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Apple may enhance Find My Friends privacy with variable location precision<br /> Apple has shown interest in enhancing its "Find My Friends" social networking application for iOS by giving users the ability to adj…
... patent application discovered by AppleInsider entitled "Variable Precision Location Sharing." It ... -
Apple's next iPhone could determine wanted vs. unwanted background noise<br /> By pulling an iPhone away from a user's ear, ambient background noise could go from suppressed to amplified, based on a new concept from Apple…
... discovered this week by AppleInsider. Entitled "Decisions on Ambient Noise Suppression ... -
Apple wants to improve bonding of plastic and metal in building new iPhones<br /> Rather than use unreliable adhesives, Apple is exploring new ways to permanently bond plastic and metal parts to build better portable devices…
... patent application discovered by AppleInsider entitled "Ultrasonic Bonding of Discrete Plastic ... -
Fabricated claims about Apple's manufacturing prompt retraction from 'This American Life' [u]<br /> The radio program "This American Life" has retracted an Apple-centric episode it aired earlier this year about the working condition…
... an episode earlier this year entitled "Mike Daisey and the Apple ... -
Foxconn won't sue Mike Daisey or 'This American Life' for bogus claims<br /> Apple's manufacturing partner Foxconn has said it does not plan to take legal action against the radio program "This American Life" …
... Daisey's one-man performance, entitled "The Agony and Ecstasy of ... -
Apple's haptic touch feedback concept uses actuators, senses force on iPhone, iPad<br /> In an effort to make touchscreens less static, Apple has proposed that future iPhones and iPads could feature actuators that would provide hap…
... patent application discovered by AppleInsider entitled "Touch-Based User Interface with ... -
Apple met with Samsung 4 times in 2010 trying to avoid patent litigation<br /> Prior to filing suit against Samsung for alleged copyright infringement, Apple approached its rival four times in 2010 in an attempt to avoid …
... a presentation to Samsung officials entitled "Samsung's Use of Apple ... -
Apple interested in bringing Siri to the Mac via iPhone pairing<br /> Apple has shown interest in bringing Siri functionality to other devices, like Macs, by pairing them with an iPhone to share its voice control…
... week and discovered by AppleInsider, entitled "Voice Control System." It describes ... -
Apple and Samsung have 'communicated lately' about patent suit settlements<br /> Despite late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs's vow to go "thermonuclear war" on devices running Google's Android operating system, Apple…
... cover story in Bloomberg Businessweek entitled Apple's War on Android ... -
Liquidmetal Technologies filing outlines its $20 million agreement with Apple<br /> In its 10-K filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission, Liquid Metal outlined the details of its $20 million licensing program with…
... these obligations, Apple may be entitled to foreclose on our assets ... -
Ashton Kutcher reportedly cast as Steve Jobs for indie biopic<br /> Actor Ashton Kutcher has been cast to play late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs in an independent film about his growth from "wayward hippie&…
... executive in the film, reportedly entitled "Jobs." Joshua Michael Stern is ... -
Kutcher thinks Steve Jobs role was meant for him, film script called 'award worthy'<br /> Ashton Kutcher's starring role in a new, independent movie based on the early years of the career of Steve Jobs is said to be based on an &quo…
... investor behind the upcoming movie, entitled "Jobs." "He is already meeting ... -
Apple interested in wireless power to charge devices on store shelves<br /> Apple has shown interest in wirelessly powering and charging its portable devices, allowing products like the iPhone and iPad to be powered up…
... patent application discovered by AppleInsider entitled "Active Electronic Media Packaging." It ... -
Apple exploring face detection to unlock, customize & interact with iOS devices<br /> Apple has shown continued interest in using the forward facing camera on devices like the iPhone to unlock the display and customize its layou…
... in a new patent application entitled "Electronic Device Operation Adjustment Based ... -
Apple wants to make it easy for non-programmers to build iOS apps<br /> A new digital content authoring tool from Apple could make it simple for people without a background in programming to build their own iOS app…
... week and discovered by AppleInsider. Entitled "Content Configuration for Device Platforms ... -
