Putting your iPhone onto vibrate mode is meant to make it silent — but put it on a hard surface, and the rattle when you get a call could wake an entire house. Apple is looking to fix that, and make the silent mode less intrusive, regardless of the surface it's on. … [Read more...]
Generally, we stay away from reporting on newly awarded patents, because so much of them never come to light, and are filed on anything and everything that a company can think of. This one is a bit different, because it hints at a much more robust Apple TV ecosystem. … [Read more...]
Yet another interesting finding from the ongoing court battle between Samsung and Apple, this time related to Apple’s offering to license patents for smartphones and tablets at $30 and $40 respectively. AllThingsD notes that Apple was reportedly “shocked” upon seeing the Galaxy line of … [Read more...]
Late Tuesday, Apple expanded its litagation against Samsung to include the forthcoming Samsung Galaxy S III. They asked to "supplement the record regarding Samsung's Galaxy S III product". This joins the Samsung Galaxy Nexus as products Apple believes have violated their patents. According to … [Read more...]
HTC sent out a short note to media outlets last night informing them of delays to shipments of the HTC One X for AT&T and the HTC 4G LTE for Sprint. The delay is related to a case last year where HTC was found to be guilty of patent infringement related to the iPhone. The result of which had the … [Read more...]
The legal tussle between Google and Apple continues, this time around with Motorola seeking an injunction against the iPhone 4S and iCloud. The lawsuit was filed by Motorola Mobility, with the blessing of Google. Motorola Mobility was purchased by Google last year for $12.5 billion. According to … [Read more...]
The USTPO today published three new patent applications from Apple that provide a number of interesting finds as it pertains to Apple's Thunderbolt I/O technology and iOS devices. Bring Thunderbolt to the iPhone and other iOS devices would mean faster file transfers and faster recharging. … [Read more...]
This is interesting. Today, the US Patent & Trademark Office has released a patent application from Apple in 2010. The patent application details a process to unlock your iOS Device by recognizing your face and/or your presence. Facial recognition security has a few potential flaws which may … [Read more...]
Lodsys today filed lawsuits against several iOS developers for patent infringement. Specifically, FOSS Patents notes that Combay, Iconfactory, Illusion Labs AB, Shovelmate, Quickoffice, Richard Shinderman and Wulven Games were those named in the lawsuit. If you remember, a few weeks back they … [Read more...]
If you've ever stared at your iPhone or iPad through polarized sunglasses, you've probably had trouble making out what's going on on screen. Polarized filters work to cut out much of the reflected light hitting your eyes, cutting down on glare from snow, water, roads, and generally making your … [Read more...]
