Apple plans mystery "product transition" before September's end During his quarterly financial results call, Apple's chief financial officer Peter Oppenheimer revealed that the company will make a key "product transition" that cuts back on its profit margins to help shut out rivals. Katie Marsal 17 years ago 735
New media patent filing puts Apple closer to touchscreen Macs A new patent filing by Apple illustrates the potential of future multi-touch Macs could allow a whole new suite of creative software, and even a whole desktop operating system, controlled simply through on-screen gestures. Katie Marsal 17 years ago 37
New Apple touch patents show body part sensing, fingernail input In what's considered the definitive overview of Apple's attempts to patent its multi-touch interface, a deluge of newly-public filings show Apple considering technology that hasn't yet been used in the iPhone or the Mac — including sensing the difference between body parts, explaining gestures through activities, and even responding differently to input from fingernails. Aidan Malley 17 years ago 17
Larger Apple multi-touch devices move beyond prototype stage There's a 50-50 chance that Apple will introduce new form factor multi-touch devices at its developers conference next week, ushering the company into the ultra-mobile computing space, one Wall Street analyst says. Slash Lane 18 years ago 91
Intel: Apple tablet comment simply untrue Intel Corp. today is scurrying to clean up a mess made by Germany's ZDNet on Wednesday when it reported that an Intel exec had confirmed the ongoing development of a iPhone-like tablet at Apple, a report which the chipmaker now claims is patently false. AppleInsider Staff 18 years ago 63
Intel exec vouches for Atom-based Apple Newton tablet - report A high ranking Intel executive is said to have made comments this week that corroborate reports of a Netwon-like mini-tablet under development at Apple, as originally revealed by AppleInsider last year. AppleInsider Staff 18 years ago 124
Apple hiring for Mac, iPhone handwriting; AirPort, Mac Pro updates Not content with its Inkwell technology, Apple has started a search for a handwriting recognition engineer to improve Mac OS X and, potentially, the iPhone. Also, the company has issued separate updates for AirPort Extreme on Tiger systems as well as newer Mac Pro workstations. Katie Marsal 18 years ago 17
Apple exploring dual-sided translucent touch-screen panels Yet another unique patent filing has surface on the part of iPhone maker Apple Inc., this time covering implementations of dual-sided, translucent touch-screens that could serve as the foundation for a flip-screen iPhone or hybrid notebook/tablet device. AppleInsider Staff 18 years ago 72
Suppliers hope Apple Newton pad boosts Flash orders With the price of NAND flash memory slumping below manufacturers' cost, Taiwanese suppliers are looking towards Apple's next big thing in hopes that it will help revitalize the market later this year. Slash Lane 18 years ago 106
Mega Apple filing details next-gen 'multi-touch input surface' The latest patent filing from Apple Inc. hints at a next-generation multi-touch 'surface' that would combine typing, pointing, scrolling, and handwriting capabilities into a single ergonomic design aimed at replacing traditional input devices such as the keyboard, mouse, and drawing tablet. AppleInsider Staff 18 years ago 88
Sources: Apple Newton-tablet not ripe for Macworld An initiative on the part of Apple Inc. to develop a modern day successor to its now defunct Newton handheld device is not expected to play a role in next week's Macworld Expo. AppleInsider Staff 18 years ago 160
Up next for Apple: the return of the Newton Apple Inc, which helped spawn the PDA market with its Newton MessagePad line in the early '90s, plans to give the concept another go with a modern day reincarnation of the old fan favorite based on the company's new mutli-touch technology, AppleInsider has learned. Kasper Jade 18 years ago 313
