Apple Patent Applications: Heartbeat Biometrics, Multidimensional Dashboard Widgets
A pair of interesting patent applications from Apple were published today by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office revealing concepts Apple engineers have been tossing around as they work to develop features for future products.
Apple Patent Applications: Heartbeat Biometrics, Multidimensional Dashboard Widgets
Apple Patent Applications: Heartbeat Biometrics, Multidimensional Dashboard Widgets
A survey of iPad buyers found that 44 percent would purchase the touchscreen device instead of a notebook, and 41 percent would not buy an iPod touch as a result of their tablet.
44% of iPad buyers view Apple's tablet as notebook replacement
44% of iPad buyers view Apple's tablet as notebook replacement
A survey of iPad buyers found that 44 percent would purchase the touchscreen device instead of a notebook, and 41 percent would not buy an iPod touch as a result of their tablet.
Sales of Apple iPad expected to cannibalize notebooks, iPod touch
Sales of Apple iPad expected to cannibalize notebooks, iPod touch
Do you want hemlock, or will a cyanide capsule do? That was Slashdot blogger Barbara Hudson's response to a question being debated in the Linux blogosphere in recent days. Specifically, is Apple or Microsoft worse for FOSS? Cupertino was the choice of Alastair Otter, the blogger who originally raised the question. Apple is an even bigger threat than Microsoft, he asserted.
Apple vs. Microsoft: Linux Bloggers Pick Their Poison
Apple vs. Microsoft: Linux Bloggers Pick Their Poison
A new embedded security method in a future iPhone could lock out unauthorized users who do not have an identified cardiac signal, measured through a heart sensor in the hardware.
Apple's future iPhones could recognize a user by their heartbeat
Apple's future iPhones could recognize a user by their heartbeat
Windows users have a lot of alternatives to the mainstream media players. However, Mac OS users are not so fortunate. Aside from a couple of minor exceptions, Mac OS is an iTunes-dominated platform. As such, it means support for portable media players that don't have an i at the beginning of their name is scarce.
Instinctiv's Slim, Smart, Sync-Friendly iTunes Alternative
Instinctiv's Slim, Smart, Sync-Friendly iTunes Alternative
Apple subsidiary Quattro Wireless is promoting a new Verification of iTunes Purchase feature as a competitive advantage enabling iPhone app developers to link to iTunes to obtain data on download conversion rates.
Apple ViP program to tie Quattro ads to iTunes app downloads
Apple ViP program to tie Quattro ads to iTunes app downloads
Potentially lending support to the rumored iPhone HD name, new evidence in the iPhone OS 4 SDK suggests the camera in Apple's next-generation handset could record 720p high-definition video.
Apple's next-gen iPhone could record 720p high-def video
Apple's next-gen iPhone could record 720p high-def video
Former secretary of labor Robert Reich, who served under Bill Clinton during the Microsoft monopoly trial, has published a high profile article castigating the Federal Trade Commissions' purported investigation of Apple.
Former labor secretary suggests FTC police banks rather than Apple
Former labor secretary suggests FTC police banks rather than Apple
In a survey of 23,400 online users conducted by ForeSee Results, based on the American Customer Satisfaction Index, Apple ranked first place among online computer and electronics retailers and fourth place overall.
Survey ranks Apple best online electronics retailer
Survey ranks Apple best online electronics retailer
Though overall retail sales in April were a mixed bag, consumer purchases of electronics grew 9.7 percent year-over-year, thanks in large part to the successful debut of Apple's iPad.
Apple's iPad launch helps April retail electronics sales grow 9.7%
Apple's iPad launch helps April retail electronics sales grow 9.7%
Kevin Lynch, Adobe's chief technology officer, compared the Web standards war between his company and Apple to the expansion of U.S. railroads in the 1800s, when different railways were incompatible with rival trains.
Adobe exec: Apple's fight against Flash is a 19th century tactic
Adobe exec: Apple's fight against Flash is a 19th century tactic
A rare relic from Apple's past surfaced this week, when a prototype Apple Interactive Television Box from 1995 -- a primitive device tested more than 10 years before the release of the Apple TV -- was sold on eBay for $46.
Prototype Apple TV predecessor from 1995 sells for $46 on eBay
Prototype Apple TV predecessor from 1995 sells for $46 on eBay
The U.S. Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission are reportedly discussing an antitrust probe of Apple. This was spurred by a complaint from Adobe, whose Flash technology has been barred from certain Apple products, according to a Bloomberg report. Whether or not the government will launch a probe is not yet certain.
Will the Feds Sour Apple's Juice
Will the Feds Sour Apple's Juice
Apple has issued a third beta release of the upcoming iPhone OS 4 firmware reference release to registered developers, although the initial update has been temporarily suspended to fix an installation issue. It fixes bugs and debuts new iPod playback and orientation lock features.
Apple releases iPhone OS 4 beta 3 with lock, iPod widget features
Apple releases iPhone OS 4 beta 3 with lock, iPod widget features
A company that filed a broad and extremely vague patent application for a mobile device with web features has filed suit against Apple, claiming the iPhone's general concept violates its intellectual property.
Apple's iPhone targeted by vaguely generic mobile patent
Apple's iPhone targeted by vaguely generic mobile patent
In a conversation with Fox Business News, business luminaries Bill Gates and Warren Buffett praised Apple's performance while talking about tablet technologies and presented an overall strong outlook for the American economy.
Bill Gates, Warren Buffett praise Apple, US economic outlook
Bill Gates, Warren Buffett praise Apple, US economic outlook
As Apple is rumored to be working on its own iTunes streaming music service through the acquisition of Lala, rival European service Spotify could beat Apple to the punch with a 2010 U.S. launch.
Spotify plotting US launch to compete with Apple's iTunes
Spotify plotting US launch to compete with Apple's iTunes
With Apple's new iPhone expected to launch in a matter of months, a new report alleges Foxconn will again assemble the device, while a new panel supplier will be added into the mix.
Potential component suppliers for Apple's fourth-gen iPhone named
Potential component suppliers for Apple's fourth-gen iPhone named
An updated iPhone with support for the Chinese national standard for Wi-Fi has received regulatory approval in China, while in the U.S. Apple was awarded a patent for ownership of the iPhone 3G and iPhone 3GS design.
Chinese iPhone gets Wi-Fi, Apple granted iPhone design patent
Chinese iPhone gets Wi-Fi, Apple granted iPhone design patent