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Big changes coming to AppleCare this fall: warranty subscriptions, in-store iOS device repairs, moreIn a town hall session held on Thursday, Apple informed tech staff that major changes to the AppleCare and AppleCare+ service programs will be enacte…
... proposed system, a customer is entitled to in-store training similar ... -
Apple's iPhone e-wallet concept suggests payment options based on contextAn iPhone-driven e-wallet service from Apple could simplify checking out at the store by presenting users with options based on data such as their lo…
... and Trademark Office on Thursday entitled "Payment Options Based on Location ... -
Samsung Galaxy S4 & Google Now accused of violating Apple patents for SiriIn its ongoing litigation against Samsung, Apple has added five new patents to its claims, targeting both the company's new flagship Galaxy S4 smartp…
... ,959, both of which are entitled "Universal interface for retrieval of ... -
Apple granted patents on push-to-talk, double-sided touch panelThis week the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office published 26 newly granted patents for Apple, and among them were the Cupertino company's take on a pu…
... 21, 2001. That patent application, entitled "Push-to-Talk Telecommunications System ... -
Steve Jobs's family has been giving money away anonymously for more than 2 decadesWhile late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs never brought public attention to his philanthropic efforts, he and his family have been giving money away ano…
... Ross Sorkin wrote a piece entitled "The Mystery of Steve Jobs ... -
Verizon may debut more frequent device upgrades with supposed 'VZ Edge' no-contract planA purportedly leaked training document from Verizon reveals America's No. 1 cellular carrier may debut an enhanced subscriber plan dubbed "VZ Edge," …
... . Source: Droid Life The document, entitled "VZ Edge Strategy," outlines a ... -
Patent reveals Apple's process for mass producing Liquidmetal alloyWhile Apple has yet to employ the unique amorphous alloy known as Liquidmetal in any of its products in a meaningful way, a newly granted patent deta…
... brackets. But the Liquidmetal patent, entitled "Bulk Amorphous Alloy Sheet Forming ... -
Google appears ready to ditch Android over its intellectual property issuesThe discovery that Google's new Chromecast web streaming device is based on Google TV code stripped of Android features provides additional evidence …
... . Patent No. 6,343,263, entitled "Real-time signal processing system ... -
iPhone home button fingerprint scanner described in latest iOS 7 betaApple's latest iOS 7 beta includes a reference to a "Biometric Kit," offering the strongest evidence yet that the company's next iPhone will include …
... via Hamza Sood. A folder entitled "BiometricKitUI.axb" was discovered in ... -
Smartphone buyers warming up to trade-in programs as Apple is rumored to offer its ownAs Apple rumored to be considering a retail trade-in program to lure more iPhone shoppers to its retail stores, a new survey has found that trade-in …
... of retailers. NPD's report, entitled "Trade In, Trade Up, Trade ... -
Apple seeds fifth beta of iOS 7 to developers with new Control Center optionsApple on Tuesday provided its development community with the fifth pre-release beta of iOS 7 for iPhone and iPad, providing the latest bug fixes and …
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Apple wins appeal reinstating ITC case against Google's MotorolaThe U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ruled in favor of Apple on Wednesday, reinstating the company's complaint against Google-owned Moto…
... . Patent No. 5,379,430, entitled "Object-oriented system locator system ... -
Publishers propose payout of $3 per NYT bestseller in e-book settlementTwo of the publishers named as colluders with Apple in the Justice Department's iBookStore price fixing antitrust case against Apple have already beg…
... purchasing other titles would be entitled to $0.73 per book ... -
Microsoft continues its attack on Apple with new ads panning iPhone 5c & 5s colors [u]Microsoft continued its advertising offensive against Apple on Friday as a series of videos mocking the iPhone 5s and 5c appeared on the official Win…
... featured. One of the videos, entitled "A fly on the wall ... -
Apple releases new 'Greetings' iPhone 5c television adA third television commercial for Apple's mid-range iPhone 5c appeared on the company's official YouTube channel early Monday morning, briefly shifti…
... 62 second extended cut, is entitled "Greetings" and features people from ... -
