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…
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Apple patent reveals new keyboard mechanisms to make thinner MacBooks
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’
Apple has been granted a trio of U.S. patents for Apple Watch smart bands…
Apple files for a patent for an AirPower-like wireless charging system
The AirPower was originally announced in September 2017 alongside the iPhone X. It was supposed to be able to charge a Qi-compatible iPhone, an Apple Watch, and a pair of AirPods…
Apple patent reveals vehicle imaging system for object detection
Apple has been granted a patent (number 10,397,497) for a “solar invariant imaging system for object detection” in a vehicle…
Apple Watch patent application reveals millimeter wave 5G and Wi-Fi design, metal oxide gas sensors
Today the US Patent & Trademark Office published a patent application from Apple…
Apple petitions to invalidate Red’s Rawcode format patent
In a legal argument that could enable the use of Rawcode in Apple products sans licensing fee, Apple has requested for a review to potentially invalidate a patent…
Apple was granted over 2,000 patents last year
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
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
Apple’s Face ID has been a popular biometric security feature for the iPhone….
Apple patent application reveals work on AR view to highlight route while driving
An Apple patent application reveals work on a more intuitive navigation aid to drivers using augmented reality to superimpose the route…
‘LoveFrom Jony’ trademark filed as Ive exits Apple to launch independent design firm
Last month, Apple announced that Jony Ive would be leaving the company to form his own independent design firm…
Apple patents gesture, expression tracking for mixed reality headset
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 granted patent for a small form factor telephoto camera
Apple has been granted a patent (number 10,338,344) for a small form telephoto camera as it looks for more ways to improve…
Apple patent application hints at Apple Watch ‘smartbands’
Future Apple Watch bands may have additional features and do more than simply keep the smart watch on your wrist…
Apple patent application describes linking two iPads together, binding them like a book
Apple has filed for a patent for a “system with multiple display” that would allow two iPads to be linked together.
Apple patent application shows continued work on AirPower-like device
Apple may have abandoned plans for its AirPower wireless charger, but that doesn’t mean the company has abandoned plans for such a device…
Analyst: Apple is investing heavily in R&D of new products
Investors are focusing on the “apparent lack of ongoing innovation at Apple,” but…
We’re still waiting on ‘smartbands’ for our Apple Watch
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’
A passenger vehicle includes a body, a powertrain, a first door, and a second door…
Apple patent application reveals force-sensing gloves for iPhone that detect gestures and grip
Apple wants people to be able to interact with devices using gloves and other items of clothing…
Apple patent filing hints at a HomePod theater system
I’ve said before that Apple should introduce both lower-priced HomePods and more expensive ones
Apple’s patent application reveals ‘Synthetic Group Selfies,’ automatically creates seamless collages from multiple shots
Family portraits and photographs of a group are great ways for friends and acquaintances to capture a moment…
Thoughts on Apple TV+
What’s the best way to watch Apple’s TV channel…
Apple patent application explores simplification of device connectivity, including generating a mesh network in an emergency
Wearable devices like the Apple Watch and Internet of Things hardware could have an easier time connecting…
What’s Apple, now one of the biggest R&D investors, getting for its money?
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
Apple’s work in the virtual reality and augmented reality field has produced…
Ming-Chi Kuo: Apple AR glasses coming in 2020; will require iPhone to do the heavy lifting
Apple talks about augmented reality at any opportunity it gets, but so far its fierce ambition…
Rio Tinto in talks with Apple on next step of carbon-free aluminum project
We are looking at the next wave of partnership with Apple…
Apple Watch health monitoring sensors could appear in future MacBooks
Future MacBook models could offer some of the same health and fitness tracking functions…
Apple patent reveals features of augmented reality smartglasses
Multiple reports suggest that Apple is developing an augmented reality headset or glasses…
Apple asks U.S. federal court circuit to reconsider $439 million VirnetX patent infringement ruling
Apple is continuing its attempts to get out of paying VirnetX $439 million after being declared…
Apple patent application reveals autonomous vehicles that can recharge each other
Apple says that, in some cases, a navigation range of a vehicle from a given location is at least partially restricted…
Apple is targeting April to launch its new video service
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
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
Apple has filed for a patent for a ‘system and method for vehicle authorization’ that would allow you to…
Apple goes on offense to squelch threat of FISI lawsuit over USB charging
Apple is ‘going on the offensive’ against Fundamental Innovation Systems International…
Apple patent application for Apple TV interface reveals aspects of live TV streaming service
Apple suggests the use of a side bar that can be used to drill down to specific categories and types of content…
MacBook keyboard failures could end with introduction of glass panel keyboards
Future Apple keyboards in MacBooks may not be affected by dust or other foreign elements…
Apple to again appeal VirnetX $440 million FaceTime lawsuit
Apple has lost an appeal to have a patent judgment set aside relating to FaceTime technology…
Apple, Intel persuade U.S. Patent Office to enter Qualcomm fight
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has decided to wade into a global licensing battle…
Apple loses bid to undo $440 million judgment in VirnetX patent case
A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday upheld a judgment worth $440 million…
