MacBook Pro Touch Bar could be revived as a strip that supports Apple Pencil
Apple keeps researching how to have the iPad-centric Apple Pencil do the work of the old Touch Bar on the surface of a future MacBook Pro.
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William Gallagher
Apple researching how to make a 'Star Trek' communicator badge
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.
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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.
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Apple & Koss legal battle over AirPods ends in deal
Koss and Apple have ended dueling lawsuits over alleged AirPods patent infringement, with both asking the court to dismiss the legal action.
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Malcolm Owen
Apple's chips targeted in a new patent infringement suit
Apple has become the target of another lawsuit from a company exhibiting patent troll-like behavior, with Sonrai Memory alleging Apple infringed a pair of patents has acquired.
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Colombia court bans 5G iPhones and iPads in Ericsson patent case
Apple's 5G-equipped iPhones and iPads are banned from sale and import in Colombia, ordered after a court determined Apple's products infringe on a patent owned by Ericsson.
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Apple researching how to make cases & clothing with magnets instead of zippers
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.
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Apple getting serious about MacBook Pro with integrated graphics tablet and iPhone charger
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.
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Ericsson brings 5G patent infringement battle to the UK
Ericsson is extending its legal battle with Apple over 5G patents, with new filings indicating the patent infringement fight will also be taking place in the United Kingdom.
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