Tag: Patent
Apple acquires paging patent
Apple has acquired a patent that could allow a device to connect to different types of networks, all within a single device, specifically relating to...
Apple looking into hybrid e-ink solutions for iOS devices
Apple’s apparently concerned about e-ink, and the number of people using Kindles, Kobos, and other e-ink readers. According to a new patent application uncovered by...
New Apple patent shows ‘Spaces’ feature on an iPad
The website Patently Apple has dug up a new… well… Apple patent concerning the iPad. In the image above, it’s clear that Apple is looking...
Apple could be looking to add 3D cameras to the iPhone
3D is all the rage, so why wouldn’t Apple be looking into bringing 3D capable cameras to the iPhone? According to a patent application, Apple’s...
Apple declares war on keyboards with new acoustic patent
First it was desktop computers and music libraries, and then it was netbooks and bookshelves. Today, an Apple patent shows off a MacBook without a...
MJ Approved: Apple getting in on the magical glove movement
This week in Ottawa we’ve been blessed with a balmy -20 degrees Celsius. It makes Starbucks runs extremely painful. I don’t know about you, but...
Apple countersues S3 Graphics over disputed patents
Sue you, sue me… let’s all sue together, patently. Yes, it’s suing time again, folks! Last year, S3 Graphics sued Apple for infringing on its...
A Magic Mouse with display? No thanks.
According to PatentlyApple.com, in a new patent application released on January 20, 2011, Apple is looking to patent the addition of a touch display on...
What if Apple made your iWallet an iCreditCard?
Apple’s been long rumored to be working on an iWallet that would let you purchase things like concert tickets, food, airplane tickets, and other things...
Apple files patent for social networking/shopping app
Today, the United States’ Patent & Trademark Office filed a patent application from Apple. It details an application shoppers can use to communicate with friends...
Apple wins patent for holographic display
Yesterday, the Telegraph reported that Apple was recently granted a patent for a holographic display, one that produces the desired three-dimensional effect without the use...
Apple planning on hiding antennas behind the Apple logos
Antennagate was a pile of BS, but that doesn’t stop engineers from continuing to improve their products. When it comes to Apple, they’re often on...
Steve Jobs credited with the design of the send button in Mail.app
A trifecta of patents were awarded to Apple Inc today, including a patent that credits Steve Jobs as one of the inventors. Apple’s Mail.app send...
Apple doing us a favor with call center on-hold monitoring app
Apple has patented a call-center monitoring application for the iPhone. Instead of sitting on hold in a queue, waiting for a representative for a half...
Apple adds to legal team in an attempt to fight off Nokia, Android
When you’ve got a device that’s as popular as the iPhone, and an operating system that’s as game changing as iOS, you prepare for war....
Apple patents a piece of plastic, light sensor, and radio presets
Apple patents tend to roll in at a rate of a couple per week. We usually only pick and choose the better of the patents...
Using gloves with the next-gen iPhone?
A published report from the Nikkei Business Publications has noted Japan’s Hitachi Displays has developed a projection-type touch panel which is capable of detecting insulators...
Apple OS X Lion patent to bring scrollable menus, toolbars?
A patent filed by Apple in Europe last week revealed two potential new features in the upcoming OS X Lion release- scrollable menus and toolbars....