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Apple receives patent for solar multitouch panels, could harvest additional energy for iOS devices from sunlight

This could turn into something very, very spiffy. Per the United States Patent and Trademark Office, on Tuesday Apple a patent for an invention that integrates a touch sensor array with a solar panel, allowing for portable device to be both power-efficient and compact. Apple’s newly-granted U.S. Patent No. 8,368,654 for an “Integrated touch sensor […]

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Apple secures 48 assorted patents, including inductive charging, integrating portable electronics with bicycles

It never hurts to have a patent for something. Much less 48 of ’em. Per AppleInsider , the United States Patent and Trademark office published 48 newly granted Apple patents on Tuesday, covering technologies ranging from inductive charging to bike-integrated iPods, as well as one property covering the touchscreen technology that enables the latest iOS […]

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DigiTimes falls back on larger-screen iPhone story, agrees with Wall Street Journal’s assessment of next-gen iPhone hardware

Sometimes you’re dead-on, other times it’s time to head back to the drawing board. Per AppleInsider, Taiwanese publication Digitimes on Tuesday backpedaled on its previous claims that Apple would be launching a cheaper, yet larger-screened, iPhone variant in 2013 to combat a growing low-end “phablet” market. While DigiTimes reversed its original take on big-screen iPhone […]

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Foxconn chair cites crushing demand, possible delays for iPhone 5 units

You know that iPhone 5 you ordered? You may have to wait a little longer for it to be manufactured and ship. Per Reuters, Crushing demand for the iPhone 5 has proven to be too much for Apple’s manufacturing partner, Foxconn, to handle, as it continues to struggle to produce the device. Foxconn Chairman Terry […]

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Analyst: iPhone 5 shortage a result of new manufacturing techniques, in-cell displays

If you were wondering why it’s a bit hard to get your mitts on the new iPhone 5 you want, there’s been an update. Per Bloomberg, Apple’s adoption of in-cell touchscreen panels for the iPhone 5 is the primary reason supplies of the new smartphone are constrained. Analyst Ben A. Reitzes with Barlcays said in […]