A recent patent filing by Apple suggests that the company is working on a new periscope-style camera module design that offers better optical stabilization with the use of mirrors. AppleInsider first reported on the patent, titled “Mirror Tilt Actuation” and published this week by the…
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With the introduction of Apple Pay last year, it’s safe to say that Apple’s TouchID fingerprint scanning technology is here to stay — but its location might not be. According to Apple Insider, Apple has filed for a new patent called “Fingerprint Sensor in an Electronic…
Read MoreLocked your keys in your car? Apple may have you covered someday. A newly issued patent describes technology that would allow a motorist to use his or her portable device — say, an iPhone — to gain access to the vehicle, using a short-range wireless connection…
Read MoreComarco Wireless Technologies has filed a lawsuit against Apple over claims that iPhone and iPad chargers infringe on a patent it owns. According to the company, the technology built into the Lightning cable identifies itself to iPhones and iPads to ensure only Apple approved chargers…
Read MoreA computer mouse that doubles as a scanner. A coating that keeps gadgets safe and dry even in the event of a spill. And a smartphone that rotates like a cat midair to avoid landing on its pretty glass face. You may not see them…
Read MoreAn Illinois company by the name of Rosetta Wireless is suing Apple for patent infringement. The patent infringement lawsuit concerns a number of Apple iPhone models. According to a court document obtained by Patently Apple, Rosetta Wireless is claiming that their granted patent 7,149,511…
Read MoreNow here’s a really clever iPhone innovation we’ll probably never see. In this patent spotted by Patently Apple (via 9to5Mac), the iPhone home button could double as a joystick: It would be spring loaded so when you push it down, the home button would then…
Read MoreApple has sued Ericsson, arguing that the Swedish company is charging too much on royalties that are not “essential” to industry cellular standards. Apple and wireless technology company Ericsson have ramped up their ongoing fight over royalties and patents. Apple on Tuesday filed a lawsuit…
Read MoreBendgate 2014 is over, but Apple wants flexibility for real With the highly anticipated release of the ultra thin (and softer) iPhone 6 last year, a handful of users complained that their phones bent by being in their back pocket and the like. This led…
Read MoreApple now has a patent for a phone that is actually supposed to bend. Among 28 patents Apple was granted Tuesday is one for a “flexible electronic device” and another for smart glasses technology that could challenge Google Glass. The patents hint at what iGadgets…
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