Apple Patents a Way for iPhones to Switch Between Cell Towers and Satellites on the Same Frequency
Most people assume cell towers and satellites operate on completely separate channels. Apple is filing patents to change that, describing a phone…
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Qualcomm Patents a Home Wi-Fi System That Uses AI to Fix Its Own Dead Zones
Every router in a mesh Wi-Fi network is constantly guessing at its own best settings. Qualcomm's new patent describes a system where…
Samsung Patents a System That Manages Overheating Phones by Shutting Off Antennas
When your phone gets too hot, its radio hardware can cause real damage. Samsung's new patent describes a way to cut the…
Samsung Files Patent for Secure Data Checks When Phones Relay 5G Signals
When your phone connects to the network through a neighbor's device instead of a cell tower, who's checking that the data hasn't…
New Patent Teaches Two Devices to Precisely Measure Distance
Your phone and your laptop already swap wireless signals to guess how far apart they are, but those guesses can be off…
Google Patent Reveals Satellite Messages May Secretly Carry Device Tracking Data
Every time your phone sends a satellite message, there's often a little empty space left over in that transmission. Google wants to…
Patent Targets Faster, More Reliable 5G Connections by Matching Phones to Smarter Network Software
Your phone is constantly telling the network how well it receives a signal, and Sony thinks that information should be used to…
Qualcomm Patents Technology to Locate Wireless Tracking Chips Across Existing 5G Networks
Your phone's 5G network could soon double as a location system for the tiny wireless tags attached to packages, pallets, and equipment,…
Samsung Files Patent for a Device-to-Device Location System Built for 5G and 6G
Most phone location systems rely on towers talking to your device. Samsung is patenting a method where devices talk to each other…
Microsoft Patent Tricks Software Into Thinking It’s Running on a Private Network
Testing software that was built for a private, locked-down network is a genuine headache when your test environment runs on public cloud…
Google Patents a Way to Send Only the Changed Bits of Your Context to Its Assistant
Every time you ask Google Assistant something, your phone ships a bundle of context to Google's servers — your location, settings, app…
Meta Patents System to Keep High-Speed Server Data Transfers Organized and Reliable
Meta is patenting a coordination system that lets servers send data directly to each other's memory — skipping the CPU as much…
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