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Tag: Apple patents

Apple granted U.S. patent for a next-gen Magic Mouse: Magic Mouse Pro?

Tuesday, December 3, 2019 1:18 pm4 Comments

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office officially published a series of X newly granted patents for Apple Inc. today…

Apple granted patent for a vehicle floor

Saturday, November 23, 2019 10:10 am7 Comments

In the patent info, the tech giant says “it would be advantageous to provide a floor structure” for an automobile that distributes forces…

Apple patent filing reveals voice- and touch-based vehicle user interface

Friday, November 8, 2019 8:55 amFriday, November 8, 20195 Comments

Apple has filed for a patent for a “voice and touch user interface” for an automobile…

Future Apple Memoji could be created automatically from users’ photos

Tuesday, October 22, 2019 8:56 am3 Comments

An iPhone or iPad may automatically generate Memoji for users by analyzing a photograph of the user’s face to determine the closest combination of facial features…

Apple patent reveals new keyboard mechanisms to make thinner MacBooks

Tuesday, September 24, 2019 9:01 amTuesday, September 24, 201911 Comments

Future MacBooks could be made even thinner by using a slimmer keyboard, by switching out the butterfly mechanism for one where the keys are positioned much closer to the circuit board…

Apple granted more U.S. patents for Apple Watch ‘smartbands’

Tuesday, September 3, 2019 5:31 pm3 Comments

Apple has been granted a trio of U.S. patents for Apple Watch smart bands…

Apple patent reveals vehicle imaging system for object detection

Tuesday, August 27, 2019 9:41 amTuesday, August 27, 20194 Comments

Apple has been granted a patent (number 10,397,497) for a “solar invariant imaging system for object detection” in a vehicle…

Apple was granted over 2,000 patents last year

Thursday, August 15, 2019 10:00 amThursday, August 15, 2019No Comments

Apple was last year granted more than 2,000 patents, putting in around 10th place in a ranking of US companies…

Apple patent reveals plans to make MacBooks perform faster than ever

Monday, August 12, 2019 2:02 pm4 Comments

A newly-revealed Apple patent application shows how Apple is working to make future MacBooks perform even better for users…

Apple’s MacBook Face ID could be even better than the iPhone’s

Wednesday, August 7, 2019 1:00 pmWednesday, August 7, 20197 Comments

Apple’s Face ID has been a popular biometric security feature for the iPhone….

Apple patents gesture, expression tracking for mixed reality headset

Monday, July 22, 2019 10:01 pmNo Comments

Apple’s upcoming mixed reality headset could include a number of sensors to track the eyes, gestures and even facial expressions of its users…

Apple patent application hints at Apple Watch ‘smartbands’

Monday, June 24, 2019 8:31 amNo Comments

Future Apple Watch bands may have additional features and do more than simply keep the smart watch on your wrist…

Analysts: Apple could gain smartphone market share thanks to Trump administration’s Huawei ban

Thursday, June 13, 2019 4:40 pmThursday, June 13, 20193 Comments

While the Trump administration’s ban on Huawei is causing trouble for the smartphone maker, Apple has a chance to gain smartphone market share…

Apple patent reveals in-vehicle ‘interactive screen projection’ system

Friday, May 31, 2019 8:27 amNo Comments

Apple has been granted a patent (number 20190164344) for a ‘system and method for interactive screen projection’ for a vehicle…

Analyst: Apple is investing heavily in R&D of new products

Friday, May 17, 2019 5:32 pmFriday, May 17, 201917 Comments

Investors are focusing on the “apparent lack of ongoing innovation at Apple,” but…

We’re still waiting on ‘smartbands’ for our Apple Watch

Wednesday, May 15, 2019 10:32 am2 Comments

A smarter watch band will play a crucial role in Apple Watch’s future as a personal technology device…

Apple granted patent for a ‘passenger vehicle door and window’

Tuesday, May 14, 2019 10:14 amTuesday, May 14, 201911 Comments

A passenger vehicle includes a body, a powertrain, a first door, and a second door…

New details emerge about Apple’s Lighthouse deal

Thursday, March 28, 2019 11:31 am2 Comments

In March, Apple acquired the patents of Lighthouse, the maker of a security camera powered by artificial intelligence…

Thoughts on Apple TV+

Wednesday, March 27, 2019 8:35 am6 Comments

What’s the best way to watch Apple’s TV channel…

What’s Apple, now one of the biggest R&D investors, getting for its money?

