A future iPhone could have an expanding screen, if Apple's research on how to make sliding sections within the smartphone's body support a flexible display pans out.
A future iPhone or iPad may provide users with more touch-centric haptic feedback, by using electrostatic layers to create points of friction on the display that a user could sense with their finger.
Apple is researching several types of 3D floor-mapping systems that could integrate with a head-mounted device like a virtual reality headset or "Apple Glass."
Apple is looking to add Apple AR technology to the Measure app on iPhone, making it more accurate and automatically annotating objects with their measurements.
An Ohio-based company is suing Apple for selling smart water bottles that connect to smartwatches like an Apple Watch, allegedly infringing on two patents covering similar technology.
Apple's ongoing research into embedding sensors into iPhone displays may not just mean the removal of the Face ID notch, but it could bring back Touch ID too.
New research shows Apple is not only working to add LiDAR to "Apple Car" and its augmented reality efforts, but also how to make devices utilize the image data faster.
Apple is continuing to develop technology for a folded camera system that could enable the use of more varied focal lengths and reduce the camera bump on a future iPhones while maintaining image quality.
Apple's lawyers have warned the iPhone maker could exit the UK if a court orders it to pay "commercially unacceptable" fees to patent company Optis Cellular over alleged infringement of 3G and 4G patents.
Apple has been researching camera technology that would allow an iPhone image to be analyzed to determine the temperature of the object photographed.
Apple's AR headset or "Apple Glass" device may use a movable display to compensate for motion blur, while fresnel lenses could help keep the weight of the headset down for users.
Apple has pulled out of an antitrust lawsuit against hedge fund Fortress Investment Group, which is accused of using its vast patent holdings to lodge patent claims against tech giants.
Apple's disassembly robot and entire iPhone recycling process is an extremely complex effort, and has integrated safety features to minimize the risk and impact of battery explosions.
Despite officially cancelling the AirPower project, more evidence has emerged of how Apple is continuing to research solving problems with wireless charging.
Rather than an arrow pointing in the direction of a lost item, Apple's Find My app may show a live camera image and annotate it with Apple AR.
VoIP-Pal, which owns a portfolio of communications patents, has filed a new lawsuit claiming that the underlying system powering Apple's iMessage and FaceTime infringes on its intellectual property.
Apple is working on a tamper-resistant recording light indicator system that could allow people around an "Apple Glass" or VR headset user to know if they are being filmed.
Apple devices such as "Apple Glass" may integrate real-world objects into Apple AR or VR experiences, specifically to avoid the wearer colliding with them.
An Apple AR device such as "Apple Glass," or another head-mounted display, may be able to detect when a wearer puts their hand out, and position a virtual control panel there.
Future iPhone cameras that capture the direction light is traveling may provide greater 3D detail that will improve Apple AR walk-through experiences.
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