Tag: Patent
Apple Patent Potentially Adds Magnetic Antennas to MacBooks or iPads
This week Apple was granted a patent that takes two ideas and puts them together to form an interesting way to attach antennas to either a MacBook or an iPad. According to ZDNet, the antenna is an extendable design meaning it could pull out and be raised for reception and then retracted when not in use. [...]
Apple ‘Safe Deposit Box’ Locks Up Your Data in the Cloud
A new patent for an Apple service, which may tie in with the Cupertino, California Mac-maker’s existing online MobileMe subscription service, reveals plan for digital cloud-based sotrage for a ‘Safe Deposit Box.’ Discovered by Patentedly Apple, the service will allow users to store data, files, and information securely in the cloud and may either augment, [...]
Apple Patent Reveals Plans for Data Transfer Over MagSafe Connector
Apple’s MagSafe connector on the company’s line of notebook computers is a power cord with a magnetic head that attaches to the laptop and can detach easily so your laptop doesn’t become damaged or fall to the ground in the event someone trips over your cord. Now, the Cupertino, California company may be looking to [...]
Apple Patents Method of Making Better, Longer Lasting, Batteries
Apple has filed a patent for a better battery, which as more of our gadgets are defined by how long they work, is tantamount to developing a better mouse trap. The magic comes from denser batteries, and unlike when your high school English teacher called you dense, this is a good thing. Broken down to [...]
Apple Patent Filing for Phone-to-Phone App Sharing
Apple filed for a patent for sharing apps between phones, according to Gizmodo. If Apple were to add this to the iPhone, users could share apps with friends and possibly earn rewards or iTunes credit when a friend buys their app. If a user has an app that he or she wants to share with a friend, [...]
Motorola Developing A Cloud-Based File Sharing Tool?
A recent patent, filed by Motorola, suggests that the company is working on some type of cloud-based file sharing tool. Filed under the name, Family Roomâ€, Motorola describes the service as: Cellular phone software that allows users to share digital content, including, but not limited to, content included on calendars, chat rooms, photo albums and [...]
