Apple looks to do more with face detection, improved video chat
Additional filings pouring out of the United States Patent and Trademark Office this week reveal that Apple may be planning face-detection components for its Mac and iPhone operating systems, in addition to working on ways to netter the quality of video conferences conducted via iChat.
Apple looks to do more with face detection, improved video chat
Apple looks to do more with face detection, improved video chat
In an offbeat but somewhat fascinating article published by the Huffington Post this week, it's revealed that LSD inventor Albert Hofmann penned a letter to Steve Jobs shortly before his passing, in which he asked the Apple co-founder for help in transforming his problematic psychedelic into a "wonderchild."
Published: LSD inventor's letter to Apple CEO Steve Jobs
Published: LSD inventor's letter to Apple CEO Steve Jobs
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office published a several dozen Apple patent applications this morning, and Unwired View highlights one group of them primarily related to iPhone software. The patents cover object and facial recognition, messaging, an...
New Apple iPhone Patent Applications Surface: Object and Facial Recognition, Messaging, Voice Modulation
New Apple iPhone Patent Applications Surface: Object and Facial Recognition, Messaging, Voice Modulation
A half dozen new patent filings published this week from Apple detail various advancements that could find their way into future iPhones, such as a new "ID App" for identifying objects in a user's surroundings, an interface for managing outgoing voicemails, a method by which customers could receive new iPhones and iPod touches pre-populated with apps and media items they select, and more.
Apple filings detail ID app, other potential iPhone enhancements
Apple filings detail ID app, other potential iPhone enhancements
One of the more overlooked features of the new iPhone 3.0 is support for a new open standard for live video streaming over HTTP, which promises to open up standards-based video broadcasting to a wide audience while giving mobile users an optimized picture as they roam between WiFi and mobile networks.
Apple launches HTTP Live Streaming standard in iPhone 3.0
Apple launches HTTP Live Streaming standard in iPhone 3.0
Apple today released Safari 4.0.2, now available on Apple's Safari download page or through Software Update. According to the support document associated with the release, the update addresses two security vulnerabilities that could be exploited by ...
Apple Releases Safari 4.0.2
Apple Releases Safari 4.0.2
Apple and Google have had a warm relationship for years, but the unveiling of Chrome OS on Wednesday may leave Apple with no choice but to oust Google chief Eric Schmidt from its board due to a conflict of interest.
Chrome OS may push Google CEO off of Apple's board
Chrome OS may push Google CEO off of Apple's board
Bloomberg reports that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is continuing to investigate Apple's disclosures regarding Steve Jobs' health during the early January period leading up to the announcement that Jobs would be taking a six-month medi...
Apple's Disclosures Regarding Jobs' Health Remain Under Scrutiny by SEC
Apple's Disclosures Regarding Jobs' Health Remain Under Scrutiny by SEC
The United States Security and Exchange Commission is still reviewing disclosures made by Apple earlier this year to determine whether the company knowingly withheld material information from shareholders about the health of its chief executive.
SEC still reviewing Apple's disclosures on Steve Jobs' health
SEC still reviewing Apple's disclosures on Steve Jobs' health
PinchMedia announced that they had started detecting the iPod 3,1 version number in their analytics reporting from App Store applications. The details are as follows:
Next Generation 3,1 iPod Model Detected in Logs
Next Generation 3,1 iPod Model Detected in Logs
Proof of a major update to the iPod touch has solidified with online stats now showing a mystery iPod 3,1 device using apps.
Third-gen iPod touch tracked in online logs
Third-gen iPod touch tracked in online logs
According to sources familiar with Apple's plans, the company will drop deployment support for its WebObjects web application server in Mac OS X Snow Leopard Server later this year.
Apple to drop WebObjects in Snow Leopard Server
Apple to drop WebObjects in Snow Leopard Server
Apple's plans for a $1 billion server farm in North Carolina has been officially announced.
Apple to Build $1 Billion Server Farm in NC
Apple to Build $1 Billion Server Farm in NC
Apple's App Store celebrates its first birthday this week. Meanwhile, the company's investment in rural North Carolina could conceivably double to $2 billion in the coming years. And a new lawsuit claims that iPods, as well as Wiis and PSPs, tread on patented technology.
Apple: App Store turns 1; NC server farm investment; new lawsuit
Apple: App Store turns 1; NC server farm investment; new lawsuit
Apple's newly-coined 13-inch MacBook Pros appear to be off to a hot start, with the company reportedly having difficulty keeping some of the new models in stock as it enters the heart of the back-to-school buying season.
Demand for Apple's 13" MacBook Pro may be outpacing supply
Demand for Apple's 13" MacBook Pro may be outpacing supply
Apple as early as this afternoon is expected to announce that it has chosen the town of Maiden in North Carolina's Catawba County as the site where it plans to build a $1 billion data center to support its booming online media businesses.
Apple set to select Maiden, NC as site of $1B server farm
Apple set to select Maiden, NC as site of $1B server farm
Arlington County police are still looking for the armed suspect who shot and seriously wounded an Apple employee at the Apple Store Clarendon this past friday and have released a pair of surveillance videos to the public that could aid their search.
Police release surveillance videos of Apple Store shooting suspect
Police release surveillance videos of Apple Store shooting suspect
In a brief note, DigiTimes reports that Taiwanese firm Foxlink is currently developing micro projectors for use in mobile phones, with Apple being one of the companies expected to launch devices with built-in projectors later this year. The projecto...
Apple to Add Micro Projectors to iPhone and iPod Touch
Apple to Add Micro Projectors to iPhone and iPod Touch
With all of Apple's spring product offerings now on the market, attention is shifting towards the company's fall iPod launches, which are widely expected to include the first models that will dual as pocket-sized digital cameras.
Apple procuring video camera modules for nex-gen iPod touch
Apple procuring video camera modules for nex-gen iPod touch
MobileMe web applications have received another facelift, with new features including a revised iDisk module that enables easy file sharing using a system Apple first debuted with its iWork.com experiment at Macworld Expo.
Apple revamps MobileMe iDisk features
Apple revamps MobileMe iDisk features