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Apple Awarded Patent for Mac Face ID

4:59 PM EDT, Aug 8th, 2019 · Andrew Orr · News

Apple was recently granted a patent for Mac Face ID with a smart auto-wake feature. This version sounds more intelligent than current Face ID.

New Apple Patent Outlines Work on Wraparound Display

11:58 AM EST, Dec 19th, 2018 · Charlotte Henry · News

Apple received approval for patents relating to a wraparound display and a variety of other features, including “multi-device charging”.

Apple Patent Shows System to Keeps the 'Click' Even in Covered Buttons

3:11 PM EST, Nov 26th, 2018 · Charlotte Henry · News

Apple Magnet Patent

Apple has filed a patent for a magnetic system that means buttons on an iPhone could still deliver a tactile click even when they are covered.

Facebook's Spy Patent, Apple Music Shows, Samsung Patent Fight Ends - ACM 468

4:28 PM EDT, Jun 28th, 2018 · Bryan Chaffin · Apple Context Machine Podcast

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Facebook has a scary new patent application that Bryan Chaffin and Jeff Gamet say “is so Zuck.” They also talk about how Apple might position and price its streaming original content, and there are a lot of possibilities. Plus, Apple’s long-running patent fight with Samsung is over. What does that really mean?

Apple and Samsung Settle 7-Year Patent Battle, Terms Not Known

5:46 PM EDT, Jun 27th, 2018 · Bryan Chaffin · Editorial

Believe it or not, those are two difference devices, an iPhone and a Galaxy

After seven years, numerous appeals, and multiple courts that found Samsung to be a blatant copycat, the two companies have put an end to their fight. Terms of the deal are not known.

YouTube Mark Rober Has Been Working on VR with Apple's Self-Driving Car

8:25 PM EDT, Jun 26th, 2018 · Bryan Chaffin · News

Apple VR Patent Application

Mr. Rober is known to his 3.4 million YouTube subscribers for his science-related videos, but starting in 2015, he went to work for Apple, apparently on a virtual reality project.

Judge Koh Grants Samsung New Damages Trial in Apple iPhone Patent Infringement Trial

11:14 AM EDT, Oct 23rd, 2017 · Bryan Chaffin · Editorial

The Samsung Copy Machine

Presiding  Judge Lucy Koh ruled over the weekend that instructions given to the jury in the original trial “did not accurately reflect the law.”

Qualcomm Wants China to Ban iPhones, Claims to Have Invented Force Touch

4:57 PM EDT, Oct 13th, 2017 · Bryan Chaffin · Analysis

Apple suing Qualcomm over patent royalty payments

The threat to Apple in this infringement claim is that a Chinese ban on manufacturing hits Apple everywhere on the planet.

Imagination Technologies Attacks Apple's GPU Plans in Latest Earnings Report

4:21 AM EDT, Jul 5th, 2017 · Jim Tanous · News

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The company claims that after using its graphics technologies for so many years, there’s no way that Apple could create its own GPUs without infringing on Imagination’s patents.

Apple Escalates Royalty Battle with Qualcomm, Suspends Payments

11:48 AM EDT, Apr 28th, 2017 · Bryan Chaffin · News

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The royalty fight between Apple and Qualcomm got real Friday after Apple suspended supplier payments ultimately destined for the chip maker. Apple said it was suspending payments until the courts decide how much Apple owes.

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