All the stories tagged with patent
Microsoft patents custom Kinect profiles
04/22/2011, The Kinect has been used in over 101 different applications and new ways to use the motion controller are being discovered on a weekly basis. It’s been Microsoft’s ingenious idea to release the controller out into the wild and let [...]
New Microsoft patent could be e-bookstore app threat
04/22/2011, Word on the street has it that a spanking new patent which was awarded to Microsoft recently, going by the name Patent No. 7925548, will more or less cover all kinds of app which was specially developed to perform a [...]
Apple working on hybrid laser projection display
04/15/2011, Apple has had its fair share of patent applications in the past that point towards the use of projectors, although it is safe to say that most, if not all of them, have remained at that stage without actually making [...]
Apple patent points toward new hybrid e-paper display
04/07/2011, There was a US patent which showed up recently from Apple, where the fruity company from Cupertino could be working on a possible breakthrough in display technology that might just see action n future iPads and iPhones. Known as “Systems [...]
Apple granted patent for “bumpy” tactile touchscreens
04/06/2011, One of the major pitfalls about touchscreen devices is the lack of tactile feedback you get from the smooth surface. Using the touchscreen without looking at it is pretty much impossible unless you have an awesome memory that lets you [...]
Apple patent for a Hybrid DisplayPort/USB 3.0 Adapter
04/05/2011, It seems that as far back as 2009, Apple filed a patent for a Hybrid DisplayPort/USB 3.0 Adapter. Of course, with the introduction of Thunderbolt (not the smartphone) which is a new fast transfer technology that was co-developed by Intel [...]
Apple iWeb to appear on the iPad?
04/03/2011, Remember iWeb? That’s Apple’s simple WYSIWYG web page design tool, and it seems that it has gotten some new features in the process, while mulling over the idea of introducing it over on the iPad according to a new patent [...]
Apple targets 3D photo taking with multi-camera systems
03/31/2011, Apple prides itself being at the forefront of technology for most of its devices, and we suppose this sense or spirit of innovation doesn’t seem to look as though it is going to die out anytime soon. After all, the [...]
Nokia files second ITC complaint against Apple
03/29/2011, Nokia has alleged that Apple infringed on more Nokia patents in just about all of their products, and we know this from their latest complaint filed with the United States International Trade Commission (ITC). Just how large is the scope? [...]
Google receives patent for Google Doodle
03/23/2011, It has taken a good, long 10 years for Google to win a patent on its “Google Doodles” – with the patent known as “Systems and methods for enticing users to access a web site”, where it will protect Google’s [...]
Microsoft sues Barnes & Noble for patent infringement
03/21/2011, Microsoft has just been reported to be going after Barnes & Noble for using Android on their Nook tablet. Android, which has been alleged to infringe upon certain Microsoft-owned patents is the operating system used in the tablet and it [...]
Apple might introduce thinner audio jacks down the road
03/14/2011, Apple has pretty much been a pioneer where miniaturization is concerned ever since the iPod made its debut, and in just a decade, we are greeted by both the iPad 2 and iPhone 4 which measure 8.8mm and 9.3mm thick [...]
Apple patent hints at even slimmer iOS devices
03/11/2011, Apple has recently filed for some patents for audio-plug sockets that smaller in diameter than the thickness of the device in which it would be used. These patents essentially describe sockets that are thinner in diameter than the 3.5mm or [...]
