It appears that Apple is the brand new owner of the patent for multitouch technology and the iPhone. We’re talking about a document called the US patent number 7,966,578, that’s so strong as to give Apple to total ownership of capacitive multitouch technology. Where does this leave the other companies using it?
We’re talking of a...
Apple recently received the patent for a scratch-proof coating for stainless steel devices, that could lead to new iDevices that are more durable. This technology involves a nitride layer, that is a cost effective way of protecting cases. The nitride layer is added on top of a stainless steel exterior, in order to protect it from damage.
This won’t...
Apple sure is keen on applying for patents, even if they don’t intend to use them… To prove this, they’ve snatched yet another patent, this time for a technology that allows the user to pause a video playing on Apple TV and resume it on their Apple mobile device.
The patent shows that the user will also be able to play a tune, pause...
Remember the whole “Nokia sues Apple/ Apple sues Nokia” scandal? Now, we’ve got a fresh one on our hands and if we were evil, we could say that Apple is suing HTC not only because of patent infringement, but also out of spite, for its well performing Android handsets and increasing market share.
Here’s what the official position...
We got a chance to catch a glimpse of iPhone OS’s future, after checking out the new Apple patent applications for its future software. Features like face recognition, smarter messaging or voice alteration might make it to iPhone 4.0 or 5.0 OS.
Among Apple’s patent apps there’s also the real world object identification, allowing iPhone...