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Nokia’s patent shows tablet with integrated physical keyboard/cover
We’re sure Nokia will enter the Windows tablet market at one point, perhaps as early as later this year. Moreover, we’re sure they don’t want to be “yet another computer maker” with ever-shrinking margins and would rather make specialty product that could be sold at a premium. However, Windows RT tablets had a tough time taking off, and as I’m writing this, Microsoft is still struggling to move a critical mass of Surface units. So what can Nokia do to differentiate its tablets from the competing products? How about ship … Read more
Dusan Belic
Your Smartphone Camera Settings May Change With The Weather One Day
The world has an abundance of ‘Smart’ products, and those products all ship with dozens of ‘Smart’ features, but sometimes some of the smartest features happen to be the simplest. After all, our smartphones and tablets are here to make our lives easier. Luckily, one of Google’s recent patent applications looks to make taking photos with your smartphone camera a bit easier without the user needed to jump into the settings. Geo-tagging photos is hardly anything new, but Google wants to use your geo-location in a different way to provide … Read more
Blake Stimac
LG and Samsung likely heading back to court; This time they’re fighting over eye-tracking patents
LG and Samsung used to sue each other over display technology only to come to a peaceful solution. The next thing they want to “talk” about includes eye-tracking patents. As you probably know, the eye-tracking technology took a center stage at Galaxy S4′s announcement event, enabling such features as Smart Stay, Smart Pause and Smart Scrolling (though Smart Stay was available in Galaxy S III as well). That’s all nice, but LG says it was first to file patents that would allow for these capabilities. In fact, the company says … Read more
Dusan Belic
Samsung secures Galaxy NX trademark for its Android-powered digital cameras?
Samsung has filed for the Galaxy NX trademark with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). While we don’t have this confirmed, we tend to believe the Korean company will use this name for its upcoming series of Android-powered digital cameras. Sammy is already selling a similar product, Galaxy Camera, but it’s obvious it won’t be their last smart camera. In fact, the “NX” suffix is usually associated with the company’s mirrorless digital cameras, hinting us that their next camera could be a real Android-powered powerhouse. Unfortunately, we’ve no … Read more
Dusan Belic
Samsung tops EU’s patent charts, ZTE enters the top 10 list
The number of patent filings at the European Patent Office (EPO) reached a new peak in 2012, beating the previous record set in 2008. During last year, the EPO received a total of 257,744 patent filings from all over the world, representing a 5.2% increase over 2011 (244,934). 65,687 patents have been granted, which is 5.8% more than in 2011 (62,115). Among the top ten firms were four European companies, four companies from Asia and two from the USA. For the first time, the ranking was topped by an Asian … Read more
Dusan Belic
Apple patent reveals iWatch with flexible touchscreen in the works
AppleInsider caught on to a patent application submitted by Apple for a wristwatch of sorts that would seemingly have a flexible touchscreen display, adding fuel to the already fairly strong rumors of an upcoming Apple iWatch device. Apple has a few different designs in mind for the watch. One is typical slap bracelet that can be quickly and easily wrapped around a wrist to comfortably take the shape of the person wearing it. The flexible touchscreen display would be embedded in the bracelet for added conformity. The other frames the display … Read more
George Tinari
After Apple, Nokia to ditch Samsung as supplier?
Looks like Samsung is about to lose another client for its component-making business; after Apple, Nokia may drop its contract with the Korean company. According to a report published by Apple Insider, the Finns think Sammy doesn’t act professionally in its dual roles, one as a component maker and another one as a handset manufacturer. Nokia apparently found Samsung using its intellectual property without proper authorization. In other words, the Finnish company is wary about Samsung copying their technology in its own devices. Samsung maintains that the components subsidiary treats … Read more
Dusan Belic
Apple won’t have the only iPhone selling in Brazil
Brazil’s Institute of Industrial Property decided that Apple can’t have exclusive rights to the “iPhone” trademark in the country. The decision was made as a local company Gradiente registered the trademark back in 2000, which is 7 years before the Cupertino-based company launched its smartphone. Apple will be able to sell its handset using the iPhone name, but it won’t be the only iGame in town. Gradiente has its own “iphone”, an Android-based device that can handle two SIM cards at once. That, however, doesn’t make it better, it’s just … Read more
Dusan Belic
Potential Nokia Lumia design revealed in a patent
A Nokia design patent pictured above was filed back in December 2011 even though we still have to see such a device released. Discovered by LiveSide, the design resembles phones from the leaked Nokia Lumia concept video, sporting an angled back with room for capacitive buttons at the front of the display. We’ve no idea what Nokia plans are regarding this design and honestly we don’t find these phones to be super attractive. In fact, somehow they [phones] remind us on the iPhone 3G/3GS, and that design is kinda outdated … Read more
Dusan Belic
Apple patent hints at the new way for unlocking iDevices
Apple is apparently working to improve the way iUsers unlock their devices. PIN codes are apparently not safe enough for the Cupertino-based company as it explores (and patents) an innovative way(s) for device unlocking. The patent application we’ve caught was filed back in August 2011, but has only recently became public. The idea is to use images instead of numbers to unlock a phone, tablet or even computer. Here’s how Apple envisions this system: Once you press the button, the screen will appear showing you one or multiple images. You … Read more