IBM Patents a Fix for Processors That Repeatedly Block Competing Tasks From Running
When one processor core keeps grabbing a shared memory location and refusing to let go, every other core waiting in line grinds…
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Samsung Patents an Image Sensor With Different-Height Walls Between Pixels
The tiny walls between pixels on a camera sensor are usually the same height everywhere. Samsung's new patent argues they shouldn't be.
Sony Patents a Joystick Cap That Can't Be Put On Crooked
If you've ever snapped a thumbstick cap onto an analog stick and noticed the arrow or texture is pointing the wrong way,…
Samsung Patents a Stovetop That Checks In With Other Home Devices While Idle
Samsung's latest patent describes an induction cooktop that doesn't fully switch off when you're done cooking. Instead, it checks in with other…
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…
Samsung Patents a System That Splits Audio Across Your Devices Automatically
Instead of playing the same audio on every speaker in the room, Samsung's new patent describes a system that carves a single…
Microsoft Patents a Mechanical System That Keeps Foldable Screens From Creasing When You Fold Them
Folding a screen sounds simple, but the physics of bending a rigid display around a hinge without wrinkling or cracking it is…
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…
New Apple Patent Detects Safe vs Dangerous Metal Heating in Wireless Charging
Every wireless charger loses some energy to heat in nearby metal, and that's normal. The hard part is telling that normal heat…
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