Saturday, March 9, 2019 10:54 am21 Comments

Apple has been massively ramping up its spending on research and development…

Apple’s years of work on AR and VR will pay off in the 2020 smartglasses

Friday, March 8, 2019 4:44 pmFriday, March 8, 201917 Comments

Apple’s work in the virtual reality and augmented reality field has produced…

Apple faces pressure over foldable phones, ‘observers’ contend

Friday, March 8, 2019 10:28 amFriday, March 8, 201915 Comments

The arrival of foldable smartphones is fueling speculation about how Apple will respond…

Ming-Chi Kuo: Apple AR glasses coming in 2020; will require iPhone to do the heavy lifting

Friday, March 8, 2019 8:55 amFriday, March 8, 20198 Comments

Apple talks about augmented reality at any opportunity it gets, but so far its fierce ambition…

Apple Watch health monitoring sensors could appear in future MacBooks

Thursday, March 7, 2019 10:01 am2 Comments

Future MacBook models could offer some of the same health and fitness tracking functions…

Apple’s streaming video plans put Disney CEO Bob Iger’s board seat at risk

Wednesday, March 6, 2019 10:32 amWednesday, March 6, 201914 Comments

Apple Inc.’s foray into original TV shows and movies is increasing competition with Walt Disney Co…

Apple acquires smart home security startup Lighthouse AI’s patent portfolio

Tuesday, March 5, 2019 11:04 amTuesday, March 5, 2019No Comments

Apple has recently acquired a handful of patents from Lighthouse AI…

Apple’s glass supplier says it’ll be ready for real, durable foldable iPhones within ‘a couple of years’

Tuesday, March 5, 2019 9:55 amTuesday, March 5, 20192 Comments

Foldable phones like Samsung’s Galaxy Fold and Huawei’s Mate X are coming, whether you’re ready or not…

Apple patent application reveals foldable iPhone with self-heating display, lock-out mechanism to protect against cold weather damage

Thursday, February 28, 2019 5:02 pmThursday, February 28, 20193 Comments

The foldable smartphone era is in full swing with the recent introductions of the Samsung Galaxy Fold and Huawei Mate X..

If Apple does a foldable iPhone, then folding phones will have been done right

Thursday, February 28, 2019 3:32 pmThursday, February 28, 201911 Comments

Media around the world is now wondering where Apple’s foldable phone is…

Apple has been working on folding iPhones for years

Wednesday, February 27, 2019 3:04 pm12 Comments

The appearance of Galaxy Fold and Huawei’s Mate X has generated a lot of excitement…

Apple patent reveals features of augmented reality smartglasses

Tuesday, February 26, 2019 1:16 pm5 Comments

Multiple reports suggest that Apple is developing an augmented reality headset or glasses…

Huawei’s new foldable ‘Mate X’ smartphone starts at $2,600

Monday, February 25, 2019 8:56 amMonday, February 25, 201924 Comments

Chinese smartphone company Huawei on Sunday unveiled its first foldable smartphone…

Concept design envisions what a foldable iPhone would look like

Saturday, February 23, 2019 11:17 am26 Comments

Samsung introduced its first smartphone with a flexible display on Wednesday and seemed to pitch…

One of the main problems with Samsung’s Galaxy Fold is that it doesn’t really fold

Friday, February 22, 2019 11:30 amFriday, February 22, 201930 Comments

Samsung went to painstaking lengths to avoid talking about the fact that their Galaxy Fold doesn’t really fold…

Most analysts expect Apple to wait until 2020 to offer a foldable iPhone

Thursday, February 21, 2019 9:27 amThursday, February 21, 201916 Comments

Expect Apple to wait say for one year and come up with foldable phones with more features, as they did with the smartwatch…

Apple likely to unveil TV streaming service at star-studded event on March 25th

Friday, February 15, 2019 1:01 pmFriday, February 15, 20195 Comments

A new Apple News subscription service, an Apple TV subscription service, and much more are on tap…

Apple’s forthcoming news service will have to overcome some hurdles

Friday, February 15, 2019 12:26 pm8 Comments

Apple’s plans to launch a subscription service for news are, by this point, an open secret…

Apple plans star-studded March 25th event to unveil video and news subscription services

Wednesday, February 13, 2019 4:39 pm31 Comments

Apple Inc. is planning to unveil video and news subscription offerings next month…

Apple is targeting April to launch its new video service

Wednesday, February 13, 2019 4:15 pm4 Comments

Apple is in the final stages of preparing its new streaming video service…

Oprah Winfrey hires Terry Wood from Netflix to head up Apple’s original content production

Thursday, February 7, 2019 3:30 pmThursday, February 7, 20192 Comments

Oprah Winfrey has found her point person for all things Apple…

Apple’s ‘Project Titan’ autonomous vehicle could be summoned, unlocked, and paid for via iPhone or Apple Watch

Thursday, February 7, 2019 9:15 amThursday, February 7, 20199 Comments

Apple has filed for a patent for a ‘system and method for vehicle authorization’ that would allow you to…

Apple patent application for Apple TV interface reveals aspects of live TV streaming service

Tuesday, February 5, 2019 12:01 pmTuesday, February 5, 20193 Comments

Apple suggests the use of a side bar that can be used to drill down to specific categories and types of content…

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