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Does Google think that you stink?

We often report on patent applications by the big players like Apple and Facebook, as they can hint at what the companies are working on, but this latest patent from Google is just plain bizarre. It seems to be building some sort of smart deodorant. Pic from here. Here's how the…

13th February 2015 James O'Malley Google, Wearables

Apple patents an iPhone thumbstick

Could the iPhone 6S or iPhone 7 be built for gaming? That isn't such an insane possibility if Apple's latest patent is anything to go by. Patently Apple has unearthed a patent for a replacement to the iPhone's home button, which will pop out of the frame if the phone when pressed in - creating…

16th January 201516th January 2015 James O'Malley Apple, Gaming, Mobile phones

Apple patents car-unlocking idea – has it been reading TechDigest?

Could we soon be unlocking our cars with our phones? A new patent that Apple has sent to the US Patent Office suggests that it is working on tech that will let users simply walk up to their car and have it unlock as if by magic. The patent was spotted by BGR, which also…

22nd October 2014 James O'Malley Apple, Car stuff, Gadgets

iWatch shows up on the US Patent Office website

As if further proof was needed that Apple is planning a smartwatch, diagrams showing what the iWatch could look like have turned up at the US Patent Office. The designs show plans for a watch that tethers to another mobile device, and that will be packed with sensors - possibly including some in the strap.…

22nd July 201423rd July 2014 James O'Malley Apple

Tesla motors opens up patents to all – could this start the electric car revolution?

MASSIVE news: Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla motors has just announced on the company's blog that it will no longer be enforcing its patents: meaning the floodgates have been opened for rival manufacturers to use Tesla's technology. In the…

12th June 2014 James O'Malley Car stuff

Philips calling on the law to ban the Wii U in the US

Courtroom intrigue today as Phillips announced it's taking Nintendo to court over patent infringement. If it wins, the Wii U could be banned from sale in the States. The company claims that Nintendo's Wii and Wii U consoles infringe a…

15th May 2014 Nicholas Fearn Gaming

Apple planning dual-touchscreen MacBook Pro? Patent suggests it is possible

Apple's MacBook Pro range has already had a fairly recent overhaul with the introduction of the Retina Display equipped models, but a new patent unearthed by Patently Apple suggests an even more radical design evolution may be on the cards….

26th June 2013 Gerald Lynch Apple, Computers, Laptops / Notebooks, Tech Digest news

iShoes: Apple patent smart sneakers

We've known for a while now that Apple are looking into the possibilities of wearable tech. So far it's seemed most likely that the company will produce a smart watch device that could pair with an iOS gadget to share…

24th January 2013 Gerald Lynch Apple, Tech Digest news

Samsung withdraw European Apple injunctions so that you've got supreme "consumer choice"

There may finally be a light at the end of the tunnel when it comes to the never ending court room clashes between Apple and Samsung over patent infringements. Samsung has withdrawn its requests for injunctions of Apple products in…

18th December 2012 Gerald Lynch Apple, Samsung, Tech Digest news

Bad Apple: Court order rewrite of half-hearted Samsung apology

Apple have been asked to rewrite and republish their court-ordered apology to Samsung after their first half-hearted attempt was deemed unacceptable and "non-compliant" by a UK court. Having lost an infringement case relating to Apple's accusation that the Samsung Galaxy…

1st November 2012 Gerald Lynch Apple, iPad, Samsung, Tablet, Tech Digest news

Apple’s recycling robots take 200 iPhones apart EVERY hour

Facebook uploaded 1.5 million users’ email contacts without their consent

Some £1500 Samsung Galaxy Fold phones are already breaking, journalists report

Assassin’s Creed publisher Ubisoft pledges 500,000 Euros to Notre Dame restoration

Google to introduce stricter checks on Android apps – at last

What do new age rules over online pornography mean?

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