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Apple patent application for detecting 'Unauthorized' iOS device usage causing controversy
Last week an Apple patent application was published and it described how certain activities performed on a iOS device could suggest “suspicious behavior” that could reveal unauthorized usage of that device. In particular – voice, facial, or heartbeat recognition could be used to...
iMac Touch Interface Shown Off In Apple Patent [Apple]
How do you make an iMac desktop that doubles as a multitouch tablet? If you're Apple: just like this. Why can't the future be now already?More »
Did Apple Slip An Existing Third-Party App Into A Patent Application? [Apple]
On the left we have an existing iPhone app called Where To, on the right we have an illustration found within a patent application filed by Apple. Is this some sort of cruel joke or just an innocent misunderstanding? Updated.More »
Apple Patents Suggest You'll Soon Rely On Apps To Get Dressed And Leave The House [Apple]
As if some of us aren't already too attached to our iOS devices, Apple seems to be working on ways to add to our addictions: Recent patent applications show that Apple may be creating virtual closet and travel apps.More »
Apple Patent Application Describes Multi-Orientation Docks [Apple]
Among Apple's patent applications, there's one for a multi-orientation dock which seems like it won't rely on traditional electrical contacts on the bottom of your device.More »
Apple iBooks Could Face Microsoft Patent Challenge [Patents]
When Microsoft killed Courier dead, they promised that "it will be evaluated for use in future offerings." One of those innovations appears to have been the iBooks-like "virtual page turn," which Microsoft applied to patent in January of 2009.More » - - - -
HTC says its touchscreens don't violate Apple patents in UK court
Apple and HTC are exchanging blows in a London court case over claims the Taiwanese manufacturer infringes on four Apple patents, says a Bloomberg report. These patents cover various multi-touch gestures, photo zooming and scrolling, slide-to-unlock and the use of a multilingual alphabet when sen...
Nokia will refuse to license 'essential' patents if Apple's nano-SIM standard is selected
The discussion over a new standard for SIMs is turning into an all-out war. Earlier this week, Apple agreed to offer its SIM patents royalty-free to competitors if two things happen. Specifically, if Apple's nano-SIM idea is adopted by the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) an...
Apple forced to stop suing Kodak over patents
In January, 131 year old camera company Kodak filed a lawsuit against Apple for violating four patents. Fast forward a month later, Apple went after the already bankrupt Kodak in court, counter suing the company. Apple claimed that Kodak actually stole the patents in question from Apple.Today, th...
Siri Patent Hints at More to Come from Apple's Digital Assistant
If you’ve been reading the various editorials that we have been publishing of late then you’ll probably already know that not all of us here at iDB are big fans of Siri. While some see it as a real paradigm shift, others think it has fallen short of its potential.A new patent applicat...
