Looks like Apple rejected Google Latitude iPhone app for this very reason. Patently Apple dug up this latest patent application filed by Apple which hints at Apple getting ready to launch a Google Latitude like service on their own, and that too an app that uses a front-facing camera? Two possibilities; an Latitude like app [...]
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Another Cool Apple Patent Application – Ability to transfer a file from one iPhone to another during a connected call
August 21st, 2009
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This patent will revolutionize the way files are transferred from one mobile phone to another. Apple has filed a new patent that will allow iPhone users to transfer a file from one iPhone to another during a connected call. More details about this patent is shared on AppleInsider: “While a user of a mobile device [...]
Apple files a patent that would help them determine whether the user abused his/her iPhone
August 7th, 2009
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Apple seems to be getting more and more cautious when it comes to iPhone users who come back claiming that their damaged iPhone is due to iPhone hardware problem. Apple Insider shared this new patent filed by Apple that would help them determine whether an end user had subjected the iPhone to abuse including such [...]
Steve Jobs Gets iPhone Box Patented
July 23rd, 2009
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Apple’s obsession with patenting anything and everything is well known. But I dint expect that even iPhone packaging was applied for patenting. Found this interesting article on Cultofmac – When Steve Jobs introduced the iPhone to a delighted Macworld audience in January 2007, he said Apple had protected its invention with more than 200 patents. [...]
Another cool iPhone Patent submission – “ID App” for identifying objects in a user’s surroundings
July 10th, 2009
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If this patent goes through, Apple might bring an app called “ID App” for iPhones which will let users select from RFID, Camera or Infrared Input to identify objects in their surroundings. Shared by AppleInsider, this patent will revolutionize the way iPhone works. App for Identifying objects: One of the more interesting filings covers a [...]
iPhone Multitouch Patent Awarded to Apple
January 27th, 2009
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Beware Palm Pre, Apple has just been awarded a patent that covers almost entire iPhone’s multitouch user interface. Lets now wait watch what Apple would do to make sure that Palm’s controversial pinch feature to be removed from Palm Pre smart phones. MacRumors covered this news – World of Apple spotted the patent, which was [...]
