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Apple and EFF secure podcasting win as Supreme Court refuses case from patent troll

Tuesday, May 15, 2018 3:31 pmTuesday, May 15, 20184 Comments

Wrapping up a long-running patent fight over podcasts, the U.S. Supreme Court…

Apple now has 55 self-driving cars testing in California

Monday, May 14, 2018 4:33 pmMonday, May 14, 20188 Comments

Apple has, again, expanded its fleet of autonomous cars in California…

Apple says they’ve found a ‘revolutionary’ way to make their devices even more environmentally friendly

Friday, May 11, 2018 11:30 amFriday, May 11, 201814 Comments

Apple has teamed up with aluminum producers Alcoa and Rio Tinto on a joint venture aimed…

Apple paves the way for breakthrough carbon-free aluminum smelting method

Thursday, May 10, 2018 3:57 pmThursday, May 10, 201825 Comments

Aluminum is a key material in many of Apple’s most popular products, and for more than 130 years…

Apple patent hints at an Apple Watch with a circular design

Tuesday, May 8, 2018 2:02 pmTuesday, May 8, 201814 Comments

Apple has been granted a patent for an ‘electronic device having display with curved edges’ that shows…

Apple again met with California DMV executives last month to talk autonomous driving

Wednesday, May 2, 2018 9:33 amWednesday, May 2, 201810 Comments

California DMV executives requested a meeting with Apple on March 16, 2018…

Apple considers Apple Watch upgrades using replaceable backplates

Tuesday, April 17, 2018 2:01 pmTuesday, April 17, 20187 Comments

Apple is still considering ways to make the Apple Watch more useful…

Future-gen Apple Watches could analyze your bicep curl or golf swing

Wednesday, April 11, 2018 5:47 pmWednesday, April 11, 20185 Comments

A patent recently filed by Apple seeks to use advanced sensors on a newly designed Apple Watch band…

Federal jury rules Apple must pay $502.6 million to VirnetX

Tuesday, April 10, 2018 10:35 pm17 Comments

VirnetX Holding Corp. won $502.6 million against Apple Inc. after a federal jury…

Apple’s future Macs, iPhones, iPads could have wraparound, flexible displays

Tuesday, March 20, 2018 3:30 pmTuesday, March 20, 20183 Comments

In the patent, Apple notes that an electronic device may have a front surface on which a display is mounted…

Apple’s fleet of self-driving vehicles has nearly doubled this year

Tuesday, March 20, 2018 3:03 pm4 Comments

Apple doesn’t appear to be slowing down on its mysterious self-driving car technology testing…

Apple and blockchain: Together at last?

Friday, March 16, 2018 2:02 pmFriday, March 16, 20182 Comments

In one corner, we have Apple, the largest publicly traded company in the U.S….

Apple patent application reveals ‘keyless keyboard’ featuring haptic feedback

Thursday, March 15, 2018 4:16 pmThursday, March 15, 20189 Comments

The US Patent & Trademark Office has published a patent application from Apple…

Scaffolding rises at Apple’s Fifth Avenue construction site, signaling return of iconic glass cube

Friday, March 9, 2018 11:11 pm11 Comments

Familiar cube-sized scaffolding has risen above the construction barriers at Apple’s flagship Fifth Avenue store…

Apple patent application reveals new Lightning connector tip that could expand to create a liquid-tight seal

Friday, March 9, 2018 10:05 amFriday, March 9, 20185 Comments

The US Patent & Trademark Office published a patent application from Apple that relates to…

Apple patent application reveals ear wingtips for AirPods and EarPods

Thursday, March 8, 2018 12:00 pmThursday, March 8, 20186 Comments

Today the US Patent & Trademark Office published a patent application from Apple relating to…

Apple patent would make it easy to switch between multiple Apple Watches

Tuesday, March 6, 2018 10:15 amTuesday, March 6, 20183 Comments

Apple would really, really like you to own more than one Apple Watch…

MacPad? Apple granted a patent for a dual display MacBook or future-gen iPad Pro

Wednesday, February 28, 2018 1:32 pmWednesday, February 28, 20189 Comments

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office officially published a series of 26 newly granted patents for Apple Inc…

I can’t wait to use a virtual iMac

Thursday, February 22, 2018 12:02 pmThursday, February 22, 20185 Comments

iPhones will eventually become trucks, the people who use them will do lots with them…

Inside Cupertino’s upcoming breakthrough product: Apple Glass

Thursday, February 15, 2018 11:36 amThursday, February 15, 201815 Comments

Apple is working on something big. And if all goes according to plan, that something could eventually replace the iPhone…

Apple moves toward what could be its greatest victory

Thursday, February 15, 2018 11:04 amThursday, February 15, 201810 Comments

Having played a lot of chess, I like to think about the probable strategy of secretive companies…

