Samsung Patents Video Technology That Cuts Unnecessary Steps to Restore Picture Quality
Every time your phone plays a compressed video, a decoder is reading thousands of tiny data flags telling it where the picture…
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Samsung Patents a Multi-Camera System That Eliminates Video Shake
Most phone stabilization fights shake after the fact. Samsung's new patent tries something different: pulling the steadiest slice from every camera at…
Samsung Patents a Switchable External Antenna That Mounts Near the Camera
Samsung is patenting a phone antenna that lives outside the device body, positioned near the camera, and can be switched on or…
Apple Patent Reveals Plans to Adjust iPhone Performance Based on User Behavior
Your phone already knows you're about to plug it in, hop on a call, or set it down for the night. Apple…
Qualcomm Patents a Faster Way to Wake Its Chips from Deep Sleep
Every time your phone wakes from a deep sleep, its chip has to rebuild itself from scratch. Qualcomm wants to make that…
Qualcomm Patents Technology to Wake Up Phone Processors Faster at Boot
Every second you wait for a device to boot is time a processor is sitting idle. Qualcomm's new patent describes a way…
Intel Files Patent for Drones That Report Route Changes to Cellular Networks
As drones move from hobbyist toys to delivery vehicles and commercial aircraft, someone has to keep track of where they're going. Intel…
Samsung Patents a Chip Design That Embeds Processors Directly Alongside the Memory
Moving data from memory to a processor is one of the biggest speed and power drains in modern computing. Samsung's new patent…
Samsung Patents a Pressure Sensor That Knows When It's Broken
Most sensors can tell you when they detect something. Samsung's new patent describes one that can also tell you when it's stopped…
Samsung Patents a Magnetic Handshake That Stops Robots Charging Badly
Before a Samsung robot starts charging, it wants to prove it's actually docked correctly, using a tiny magnet and a sensor, not…
Samsung Files Patent for a Display Panel Circuit That Controls Multiple Scan Signals at Once
Inside every display panel is a layer of circuitry that tells each row of pixels when to turn on. Samsung's latest patent…
Samsung Patents Technology to Stop Long-Stored Data From Corrupting Itself Undetected
Flash memory has a quiet enemy: time. Data stored in a block that hasn't been touched in a while can literally fade,…
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