Sony Patents a Two-Board Car Camera With a Built-In Metal Shield
Sony is patenting a car camera that uses a metal plate sandwiched between two separate circuit boards, one for capturing images and…
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Qualcomm Patents a Chip That Stores Data and Calculates It Simultaneously
Qualcomm is filing patents on memory that doesn't just store data but can crunch numbers on its own, potentially cutting one of…
OpenAI Patents a Chip That Runs AI Calculations Forward and Backward Without Interruption
Moving data around inside a chip is often more expensive, in time and energy, than doing the actual math. OpenAI's new patent…
Samsung Patents a Protective Edge Cover for Foldable Phone Displays
The edges of a foldable phone's flexible screen are one of its most vulnerable spots. Samsung is patenting a dedicated cover piece…
Samsung Patents a Way to Stop Phone Calls From Howling When Two Devices Get Too Close
You've probably heard that piercing screech when two phones on the same call end up in the same room. Samsung's new patent…
Samsung Patents a Two-Adhesive Mount for Fingerprint Sensors Hidden Behind Screens
Keeping a fingerprint sensor perfectly still inside a phone display is harder than it sounds. Samsung's latest patent describes a two-adhesive approach…
Samsung Patents a Faster Way to Show Nearby Bluetooth Audio Sources Before Connecting
Waiting for your phone to find a Bluetooth speaker before you can even tap on it is one of those small annoyances…
Samsung Patents a Fix for Audio That Goes Quiet When You Switch to Mono
When you connect a single Bluetooth speaker to your phone, some songs can go eerily quiet or lose entire instrument layers. Samsung's…
Samsung Patents a Tri-Fold Phone That Uses Shifting Magnets to Hold Its Shape
Folding a phone once is tricky engineering. Folding it twice, and keeping all three panels locked exactly where you want them, is…
Qualcomm Patents a GPS System That Cross-Checks Satellites to Fix Its Own Errors
Your phone's GPS is only as good as the satellite signals it receives, and those signals can be distorted by buildings, atmosphere,…
Samsung Patents a Grip-Tuned Magnet System for Keeping Stylus Pens in Place
Sliding a stylus back into a phone sounds simple, but getting it to snap in firmly without being a pain to pull…
Qualcomm Patents a Way to Wake Your Screen the Instant the Chip Wakes Up
Every time you tap your phone screen, there's a tiny delay while the processor boots up and then tells the display to…
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