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Apple working on a Hot New NFC-iPhone App with Hidden Surprises
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In May 2010 we were shown Apple's iPhone roadmap in respect to their forthcoming e-Wallet and Shopping companion Apps. Applications that will require Apple to present the market with new NFC (Near Field Communications) enabled iPhones sometime in...
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Apple Wins MacBook Ambient Light Sensor & Dashboard Patents
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The US Patent and Trademark Office officially published a series of 12 newly granted patents for Apple Inc. today which includes 3 design patents covering Apple's Magic Mouse retail packaging, the iTunes icon used on all iOS devices and the OS X...
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Apple Wins Apple TV + Design Patents for iPhone, iMac & More
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At this year's D8 Conference, Steve Jobs reiterated Apple's position that it's not a technological problem trying to reinvent TV, it's a go-to-market problem. And while Apple's engineers are burning the midnight oil to figure out how to unravel...
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Apple Files Trademark for Giant "Apple Store" App Icon
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On June 23, 2010, the US Patent & Trademark Office published Apple's latest trademark for their "Apple Store" App icon under application 85064849. Apple has filed their trademark under two distinct International Classes which basically covers...
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Apple Files Trademark for Giant iPhone "Home Screen" Icon
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On June 23, 2010, the US Patent & Trademark Office published Apple's latest trademark for their iPhone 4 "Home Screen" icon under application 85065521. Apple has filed their trademark under the single International Class 009 covering "Handheld...
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Apple Sues HTC and Exedea for Patent Infringement
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Apple is suing High Tech Computer Corp a/k/a HTC Corp. for Patent Infringement according to the latest court documents filed in the District of Delaware. The suit also extends to Exedea, which the court documents reveal is a wholly-owned...
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Hot Off the Press: Apple's iPhone 4 Product Guide – Part 2
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In part one of this two part series we covered Apple's iPhone 4 Product Guide from the cover to page 13 while pointing out that Apple's privacy policy concerning geo-location were revealed in the guide. In part two, we cover pages 14-27 for your...
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Apple Introduces the Incredible Shape Shifting Device Interface
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On June 24, 2010, the US Patent & Trademark Office published a patent application from Apple that reveals various concepts behind a newly advanced shape shifting device interface that could transform a flat interface into a physical 3D embodiment....
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Hot Off the Press: Apple's iPhone 4 Product Guide
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Our report on June 18, titled "Apple Tells FCC: There's more to the iPhone than the Public Knows," we presented Apple's letter to the FCC about a request for confidentiality. One of the secrets Apple was holding back was that the iPhone was going...
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Apple Tells FCC: There's more to the iPhone than the Public Knows
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Apple tells that FCC that there's more to the iPhone than the public knows and wants them to commit to a 45 day short term confidentiality that will freeze internal photos of the iPhone 4. What could Apple be holding back? Apple's FCC letter is...
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Apple Reveals Stock & Custom Emoticon/Emoji Modules for iOS
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macevangelismo 42 days ago
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A recently published patent application of Apple's reveals that iOS will at some point gain new widget creating modules specifically relating to stock and/or custom Emoji Characters. The architecture reveals that modules will appear around the...
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Apple Files Two "Retina" Trademark Applications
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On June 11, 2010, the US Patent & Trademark Office published Apple's latest trademark application for "Retina" under applications 85056807 and 85056810. Apple has filed their trademark under two distinct International Classes ...
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The New Mac Mini Utilizes Apple's Patented Sit-and-Spin Door
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macevangelismo 43 days ago
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Not all patents could be about electronic wallets, integrated solar panels in a future iPhone or flying cars – although I wish they were, believe me. No – sometimes patents are simply about the little things that could add a new dimension to...
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Apple Wins Patents for Expose, MacBook & iPod Touch Designs
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The US Patent and Trademark Office officially published a series of 13 newly granted patents for Apple Inc. today. The notables within this group include design wins relating to Apple's entry level MacBook, another for their hot selling iPod...
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Behind Apple's Stunningly Crafted iPhone is a Patent
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Basically, most consumers really don't really care about how the sexy new iPhone is made; they just want to be able to enjoy buying this stunningly crafted device called the iPhone 4 and get out there and start flashing it in the face of their...
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Apple Wastes No Time Filing for "FaceTime" Trademark
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On June 11, 2010, the US Patent & Trademark Office published Apple's latest trademark application for "FaceTime" under application 85056816. Apple has filed their trademark under three distinct International Classes ...
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Apple Reveals iPhone Subtitle & Audio Fingerprinting Features
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A new Apple patent published by the United States Patent and Trademark Office today reveals that Apple will be adding easy to use subtitle and closed captioning features to their iPhone and other media players such as Apple TV. The system will...
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Patents Come to Life: Video Calling, 3-Axis Gyroscope & Video-Cam
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macevangelismo 51 days ago
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At yesterday's WWDC keynote, Steve Jobs introduced the iPhone 4. And while the design turned out to offer little in terms of surprise, Jobs was still able to deliver a historical first: Video calling on a cell phone. What was once only a fantasy...
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The Next OS Revolution Countdown Begins
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Anyone who had taken the time to tune into the Steve Jobs interview with Walt Mossberg and Kara Swisher at this year's D8 Conference, likely walked away with that one special quote that stood out from all the rest. For me it occurred at the 7:05...
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FairPlay or Not, Apple is Ready to Gun Down Hackers
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On February 6, 2007, Steve Jobs, CEO of Apple Inc., published an open letter entitled "Thoughts on Music" calling on the "big four" music companies to sell their music without DRM. Apple's iTunes Store went DRM Free two years later. Yet DRM is...
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