There’s a lot of unused surface area on today’s smartphone — sure, the front is mostly display, and there’s a camera on the back, but the rest of the back is normally just blank space. If Apple has its way, however, a future version of…
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The legal battle that started in 2011 between Samsung and Apple over smartphone patents could continue for years more, as the US Department of Justice recommended this week that the Supreme Court return the case for further examination. The DoJ — acting in an advisory…
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Back in January, Oppo quietly filed a patent for a UI feature. A tipster has found such a patent that will automatically adapt to the user’s clothing color and calculate the correct color to change the UI’s theme to. Many phones today are available in…
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Apple is expected to make the switch from LCD to flexible OLED by 2018 in time for the iPhone 8. Now a new patent reveals how the company might introduce a wraparound display on its future smartphones. The patent, which was submitted last September and approved…
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Four of top five Chinese smartphone firms now have inked deals Qualcomm has inked a technology licensing deal with smartphone maker Xiaomi – a major Chinese firm that previously balked at paying royalties for use of the San Diego company’s patents. The deal announced Wednesday…
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Worried about cracking your smartphone screen? Some interesting new smartphone designs from Samsung could be to the rescue. The U.S. Patent and Trade Office recently published Samsung’s request for a patent on new folding and scroll-style smartphone designs. Either of these designs would be significant innovations for smartphone…
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Xiaomi is also working on 3D Touch technology similar to the Apple iPhone 6s, at least if one were to go by reports in the Chinese media. After Apple and Huawei, Xiaomi is also working on 3D Touch technology, at least if one were to…
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Rumor has it Samsung is gearing up to release its first foldable smartphone, codenamed “Project Valley,” early next year. It may sound like science fiction, but a recent patent from the South Korean company spotted by Patently Mobile reveals how Samsung could pull it off. The theoretical design…
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If you’re frequently frustrated by the stubborn rigidity of your smartphone you could be in luck, as a newly-published patent shows Samsung may have designs on a phone that can bend completely in half like a wallet. Comprising a malleable display with a frame reminiscent…
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Pretty soon, the human capability to forget will be a thing of the past. The US Patent and Trademark Office has granted Google Inc. the patent for a device that will capture and store every second of every day for the rest of your life….
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