone or iPad and a wireless disposable wristband has received some attention. The patent, which was earlier reported on by Patently Apple, covers technology for an “autonomous battery-free microwave frequency communication device” that could be …
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Apple/USPTO Imagine a navigation system that can guide you based on the number of stop lights, stop signs, and obstacles along the way. A new Apple patent describes just that. Granted by the US Patent and Trademark Office on Tuesday, an Apple patent called “Routing based on detected stops” takes the concept of crowd-sourced navigation a few steps further than …
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Apple/USPTO A “wrist-worn” device described in a new Apple patent hints at certain features reportedly destined for the company’s much-rumored iWatch. Awarded Tuesday by the US Patent and Trademark Office, the patent dubbed “Wrist-worn electronic device and methods therefor” starts off by describing a wristband that can incorporate a mobile device, similar to the way you can wear an older-style …
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Google shut down the file-sharing app Bump at the beginning of this year. Bump/Google When Apple introduced AirDrop, its wireless technology for sharing photos and other content between Apple devices, at last year’s Worldwide Developers Conference, Senior Vice President of Software Craig Federighi teased Android users for needing to “wander around the room bumping your phone” to transfer data. It …
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A look at Apple’s Burst Mode patent drawings. Apple Apple’s patent war chest has grown ever larger with a boatload of new intellectual property granted by the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) on Monday. In total, Apple was granted 59 patents on Monday, according to Patently Apple, which keeps track of the company’s patent filings. Two patents were of …
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An iPhone 5C in untethered jailbreak mode. YouTube/Screenshot by Lance Whitney/CNET The latest version of Apple’s iOS has successfully been jailbroken, as seen in a new video that surfaced on Wednesday. Popping up on YouTube, a new video posted by iPhone security expert Stefan Esser (aka i0n1c) takes us on a tour of an iPhone 5C running iOS 7.1.1 as …
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Will you see a display here in a future iPhone? CNET Apple’s iPhones and other devices might eventually feature technology that would extend their screens around the sides of the devices, if a newly granted patent is any indication. Dubbed “Electronic devices with sidewall displays,” the patent, granted to Apple by the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) on Tuesday, …
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Attorneys for Apple and Samsung discuss the damages tally. Vicki Behringer SAN JOSE, Calif. — The latest clash in an epic legal war waged by Apple and Samsung ended with a whimper on Monday as the jury came back with a final decision that left the previously determined damages unchanged. An eight-person jury on Friday returned a mixed verdict in …
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