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Patent points towards possible Apple Watch feature in which some notifications are suppressed while driving

This could be handy as well as increase your safety in the car. A recently published patent application that was filed last fall and awarded today shows that Apple might refocus the Apple Watch to determine when you’re driving based on motion detection, then change what alerts are sent, how many you can receive, and […]

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Apple patent hints at efforts to develop foldable iPhone with OLED display

An Apple patent published on Tuesday showed the company’s years-long investigation into a hinged iPhone format, the designs calling for a flexible metal-backed OLED display capable of being folded in half. The patent, numbered 9,504,170 by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and dubbed “Flexible display devices”, describes an iPhone with a foldable full-screen display. […]

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Trademark filing points to MacBook OLED panel being named the “Magic Toolbar”

Sometimes it’s the patent filings that inform you about the next cool thing around the corner. With just a week before Apple’s October 27th media event, a newly discovered trademark filing has been unearthed online, suggesting a potential name for the OLED panel on the new MacBook Pro. According to information rounded up, a trademark […]

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Apple patent hints at wearable device sporting electrocardiographic features

Apple may in fact be working on an EEG device or functionality. A recently published Apple patent application filing for an electrocardiogram device suitable for consumer use reinforces the company’s continued moves into the healthcare monitoring business. The patent application addresses a wearable, not specifically the Apple Watch, that can be used on any limb […]

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Samsung patent caught using Apple Watch figures in descriptions

Ok, well, this is just plain embarrassing. After years of legal patent-based squabbles between Apple and Samsung, a recently published Samsung patent application surfaced entitled “Wearable Device” featuring form factor patent figures that were actually Apple Watch designs The Samsung patent, first discovered by Patently Apple, presents patent figures that are clearly Apple Watch designs […]