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Battery saver: BlackBerry Patent app describes screen illuminated by ambient light: A new BlackBerry Patent application details a way for a you guessed it BlackBerry device to harness ambient light in order to illuminate the device to a degree and in a manner appropriate to the immediate surroundings. That would be ambient light, and...; Tags: Body, Panel, Device, Light, System, Section, Battery, RIM BlackBerry, LCD, App, Path, Embodiment, 14A, Backlighting, Collector Section, 12A, Lens 414, Russell Shaw; Blog posts 2007-08-30
From facts on Google-retrieved Web pages to historical graphs: A newly published Google Patent application entitled "Displaying Facts On A Linear Graph" appears to explain a method for extracting factual information from web pages retrieved via Google searches, and then organizing that info into tabular forms.So why would this technology be advantageous? A good argument for this is right...; Tags: Bill Clinton, Graph, User Interface, Timeline, Query, Module, Data, Collection, Fact, Information, Attribute, Icon, User, Object, Presentation Engine, Collection Module, Russell Shaw; Blog posts 2007-08-03
Browser-based spelling autocorrection described in Microsoft Patent app: Technology described in a newly published Microsoft Patent application would enable automated spell-checking of text entered by the user in a networked Web browser.The way I read this Patent's literature, an example of this functionality would be if, when you were accessing the Web through a network-connected broswer, the technology...; Tags: microsoft; Blog posts 2007-07-13
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...; Tags: News, BlackBerry Patents; Blog posts 2007-06-28
EXCLUSIVE WITH ART: Apple Patent app reveals all about forthcoming iPhone's form factor: An Apple patent application published Thursday reveals more about a forthcoming iPhone "form factor" (shape, controls, and related functionalities) than other pundits have seemed to realize to date.So glad then, that you have come here. For I will present a greater detail about the Patent app than you can get...; Tags: Apple iPhone, Apple Computer Inc., control element, embodiment, touch-surface, FIG; Blog posts 2007-05-12

New Blackberry patent could be filed under 'annoying': Russell Shaw flags a monstrous U.S. patent application by Research in Motion that outlines plans to bring a lot of autoformatting features to the Blackberry. File this patent under "annoying." While Russell notes RIMs patent is designed to...; Tags: RIM, Personal Technology, Mobile, General; Blog posts 2007-04-05

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US Capitol 3D (exe): Make an incredible tour to visit the most fascinating and famous building in the United States - the Capitol. Built on the Capitol Hill two centuries ago it's a real masterpiece of American architecture nowadays. With a white metal dome crowned with a statue of woman - a symbol of...; Tags: 3D, Lacombo; Software downloads 2008-07-03
Microsoft withrawls bid for Yahoo, Google wins: Microsoft withrawls bid for Yahoo, Google winsEven more embarassing than thatis that it should be "withdraws".A withdrawal is what a drug user experiences when he has no more of his addictive drug. Or is that what you meant ;-)Withrawls???Somebody please fix the headline for this article! It's embarrassing!THE INTERNET AND...; Tags: INTERNET, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Google Inc., withdrawal; Discussion threads 2008-05-04
Leapin' Linthicum!: Anyone who has seen Dave Linthicum in action at IT conferences knows this guy is one ball of fire. He entertains, cajoles, incites, and educates on the perils and possibilities of SOA and integration. Dave is also my SOA blogging counterpart over at InfoWorld, and a seasoned...; Tags: StrikeIron, SOA, Dave, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Web Services, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software, Joe McKendrick; Blog posts 2008-04-02
Nanotechnology-based chicken feed?: In order to keep healthy the 200 million chicken raised in South Carolina -- and the humans who ate them -- Clemson University researchers are using nanoparticles. They call this intelligent chicken feed. They have built 'nanoparticles that mimic the host cell surface and lock to targeted pathogens. The particles...; Tags: Clemson University, Professor, Patent, Nanoparticle, Tzeng, Nanotechnology, Healthcare, Emerging Technologies, Roland Piquepaille; Blog posts 2008-02-23
New Apple Patent app describes technology for personalized podcasts to iPhone, other devices: Technology described in a newly published Apple Patent application would let podcast viewers and listeners request personalized podcasts from podcast content creators whose podcasts they subscribe to. The Patent app is entitled, "Creation, Management and Delivery of Personalized Media Items." ...; Tags: Apple iPhone, Processor, Apple Inc., Patent App, Media Item, Data Storage Device, Podcasts, Internet, Russell Shaw; Blog posts 2008-02-21
