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BlackBerry Patent app describes tethered BlackBerry user alarms

A newly published BlackBerry Patent application describes technology that would wirelessly tether one BlackBerry to another- and would devise a way for the first BlackBerry to "alert" the second if it is disabled somehow.The Patent application is entitled, Plural wirelessly connected devices with user alarm if wireless connection is lost...

Tags: Security, News, BlackBerry Patents

Blog posts 2007-07-19

BlackBerry Patent app enables custom fonts

Technology described in a newly published BlackBerry Patent application would allow for customized fonts created outside the BlackBerry device environment to be exported into the device for use as text fonts.The Patent app is entitled, Method of Rendering Text on an Output Device.We can obtain a basic idea of the...

Tags: Uncategorized, BlackBerry Patents

Blog posts 2007-07-07

BlackBerry Patent app would dim unviewed portion of display screen

Technology described in a fascinating IMHO newly published BlackBerry Patent application would seek to preserve battery life by darkening the BlackBerry display screen for portions of a view outside the "area of interest."The all-caps title of this Patent app is METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REDUCING POWER CONSUMPTION IN A DISPLAY...

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Blog posts 2007-06-28

BlackBerry patent app would free up more space for viewscreen

A newly published BlackBerry Patent application offers technology that would allow users to either "increase" or decrease" the amount of space occupied by the BlackBerry keypad.This option is being positioned as one that would allow more space to be occupied by the view screen.For example, if you were browsing the...

Tags: BlackBerry Patents, News

Blog posts 2007-06-14

New BlackBerry Patent app would use keystroke "arbitration" technology to flag,fix typos

Typos are common experiences of BlackBerry users. After all, the keys are small, and many of us type fast and with a sense of urgency as well.Many of these typos, then, happen because of the limitations of BlackBerry keyboards. The keys are close together- a reality that doesn't play well...

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Blog posts 2007-06-07

BlackBerry patent app describes Bluetooth headsets with less interference vulnerability

A newly published BlackBerry Patent application calls for a Bluetooth headset with less vulnerability to RF electromagnetic interference.The Patent app is entitled: Wireless headset having improved RF immunity to RF electromagnetic interference produced from a mobile wireless communications device.A read of the Abstract gets us in the ballpark in terms...

Tags: BlackBerry hardware, BlackBerry Patents

Blog posts 2007-05-31

BlackBerry patent app describes keys lit as they are tapped

Just published this morning, a new BlackBerry Patent application describes technology that would light individual keys on a BlackBerry keyboard when the user taps that key.The Patent app bears a surprisingly generic title: Keyboard for mobile communication device. Only when we read the Abstract and then Figure 2 with its...

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Blog posts 2007-05-24

BlackBerry Patent app would automate adding Contact physical address info to Address Books

Technology in a BlackBerry Patent application published just this morning would extract physical address information from incoming BlackBerry emails, and then automatically add that information to profiles of individuals already in the user's BlackBerry Address Book.The Abstract for the Patent app entitled "Method and system for updating a BlackBerry address...

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Blog posts 2007-05-17

BlackBerry patent would enable "merged images" in BlackBerry browser

A newly published BlackBerry Patent application introduces "image-stitching" technology that would enable merging of several images associated with a Web page to display these images within a merged image file.The advantages of this technology would be greater ease of displaying multiple images in one view, as well as quicker...

Tags: Uncategorized, BlackBerry Patents

Blog posts 2007-04-29

BlackBerry patent would save battery life by adding ambient light as screen backlight source

Technology in a newly published BlackBerry patent application specifies a device that would supplement its self-generated backlighting system by collecting light from the surrounding area.In other words, a BlackBerry enabled in this manner would have backlit screen run by a combination of nternal power, as well as surrounding area...

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Blog posts 2007-04-26

EXCLUSIVE: Major new BlackBerry Patent app simplifies task-key association

A major new BlackBerry Patent application would greatly simplify the association between certain tasks and the keys on a BlackBerry keypad.Title of the Patent app: DEVICE, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR INFORMING USERS OF FUNCTIONS AND CHARACTERS ASSOCIATED WITH TELEPHONE KEYS.I am not shouting:all-caps is Research In Motions.The Patent Abstract...