Apple patent application details optical system for VR and AR headset

Thursday, February 8, 2018 8:21 am4 Comments

Today the US Patent & Trademark Office published a patent application from Apple that…

Apple has added 24 self-driving Lexus SUVs to its fleet since April 2017

Thursday, January 25, 2018 4:46 pmThursday, January 25, 20187 Comments

Apple Inc. has expanded its California self-driving test fleet to 27 vehicles as it accelerates…

Apple, Facebook, and Google met with AR headset parts suppliers during CES 2018

Friday, January 12, 2018 5:00 pmFriday, January 12, 2018No Comments

Companies are racing to be the first to get lightweight augmented reality glasses into consumers’ hands…

Apple patent filing hints at Blockchain use

Saturday, December 9, 2017 12:03 pm1 Comment

Apple has recently submitted a new patent application that uses Blockchain…

Liquidmetal? Apple supplier experimenting with metal case for 6.1-inch LCD iPhone for 2018

Thursday, December 7, 2017 8:57 amThursday, December 7, 201714 Comments

Apple is likely to release another new iPhone with a liquid crystal display next year…

Apple looks to be leasing Chrysler’s old proving grounds to test their autonomous vehicle tech

Tuesday, November 28, 2017 4:31 pm7 Comments

Over the last several months, Apple has been recruiting automotive test engineers and technicians…

Apple seeks patent for a foldable iPhone

Tuesday, November 28, 2017 9:27 amTuesday, November 28, 201710 Comments

Apple Inc. has filed an application with the U.S. Patent & Trade Office for a bendable electronic device…

Apple computer scientists disclose self-driving vehicle research

Wednesday, November 22, 2017 2:55 pmNo Comments

Research by Apple Inc. computer scientists on how self-driving cars can better spot cyclists and pedestrians…

Apple continues work on autonomous vehicle challenges

Wednesday, November 22, 2017 10:28 amWednesday, November 22, 201714 Comments

What happens when an autonomous car needs to make a decision between crashing into another car, or that child crossing the street?

Apple acquires Canadian augmented reality headset startup Vrvana

Tuesday, November 21, 2017 11:32 pmTuesday, November 21, 2017No Comments

As Apple reportedly ramps up work to ship an augmented reality headset in 2020…

Apple working on rear-facing 3D time-of-flight sensor for 2019 iPhone

Tuesday, November 14, 2017 9:27 amTuesday, November 14, 20174 Comments

Apple Inc. is working on a rear-facing 3-D sensor system for the iPhone in 2019…

What problems will Apple’s AR glasses need to solve?

Monday, November 13, 2017 5:28 pmMonday, November 13, 201715 Comments

Apple is developing AR glasses, and an OS to make them useful…

Apple working on augmented reality headset running ‘rOS’ to ship as early as 2020

Wednesday, November 8, 2017 8:35 amWednesday, November 8, 201710 Comments

Apple aims to have technology ready for an augmented-reality headset in 2019 and could ship a product as early as 2020…

This doctor diagnosed his own cancer with an iPhone ultrasound

Friday, October 27, 2017 11:15 am15 Comments

Earlier this year, vascular surgeon John Martin was testing a pocket-sized ultrasound device…

Apple sued over iPhone X ‘Animoji’ trademark

Friday, October 20, 2017 11:25 amFriday, October 20, 201713 Comments

Apple is facing a lawsuit for infringing on an existing Animoji trademark…

Apple exploring 360-degree full panoramic VR headset

Monday, October 16, 2017 5:32 pmNo Comments

Apple is looking beyond augmented reality in the long run, as a new patent filing suggests…

Apple, slapped with a $440 million judgement, to appeal VirnetX patent case

Monday, October 16, 2017 3:30 pmMonday, October 16, 20173 Comments

Apple lost a retrial a year ago in an ongoing patent dispute with VirnetX over secure communications protocols…

Apple Watch saves another person’s life: ‘It would have been fatal’

Monday, October 16, 2017 10:28 am18 Comments

The 28-year-old says he owes his life…

Apple patent application reveals work on self-adjusting Apple Watch bands

Tuesday, October 10, 2017 3:32 pmTuesday, October 10, 20171 Comment

Apple’s U.S. Patent No. 9,781,984 for ‘Dynamic fit adjustment for wearable electronic devices’ details methods…

Apple patent application reveals sophisticated way for Apple Watch to measure blood pressure

Thursday, October 5, 2017 10:26 amThursday, October 5, 20176 Comments

Today the US Patent & Trademark Office published a patent application from Apple…

U.S. Senate panel approves self-driving car legislation

Wednesday, October 4, 2017 5:44 pm19 Comments

A U.S. Senate panel on Wednesday unanimously gave the green light to a bill aimed at speeding the use of self-driving cars…

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