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Oppo's Book-Style Foldable Tablet Design Spotted in Patent Document
Oppo has been granted a patent in China for a foldable tablet featuring a book-style design with rounded corners. The patent reveals detailed views of the tablet from multiple angles. Likely intended for business or entertainment use, the device may include a single outer camera and a USB Type-C port on one folding panel.
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Samsung Files Patent for Smart Ring Which May Be Able to Control Device Displays
Samsung might be developing a new smart ring which may be able to connect with other devices and even control them, according to a patent recently filed by the company. The purported wearable device is said to have the capability of connecting with two devices, say a laptop or a tablet, control their displays, and even move things around. For this ...
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Apple Patents Hinge Design for Foldable Devices With Interlocked Fingers, Friction Clutch Mechanism
Apple has patented a hinge mechanism for foldable devices, applicable to various devices such as smartphones, tablets or computers. Unlike Samsung and Huawei, who have launched foldables with multiple displays, Apple is yet to introduce its own. Reports indicate that Apple is developing a foldable iPhone, iPad, and MacBook.
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Honor Working on Extendable Mobile Display Technology, Patent Shows
Honor was recently granted a patent for a new display technology that could allow the brand to launch future smartphones or tablets with a screen that can "extend" to offer an enlarged display area when needed. Here's everything you need to know about Honor's new display technology.
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Samsung Patent Describes New Tablet-Like Device With Extendable Display Technology
Samsung has been granted a patent for a display technology for a tablet-like device with an extendable screen. The company's new display technology is shown to extend from both the left and right sides, creating a significantly larger screen in the process, that could be used on an upcoming tablet model.
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Xiaomi Tri-Fold Smartphone Could Be in Development, Leaked Patent Suggests
Rumours about Xiaomi working on its own tri-folding smartphone popped up online a few months ago. Back then, it was suggested that the phone would have two hinges and open up into a tablet-like display much like Huawei’s Mate XT, which recently launched in China. Now, there’s a new rumour about this mystery foldable including a leaked render gi...
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Samsung Patent Application Describes Tablet With 'Expandable' Display
Samsung might be working on a new tablet with an expandable display. The South Korean tech giant has submitted a patent application that showcases a tablet shell with a flexible display that can be expanded along the same plane. Interestingly, the display can be expanded in two different directions independently, allowing users more control over th...
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Google Working on Android Feature That Auto Enables Airplane Mode During a Flight: Report
Google is reportedly working on a new Android feature that will help users automatically turn on Airplane mode during a flight. The technology is also said to come with some improved functionalities for Airplane mode. The company has filed a patent for the upcoming connected flight mode via World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).
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Apple Granted 'Spatial Composites' Patent, Could Develop Scratch Resistant iPhone: Details
Apple has been granted a patent that could lead to the creation of scratch resistant smartphones and mobile devices such as tablets. The company envisions a material that uses a combination of metal and ceramic to create a chassis that is resistant to abrasion.
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Apple Secures Patent for Crack-Resistant Foldable Display Technology: Report
Apple has reportedly secured a patent for a crack-resistant foldable display technology from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). This latest patent is said to mention a unique cover layer for a foldable screen, which might be used on future iPhone, iPad, and Mac launches. This cover layer is also said to possess antireflection pr...
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Apple's Third Generation Pencil May Feature Sensor to Copy Texture, Colour From Surfaces: Report
Apple has reportedly filed a patent application with US Patent and Trademark Office that corresponds to a sensor technology that could be used on the company's next generation Apple Pencil, which will allow it to detect and copy colour and texture of an object's surface. This data could also be shared with a laptop wirelessly and used on drawing so...
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Apple Predicted to Launch a Foldable iPad in 2024 Before a Foldable iPhone: Report
The annual report from CCS Insights predicts that Apple might release a foldable iPad in 2024 before a foldable iPhone comes to the market. The firm believes that Apple might use this as an opportunity to breathe new life into the iPad.
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Apple Loses Second Bid to Challenge Qualcomm Patents at US Supreme Court
Apple lost the bid at the US Supreme Court to revive an effort to cancel three Qualcomm smartphone patents despite the settlement of the underlying dispute between the two tech giants. Apple was sued by Qualcomm in 2017.
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Apple, HTC, ZTE LTE-Capable Devices Didn’t Violate INVT’s Wireless Patents, US Appeals Court Says
A US appeals court found that smartphones, smart watches, tablets and other LTE-capable devices of Apple, HTC and ZTE did not infringe the INVT's patents. The three-judge Federal Circuit panel reportedly ruled that the tech companies don’t breach INVT patents about wireless technology.
