Apple has been granted two new patents that are particularly interesting to anyone who’s been following the iPhone 8 rumor mill: a patent for “Reducing the border area of a device” and one for a fingerprint sensor embedded directly in a screen, as spotted by Patently Apple. In other words, Apple has patents to two…
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Apple patents a creepy smart iPhone camera
[huge_it_gallery id=”4″] Apple makes one of the best smartphone cameras around. Now a newly published patent from the Cupertino company reveals how future iPhones could get a whole lot smarter, though the results might not always be for the best. The patent, which was filed in 2014 and published on Tuesday, details how your iPhone…
Apple is being Sued for ‘no Less Than $10 Billion’ by a Man in Florida Based on Drawings From 1992
Apple is no stranger to legal battles, especially in terms of patents, but this latest litigation against the company may take the cake. Thomas S. Ross is a Florida resident and he’s gone ahead and filed a lawsuit against Apple this week, within the Florida Southern District Court. It was filed on June 27, and…
New Paper Explains How The “Impossible” EM Drive Might Work
The controversial EM Drive might soon become a lot less controversial if a new hypothesis about how it works is confirmed. According to a new study, published in AIP Advances, from researchers in Finland, the EM drive is not a true propeller-less engine, so it does not violate the third law of dynamics. The physicists suggest that…
Apple patented an iPhone with a wraparound screen
Last month we saw Apple was already getting creative with screen placement in its patent filings, with some wild and wacky iPad setups, but this latest patent is truly out there. A new patent, filed in April of last year and just published, describes a method for building a “portable electronic device with a wraparound…