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Nokia sues Apple, iPhone for Patent Infringement

Thursday, October 22, 2009

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With regards to suing other people for patent infringement, Apple is usually on the throwing end rather than the receiving end, but today, the tables have turned and Apple is the one being sued this time around by no less than the top dog in the mobile phone biz, Nokia. Citing that Apple Infringed on [...]

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iPhone Nano patent hints at possible design

Wednesday, July 29, 2009

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The launch of the iPhone 3G S pretty much killed whatever rumors that were previously floating around regarding an iPhone Nano, but that doesn’t people will now stop thinking about it. As a matter of fact, this new unearthed patents only makes us wonder more what the new iPhone Nano will eventually look like. Based [...]

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iPhone as Lifestyle Companion

Thursday, March 27, 2008

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One of Apple’s recent patents seems to be a new Nike+iPod system, using the iPhone as a “lifestyle companion.” The idea is to make the iPhone even more ubiquitous than the iPod. With the iPhone’s built-in accelerometer and smartphone functionality, not to mention, memory capacity Apple making it an all-around gadget doesn’t seem such a [...]

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Clamshell iPhone Coming Soon?

Monday, March 17, 2008

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Apple recently filed a patent for a flip-phone. Handset manufacturers regularly file patents that will never see the light of day, but this one looks seriously innovative enough it won’t surprise me if Apple actually pushes through with it. When device is closed, transparent touch sensitive panel is covering the whole display area and you’ve got [...]

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Apple Patents Automatic iPod Volume Lowering

Tuesday, December 25, 2007

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It’s a slow news day on Christmas and there’s not much to report except that Apple apparently patented a software that automatically lowers the volume of your iPod. The patent application says that the software is designed to keep track of your volume levels and how long you’ve been listening to your music. Based [...]

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Nokia Patents N-Gage Hardware

Thursday, December 20, 2007

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This time it’s not just software anymore but hardware as well. To be honest, a hand held designed specifically for gaming has always been a good idea. With hardware like this, Nokia couldn’t expect very challenging games to be played on its handsets - but with retractable grips for both hands, the Finnish company [...]

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Nokia Patents Triple Slider Phone

Thursday, December 20, 2007

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A two-way sliding phone with both a QWERTY and numeric keypad is hardly anything to marvel at in an age where less is more. But a three layer slider phone looks interestingly complex enough to consider. Nokia just filed a patent for a layered mobile device featuring a QWERTY keyboard , a [...]

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New Nokia Slider Patents Give Us 6 or 8 Megapixels

Tuesday, December 4, 2007

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  A little dubious about what the Chinese are offering in the megapixel category? Well, the world’s biggest handset manufacturer comes to the rescue with a couple of recent patents for slider phones possessing a 6 or an 8 megapixel (Carl Zeiss optics) lens. One of the sliders slide up to reveal the keypad and the [...]

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Google Phone to be launched in two weeks?

Monday, August 27, 2007

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The Google Phone has been the subject of a lot of speculative talk on the Internet these days, and Google has refused to confirm nor deny the rumors. But will Google finally release this mysterious phone in two weeks’ time? According to an Indian newspaper, Google already spoke to several Indian service providers [...]

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LG Dual Touchscreen Patent Limits Future iPhones

Friday, April 27, 2007

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LG has made a startling coup in the patent game. They’ve just got their dual touchscreen clamshell design approved. It has to be admitted, the setup is more logical than the current setup in the interface of both the Prada and iPhone, where you have to command a keypad (iPhone, Prada) and QWERTY keyboard [...]

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