One of Apple’s most fiercely guarded secrets? The name of the next iPhone. It’s known that the device will launch later this year, complete with a stainless steel and glass body, a better screen and a speedy 3-D sensor that recognises your face. It may…
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Last Thursday Patently Apple posted a report titled “Apple refines their Head-Mounted Display Device for a Second Time this Year.” Then late on Monday Patently Apple posted a report titled “Apple Reportedly working on Digital Glasses Supporting Telephony and Augmented Reality.” Today, Apple filed for…
Read MoreApple has a new patented invention, and it is an advanced device that would be incorporated into a set of earbuds or headsets in order for them to be capable of collecting important data like body temperature and heart rate, among others. The device also appear to…
Read MoreThe Samsung Galaxy S8 could feature a dual-camera setup if a new trademark application is anything to go by. Samsung may be planning to built a dual-lens camera configuration into its next flagship smartphone, in a bid to level the playing field with Apple’s recently…
Read MoreThe Samsung vs Apple patent infringement hearing was yesterday. The hearing went over familiar ground, that both sides had argued over before. The “friends of the court” submissions were considered as well. These were briefs submitted to the hearing by third parties that were not…
Read MoreApple has long understood the importance of protecting its intellectual property, which is why the company registered the name “iPhone” in China in 2002, back before many of its engineers knew their employer was secretly developing the device. But even Apple’s legal savvy could not…
Read MoreApple just got a very unusual patent. It’s for a “steering device” on large vehicles with pivot joints to help them turn. Think of accordion buses or the way semi-trucks work. But according to the approved patent filing published Tuesday, the invention could be intended…
Read MoreThe U.S. Patent and Trademark Office officially published a series of 80 newly granted patents for Apple Inc. today. In this particular report we focus on Apple’s invention regarding 3D user interface effects on an iPhone or iPad that could take Apple’s current parallax effects…
Read MoreThe patent describes a “Stylus with inertial sensor,” which would allow the Apple Pencil to work on its trackpad. The Apple Pencil is currently only available to iPad Pro customers, but a new patent filing suggests that could change. As 9to5Mac reports, the patent describes…
Read MoreSupreme Court has not ruled about compelled unlocking of fingerprint-locked devices. A Dallas, Texas man accused of prostituting underage girls was secretly ordered by a federal judge to unlock his iPhone using his fingerprint, according to federal court documents that are now unsealed. It’s rare…
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