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Apple Patent Would Turn Your Friend’s iPhones Into a Lighting Kit

May 16, 2013   Apple
If you've ever been on the set of a professional photography shoot, you'll notice the photographer doesn't just rely on a single camera-mounted flash. Instead, they use a series of strategically positioned flashes, all tethered together so they functi...
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Apple Patent Would Turn Your Friend’s iPhones Into a Lighting Kit

May 16, 2013   Apple
If you've ever been on the set of a professional photography shoot, you'll notice the photographer doesn't just rely on a single camera-mounted flash. Instead, they use a series of strategically positioned flashes, all tethered together so they functi...
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Apple seeks to add Galaxy S4 to ongoing Samsung patent suit in California

May 14, 2013   Apple, Mac
In its ongoing second major patent trial against Samsung, Apple yesterday filed a statement with the US District Court in California claiming that after examining the recently released Galaxy S4 it has “concluded that it is an infringing device and accordingly intends to move for leave to add the Galaxy S4″ to its long list […]
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Apple requests Android source code documents from Google in ongoing Samsung patent suit

May 8, 2013   Apple, Mac
Bloomberg reports that Apple has requested Google turn over documents related to Android’s source code in an ongoing patent-infringement lawsuit with Samsung in California. According to the report, Apple took issue with Google’s process of turning over requested pretrial documents claiming Google is “improperly withholding information” and that Android “provides much of the accused functionality” [...]
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Foxconn Is Microsoft’s Biggest Patent Licensee (Of, Uh, Android Patents…?)

April 17, 2013   Uncategorized
Foxconn has become Microsoft's biggest single patent licensee. While that might not be surprising—the Taiwanese manufacturer produces an amazing 40 percent of the world's consumer electronic devices—the fact that the patents are over Android might be. More »
    


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Foxconn Is Microsoft’s Biggest Patent Licensee (Of, Uh, Android Patents…?)

April 17, 2013   Uncategorized
Foxconn has become Microsoft's biggest single patent licensee. While that might not be surprising—the Taiwanese manufacturer produces an amazing 40 percent of the world's consumer electronic devices—the fact that the patents are over Android might be. More »
    


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GE Is Freeing Up 1000 Patents to Your Imagination

April 10, 2013   Uncategorized
Today, at an event in New York, GE announced that it will open up about 1000 patents from its library of some 20,000 to inventors using Quirky's crowdsourced product development platform. That means that if you're bright enough, you can use a GE patent to invent something. GE will still collect royalties on your brain power, but they promise not to sue you. More »
    


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GE Is Freeing Up 1000 Patents to Your Imagination

April 10, 2013   Uncategorized
Today, at an event in New York, GE announced that it will open up about 1000 patents from its library of some 20,000 to inventors using Quirky's crowdsourced product development platform. That means that if you're bright enough, you can use a GE patent to invent something. GE will still collect royalties on your brain power, but they promise not to sue you. More »
    


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GE Is Freeing Up ‘Thousands’ of Patents to Fuel Your Imagination

April 10, 2013   Uncategorized
Today, at an event in New York, GE announced that it will open up "thousands" of patents from its library of some 20,000 to inventors using Quirky's crowdsourced product development platform. That means that if you're bright enough, you can use a GE patent to invent something. GE will still collect royalties on your brain power, but they promise not to sue you. More »
    


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Apple Patents A Convertible MacBook Design, And Street View Navigation That Can Go Inside Buildings

April 4, 2013   Apple, Gadgets, Mobile
macbook-convertibleA couple of new Apple patent applications published today show how the company might be thinking about competing with recent innovations from other big tech companies with similar, but different designs. The first is a filing that describes a convertible MacBook design, with a touch-sensitive screen that separates from the base. The second is a method for navigating a Street View-style view of virtual maps, complete with a twist that allows it to go inside buildings, too.
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