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Apple patent applications reveal fitness-focused AirPods with biometric and noise cancellation features

Thursday, March 16, 2017 2:07 pm1 Comment

Apple began work on biometric sensors for both earbuds and for a wrist device back in…

Apple patent confirms hidden antenna in the iPhone 7 battery case

Thursday, March 9, 2017 3:58 pmThursday, March 9, 20179 Comments

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

Apple’s iPhone 9 may feature retractable, scrollable display

Thursday, March 2, 2017 3:33 pm15 Comments

With the rumor mill currently fixated on the possible launch of an iPhone 8…

Patent troll that sued over Apple Watch and 80 other fitness products may have met its match

Thursday, February 16, 2017 5:36 pmThursday, February 16, 20177 Comments

A patent troll that has sued more than 80 companies by laying broad claims to Internet-connected…

Apple CEO Cook on Augmented Reality: ‘I regard it as a big idea like the smartphone’

Friday, February 10, 2017 5:34 pmSaturday, February 11, 201724 Comments

Tim Cook has been having quite the week. On Monday and Tuesday he was whistlestopping round France and Germany…

Who wants an Apple Magic Keyboard with Touch Bar and Magic Trackpad for the Mac with Apple Pencil support?

Friday, February 10, 2017 4:50 pmFriday, February 10, 201714 Comments

I expect the Touch Bar on certain models of the 2016 MacBook Pro is just the beginning…

Apple to double size of Fifth Avenue flagship store

Tuesday, February 7, 2017 10:28 amTuesday, February 7, 201711 Comments

Apple is going really big in Manhattan…

Apple patent describes Liquidmetal housing for electronic devices

Friday, January 27, 2017 3:25 pmFriday, January 27, 201721 Comments

Electronic devices are provided with a protective housing having one or more housing components…

Apple patent details foldable iPhone

Thursday, January 26, 2017 1:41 pm13 Comments

In November Apple was granted a surprise patent for a possible future foldable iPhone…

Why Apple will make smart glasses

Wednesday, January 25, 2017 5:32 pmWednesday, January 25, 201740 Comments

It’s hard to picture Apple selling smart glasses. But it’s also hard to picture them not doing it…

Apple patent details Apple Watch smart bands

Tuesday, January 24, 2017 9:59 amTuesday, January 24, 20172 Comments

Apple on Tuesday was granted a patent detailing a modular accessories system for Apple Watch…

Apple new iPhone to use forging process for metal frame

Tuesday, January 10, 2017 12:00 pmTuesday, January 10, 201712 Comments

Apple’s next-generation iPhone is expected to adopt a stainless steel forging process…

Next-gen Apple iPhones may offer dual-SIM functionality

Wednesday, December 21, 2016 10:25 amWednesday, December 21, 201612 Comments

Smartphones with dual-SIM functionality allow users to have two different numbers…

Apple’s next-gen flagship OLED iPhone is codenamed ‘Ferrari’

Tuesday, December 20, 2016 4:25 pmTuesday, December 20, 201621 Comments

Apple will release three models of iPhones next year, codenamed D20, D21 and D22…

All of iPhone 8’s OLED version will be curved, sources say

Monday, December 19, 2016 4:28 pmMonday, December 19, 20168 Comments

All of Apple’s iPhone 8 OLED versions will be curved…

Apple’s letter to the U.S. NHTSA reveals 30-year Detroit veteran on its stealth ‘Project Titan’ team

Thursday, December 8, 2016 2:01 pmThursday, December 8, 20163 Comments

As carmakers and tech companies race to perfect self-driving vehicles, Apple’s program…

Apple files patent for autonomous vehicle collision avoidance system

Thursday, December 8, 2016 11:32 amThursday, December 8, 20163 Comments

In one of the first pieces of documentation proving Apple’s investigation into autonomous vehicles…

Apple files a patent application for a circular wearable

Thursday, December 1, 2016 12:01 pmThursday, December 1, 201616 Comments

Recent patent application filed in by Apple with the USPTO hints that Cupertino could be investigating a circular Apple Watch…

KGI expects Apple to see all-time record iPhone demand in 2017; wireless charging on all next-gen iPhone models

Tuesday, November 29, 2016 2:44 pmTuesday, November 29, 20163 Comments

Apple is ramping for its biggest iPhone sales success ever next year, according to KGI…

Will the next-gen iPhone be a flip phone? Apple is granted another patent for new flexible handset design

Tuesday, November 22, 2016 4:52 pm5 Comments

Apple has been granted a patent for a folding phone for the second time in a month…

Apple says OLED finally ready for iPhones, but most suppliers still aren’t

Thursday, November 17, 2016 4:30 pm6 Comments

Apple Inc. has big plans to outfit its next iPhone with vibrant, energy-sipping organic LED displays…

Analyst: Apple’s next-gen 5.8-inch OLED iPhone to have 5.1-5.2-inch active display area

