An interesting Apple patent that makes me feel – ‘wow, this is something I so so need’. Imagine having a visitor at your door when you are just 5 mins away from home? or even better, being outside your own house without the keys and waiting for your spouse to return from the market [...]
iPhone is undoubtedly a revolutionary phone and Steve Jobs claimed in 2007 launch that its patented. Given the number of Patents these corporations file on a daily basis, it isn’t a surprise that Apple is suing HTC for 20 iPhone related patents. What will follow in the coming months is certainly a long drawn messy [...]
Apple has filed a new patent that hints at something really geeky on the hardware front. This technology allows the user to swipe his finger over the camera lens to perform actions. This would let one make better use of the iPhone with a more empowered one handed operations. Scrolling, initiating actions etc using the [...]
Nokia and Apple are fighting over patents and the cat fight has already made headlines in the past few weeks. It began with Nokia suing Apple for infringing 10 of its patents in all 3 iPhone models and Apple responded with its own lawsuit against Nokia. Nokia later filed a complaint with the International Trade [...]
Lately we noticed some interesting mocked up home screen for iPhone on teehanlax. They have changed the screen to make it more informative when locked in the standby mode.
Also the ability to scroll down the home screen has been explored at the same time.
Nokia is in all attempts to make the new year bitter for Apple with another patent complaint, this time to the US ITC (International Trade Commission). Just weeks back Nokia had filed a lawsuit against Apple claiming that all the iPhones released till date infringes on 10 Nokia patents. Apple later responded by counter-suing Nokia, [...]
Not too long ago Apple was sues for infringing multiple Nokia patents (precisely 10). Though Apple didn’t respond to the suit in media, Cupertino has fired its rocket today with a counter-suit alleging infringement of 13 of its patents by Nokia. We certainly havn’t seen the end of this!
Here is the short and not so [...]
Suing Apple for patent infringement is not all that Nokia is doing these days, instead they have this new multi touch technology for which a patent has been files. Fillings reveal the use touchscreens to measure how much pressure the user is applying to the display to suggest different actions. So a hard press on [...]
A recent patent filing by Apple has re-spurred the talk about the Tablet / Touch Netbook that we was being rumored since long and supposedly as to be released last month. However this has been one of the many Apple rumors that first excited and then disappointed us.
Since over a month we have been following [...]
Apple filed a new patent application which is going to help apple in diagnosing a troubled iPhone/iPod, or more precisely it will tell whether your iPhone/iPod has been abused (intentionally or unintentionally ) by its owner. This new patent will not only detect whether your iPhone/iPod is subjected to moisture (on your device components) [...]
Apple iPhone rumors were shot down and the final nail on the coffin was the launch of the iPhone 3GS. However just like the netbook, it seems Apple has some innovative ideas for a smaller iPhone aswell. An Apple patent has made its way to the US via an original filing in Australia, this gives [...]
by Ankur on July 2, 2009
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Apple surely wants to make iPhone a killer going forward. Their latest patent application reveals plans for stunning Karaoke experience on the iPhone / iTouch. Apple’s Karaoke would allow you sing your latest songs with live feedback on your performance, eventually aiming to make you a better singer.
The systems and methods for providing users with [...]
by Ankur on March 28, 2009
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Another Apple patent, this one reveals plans of a biometric security measure to protect and lockdown iPhones and Macbook to avoid unauthorized usage. But fingerprint security and face recognition is nothing new? However Apple plants to make this feature integrated such that the user wont be distracted from their normal usage routine [...]
by Ankur on January 22, 2009
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Competition for the Apple iPhone is rising. While Apple revealed yestreday that till date it has sold 17 million iPhone’s it also sent out a warning to its competitors. Apple COO Tim Cook said during a conference call:
We are watching the landscape. We like competition as long as they don’t rip off our IP. And [...]
by Ankur on December 26, 2008
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Apple leads the touch on mobile and it hopes to maintain its lead. The latest Patent by Apple this holiday shows swipe gestures on the iPhone onscreen keyboard. The image above demonstrates “Swipe left = delete”