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Apple patent application for dock concept discusses location-based profiles

It’s the patent applications that make life interesting. That or love. Per AppleInsider, Apple has shown interest in a new location-based docking system that would dynamically change the interface and settings of a portable device for different activities like working or driving a car. The concept was revealed this week in a new patent application […]

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Onyx 2.2.6 released

Onyx, Titanium Software’s popular freeware multifunction utility for Mac OS X, has been updated to version 2.2.6. The new version, a 15.8 megabyte download (courtesy of MacUpdate), adds the following fixes and changes: – Deleting Internet Cache improved. – Deleting the Applications Cache improved. – Deleting the Diagnostic Reports improved. – New Safari option: “Enable/disable […]

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Apple exploring technique for dense lithium battery cell creation

It’s a good day for patent stuff and that counts for something. According to AppleInsider, Apple is investigating techniques to increase the energy capacity of rechargeable lithium battery cells without increasing the size of the battery, allowing longer battery life in future devices. The proposed invention is detailed in a new patent application published by […]

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Apple TV News Patents

Two new Apple patents emerge pertaining to cloud-based sorting, syncing

Two days after Apple’s media event unveiled a new cloud-based Apple TV, two patent applications from the company describe methods to improve the experience of over-the-air syncing, and browsing of Internet-based content. Per AppleInsider, the documents describe wirelessly syncing data between a server in the “cloud,” and a client device owned by an individual user. […]

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Apple files patent for iOS device “kill switch” technology

An Apple patent application filed earlier this year could allow the company to more directly interact with jailbroken iOS-based devices such as iPhones, iPod touches and iPads. Per CNET, Apple’s patent ‘Systems and Methods for Identifying Unauthorized Users of an Electronic Device,’ includes a remote “kill switch” that could quickly restore an iPhone, iPod or […]