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Apple drops Google StreetView for 3D Flyovers in iOS 6 Maps<vc><strong>Apple is incorporating advanced 3D imaging to bring a variety of new features to iOS users, from building outlines to topographical terra…
... map rendered as a flat surface (which Apple also does in ... structures pop up from the surface of the map. Drag two ... satellite images Add in photo surface textures and of course rendering ... -
Apple's iOS 6 3D Flyovers aim to be more helpful, less creepy than Google Street View<vc><strong>Apple is incorporating advanced 3D imaging to bring a variety of new features to iOS users, from building outlines to topographical terra…
... map rendered as a flat surface (which Apple also does in ... structures pop up from the surface of the map. Drag two ... satellite images Add in photo surface textures and of course rendering ... -
New 'iPhone 5' shots show side-by-side comparison with iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS<vc><strong>Pictures claiming to show Apple's next iPhone continue to surface ahead of an expected Sept. 12 announcement, with a new series of shots …
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New video shows realistic mockup of fully-assembled iPhone 5 at IFA 2012<vc><strong>A new video out of this week's IFA consumer electronics show claims to be the first to have captured a fully assembled iPhone 5, though a…
... -facing camera module. However, the surface of the device produces reflections ... -
Apple patent could lead to carbon fiber MacBook housings<vc><strong>Apple on Tuesday was granted a patent for a carbon fiber molding process that could one day be used to produce parts made from the lightw…
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Apple patent could lead to carbon fiber MacBook housings<vc><strong>Apple on Tuesday was granted a patent for a carbon fiber molding process that could one day be used to produce parts made from the lightw…
... an operator. As a result, surface blemishes and other defects often ... -
Apple patent could lead to carbon fiber MacBook housings<vc><strong>Apple on Tuesday was granted a patent for a carbon fiber molding process that could one day be used to produce parts made from the lightw…
Apple on Tuesday was granted a patent for a carbon fiber molding process that could one day be used to produce parts made from the lightweight material, like laptop casings or mobile device chassis. Apple's U.S Patent No. 8,257,075 for a "Carbon composite ... -
Apple patent could lead to carbon fiber MacBook housings<vc><strong>Apple on Tuesday was granted a patent for a carbon fiber molding process that could one day be used to produce parts made from the lightw…
... an operator. As a result, surface blemishes and other defects often ... -
Apple's virtual keyboard tech could lead to backside input for tablets<vc><strong>A newly-published Apple patent application reveals the company is investigating a system that helps users efficiently employ the touch ty…
... to create a secondary input surface. Touch Typing Perhaps one of ... in relation to the input surface, enabling the virtual buttons to ... a sensor array under the surface of its backside, opposite the ... -
Amazon Kindle Fire HD called 'ambitious,' but unlikely to dethrone Apple's iPad<vc><strong>Amazon's new Kindle Fire HD lineup offers a variety of options at aggressive price points, but Apple's iPad — particularly with the…
... 7 and Microsoft's forthcoming Surface lineup. But market watchers don ... placed on Microsoft and its Surface lineup, which he believes will ... -
Apple highlights invention behind iPhone 5<strong>Apple has laid out a series of inventions and engineering tasks required to bring iPhone 5 to market, noting "we could have taken the easy wa…
... outfitted with a sapphire crystal surface (shown below) with a hardness ... ," Apple notes. "That means the surface of the lens is far ... -
Apple granted patent for iPhone 4 'antennagate' antenna designThe U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on Tuesday granted Apple a patent for a bezel gap antenna that appears to have been used in the iPhone 4, a desi…
... all of the rear planar surface of device from a dielectric ... -
Apple's dual-sided touch panel concept shows clamshell iPhone, trackpad designsApple has shown interest in developing foldable touch-sensitive devices with two separate, foldable surfaces ? a concept that could apply to a flip-s…
... , while the other touch-sensitive surface would be enabled for tasks ... -
Apple investigating inductive charging mat for docking portable devicesApple has shown interest in building an inductive charging mat that would allow users to dock, charge and sync their portable devices by simply placi…
... the user device on the surface. The filing notes that smartphones ... field provided by the charging surface that would also allow data ... -
Purported 'iPad mini' headphone jacks appear onlineWith production of Apple's new, smaller iPad believed to now be underway, alleged parts continue to surface, with claimed headphone jacks and flex ca…
