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Sony Files Patent for Stereoscopic Screen, Enabling Two Players on One Display

Tuesday, July 20th, 2010

Sony recently applied for a rather strange patent related to video game demos and the way they limit users, but now they've filed for an actually interesting-looking new idea, under the name of "Stereoscopic Screen Sharing Method and Apparatus Patent". This, coupled with another patent by the same company related to 3D glasses/screens, will lead to a very interesting breakthrough ...

HP webOS-Running Tablet PC’s Name Revealed As “PalmPad” In Patent Application

Tuesday, July 20th, 2010

The webOS-based tablet device to be launched by HP, after its acquisition of Palm Inc earlier this year, will be called “PalmPad”, according to a USPTO trademark application filed by the company on July 9. HP was earlier rumored to be working on a tablet running on the webOS platform, which was then rumored to be called “Hurricane”. However, it is ...

The Awakening: Microsoft Claiming Google Android Infringes on its Patents

Wednesday, April 28th, 2010

There cannot be a better description for the word 'awakening' other than the way Microsoft has realized that Google open source platform Android infringes its patents. August 28, 2008 is when the Android was created and two months later, it was ready to use for the public. A year and a half has passed since the day and it is ...

Apple Getting Ready to Sue HTC Over Phone Patent Infringements

Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010

Apple seem to have gone on quite the crusade there. It's only been a few months after they attacked Nokia with lawsuits over 13 of their phone patents, and now they're at it again, this time getting ready to sue HTC for the very same reasons.

Next-gen iPhone may get Camera-based Finger-swiping gesture controls.

Saturday, February 27th, 2010

Patent applications are frequently one of the biggest sources of rumors in the technology industry. On Feb 25,2010, the US Patent & Trademark Office published one such patent application by Apple that has helped fuel more rumors about the upcoming next generation iPhone, the iPhone 4G. The patent involves a new concept in which the user can control their incoming ...

Microsoft and Amazon Sign a Patent Deal

Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010

Amazon and Microsoft have recently revealed that they are entering a patent cross-licensing deal. The details of the deal aren't disclosed, though it's known that it involves Amazon paying Microsoft a certain sum of money.

Flexible Displays patent filing from Nokia hints at a trendy future

Tuesday, January 19th, 2010

Nokia just like all the other cell phone manufacturers has lost the Smartphone war to Apple and the way to claw back into competition is to design some chic models that can do a lot more than the present day options. It seems Nokia is trying hard and an evidence of the fact is the latest patent application titled-User, Interface ...

Apple Patent Technology to Control Your Computer with Your Head

Thursday, December 17th, 2009

Apple have just patented yet another invention. This one allows you to control your computer "hands-free" - that is, by moving your head. If it sounds weird, a look at the picture above should give you a vague idea of the concept - the device translates your head's movements into a computer-simulated 3D space, creating a sort of virtual reality ...