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Blog posts 2007-04-12

Major new BlackBerry Patent app: Auto-capitalization, Auto-punctuation, many more usability features

As BlackBerry patent applications go, this is a big one. And you are getting it here, first.So big that only a few hints about whats enabled here are contained in the Patent Abstract for an application published just this morning and entitled, "HAND-HELD ELECTRONIC DEVICE." And the all-caps were...

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Blog posts 2007-04-05

BlackBerry patent app would streamline conference call connections

BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion has applied for a patent that would significantly ease BlackBerry owners use of their devices to connect to audio conference calls.The app is entitled, "System and method for connecting to an audio conference service using a mobile communications device." Ive just linked you to it.Although...

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Blog posts 2007-03-01

BlackBerry patent would ease the pain of connections with peripheral devices

Published just last week, a new BlackBerry patent application would greatly ease connections between a BlackBerry and other devices.The patent app is named "Universal peripheral connector." Ive just linked you to the app as published on the website of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. And thats a...

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Blog posts 2007-02-22

BlackBerry patent would ease content transfer from other mobile devices

Yesterday, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office website posted a new Patent application by BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion that would ease transfer of content between a BlackBerry and another portable device in a vehicle.In other words, if and when this technology comes to market, you might be able to...

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Blog posts 2007-02-16

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How the cordless Powermat charging system took my iPod touch hostage [review]

Unnecessary..... POS if you ask me!Cordless charging will work only whenit will be standardized and built into the various devices.what about solar-charging wireless?i've heard it was on the drawing boards...has anyone refined this 'green tech' to the point where it can be relied on?Oh, well... The transformer is such an...

Tags: Smart phones, hostage, iPod touch hostage, cordless Powermat, Powermat, Apple iPod Touch, Apple iPod, phone

Discussion threads 2009-10-16

Court reverses Microsoft patent-infringement ruling

Maybe there is hope for the patent system yet.Just hope is all.But....We ALL know they were bribed.... Lol.Since when was MS's activation technology taken to court? They're sued for anything nowadays it seems like. Milking the cash cow I presume?The patent system is fineOn the whole, the patent system...

Tags: Linux, Operating systems, Microsoft Corp., patent, patent system, patent infringement, Unix, software

Discussion threads 2009-09-30

Could Microsoft fix Windows Mobile by buying Palm?

Nokia remain the strongest by far."The platforms in the strongest position are the Apple iPhone and RIM?s BlackBerry."Ex-US sales don't back that up I'm afraid. Nokia still dominate despite being behind technologically in terms of interface. With the release of the N900 and the X series this will...

Tags: Mobile operating systems, Operating systems, Handhelds, PDAs, Mobile applications, default control, Palm Web OS, Palm Inc., Microsoft Windows Mobile, Microsoft Corp., WinMo, Nokia Corp., Microsoft Windows, mobile

Discussion threads 2009-09-28

What do you want to know about the Zune HD?

MCE & Zune 4.0It would be really great to know if the new Zune software will sync with Windows Media Center. In previous versions, any playlists, album art, etc. would not show up in Windows Media Center. I figured when I ditched my iPod for a Zune that...

Tags: Media Center PCs, Digital media, Web browsers, Performance management, Digital music, Advertising & Promotion, Microsoft Zune, Media Center PC, Zune HD, Microsoft Windows Media Center, Windows Media, performance

Discussion threads 2009-09-15

News to know: Apple; AT&T; Google Books; Palm Pixi; Verizon; Best Buy-Microsoft

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage. Sam Diaz: Live blog from Apple's "It's only Rock n Roll" event Apple afterthoughts: The real news is what...

Tags: Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Apple iPod, Palm Inc., Verizon Communications Inc., Andrew Nusca, Mary Jo Foley, AT&T Corp., Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Sam Diaz, Linux, Digital Music, Digital Media, Government, Operating Systems, Software, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics

Blog posts 2009-09-10