Apple Patents a Way to Keep Satellite Voice Calls from Breaking Apart
Satellite phone calls have a reputation for dropping out and cutting up, partly because the chunks of audio data being sent are…
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Satellite phone calls have a reputation for dropping out and cutting up, partly because the chunks of audio data being sent are…
Lip-sync problems during cloud gaming or video calls often come down to audio and video packets taking different paths across the internet.…
Your laptop has a great Wi-Fi signal. Your smart TV in the next room barely connects. Samsung has filed a patent that…
When your phone sends audio to wireless earbuds over Bluetooth, a single lost data packet can cause a noticeable stutter. Samsung's new…
Most phones today let a spam call ring before blocking it. Samsung's latest patent describes a system that kills the call before…
Google has filed a patent for a system that uses AI to automatically spot problems on a computer network, turning what is…
Wireless controllers dropping out mid-game is one of gaming's most persistent frustrations. Sony is now patenting a system that silently moves your…
Your phone's ability to pinpoint nearby devices depends on whichever wireless signal happens to be available, and that signal might be terrible…
Your phone talks to the cell network through your office window, but what if the signal going out and the signal coming…
Your phone already knows which Wi-Fi networks are nearby. Samsung wants to use that information to figure out which other gadgets are…
Most radios do one thing at a time: they either send data or they scan for objects. Qualcomm has filed a patent…
Every time you press play on a Disney+ title, the video has to travel through a maze of third-party network providers before…
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