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iPhone 5S event tipped for June 20 while Apple patent suggests ceramics

, Mar 29th 2013 Discuss [0]

Take today's latest iPhone news with a grain of salt, folks, but it looks like Apple's next iPhone could be announced on June 20, and be released a couple weeks later sometime in early July. This isn't an odd time frame for Apple, however, as they've made announcements in June in the past. This would then point to a fall launch of a possible lower-cost iPhone that, according to a new patent, could come with a ceramic body. Read The Full Story

Apple files for Smart Cover inductive charging patent for iPad

, Mar 14th 2013 Discuss [0]

Apple's new Smart Cover for the iPad has a lot of potential, and it seems the company thinks so as well. Case in point: Apple just applied for a patent that would see the Smart Cover being used as a wireless charger to charge up the iPad when the Smart Cover is closed. Both the iPad and Smart Cover would have induction coils to make the wireless charging possible. Read The Full Story

Apple files patent for iPhone with swappable camera lens

, Jun 14th 2012 Discuss [0]

Apple has filed for a patent aimed at expanding the camera capabilities of the iPhone. Titled "Back Panel for a Portable Electronic Device with Different Camera Lens Options," the patent application details a removable back cover design for the iPhone that would allow users to swap camera lenses. Read The Full Story

Nintendo patent app reveals DS tracking system

, May 4th 2012 Discuss [0]

A new Nintendo patent application uncovered from the USPTO reveals that the company plans to further extend the use of its gaming consoles in tour guiding. Nintendo had previously outfitted the Louvre so that its 3DS could guide tourists through the museum and now this new patent application shows plans to use the DS with an overhead tracking system to provide more extensive guiding functions. Read The Full Story

Microsoft shows off dual sided smartphone display system

, Apr 23rd 2012 Discuss [4]

Microsoft has filed a patent application that has a very cool idea that would make for an interesting smartphone. The patent outlines a new dual sided display system for smartphones. In some of the graphics with the patent application, it shows the ability to have a clock on the outside and what appears to be the ability to show messaging indicators along the front edge as well. Read The Full Story

Apple wants to create unibody earbuds using ultrasonic bonding

, Apr 13th 2012 Discuss [0]

The earbuds Apple ships with the iPhone and iPods aren't that great looking. Most people upgrade those earbuds to something that offers better sound and a better appearance. I've always thought it was interesting that as much effort and time that Apple puts into designing phones and other gadgets that look good, its earbuds always looked mundane to me. Read The Full Story

Google patent app reveals Fiber installation plans

, Mar 2nd 2012 Discuss [1]

A Google patent application surfaced today, revealing the company's plans for lowering the cost and speeding up the deployment of its Google Fiber broadband network. The patent filing illustrates the use of a flat and flexible housing to carry the fiber-optic lines to houses. The idea also aims to reduce the environmental impact of installing the network. Read The Full Story

Google invents original continuous search gestures

, Feb 24th 2012 Discuss [13]

A Google patent filing with the US Patent and Trademark Office has been discovered by PatentlyApple, revealing that the company has invented some new gesture controls for search-related functions on future Android devices. Google extensively explained the concept, which essentially allows users to draw a continuous gesture around some content onscreen to automatically initiate a search for that content in Google. Read The Full Story

Canon patent app hints at mirrorless cameras ahead

, Feb 22nd 2012 Discuss [4]

Canon may finally be entering the Micro Four Thirds or mirrorless interchangeable lens camera market, according to a new patent filing that recently surfaced. The premier camera manufacturer had long been obstinate about this new mirrorless sector, even saying that competitors were diving in due to poor DSLR performance---a statement from a Canon exec, who may have to eat his words soon. Read The Full Story

Apple exploring motion-controlled 3D GUI for iOS

, Jan 12th 2012 Discuss [5]

A new Apple patent application has surfaced today at the US Patent and Trademark Office, revealing that the company is exploring 3D user interfaces for its iOS devices that are controlled by motion. Now this isn't the illusion of 3D created by two different images sent to each eye, instead this is the illusion of 3-dimensional space within the screen more similar to this concept. Read The Full Story

Apple files for iOS face detection patent

, Dec 29th 2011 Discuss [48]

The US Patent and Trademark Office has just published a patent application today from Apple that reveals the company's plans for implementing face recognition and presence detection technology. Apple intends to implement the technology in iOS devices, including the iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch, as well as in its MacBook laptop computers. Read The Full Story

Apple wins another crucial multitouch patent

, Dec 27th 2011 Discuss [25]

Apple has won another crucial patent for its multitouch technology, as Patently Apple finds, that will add to its already deadly legal arsenal against Android competitors. The patent approved today involves oscillating signals and is one of the "200+ Patents for new inventions" that Steve Jobs first alluded to when the first iPhone debuted. Read The Full Story
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