All the stories tagged with patent
Apple Patent Connects Multiple iOS Camera Flashes Together To Help Light Up A Scene
05/16/2013, Let’s face it, while the flash units on our smartphones are getting better with each passing generation, they certainly aren’t as strong compared to dedicated flash units found on DSLR cameras, but what if there was a way that you [...]
Nintendo Declared Not Guilty In Patent Infringement Claims
05/14/2013, Back in 2008, a company known as Motiva filed a suit against Nintendo because the former claimed that the latter had infringed on a patent in the Nintendo Wii (which was a hot ticket item back then), dealing with the [...]
Next Generation Google Glass Might Come With Transparent Displays
04/25/2013, It is without a doubt that Google Glass is a piece of hardware which is highly desirable, although there does seem to be pretty restrictive rules concerning the device, especially those that prevent it from being sold at the risk [...]
Apple Patent Wants To Use Your iPhone To Help Find, Start Your Vehicle
04/25/2013, If you’re the kind of person who can’t seem to find your way back to your car on a regular basis, then we’re sure you’ve downloaded an app or two that helps you find your vehicle, especially after a long [...]
German Court Dismisses Nokia Vs HTC Patent Claim
04/24/2013, One thing for sure in the past few days would be this – HTC and Nokia cannot be the best of friends. It simply is not possible, as Nokia has brought HTC to task for using a microphone part which [...]
Apple Password Recovery System Patented
04/23/2013, Passwords are sensitive stuff, and with so many user accounts for a person to hold these days, it can get rather tricky trying to remember all of them, as some sites require 8 characters minimum, while others want a healthy [...]
ITC: iPhone Did Not Infringe On Motorola Patent
04/22/2013, Earlier this morning, the folks over at ITC passed a ruling that obviously favored Apple from Cupertino, which would translate to another legal defeat for Motorola, as the ITC ruled that the iPhone did not infringe upon Motorola’s patents. This [...]
HTC Patents Phone With Dual Displays
04/17/2013, Last month we reported on a LG patent for a phone that came with 3 displays that slide out underneath each other, and it looks like HTC has considered something similar in the past, albeit with a more reasonable dual-display [...]
Nikon Patents System Where Passwords Are Required To Activate A Camera Lens
04/16/2013, Having your phone get stolen sure sucks, but we can’t imagine how much worse it would be to have your camera stolen, especially if there are expensive lenses in the bag as well! While it might be hard to try [...]
Nokia Tablet Spotted In Patent Filing
04/11/2013, At the end of last week, we did talk about the possibility of a Windows 8-powered tablet by Nokia, and here we are with details on another possible Nokia tablet which was spotted in a patent application. While this patent [...]
Microsoft Patent Explains Xbox-Inspired Touch Input
04/10/2013, The touchscreen display that we see in mobile devices these days have been taken for granted, so much so that many of us have forgotten about the days when we used actual physical buttons to control games on our handsets [...]
Apple Licenses Palm Patents For $10 Million
04/10/2013, One of the most popular companies in the world that has a rather tight sway on how they have made consumer electronics devices extremely sexy would be Apple, and they have successfully licensed a bunch of patents from Acces in [...]
Softbank CEO Lays Claim To Patent On Google Glass Tech
04/09/2013, We have said it before, and we will say it again – patents are the new “ammunition” for companies, and amassing as many of those as possible (good ones, of course), would definitely work in your company’s favor in the [...]
