New Apple Patents Show Range of Technologies
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Forty-seven Apple patents have been published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office showing off upcoming product changes.
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New nonsilicon transistors could be integrated into existing chip-making processes.
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Apple added two new products to its line both at $499. This sets the stage for the price cuts later this year.
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A patent approved for Apple for a docking station to hold a portable computer seems to support rumors that Apple will build an ultramobile PC.
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AppleÂs latest developments are laying the groundwork for some ambitious ideas down the road.
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The announcements coming out of Macworld Expo from Steve Jobs range from âgotta have itâ to âweâll see.â
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With competitors avidly trying to nibble at the iPod&#39;s market share, Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) has released its ostensibly new and improved version.
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Technology News, SAN FRANCISCO - Apple Computer Inc. (AAPL.O: Quote, Profile, Research) is suing anonymous people who leaked details about new products by posting information on the Internet, court documents showed on Friday.
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Creative Technology is firing a shot across Apple's digital music bow.
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Digital musicians will have a few new riffs for their virtual production boards, at least those using the latest Apple software. Apple Computer on Wednesday announced new versions of its pro and midrange digital
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Its memory-chip breakthrough could lead to new products.
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Steve Jobs rolls out new lineup of digital media players.
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A U.S. patent granted to Apple on Thursday seems to support reports that the company is working on an ultramobile PC to compete with Microsoft and its hardware partners in that market.The patent filed with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office defines &quot;a docking area configured to receive a portable computer,&quot; according to the filing. Apple and the legal firm of Van Pelt, Yi and James LLP filed the patent application on July 3, 2006.According to the patent, the docking station will serve as a monitor for a portable computer and also enable connections between data lines and devices and the portable device when it is docked in the station. It also will enable the portable device to communicate with the docking station using Bluetooth and IEEE 80.2.11 wireless connections.Rumors have been swirling that Apple is working with Intel to use a new generation of ultramobile processors as the basis for a new line of devices, but so far the companies have not confirmed that. Microsoft released a Windows-based ultramobile PC platform code-named Origami in 2006, and some of its hardware partners, including Sony and Samsung, have released devices based on the OS. So far, the devices have not garnered widespread interest from customers.Apple&#39;s interest in an ultramobile PC would make sense based on the popularity of its iPhone device, which was released last June and was widely hailed as the best gadget of 2007. The iPhone has a user friendly interface with the ability to check e-mail and surf the Web, so it would not be a stretch for Apple to move into the market for devices that fall somewhere between the iPhone and notebook computers.Apple did not reply to requests for comment about the patent Thursday.
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Next week's MacWorld Conference and Expo may be the place where iPhones, iPods and all the latest Mac hardware are announced, but it's also the annual curtain-raiser for the Mac software industry. Here's what to expect from Apple, Microsoft and the other big names.
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Apple has released a bug fix for some iPods, including the newest models.
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At Macworld 2008, Apple's announcements of significant -- and free -- upgrades to existing gadgets, including the iPhone and Apple TV, confirms a growing trend of giving customers substantial new features even after they've brought the products home.
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MacCentral - Honeywell on Wednesday announced that it has filed suit against Apple and 33 other companies for alleged patent infringement over a technology that "increases the brightness of images and that reduces the appearance of certain interference effects on a liquid crystal display (LCD)," according to a statement released today.