Apple is investigating how the addition of electrodes to Apple Watch bands could detect the muscle movement and minute electrical activity when a user makes just about any finger gesture.
Not content with its plan to make Apple Watch bands whose color can be changed, Apple wants those bands to change what the Watch displays — and to prove that they are "authorized."
Skin to skin detection could mean a future Apple Ring can be controlled with the swipe of a thumb, plus it could spot when you're playing rock, paper, scissors.
Apple has failed to convince a UK Court of Appeals that it should turn over an Optis patent infringement ruling against the iPhone maker, meaning it's still potentially on the hook for billions in fees.
With the increased use of OLED screens, the old issue of burn-in is back — but Apple has a plan for compensating for that damage to iPhone and Apple Watch displays.
Apple has said for years that everyone should be able to code, and its been working since 2016 to get Machine Learning up to speed to make it easier to write apps — or to even code for us.
Apple research is focusing on how to further crack the surprisingly tricky business of turning the spoken word into emojis — and then adjusting that emoji to suit what a user's message means.
The typical big red button to release a seatbelt is too old-fashioned for the Apple Car, which instead wants seatbelt buckles to light up, and even display information.
In the future, an Apple Watch screen could completely wrap the wearer's wrist, and information could be shown all the way around.
Apple has been researching how to make an iPhone chassis that looks as good, and feels as smooth, as its current ones, but which can stand up to more wear and tear.
Apple is researching how to build iPhone cases that communicate with the device inside them to show battery level, authenticate you for automatic unlocking, and so much more.
Apple and Texas firm Fintiv are preparing to hash out a potential settlement on June 8, to try and end a patent infringement lawsuit involving Apple Pay and Apple Wallet.
Google has to pay Sonos $32.5 million after a jury sided with the smart speaker producer over claims of patent infringement.
Apple is continuing to investigate making roller screens for iPhone and iPad, where a user can pull at the ends to make the display large or small as needed.
Following Apple and Broadcom's $1.1 billion combined loss in court, the US Solicitor General has asked the Supreme Court to block the pair's attempt to invalidate Caltech's patents at the core of the suit.
Apple has been defending its theft of core technologies behind the App Store and iTunes for over a decade, by racketeering and paying off judges for wins, a patent-holder has claimed.
Car dashboard space is limited, and Apple is researching ways to allow that one screen to show different information, depending on what angle it is viewed.
A Federal jury is about to hear Masimo's claims that Apple infringed technology patents related to blood oxygen sensing in its Apple Watch, in a trial due to last 10 days.
Apple wants to know every time you move a muscle in any part of your body, so it can more accurately build a picture of your fitness, and also possibly map your location in a room better.
Apple has big plans for cameras in future Apple Watches, if they can be fitted without making the watch awkward to wear — and if the cameras can be of high enough quality.
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