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High Court Restrains Generic Pharma Firms From Making, Selling Patent Drug Of Novartis
The Delhi High Court has restrained various generic pharmaceutical companies from manufacturing or selling Valsartan and Sacubitril tablets, a combination to treat cardiovascular diseases, as it may amount to infringement of patent of pharma major
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Oppo's Book-Style Foldable Tablet Design Spotted in Patent Document
Oppo has been granted a patent in China for a foldable tablet featuring a book-style design with rounded corners. The patent reveals detailed views of the tablet from multiple angles. Likely intended for business or entertainment use, the device may include a single outer camera and a USB Type-C port on one folding panel.
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Samsung Files Patent for Smart Ring Which May Be Able to Control Device Displays
Samsung might be developing a new smart ring which may be able to connect with other devices and even control them, according to a patent recently filed by the company. The purported wearable device is said to have the capability of connecting with two devices, say a laptop or a tablet, control their displays, and even move things around. For this ...
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Apple Patents Hinge Design for Foldable Devices With Interlocked Fingers, Friction Clutch Mechanism
Apple has patented a hinge mechanism for foldable devices, applicable to various devices such as smartphones, tablets or computers. Unlike Samsung and Huawei, who have launched foldables with multiple displays, Apple is yet to introduce its own. Reports indicate that Apple is developing a foldable iPhone, iPad, and MacBook.
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Honor Working on Extendable Mobile Display Technology, Patent Shows
Honor was recently granted a patent for a new display technology that could allow the brand to launch future smartphones or tablets with a screen that can "extend" to offer an enlarged display area when needed. Here's everything you need to know about Honor's new display technology.
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Samsung Patent Describes New Tablet-Like Device With Extendable Display Technology
Samsung has been granted a patent for a display technology for a tablet-like device with an extendable screen. The company's new display technology is shown to extend from both the left and right sides, creating a significantly larger screen in the process, that could be used on an upcoming tablet model.
-
Xiaomi Tri-Fold Smartphone Could Be in Development, Leaked Patent Suggests
Rumours about Xiaomi working on its own tri-folding smartphone popped up online a few months ago. Back then, it was suggested that the phone would have two hinges and open up into a tablet-like display much like Huawei’s Mate XT, which recently launched in China. Now, there’s a new rumour about this mystery foldable including a leaked render gi...
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Samsung Patent Application Describes Tablet With 'Expandable' Display
Samsung might be working on a new tablet with an expandable display. The South Korean tech giant has submitted a patent application that showcases a tablet shell with a flexible display that can be expanded along the same plane. Interestingly, the display can be expanded in two different directions independently, allowing users more control over th...
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Google Working on Android Feature That Auto Enables Airplane Mode During a Flight: Report
Google is reportedly working on a new Android feature that will help users automatically turn on Airplane mode during a flight. The technology is also said to come with some improved functionalities for Airplane mode. The company has filed a patent for the upcoming connected flight mode via World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).
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Apple Granted 'Spatial Composites' Patent, Could Develop Scratch Resistant iPhone: Details
Apple has been granted a patent that could lead to the creation of scratch resistant smartphones and mobile devices such as tablets. The company envisions a material that uses a combination of metal and ceramic to create a chassis that is resistant to abrasion.
-
Apple Secures Patent for Crack-Resistant Foldable Display Technology: Report
Apple has reportedly secured a patent for a crack-resistant foldable display technology from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). This latest patent is said to mention a unique cover layer for a foldable screen, which might be used on future iPhone, iPad, and Mac launches. This cover layer is also said to possess antireflection pr...
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Apple's Third Generation Pencil May Feature Sensor to Copy Texture, Colour From Surfaces: Report
Apple has reportedly filed a patent application with US Patent and Trademark Office that corresponds to a sensor technology that could be used on the company's next generation Apple Pencil, which will allow it to detect and copy colour and texture of an object's surface. This data could also be shared with a laptop wirelessly and used on drawing so...
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Apple Predicted to Launch a Foldable iPad in 2024 Before a Foldable iPhone: Report
The annual report from CCS Insights predicts that Apple might release a foldable iPad in 2024 before a foldable iPhone comes to the market. The firm believes that Apple might use this as an opportunity to breathe new life into the iPad.
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Apple Loses Second Bid to Challenge Qualcomm Patents at US Supreme Court
Apple lost the bid at the US Supreme Court to revive an effort to cancel three Qualcomm smartphone patents despite the settlement of the underlying dispute between the two tech giants. Apple was sued by Qualcomm in 2017.
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Apple, HTC, ZTE LTE-Capable Devices Didn’t Violate INVT’s Wireless Patents, US Appeals Court Says
A US appeals court found that smartphones, smart watches, tablets and other LTE-capable devices of Apple, HTC and ZTE did not infringe the INVT's patents. The three-judge Federal Circuit panel reportedly ruled that the tech companies don’t breach INVT patents about wireless technology.
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High Court Restrains Generic Pharma Firms From Making, Selling Patent Drug Of Novartis
The Delhi High Court has restrained various generic pharmaceutical companies from manufacturing or selling Valsartan and Sacubitril tablets, a combination to treat cardiovascular diseases, as it may amount to infringement of patent of pharma major
