Next year Nintendo plans to launch a game console designed to work either as a handheld gaming device or as a system that you plug into a TV and interact with using a wireless controller. But those might not be the only ways to use the Nintendo Switch. A member of the NeoGaf forum found […]
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Supreme Court rules for Samsung in patent dispute with Apple (over damages, not the patent violation)
Comments Off on Supreme Court rules for Samsung in patent dispute with Apple (over damages, not the patent violation)Samsung and Apple have been fighting court battles since 2011 over phones that neither company actually sells anymore. Apple claimed that Samsung copied some of its iPhone designs for the physical appearance and software for early versions of Samsung’s Galaxy line of Android phones. And a jury did find in 2012 that Samsung infringed on Apple’s patents, […]
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Patent documents may provide a peek at Samsung’s folding smartphone
Samsung has long been rumored to be developing a smartphone with a flexible display that allows you to fold the device in half for storage, or just bend it a bit to curve the display or use in another mode. Said to be code-named “Project Valley,” reports from Korean media today suggest that the phone […]
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Qualcomm sues smartphone maker Meizu over patent infringement
Chinese smartphone company Meizu may be using processors from MediaTek and Samsung in most of its latest phones. But US chip maker Qualcomm has filed a complaint with regulators in Beijing, claiming that Meizu is using Qualcomm’s patented technology without a license. At issue are Qualcomm’s patents relating to 3G and 4G LTE wireless communications. […]
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Beijing regulators: iPhone 6 and 6 Plus violate patents, can’t be sold in Beijing
Chinese companies have a long and proud history of copying Apple products. But the latest Chinese patent dispute in China involving Apple has an unusual twist: it’s Apple that’s been sued for patent infringement. The maker of a Chinese phone called the 100C sued Apple, claiming that the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus infringe […]
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Apple gets patent for iPad cover with integrated display, solar panels, keyboard and more
Comments Off on Apple gets patent for iPad cover with integrated display, solar panels, keyboard and moreApple offers a line of “Smart Covers” for its iPads… and for the most part what’s smart about them is that they can serve as both protective coverings for the screen and as kickstands, depending on how their positioned. But Apple is at least considering launching Smart Covers that can do more… much more. The company […]
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Microsoft Patent describes a modular desktop PC
Google’s working on modular smartphones. Acer has a modular mini-desktop, and Lenovo has a modular set of PC accessories. Now it looks like Microsoft may be getting in on the action. As noted by VentureBeat, Microsoft has applied for a patent on a modular computing device that’s basically an all-in-one desktop PC that would let users add […]
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Future Google Glass devices might look more like… glasses
Google Glass is a wearable device that puts a small screen just above one eye and lets you search the web, snap photos, or perform other activities using voice commands. It’s also a pretty conspicuous device that has a tendency to make people think you’re constantly video recording them (whether you are or not). Now […]
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Samsung’s next smartwatch could have a round face… maybe
Samsung already offers more smartwatches than just about any other company. But so far they’ve all had one thing in common: square watch faces. Now the folks at Mobile Geeks have unearthed a series of patent filing suggesting that Samsung is at least thinking about watches with round displays. Two models have screens that look like […]
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Apple patent describes a bizarre notebook with a removable display
Apple makes notebook and tablet computers. But a patent application suggests that the company could also be working on something in between: a notebook with a removable display. Interestingly this wouldn’t be an Asus Transformer-style device with a screen that works as a standalone tablet. The processor, memory, and other components are all in the base […]