Qualcomm Patents a GPS System That Filters Out Satellites With Blocked Signals
GPS often goes wrong not because the satellites are broken, but because their signals bounce off buildings before reaching your phone. Qualcomm's…
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Samsung Patents a System That Picks the Best Mic Across Your Devices Automatically
When you're wearing a smartwatch and holding a phone, which microphone should handle your voice call? Samsung's new patent answers that question…
Samsung Patents Software That Keeps Battery Life Estimates Accurate Despite Missing Data
Battery health readings on your phone are only as good as the data behind them. Samsung is patenting a system that can…
Samsung Patents Video Technology That Cuts Unnecessary Steps to Restore Picture Quality
Every time your phone plays a compressed video, a decoder is reading thousands of tiny data flags telling it where the picture…
Samsung Patents a Multi-Camera System That Eliminates Video Shake
Most phone stabilization fights shake after the fact. Samsung's new patent tries something different: pulling the steadiest slice from every camera at…
Samsung Patents a Switchable External Antenna That Mounts Near the Camera
Samsung is patenting a phone antenna that lives outside the device body, positioned near the camera, and can be switched on or…
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…
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…
Nvidia Patent Covers AI-Designed Virtual Data Centers Before Any Hardware Is Ordered
Building a data center for the wrong workload is an expensive mistake. Nvidia is patenting a system that uses AI and digital…
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