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CNET Reports of a partial cease-fire in the patent war between Apple and Samsung over various design features of the iPhone is certainly welcome news. Ever since late Apple founder Steve Jobs promised operating system, the mobile ecosystem has been engulfed in over a hundred largely pointless lawsuits, with Apple claiming ownership of such basic …

Apple and Samsung settled their overseas cases but the fight continues in the US. CNET The Apple v. Samsung patent-battle may have ended overseas, but it’s still going strong in the US. The US Patent and Trademark Office has rejected several claims of one of the patents Apple wielded against Samsung in the most recent patent-infringement trial, saying in a …

Apple and Samsung may have buried the legal hatchet overseas, but that doesn’t mean they’re ready to end the war. The mobile giants late Tuesday said they agreed to drop all litigation outside the US in their long-running war over smartphone and tablet patents, but they’ll continue to pursue their existing cases in the US. They also said the agreement …

Apple and Samsung on Tuesday said they have agreed to settle all lawsuits filed against each other outside the United States, ending some aspects of their long-running patent dispute but allowing the companies to continue their litigation in the US. “Samsung and Apple have agreed to drop all litigation between the two companies outside the United States,” the companies said …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Apple Apple has lost a patent-infringement case in China over Siri, according to reports. Shanghai-based Zhizhen Internet Technology won its patent-infringement case against Apple on Monday when Beijing’s First Intermediate Court ruled that Apple’s virtual personal assistant Siri was infringing a speech-recognition patent Zhizhen holds. Zhizhen sued Apple in 2012, claiming that the company’s Siri, which is used on iPhones, …