All the stories tagged with: patent
Google Patent Indicates Slider Keyboard for next Nexus Smartphone?
04/30/2012, A patent application that was filed by the online search giant Google brings about the speculation that either the next or an upcoming Nexus device will have a slide-out keyboard. The patent filing contained the name of Android chief Andy [...]
Sony Patent Suggest Xperia Play with Dual Keyboards
04/30/2012, A patent that was filed back in 2010 got the green light from the folks over at the USPTO with regards to plans for a Xperia Play like phone with two different keyboards; one QWERTY-based and the other being a [...]
Samsung Registers Even More Galaxy Names
04/02/2012, Samsung has gone crazy over the last couple of months filing trademarks for potential names for various devices, some of which carry the prefix ‘Galaxy’ belonging to additions to Samsung’s successful range of Galaxy devices. Recently, we have seen the [...]
Samsung Request to Trademark 3 More Galaxy Names
03/28/2012, Talk Android (via Phandroid) spotted three requests for name trademarks made by Samsung. The names most recently spotted are Galaxy Accelerate, Galaxy Express and Galaxy Thunder. While there is a tiny chance that Samsung could imitate Apple’s actions with going [...]
HTC patent reveals possible iPod touch challenger
03/28/2012, It looks like HTC might be interested in giving Apple a run for its money as far as the iPod is concerned. This was revealed in a patent filed by HTC back in Q1 of 2011 which showed off a [...]
Apple receives patent for SIM card tray
03/28/2012, While the ETSI has yet to make their decision regarding the nano SIM standard, Apple has recently been granted a patent for an “Ejectable component assemblies in electronic devices”, which would basically refer to a SIM card tray. However the [...]
Google is awarded patent for environment-based advertising
03/23/2012, Google has been awarded a patent for ‘advertising based on environmental conditions,’ which means that you will be getting ads based on your surround at that point in time. The patent reads, ‘An advertisement is identified based on the environmental [...]
Sony patents for front-facing camera behind phone screen
03/23/2012, The Japanese electronics giants Sony has filed for a patent application that will allow users to control their phones more accurately without touching the capacitive displays which is happening on many modern smartphones. In Sony’s patent, they will be placing [...]
Nokia patent suggests magnetic tattoos to replace ringtones
03/21/2012, Let’s face it, there are times when having our phones ring can be considered inappropriate or rude, and even on silent mode some phones vibrate pretty hard that you can actually hear the vibrations which is just as distracting if [...]
Apple patent reveals plans for mobile payment services
03/08/2012, With lots of handset manufacturers starting to introduce NFC capabilities to their devices, it’s starting to look like mobile payment services might actually start taking off in a big way and may no longer be consigned to a mere novelty [...]
Google patent reveals motion based gestures for controlling your device
03/05/2012, Interested in controlling your device merely through gestures? Perhaps a future update of Android could very well let you do that, thanks to a recent patent filed by Google that seems to suggest that gesture control could be in the [...]
Gesture patent filed by Google to improve online search
02/24/2012, Patents are really important these days with all the patent wars going on between the top companies. Many new things are coming to Android with the release of Chrome for Android and these gestures shown in the patent filing maybe [...]
Apple looking to improve sensors to detect water damage in iPhones
02/21/2012, iPhone owners are probably aware that their phones are able to detect when there has been water damage. I mean apart from the rather obvious fact that the phone has stopped working, iPhone owners will be able to tell why, [...]
