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Apple patent application for RF module

Apple patent application for RF moduleMini cloud computingI was just thinking about cloud computing in a micro-setting. Right now PCs are the all-in one machines. That's what makes them problematic in many ways (at least from my perspective as an independent computer consultant who does a lot of "help desk"...

Tags: cloud computing, Apple Patent application, Apple Patent, patent application, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-10-30

(Gallery: 10 Apple patents to watch )

(Gallery: 10 Apple patents to watch )not so far fetchedthe capslock key on the MacBook has an led which turns on an off to let you know the capslock state. the PC keyboards with similar features put those LED's across the top of the keyboard. IMO, the MacBook...

Tags: Notebooks, Keyboards, Tablets, Apple MacBook, Apple Patent, Gallery, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-10-30

EXCLUSIVE: Apple Patent app describes way for users to resize icons

EXCLUSIVE: Apple Patent app describes way for users to resize iconsWhy it is possible to patent such simple things?Why it is possible to patent such simple things? I just do not get it. Such simple patents do not help innovation in any way. Anyone can think of this and only...

Tags: patent, Apple Patent, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2007-09-06

Apple Patent app reveals iPhone-compatible Multi-Touch Gesture Dictionary

Apple Patent app reveals iPhone-compatible Multi-Touch Gesture DictionaryNon_Zealot already has somefinger gestures for Apple. Multi language - a single digit for the US version and two digits for the UK version.Unfortunately he can't get a patent for them because of prior art. :)Amazing !The read was hilarious ....

Tags: Apple Inc., Multi-Touch Gesture Dictionary, Apple patent app, patent, UPC Code, Apple Patent, Apple iPhone

Discussion threads 2007-08-03

Apple patent describes music metadeta wireless transfer to iPod, iPhone

Technology described in a newly published Apple Patent application appears to describe the wireless transfer of metadata about music files played or stored on desktop or notebook computers to a portable music player such as an iPod or an iPhone.That's at least the way the Patent application entitled Portable media...

Tags: Apple

Blog posts 2007-07-19

Did Apple paranoia scare off Morgan report about Nano iPhone?

This could be one of my sideways-thinking hunches, but follow along with me here.First, the blogosphere pantingly follows along with a Reuters story tying to a JP Morgan report by Taiwan-based analyst Kevin Chang. Taiwan, incidentally, is a center for mobile device chip making, so analysts there might be presumed...

Tags: Apple

Blog posts 2007-07-11

Number 2 Most-Read Post in 2006: iPod podcast menus, navigation depicted in new Apple patent app

Well, were almost to #1.Checking our server logs for 2006, we find that our second-most read post on this blog in 2006 has been iPod podcast menus, navigation depicted in new Apple patent app.This one caused quite a stir. In fact, it was our #1 most commented-on post this...

Tags: Podcasts, Apple Computer Inc., Apple Patent, podcast, Apple iPod

Blog posts 2006-12-26

Virtual keyboard tops Apple patent requests

Virtual keyboard tops Apple patent requestsApple up to sumtin!I love these peeps!Virtual Keyboard tops Apple's PatentNice article however this has already been reported on by Neo at Macsimum News. Your report is a bit of a rip-off. A bit shameful that no credit was given to the original...

Tags: Keyboards, Apple Inc., Virtual Keyboard, Apple Patent

Discussion threads 2006-04-28

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A 1968 computer demo that changed people's lives

Can a computer demo change people's lives? I've seen plenty in my time but none that moved me in any significant way. Yet 40 years ago, Doug Engelbart gave a demo that did change people's lives and changed the entire course of computer systems development. On Monday...

Tags: Mr., Collective Intelligence, Computer, Demo, Productivity, Tom Foremski

Blog posts 2008-12-02

Netbooks dominate Cyber Monday sales

Netbooks dominated the Computers & PC hardware bestsellers list on Amazon this Cyber Monday, the biggest online shopping day of the year in the U.S. Netbooks FTW! Chalk it up to a small form factor (7-10 in., about 3 lbs.) and an even smaller...

