Future MagSafe could transmit data and authenticate users through peripherals
Apple has been researching ways to advance MagSafe to carry data wirelessly, plus how to recognize and authenticate accessories when they are plugged in.
Apple has been researching ways to advance MagSafe to carry data wirelessly, plus how to recognize and authenticate accessories when they are plugged in.
Apple has been researching how to make a small, wearable loudspeaker that would use beamformed audio to make it clearly audible to the wearer, yet not disturb anyone else.
Apple has filed another patent infringement lawsuit against AliveCor, one that declares itself to be the "pioneering innovator" that created the Apple Watch ECG technology AliveCor uses.
Apple is researching how a future iPhone can save power by automatically pausing playback when you're not paying attention to media.
There's got to be a better way to find the right Apple Watch band size for your wrist than trying out countless ones, or printing out paper guides — and Apple thinks it has the answer.
Following a ban of 5G-equipped iPhones and iPads in Colombia, Apple has fought back against Ericsson in its 5G patent infringement row by filing its first ever lawsuit over what it claims should be treated as essential ones to global standards.
Apple has always gone for the minimalist look in anything it makes, and now new documentation suggests it wants to do away with unsightly zippers, clasps, and fasteners and use magnets instead.
Apple has been hit with a lawsuit alleging that its AirPods infringe on a pair of patents owned by an obscure Texas LLC that cover wireless earpiece and wearable device technology.
The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear an Apple bid to revive an effort to invalidate a pair of Qualcomm patents, despite the settlement between the two companies.
One patent doesn't prove Apple is making a device, but a whole series of them suggests we really could see a MacBook Pro you can wirelessly charge your iPhone on, while you sketch with your finger.
Apple is continuing to research fine details of just how smart an Apple Ring could be, and what use could be made of one for Apple AR.
Apple is continuing to research how to have the iPad-centric Apple Pencil do the work of the old Touch Bar on the surface of a future MacBook Pro.
Apple has been researching how to fit a camera lens into an Apple Watch, and one proposal is to make it part of the familiar Digital Crown.
You're using your iPhone and Mac, plus you're wearing your Apple Watch — but Apple wants future devices to know which you're concentrating on right now and deliver notifications to that active one, instead of everything.
Apple's attempt to get a new trial against wireless patent holding firm PanOptis has been rejected, meaning the firm will have to pay out $300 million in damages.
Newly revealed research shows that Apple is investigating how to keep iPhone sensors working accurately while protected from high water pressure, or low air pressure.
Apple is investigating how an Apple Car could interpret voice commands with an outgrowth of Siri technology, automatically decide where best to drive the user in response, and then ask for more details about where to park.
Even as Apple released its distinctive Magic Keyboard for iPad Pro, the company was also researching a more Microsoft Surface-like traditional keyboard arrangement.
Apple Arcade games could be played in the future by using console-like game controllers that magnetically snap on to the sides of an iPhone or iPad.
Apple is still not making wedding rings that spy on your spouse, but it is continuing to research specific uses of "finger-wearable input assemblies."
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