Thursday, November 17, 2016 9:33 am6 Comments

Apple’s premium iPhone model will have a 5.8-inch OLED panel, but with a smaller actual active display area of between 5.1 and 5.2 inches

Apple working to integrate Augmented Reality capabilities into iPhone’s Camera app

Thursday, November 17, 2016 12:12 am7 Comments

Apple has a team of people working on integrating augmented reality functionality…

No, Apple’s next big thing won’t be smart glasses

Wednesday, November 16, 2016 2:01 pmWednesday, November 16, 201611 Comments

Apple is working on glasses that include augmented-reality features…

Apple Specs: Smart glasses that people will want to wear

Wednesday, November 16, 2016 9:01 amWednesday, November 16, 20167 Comments

Apple is seriously exploring the idea of developing a pair of smart glasses that can present users with…

Apple considers move into smart glasses

Monday, November 14, 2016 9:48 pmWednesday, November 16, 201621 Comments

Apple Inc. is weighing an expansion into digital glasses, a risky but potentially lucrative area of wearable computing…

Apple granted another Augmented Reality head-mounted display patent

Thursday, November 10, 2016 3:26 pmThursday, November 10, 20161 Comment

Today the US Patent & Trademark Office published yet another continuation patent from Apple that reveals further…

Apple granted U.S. patent for bendable or foldable iPhone using advanced carbon nanotube structures

Tuesday, November 1, 2016 10:01 amTuesday, November 1, 20169 Comments

Apple’s first patent regarding foldable smartphone form factors was discovered….

Should Apple be more bullish on Virtual Reality?

Monday, October 24, 2016 5:30 pmMonday, October 24, 201621 Comments

Once submerged in the world of VR, it quickly becomes evident that the potential…

Praying for a new four-inch iPhone in 2017

Tuesday, October 18, 2016 4:50 pmTuesday, October 18, 201624 Comments

I’m a big supporter of the four-inch iPhone SE: It’s lightweight…

Evidence suggests Apple to use breakthrough Liquidmetal somewhere soon

Tuesday, October 18, 2016 3:55 pmThursday, October 27, 20167 Comments

There’s more evidence suggesting Apple is getting close to using Liquidmetal…

Why Jamaica is the first to know about Apple’s new products before the rest of the world

Monday, October 17, 2016 12:55 pmMonday, October 17, 20164 Comments

Apple’s product launches are notoriously secretive, but the company is sure to do one thing ahead of a big reveal…

Apple CEO Tim Cook: ‘We are high on Augmented Reality for the long run’

Friday, October 14, 2016 9:58 am5 Comments

When it comes to virtual and augmented reality, Apple is…

Breakthrough Apple Watch gesture control looks like a game-changer

Thursday, October 13, 2016 4:28 pmThursday, October 13, 20168 Comments

Building on a related Apple Watch patent application filed for on Thursday, Apple published…

Apple patents ‘super resolution’ multi-sensor cameras with cube prisms

Tuesday, October 11, 2016 4:00 pmTuesday, October 11, 20166 Comments

Apple continues to win patents detailing advanced technology rumored to show up in next year’s iPhone…

Apple patents advanced heart rate monitor for Apple Watch

Thursday, October 6, 2016 1:59 pmThursday, October 6, 20163 Comments

Back in June 2015, Patently Apple discovered an Apple patent filing covering…

Apple patent reveals embedded Touch ID for fingerprint recognition anywhere on display

Tuesday, October 4, 2016 9:25 amTuesday, October 4, 20164 Comments

The fingerprint sensor is placed under the iPhone’s display and away from the Home button…

Apple loses patent retrial to VirnetX, owes $302.4 million

Saturday, October 1, 2016 9:04 am16 Comments

A federal jury in Texas on Friday night ordered Apple Inc to pay more than $302 million in damages…

Ming-Chi Kuo: Apple’s next-gen iPhones will get a more scratch-resistant glass body, stainless steel frame and more

Thursday, September 29, 2016 4:50 pmThursday, September 29, 20167 Comments

With the glossy jet black iPhone 7 leading the way in sales, Apple is expected to switch…

iPhone 7 Plus is the starting point of Apple’s major push into augmented reality

Wednesday, September 28, 2016 5:35 pmWednesday, September 28, 2016No Comments

The two cameras that make up the dual-camera system found in the iPhone 7 Plus are a pair of ‘smart eyes’ that will alter the way we use an iPhone…

iPhone 7 Plus proves Apple is gearing up for augmented reality

Tuesday, September 27, 2016 10:57 amTuesday, September 27, 20165 Comments

The iPhone 7 Plus could be Apple’s first major step into augmented reality…

What iPhone 7 says about Apple’s future augmented reality plans

Monday, September 19, 2016 2:58 pmMonday, September 19, 20165 Comments

I believe Apple’s next big iPhone release is going to feature augmented reality technology…

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