A recently published patent application has hinted that Apple may be working on ways to securely hold, authenticate, and wirelessly share a user’s identification materials. Although Apple has said the end of paper ID materials won’t happen quickly, there’s no question it’s coming. The patent application, entitled “Controlled Identity Credentials Release,” focuses on a secure […]
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A recently published Apple patent indicates that various Apple devices, including the iPhone and Apple Watch, could gain the Apple Watch’s method of using speakers to push out unwanted water. The company may also be researching how to use heat to evaporate moisture. The system is designed to protect a series of sensitive components that […]
A recently published Apple patent hints at how the company may be investigating new ways to save power, and add convenience, by allowing devices to respond to network requests and perform some low-power tasks, all while in sleep mode. For years now, Macs have featured a setting called “wake for network access,” which allowed them […]
You win some, and you lose some. A jury in the Eastern District of Texas ruled Tuesday that Apple owes PanOptics $506.2 million following willful infringement of 4G LTE patents. The ruling stated that Apple failed to prove any of the patent claims were invalid. The case focused on five patents regarding 4G LTE capability […]
This could be interesting. A recently published Apple patent entitled “Vein matching for difficult biometric authentication cases” shows that Apple may be looking to improve its Face ID and other visual-based biometric systems by taking advantage of the unique and hard to copy patterns of veins that reside under the skin. If successful, this could resolve […]