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Millions of Americans ready to buy an Apple VR headset
Would you purchase a virtual reality headset from Apple?…
Apple patent application reveals iPhone security feature that records fingerprints of thieves
Being the leading portable devices company in the world, Apple is constantly advancing new security features…
Apple could finally remove this ancient technology in iPhone 8
If such a decision allows them to add battery life and other features then, in the long term…
Apple patent application reveals energy harvesting to augment battery power for iOS devices
Today, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office published a patent application from Apple that generally relates…
Apple files patent application for heart-monitoring wearable device
Apple has filed a patent application for a wearable device with sensors that could measure electrocardiographic signals…
Apple patent application reveals Apple Watch Band with embedded haptics
Today, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office published a patent application from Apple that reveals…
South Korea company’s never-before-revealed battery technology expected to be Apple Car’s ‘secret weapon’
The company’s battery technology will be used by Apple for its self-driving electric vehicle…
Foxconn working on ‘glass chassis’ yields for 2017 iPhone, sources say
Hon Hai Precision Industry, better known as Foxconn Technology Group, is developing a glass casing for smartphones…
Apple patents Apple Watch-style digital crown for iPhone and iPad
Today, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office published a patent application from Apple…
Tim Cook publicly confirms Apple has augmented reality plans
Apple CEO, Tim Cook, set the cat amongst the pigeons last night when he confirmed the company…
Apple granted U.S. patent for Apple Pencil use on Mac trackpad
Apple Pencil is also being described as working with in-air gestures, as a joystick for games, act as sword or wand and much more…
Group launches petition demanding Apple not implement patent to remotely disable iPhone camera
A Care2 petition has launched a petition asking Apple not to implement a recently-granted patent…
Apple granted U.S. patents for cellular MacBooks, Mac Pro architecture and more
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office officially published a series of 43 newly granted patents…
Good-bye, Home button? What iOS 10 reveals about the future of the iPhone
It seems every week we get a new rumor about the iPhone 7, but one thing we know for sure is that it was designed…
Apple CEO Tim Cook: ‘Senseless killings this week remind us that justice is still out of reach for many’
In light of two fatal police shootings of black men in as many days, Apple chief executive Tim Cook voiced a call for justice…
Apple could stop civilians recording police with new iPhone technology
A new patent filed by Apple has left many worried that it will be used to censor civilians…
AAPL stock: This little device could be huge for Apple Inc.
Recently things haven’t been going very well for Apple Inc. stock investors, but…
Apple granted 47 U.S. patents today covering Apple Watch, Lightning Dock, and more
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office officially published a series of 47 newly granted patents for Apple Inc. today…
Florida man ‘very confident’ in $10 billion lawsuit against Apple for ‘copying iPhone’
A businessman has filed a $10bn lawsuit against Apple, claiming that the iPhone…
Apple granted patent that prohibits iPhones from taking photos at concerts, other sensitive locations
The patent describes the camera detecting an infrared signal and interpreting the data…
Florida man claims he invented the iPhone, sues Apple for $10 billion
Florida resident Thomas S. Ross has filed a lawsuit against Apple this week, claiming that the iPhone, iPad, and iPod infringe…
Apple patent application reveals ambidextrous iPhone
Apple may have plans to incorporate a display that changes depending on which hand the user is holding the device…
Apple patent applications reveal smart stylus with touch sensors, ambidextrous user interface for iOS
A pair of Apple patent applications published Thursday indicate research into alternative input methods for iOS…
Patent for 3D camera technology that could be used in Apple’s iPhone 7 dual lens camera surfaces
A specialized 3D mapping processor and the idea of using 3D mapping to accurately handle in-air gesturing…
Apple supplier Catcher CEO: One iPhone model will adopt glass casing next year
Apple Inc. has decided that it will change iPhone casings from metal to glass to differentiate itself…
Apple granted key U.S patent for Touch ID fingerprint recognition integrated into Multi-Touch display
Back in June 2015 that Apple acquired the majority of the fingerprint patent portfolio from Privaris…
Two technologies that could spur iPhone unit sales growth
There are at least two significant technologies that could drive new iPhone growth and its ecosystem that could…
Analyst: iPhone 7 set to be a disappointment, as Apple holds back for iPhone 8
Apple is going to hold back its major iPhone innovations, saving them for release in 2017…
Why the 2017 iPhone will be made of Liquidmetal
Over the past few months, we’ve heard various rumors that this year’s iPhone will look…
Logitech acquires Jaybird, gets ready for a wireless iPhone 7
Logitech has quietly acquired earbud company Jaybird…
Professor behind Liquidmorphium Turing Phone invests in Liquidmetal, named to Board, enters into cross-licensing agreement
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office today granted Apple a series of 40 new patents…
Apple invention turns Apple Watch into a full-fledged medical device
A patent application published Thursday suggests Apple is working to turn Apple Watch into…
Apple may unveil patented wireless/wired hybrid EarPods with iPhone 7
Apple has been granted a patent for new EarPod headphones, which could hint at what’s going to ship with the new iPhone 7….
Dozens of once-secretive Apple Watch patents flooded the U.S. Patent Office today
Thirty-one Apple Watch patent applications…
Apple patent application reveals work on social network with ‘staggering implications’
Recent filings with the United States Patent and Trademark Office reveal that Apple looks to be forming a social network to compete directly with Facebook…
Apple patent application details use of Apple Watch to auto adjust iPhone alert volume
Apple’s ‘Volume control for mobile device using a wireless device’ patent application…
iPhone 7 rumors: Apple patent application reveals water-resistant smartphone speakers
An Apple Inc. patent application titled ‘Liquid Resistant Acoustic Device,’ published by the U.S. patent and trademark office…
Apple, a 13-year no-show at Stanford VR Lab, is a regular lately
Apple hadn’t visited his lab in 13 years. Representatives from the company have been three times in the last three months…
Augmented reality and the Apple Car
Apple’s VR plans have attracted attention, and could have an augmented reality bearing on its plans for Apple Car…
Apple granted patent for multi-touch sensor detection and future hover feature
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office officially published a series of 35 newly granted patents for Apple Inc. today…
Why Apple should hold off on entering Virtual Reality
With Samsung’s Gear VR, using it is a process of figuring out all kinds of fascinating ways it doesn’t work…