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In-depth Review: Apple's iOS 6 Maps & the alternatives 2: Maps and visualizations<strong>The first feature of Apple's new Maps is perhaps its strongest: its presentation of 2D and 3D road maps and satellite images. This is a major…
... apparent that there is a surface road (13th Street) running underneath ... Maps hasn't focused on surface appearance as much as its ... -
Apple investigating handwriting and selective touch recognitionA pair of patent applications published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on Thursday reveal Apple is investigating the use of heuristics in it…
... across a touch sensitive surface. Tailored for "devices capable ... "Region Activation for Touch Sensitive Surface," which describes a system ... on the touch sensitive surface for support. This can ... hand above the touch surface when writing. This workaround ... -
Apple invents technique to hide integral internal components in plain sightAn Apple patent filing discovered on Thursday reveals the company is researching a system in which the internals of a device such as the iPhone are h…
... sit near the device's surface for easy access. This system ... area of a touch sensitive surface that is technically never obscured ... -
Apple 'likely' to unveil 'iPad mini' at event on Oct. 23 - reportApple is now expected to hold a briefing on Tuesday, Oct. 23, to unveil its smaller 7.85-inch iPad, with a product launch expected to follow soon aft…
... before Microsoft will launch its Surface tablet. The event is expected ... -
Microsoft, PC makers begin taking preorders for Windows 8 software & devicesMicrosoft continues to build toward the Oct. 26 launch of its new Windows 8 operating system, as it began taking preorders for the software on Friday…
... debut of Microsoft's new Surface touchscreen tablets, designed to compete ... guerrilla marketing campaign to promote Surface, with some graffiti-style advertisements ... -
Reuters reaffirms 'iPad mini' expected to debut at Oct. 23 special eventFollowing a similar report on Friday, Reuters says Apple will be holding a special event in late October, where the company is expected to announce a…
... out Windows 8 and the Surface tablet. iPad mini rendering. | Source ... -
FBI issues warning to smartphone users regarding Android malwareThe FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center has issued a warning alerting users about malware that targets the Android mobile operating system. The in…
... needed to minimize the attack surface of the device. Depending on ... vulnerabilities and increases the attack surface of the device. Anytime a ... -
In-depth Review: Apple's iOS 6 Maps & the alternatives 3: Transit<strong>The second feature of Apple's new Maps is perhaps its weakest: transit information. This represents a significant change over how the previou…
... iOS 5 Maps shows most surface railways and indicates different ... and it prominently shows both surface and underground metro paths ... 't show bus stops. Surface streetcars and subway metro ... and (occasionally) the visible surface tracks of regional trains. ... -
Apple exploring sonar tech to replace IR proximity sensorsAn Apple patent application published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on Thursday describes a system that may one day replace the infrared pr…
... a hard surface. Generally, sound reflected off the soft surface will seem ... sound reflected off a hard surface located at the same distance ... -
Microsoft reveals strong pre-sales of Windows 8 in quarterly earningsSales of Windows PCs plunged ahead of the forthcoming release of Windows 8, but Microsoft saw strong pre-sales for its next-generation operating syst…
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'iPad mini' event reaffirmed to highlight education usesAt its media event on Tuesday, Apple reportedly plans to make a point of showcasing how its new, smaller iPad will be particularly useful in the clas…
... , Calif. Reports first began to surface earlier this month indicating that ... -
Images of alleged 'iPad 4' screen show larger hole for FaceTime cameraComing just hours ahead of a special event at which Apple is expected to unveil a 7.85-inch "iPad mini," photos show what is claimed to be the screen…
... technology used in Microsoft's Surface tablet, which will reduce glare ... -
Apple predicted to launch lighter, thinner 9.7" iPad 'as quickly as possible'While Apple surprised with the announcement of a new fourth-generation iPad this week, the company may quickly update the product once again with a t…
... pressure from Microsoft's new Surface tablet, especially considering that the ... strategically," Kuo explained. If Microsoft Surface does catch on with consumers ... -
Apple's universal connector invention looks to do away with adaptersIn a patent application on Thursday, Apple laid out plans for a universal connector that bridges the gap between a number of data transfer protocols,…
... to be placed on any surface within the cavity. The pads ... -
Teardown of 13" Retina MacBook Pro finds redesigned battery, Samsung flash, soldered RAMApple's new 13-inch MacBook Pro with Retina display isn't just a shrunken-down version of its 15-inch counterpart, as a teardown of the device has fo…
... -inch model, the RAM is surface-mount soldered to the logic ...