Patent app points to touchscreen BlackBerry: A new BlackBerry Patent application published this morning strongly points to a touchscreen BlackBerry- similar to the touchscreen iPhone. It's also important to note that although most BlackBerry Patent applications are only published 18 months after they are filed, this one has only a four-month gap. These...; Tags: Touch Screen, Disclosure, Electrode, Voltage, RIM BlackBerry, LCD, Patent Abstract, Touchscreen Liquid-crystal Display, Pixel Element, Telecom & Utilities, Russell Shaw; Blog posts 2008-02-07
Move over, iPhone: touchscreen BlackBerry imminent, clues say: A new BlackBerry Patent application published this morning strongly points to a touchscreen BlackBerry- similar to the touchscreen iPhone. It's also important to note that although most BlackBerry Patent applications are only published 18 months after they are filed, this one has only...; Tags: Touch Screen, Apple iPhone, Disclosure, Electrode, Voltage, RIM BlackBerry, LCD, Patent Abstract, Touchscreen Liquid-crystal Display, Pixel Element, Telecom & Utilities, Russell Shaw; Blog posts 2008-02-07
Microsoft Patent App would add "trust system" to some cut-and-paste operations: There's a newly published Microsoft Patent application that - at least the way I read it- seems to both alter and add significant options to the way in which cut-and-paste is performed between various Windows-compatible documents and utilities. That's not to say you...; Tags: Word-processing, Application, Document, Portion, Paste, Managed Code, Internet Application, Microsoft Corp., Copy, Logic, Determination, FIG, Managed Code Environment, Word-processing Application, Application Domain, Internet, Russell Shaw; Blog posts 2008-01-31
BlackBerry patent app addresses "battery slump" monitoring, management issues: A new BlackBerry patent application published just yesterday would improve the ability of BlackBerry devices to read voltage levels. The patent app is entitled System and Method for Managing Battery Slump. As we often do when discussing patents, let's read the Abstract...; Tags: ADC Telecommunications Inc., Signal, Battery, Monitoring, Trigger, RIM BlackBerry, Transmission, Patent App, Abstract, PA, Battery Voltage, ADC 600, Engineering, Russell Shaw; Blog posts 2008-01-18
BlackBerry Patent app proposes Low memory manager for "graceful shutdown": When one of our devices crashes or shuts down because of memory issues, one of the last words we would ever use to describe the circumstances is "graceful." Yes, but graceful is indeed part of the title of a just-published BlackBerry Patent application...; Tags: Message, Application, Operating System, Memory, RIM BlackBerry, Exception, Computer, BlackBerry Patent App, Memory Manager, Abstract, Russell Shaw; Blog posts 2008-01-03
Ways to improve device backlighting described in new BlackBerry patent app: Technology described in a newly published BlackBerry Patent application would improve the quality of BlackBerry device backlighting by using "hot spot filters" to better managing overly "bright spots." The Patent app, 0070291507, is entitled, Method and Device To Improve Backlit Uniformity. ...; Tags: Method, Colour, Compensation, Hot Spot, Substrate, RIM BlackBerry, Image, LCD, Hot Spot Filter, Abstract, Monitors & Displays, Benefits, Hardware, Components, Human Resources, Russell Shaw; Blog posts 2007-12-20
If you hate Microsoft you'll really hate this: Patent app calls for "enforcing" ad playback within downloaded multimedia files: From my read of a Microsoft Patent application just published today, technology is being proposed that will make it impossible for users who download multimedia files to play these files unless advertising messages inserted within these files are viewed. In other words, no...; Tags: Playback, Multimedia, Advertisement, Media, Microsoft Corp., Insertion Engine, Playback Engine, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing, Russell Shaw; Blog posts 2007-12-20
Facebook's Orwellian customer service: It's well known that corporate culture and tone are set by top management. Many of my colleagues enjoy riffing on Oracle as being the embodiment of CEO Larry Ellison's variation of the Art of War. But I think even Larry would be appalled at the way Facebook behaves. ...; Tags: Facebook, Customer Service, Jon Swift, Scoble, Techmeme, E-mail, Public Relations, Product Marketing, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Biotechnology, Online Communications, Marketing, Corporate Communications, Enterprise Software, Software, Dennis Howlett; Blog posts 2007-11-01
BlackBerry Patent app would simplify searching for email with attachments: Ever go thru a list of incoming BlackBerry emails, repeatedly scrolling down until you find that message with the all-important attachment. Well, a new BlackBerry Patent application entitled System, Method and User Interface For Searching For Messages With Attachments On A Mobile Device...; Tags: Message, Attachment, RIM BlackBerry, E-mail, Handhelds, Online Communications, Hardware, Russell Shaw; Blog posts 2007-10-27