Apple and the 8,368,654 patent: where does it fit?
Over the last few days I have read articles about Apple’s 5,368,654 (’654) patent on cnet, Forbes and AppleInsider. Patents assigned to Apple seem to get attention. AppleInsider’s coverage was a day...
View Articlethe iRing, iWatch and apple rumour mill
The Apple rumour mill has not been all that exciting lately. A bit of mini-this and a bit of inexpensive-that, but nothing really “out there”, nothing on which one can spend some cycles. At least...
View ArticleApple’s A5 version 2 after seeing the A5 version 3
There were a number of threads I did not have time nor space to fully pursue in my recent EETimes article (“the article”) on the A5_3. The first was the question: was the Apple TV overpowered with the...
View Articleapple’s hybrid notebook or “wireless display for electronic devices”
It might actually be an illness. Maybe one named titleclickia or something like that. It would be defined as the uncontrollable clicking on a link based on the title. In extreme cases the afflicted...
View ArticleUS20130154031, apple, authentec and sylvester the cat
There is continued chatter around the possible appearance of a fingerprint sensor of some sort in the next iPhone, which at the moment is known as iPhone 5s. With this as the one sentence background...
View Articlebefore getting to US8,485,245 …
In preparing a post on US8,485,245, i.e. the ‘245 patent, I went along a trail of articles that popped up just after its publication on July 16th. One from Mashable , “the article”, stood out from the...
View ArticleWhat is disclosed in US8,485,245?
In the “pre” installment of this thread I briefly thought about one of the articles published since US8,485,245 (the ‘245 patent) issued on July 16th. Of all the coverage out there, and beyond...
View Articlewhat will apple do with passif?
On one level it seems this title is too simplistic. On another level it might be said that the question has already been answered. Surely, since the Passif acquisition came to light the other week...
View Articleapple and the ahrendts hire – think laterally not literally
Towards the end of last week I was quoted on Yahoo Finance in an article about future iPhone updates. Thinking a bit, I was brought to the Angela Ahrendts hire and made the comment; “The Ahrendts hire...
View Articlewarhol’s 15 minutes and another apple patent application
Apple’s “Power Management Systems for Accepting Adapter and Solar Power in Electronic Devices” patent application was published as US2013/0290743 (the ‘743 application) last week. Of course the usual...
View Articleapple, the metallurgy company
I am not sure if Apple lists metallurgy in any trademark “field” description, but they are active in the area. Take last week for example. Five of the Apple assigned patent applications published by...
View Articlesapphire – the gem stone in apple’s eye
Yesterday saw coverage of another published Apple patent application. In this case it was US2014/0023430 i.e. “Attachment Techniques”. The ‘430 application, as I will call it, is a rather short...
View ArticleApple’s A8, what the A7 told us
We are now less than one week away from Apple’s September 9th Keynote and the widely rumoured launch of the iPhone 6. Of particular interest at ned will be the likely introduction of the A8. Yes,...
View Articleapple: well that was all very odd
I do not know if it was just me, but the Apple Event yesterday seemed a bit odd. I got the sort of queasy feeling when someone tries hard to be approachable and funny, but it doesn’t really work....
View Articlepatents and investing
They are common headlines; “Company X has Y patents” or “Patent A was issued today to Company B”. But, what is their significance? Does the author of a press release with such a headline or an...
View Articlebefore getting to US8,485,245 …
In preparing a post on US8,485,245, i.e. the ‘245 patent, I went along a trail of articles that popped up just after its publication on July 16th. One from Mashable , “the article”, stood out from the...
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What is disclosed in US8,485,245?
In their coverage gizmodo makes a few wonky statements, including “…it’s easier to make (no quick cooling required)…”. In reality any formation process for a BMG requires a very high cooling rate to...
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what will apple do with passif?
Much of it has drawn a link between Passif and the iWatch, as this mythical creature has been dubbed. Here is but one example from the second round of articles. But, is it really as simple as has been...
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apple and the ahrendts hire – think laterally not literally
Towards the end of last week I was quoted on Yahoo Finance in an article about future iPhone updates. Thinking a bit, I was brought to the Angela Ahrendts hire and made the comment; “The Ahrendts hire...
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warhol’s 15 minutes and another apple patent application
Apple’s “Power Management Systems for Accepting Adapter and Solar Power in Electronic Devices” patent application was published as US2013/0290743 (the ‘743 application) last week. Of course the usual...
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