Apple Patents a Fix for Subtle Pixel Crosstalk in Electronic Displays
Even the best displays can suffer from a hidden flaw — pixels on the same row subtly interfering with each other through…
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Apple Patents a System for Floating Saved App Snapshots Over Your Current Screen
Every time you jump back into an app, you have to remember where you left off. Apple wants the app to just…
Apple Patents an Enhanced Wi-Fi Buffer Reporting System for Congested Networks
When your Wi-Fi gets slow in a crowded venue, part of the problem is that your device can't accurately tell the router…
Apple Patents a System for Syncing Wi-Fi Signals Across Multiple Access Points
What if your Wi-Fi router and its sibling access point could coordinate their signals like a synchronized swimming team? That's the core…
Apple Patents a Smoother Cell Tower Handoff System for iPhone
Dropped calls and stuttering video streams often happen in the fraction of a second it takes your phone to switch cell towers.…
Apple Patents a System That Shows Different Apps Different Times Simultaneously
Your iPhone always knows what time it is — but Apple is patenting a way to lie to certain apps about it,…
Apple Patents a System for Sharing Content Across Different Apple Accounts
If you've ever tried to watch something from a family member's Apple TV while logged into your own account, you know the…
Apple Patents a Hybrid Magnetic Voice Coil to Squeeze Better Sound from Tiny Speakers
Apple is rethinking one of the oldest parts of speaker design — the voice coil — by weaving magnetic wire into it…
Apple Patents Chips That Reroute Around Their Own Broken Test Circuits
Apple is patenting a way for chips to detect when part of their own built-in test wiring is broken — and automatically…
Apple Patents an iPhone That Switches Modes at Bedtime and Tracks Your Sleep Consistency
Apple is patenting a system where your iPhone automatically shifts into a sleep-friendly mode at your scheduled bedtime — then greets you…
Apple Patents a Hybrid Silicon-Oxide Gate Driver for Next-Gen Displays
Apple is trying to have it both ways in display design — combining the speed of silicon transistors with the low-leakage benefits…
Apple Patents a Chip Lid That Corrals Liquid Metal Thermal Paste
Liquid metal is one of the best materials for pulling heat off a chip — but it has a habit of wandering.…
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