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…
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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…
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,…
Samsung Patents a Display That Narrows Its Viewing Angle Only Where Your Private Content Is
Most privacy screens dim the entire display, making it hard to show someone a photo while hiding a notification. Samsung's new patent…
Samsung Patents a Camera That Fixes Skewed Angles Before You Even Shoot
Ever taken a photo of a building or a document and ended up with a trapezoid instead of a rectangle? Samsung is…
Sony Patents a Three-Layer Camera Chip That Protects Itself from Electrical Damage
Sony is designing image sensors where circuit protection lives on its own dedicated silicon layer, separate from the light-capturing and signal-processing layers…
Sony Files Patent to Detect and Fix Muffled Gaming Controller Speakers
If you've ever gripped your PlayStation controller tightly and noticed the speaker sound suddenly go dull, Sony has apparently been thinking about…
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