Mobiles reviews - patent application

Apple looking to infinite iPhone and iPhone 3G storage capacity - Stream media from desktop iTunes library

Thu, 07 Aug 2008 21:37:44 +0000

The iPhone and iPhone 3G have been and are offered with storage capacities of 16GB at most. While many will find the 16GB is more than enough to store all their music, pictures, emails, and a good chunk of their video library, there are those out there with media libraries that can easily eclipse the [...]

Apple patent application for solar-powered LCD panels hints at greener future

Mon, 26 May 2008 21:31:09 +0000

Solar power is the cleanest energy source available. The energy from the sun doesn't need to be processed or packaged, and it's available in essentially unlimited supply. So, it makes sense that solar-power is making its way into the mobile space. Now, we've seen solar-powered handsets and portable battery chargers in the past, and Apple's latest [...]

New Apple patent application renews speculation for location-based iPhone data networks

Fri, 16 May 2008 01:54:31 +0000

Remember that Apple patent application that hinted at the Cupertino-based fruit-company working with Starbucks? Right, well it's looking ever more likely that Apple will come through with a location-based solution allowing iPhone owners to interact with their surroundings. The previous patent application surfaced in December. The USPTO documentation outlined a method by which iPhone users could [...]

Apple patent application for universal instant messaging application on iPhone

Tue, 22 Apr 2008 17:59:10 +0000

There are a handful of features missing from the first-generation iPhone. There's no doubt about that. But, the iPhone's success despite lacking key features (depending on who you ask) like MMS, video recording, and a built-in, native instant messaging client is testament to the iPhone's appeal. The lack of features on the current iPhone doesn't necessarily [...]

Apple patent application details light-weight laser-based head mounted display

Fri, 18 Apr 2008 20:46:33 +0000

Head-mounted displays are nothing new, and neither is the prospect of displaying content from a mobile phone or other mobile device at nose-distance. But, Apple's newest patent application to go public details plans for a laser-based head mounted display that lightens the load by separating the "laser engine" from the goggle-like head mounted display. "A user [...]

HTC patent application shows off unique dual-slider

Sat, 15 Mar 2008 23:00:33 +0000

Dual-sliders are great and all, but the price we pay for the convenience of having both a numeric keypad and QWERTY keyboard is usually a considerable amount of bulk. Even HTC is guilty of adding a bit of heft in the name of convenience. But, that could all change if our favorite Taiwanese WinMo manufacturer [...]

RIM wants to secure BlackBerry camera with a lock and key

Tue, 11 Mar 2008 19:42:49 +0000

Research In Motion is all about getting its BlackBerry smartphones distributed for fleet-use in enterprise environments. Unfortunately, that means that corporate users will have to opt for the camera-less BlackBerry 8800 series. It would be a bad day to have corporate secrets walk out the door inside some cameraphone's flash memory. On the one hand, nixing [...]

Sony Ericsson touchscreen patent application details reconfigurable display based on orientation

Sun, 09 Mar 2008 00:06:34 +0000

The USPTO must be busy these days. With every tech company jockeying to secure legal rights to anything resembling an idea, it's a wonder how the truly deserving and innovative ideas ever get issued a patent. Nevertheless, Sony Ericsson has filed for yet another display patent. This time, the patent application, entitled "Orientation based multiple mode [...]