Apple investigating advanced velocity-sensitive touch input methodsApple's touchscreens can measure not only where you tap, but also how hard you tap ? and that velocity sensing functionality may become even more adv…
... a positioning system. The filing, entitled "System and Method for Enhancing ... -
Apple reveals Mac apps to soon be included in Volume Purchase ProgramIn an email to developers on Thursday, Apple announced that it will soon include Mac apps in its Volume Purchase Program, allowing businesses and edu…
... a participating app will be entitled to a 50 percent discount ... -
Southwest & Dish to provide passengers in-flight entertainment via Apple's iPad 2Satellite television provider Dish and stalwart low-cost airline Southwest on Tuesday announced an extension of their partnership that will see Dish …
... a Dish and Southwest promotion entitled "TV Flies Free," which lets ... -
Claim forms go out to 'Apple Class Members' for iPad 3G unlimited data lawsuitAs part of a proposed settlement over AT&T's cancellation of unlimited iPad data plans, a batch of eligibility claim forms were sent out to the suit'…
... class members are also be entitled to a discount of $20 ... -
Samsung: no disputing we sold Apple's property and owe a 'huge sum of money'In his opening comments of the patent damages retrial, Samsung's attorney Bill Price told the jury a very different story about his client's patent i…
... more money than it's entitled to." During the trial and ... ...for more than it is entitled." Samsung argued that it earned ... -
Appellate court breathes new life into Apple's quest for Samsung Android device banA federal appeals court on Monday ordered that Apple's request for a permanent injunction on sales of Samsung-manufactured Android devices be reconsi…
... ruled that Apple was not entitled to an injunction because none ... -
Apple files patent for Touch ID sensor found in iPhone 5sThe United States Patent & Trademark Office on Thursday published an Apple patent application covering the electronic packaging and sapphire lens of …
... patent application, right. The patent, entitled "Capacitive Sensor Packaging," almost exactly ... -
Apple investigating ways to add depth to iPhone photosThe U.S. Patent and Trademark office on Tuesday revealed a newly-granted Apple patent that details a method for capturing stereoscopic image data in …
... to create a stereoscopic image. Entitled simply "producing stereoscopic image," the ... -
Apple joins Google, Microsoft, others in support of government surveillance reformApple and a consortium of other tech industry giants have signed their names to an open letter addressed to President Obama and members of Congress, …
... issued a rare public statement entitled "Apple's Commitment to Customer ... -
Researchers find way to activate iSight cameras without alerting usersSecurity researchers at Johns Hopkins University have demonstrated a unique new attack that can force the iSight cameras in legacy MacBook and iMac m…
... controller chip, in a paper entitled "iSeeYou: Disabling the MacBook Webcam ... -
Apple wants Siri to be able to search your iPhone photosStarting with iOS 7, Apple began automatically sorting users' iPhone photos based on time taken and location. But a new patent application reveals th…
... , discovered by AppleInsider. The filing, entitled "Voice-Based Image Tagging and ... -
Apple's 3D recording concept could allow user-generated 'street views' in MapsApple was awarded a patent this week for a concept that could allow users to crowd-source street-level, three-dimensional mapping data by simply taki…
... No. 8,624,974 B2, entitled "Generating a Three-Dimensional Model ... -
VirnetX heads back to court, adds latest Apple products to FaceTime patent lawsuitPatent holding company VirnetX on Tuesday announced that it will attempt to add Apple's most recent slate of products --?including the iPhone 5s and …
... . Patent No. 8,05,181 entitled "Method for Establishing Secure Communication ... -
Apps: 5by video suggestions, Moodies emotion analysis, SwiftKey gesture note takingThursday saw 5by's personalized video recommendation service and Moodies' long-awaited verbal emotion analysis enter the App Store fray, while a new …
... bespoke solution for medical professionals entitled SwiftKey Healthcare which lets doctors ... -
Apple sued by University of Wisconsin over A7 chip at heart of iPhone, iPadThe Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, the patent licensing arm of the University of Wisconsin, alleges in a newly-filed lawsuit that Apple's A7 p…
... Patent No. 5,781,752 entitled "Table Based Data Speculation Circuit ...