Apple looking to build 'unibody' earbuds through ultrasonic bonding<br /> By using a process known as ultrasonic bonding, Apple could create new iPhone and iPod earbuds that would have a seamless, more aesthetically …
... discovered by AppleInsider. The filing, entitled "Ultrasonically Welded Structures and Methods ... separate application published this week, entitled "Curved Plastic Object and Systems ... -
German court upholds ban on Apple's iCloud push e-mail services<br /> Apple will not be able to immediately reactivate push e-mail for iCloud and MobileMe users in Germany, as a local court has upheld a ban on th…
... . The lawsuit is related to , entitled "Multiple Pager Status Synchronization System ... -
Greenpeace slams Apple's iCloud for relying 'heavily on dirty energy'<br /> A new report from Greenpeace accuses Apple of lagging behind other technology companies, such as Facebook and Google, in utilizing environment…
... new report issued on Tuesday, entitled "How Clean is Your Cloud ... -
Apple working on new power management technology for future Macs<br /> Apple's next-generation Macs will employ new power management technology that will allow devices to be more efficient and run even longer on b…
... by AppleInsider, for a position entitled "Senior DC-DC Power System ... -
Greepeace stages protest on roof of Apple's European HQ in Ireland<br /> Protesters with the environmental organization Greenpeace staged an hourlong demonstration atop Apple's European headquarters in Ireland on We…
... released by Greenpeace on Tuesday entitled "How Clean is Your Cloud ... -
Apple looking to patent design of huge glass cylinder at Shanghai store<br /> Apple has filed a patent application seeking ownership of the design of the massive, elaborate glass cylinder that serves as the entrance to i…
... patent application discovered by AppleInsider, entitled "Glass Building Panel and Building ... -
Apple wants to improve brightness control on OLED screens<vc><strong>Though Apple has never released a product with an OLED screen, it continues to dabble with the technology behind the scenes, and has prop…
... discovered by AppleInsider. The filing, entitled "OLED Driving Technique," explains that ... -
Apple wants to patent glass design of Upper West Side NYC store<vc><strong>Apple continues to seek patents for the designs of its one-of-a-kind flagship retail stores, with the latest application related to the c…
... .S. Patent and Trademark Office entitled "Support Structure and Building Including ... -
Apple shows continued interest in haptic touchscreen fingertip feedback<vc><strong>Future iPhones and iPads from Apple could feature advanced technology that would allow users to not only touch the screen, but also feel …
... different methods. The proposed invention, entitled "Methods and Systems for Providing ... -
Apple's secure facial recognition system would rely on 3D rendering<vc><strong>Apple has shown interest in building advanced, secure facial recognition technology that would take a two-dimensional image of a person's…
... discovered this week by AppleInsider entitled "3D Object Recognition." Assigned to ... -
Apple's new 3D Maps in iOS 6 will ditch Google, 'blow your head off'<vc><strong>Apple is expected to revamp its Maps application in the next major update to its iOS mobile operating system, moving away from the Google…
... .Another application filed last August entitled "Augmented Reality Maps" described an ... -
Filing details Apple's plans for Retina-ready resolution-independent OS X<vc><strong>Apple's behind-the-scenes work to upgrade its OS X operating system for future high-resolution Retina display Macs has been detailed in a…
... . Patent and Trademark Office, is entitled "User-Interface Design." Apple re ... -
Filing details Apple's plans for Retina-ready resolution-independent OS X<vc><strong>Apple's behind-the-scenes work to upgrade its OS X operating system for future high-resolution Retina display Macs has been detailed in a…
... . Patent and Trademark Office, is entitled "User-Interface Design." Apple re ... -
ITC judge finds key Kodak patent invalid in suit with Apple, RIM<vc><strong>Kodak suffered a major setback on Monday as an initial ruling from the U.S. International Trade Commission determined that one of the com…
... the '218 patent, which is entitled "Method for Live View Display ... -
Apple shows interest in iOS stylus with optical sensor, haptic feedback<vc><strong>Apple has explored building different kids of styluses compatible with the iPhone and iPad, including an optical stylus, and a handheld p…
... discovered by AppleInsider. The first, entitled Haptic Input Device, shows a ...
