Samsung Patents a Stepwise Power-Down System for Display Chips
Every time your phone's screen sits still, its display chip keeps running at full tilt -- wasting power. Samsung's new patent describes…
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Samsung Patents a Fix for Mismatched Brightness Across Foldable Phone Screens
Foldable phones have a subtle problem most people notice but can't name: the two halves of the screen can look like they're…
Apple Patents a Central System That Keeps Inactive Components Informed and Current
Every time a chip inside your phone wakes up from a power-saving sleep, it has to figure out what it missed. Apple's…
Qualcomm Patents a Chip That Checks Its Own Memory While It's Idle
Your phone's chip sits idle for tiny fractions of every second. Qualcomm's new patent wants to use those quiet moments to check…
Samsung Patents a Foldable Phone That Switches Apps Based on How Far You Open It
What if opening your foldable phone a little wider could automatically pull up a notification and act on it, no tapping required?…
Samsung Patents a Four-Magnet System to Keep Its Triple-Fold Phone Panels Aligned
Folding phones already have a closure problem, and triple-fold phones have three times as many ways to get it wrong. Samsung's latest…
Samsung Patents a Slidable Phone That Adjusts Its Screen Speed as You Pull It Open
Samsung has filed a patent for a phone whose screen automatically adjusts how fast it redraws itself based on how quickly you're…
Samsung Patents a Flat Camera Lens That Sends Scrambled Light Directly to AI
Samsung is working on a camera system that replaces the curved glass stack inside your phone with a nearly flat chip-like lens,…
Samsung Patents a Foldable Phone That Tunes Its Vibration to How Far You've Opened It
Your phone knows when it's ringing. Samsung is now patenting a way for a foldable phone to know exactly how open it…
Samsung Patents a Cover Screen That Shows Two Separate Windows on Foldable Phones
Samsung is working on a way to show two separate pieces of content on a foldable phone's outer screen at the same…
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