Tags: Monitor, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Sales, LCD, MSI, Monitors & Displays, Notebooks, Hardware, Components, Notebooks & Tablets, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2008-12-02

iPhone clouds true Smartphone snapshot

Can Apple, specifically its iPhone, save an entire industry? The iPhone - now ranked the second most popular smartphone - saw strong enough adoption in the quarter ending Sept. 30 to mask the sluggishness of the overall smartphone market this past summer, according to a report by...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Research In Motion Ltd., Smart Phone, Smartphone, Smart Phones, Cellular Phones, Handhelds, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2008-12-02

Why Amazon needs Kindle 2.0

Kindle-mania has arrived this holiday season -- but will it stay for good? In a recent article on Forbes.com, Andy Greenberg writes that Amazon's next e-reader won't be a game-changer, but it will keep killing the competition -- and that's why Amazon needn't upgrade its fabled gadget....

Tags: Sony Corp., Apple iPod, Amazon.com Inc., Kindle-mania, Greenberg, Kindle, Digital Music, Digital Media, Wireless, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2008-12-02

Apple Confuses Speech with a DMCA Violation

Apple recently sent a "cease and desist" email to bluwiki demanding the removal of postings by users who are trying to figure out how to write software that can sync media to the latest versions of the iPhone and iPod touch. According to the EFF: Apple doesn't...

Tags: Apple iPod, DMCA, Apple Inc., Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Jason D. O\'Grady

Blog posts 2008-12-02

Who put the 'crap' in 'Crapintosh'?

Zack Whittaker has taken a few days off to "get his head together", so in the meantime his best friend, Elliot Harrison, has stepped up to the firing squad to cover this week. The hate campaign certain Windows users have against Macintosh users must ...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Zack Whittaker, Desktops, Hardware

Blog posts 2008-12-02

News to know: Apple and anti-virus; Vista SP2; Kumo; Palm; Linux

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Christopher Dawson: Just what does it take to switch to desktop Linux (part 2)? Ryan Naraine: Apple: Mac users should run multiple anti-virus Breaking...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Nokia Corp., Antivirus, Service Pack 2, Palm Inc., Microsoft Windows Vista, Apple Inc., SOA, Microsoft Corp., Linux, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2, Open Source, UNIX, Operating Systems, Security, Viruses And Worms, Software, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-12-02

Apple adds DMCA charge to Psystar suit

It appears that Apple is trying to put the final nail in Psystar's coffin, asking the court to accept an amended complaint against the Mac clone maker to add a charge of violation of the Digital Millenium Copyright Act to a long list of allegations, including trademark infringement, breach of...

Tags: Complaint, DMCA, Apple Inc., Psystar, Apple Mac OS X, Productivity, Operating Systems, Digital Media, Software, Apple Mac OS, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2008-12-01

Apple iPhone customers gain free VPN service

AnchorFree, the maker of the Hotspot Shield virtual private network VPN service for Mac and Windows laptops, recently released a service for the iPhone. by David Morgenstern

Tags: Apple iPhone, HotSpot, Apple Inc., VPNs, Network Security, Networking, Telecommunications, Security, Wireless, David Morgenstern

Blog posts 2008-12-01

Apple hits Psystar with DMCA charges

Court papers reveal that the day before Thanksgiving Apple added new charges to the five-month old federal lawsuit against mac-clone maker Psystar. The new charges claim that Psystar, along with ten John Does, violated the Digital Millennium Copyright Act DMCA by bypassing copy-protection mechanisms used by Apple to protect Mac...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, DMCA, Apple Inc., Psystar, Copyrighted Works, Defendant, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Mac OS, Operating Systems, Desktops, Software, Hardware, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Blog posts 2008-12-01

Apple: Mac users should run multiple anti-virus

One of Apple's better Mac vs PC ads features a strong message that Windows computers are a magnet for viruses malware but Macs are automatically protected.  As PC "ah-choos" his way through an infection, Mac offers a tissue and smugly infers that he's immune to the...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Antivirus, Malware, Apple Inc., Virus, Cyberthreats, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Viruses And Worms, Security, Desktops, Hardware, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2008-12-01

Apple, Mozilla gain ground on Microsoft for Web traffic

When it comes to surfing the Web, a growing number of people used Macs, instead of a Windows computer, as well as browsers other than Microsoft's Internet Explorer in the month of November. According to a survey by NetApplications reported on Fortune's Apple 2.0 blog, the number...

Tags: Web, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Web Browser, Mozilla Corp., NetApplications, Web Browsers, Internet, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2008-12-01