Apple takes a not-so-subtle swipe at Samsung in latest newspaper ad
Apple put out a new ad on British newspapers, detailing its plans for the environment. It also took the opportunity to make a subtle jab at Samsung.
What’s Apple up to next? These patents illuminate its plans
Patents can be the foundation of new technology. Or they can be total nonsense. What do Apple's latest patents tell us about the company's upcoming plans?
Samsung may put an augmented reality keyboard on your fingers
According to a patent filing recently made public, Samsung wants to put an augmented keyboard on your fingers.
Google and Samsung become BFFs, will share patents for next 10 years
Google and Samsung have just signed a major patent deal, allowing the two companies to share each other's patent technology for the next decade.
Pepsi to develop a ‘scent capsule’ so your drinks smell less like plastic, sugary death
A new patent by PepsiCo cites a scent capsule system to make smelling Pepsi product as invigorating as drinking it.
Microsoft patenting a wearable device that transfers data through your body [updated]
USPTO just granted Microsoft a patent for a device that securely transfers data through your finger (or other body part) to another machine like the Xbox.
Patent troll, flame war, and more tech lingo you need to know
Things are heating up in New York, so we were inspired by the rising temperatures to bring you words relating to heat in this week's tech lingo explainer.
Google patents a new way to conserve your phone’s battery life
Google's new patent shows that, instead of relying on screen brightness, it will adjust display quality in order to help conserve battery life.
Samsung patents a way to let you play air guitar on your phone or tablet
Samsung has filed a patent that would allow a mobile phone to turn in to a playable air guitar. Simulating strumming and playing would produce actual music.
Apple may replace slide-to-unlock with an image guessing unlock screen
Apple today published a patent application for technology that uses images from a user's library as the means of unlocking their device.