Samsung Patents a Faster Way to Show Nearby Bluetooth Audio Sources Before Connecting
Waiting for your phone to find a Bluetooth speaker before you can even tap on it is one of those small annoyances…
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Samsung Patents a Fix for Audio That Goes Quiet When You Switch to Mono
When you connect a single Bluetooth speaker to your phone, some songs can go eerily quiet or lose entire instrument layers. Samsung's…
Samsung Patents a Tri-Fold Phone That Uses Shifting Magnets to Hold Its Shape
Folding a phone once is tricky engineering. Folding it twice, and keeping all three panels locked exactly where you want them, is…
Qualcomm Patents a GPS System That Cross-Checks Satellites to Fix Its Own Errors
Your phone's GPS is only as good as the satellite signals it receives, and those signals can be distorted by buildings, atmosphere,…
Samsung Patents a Grip-Tuned Magnet System for Keeping Stylus Pens in Place
Sliding a stylus back into a phone sounds simple, but getting it to snap in firmly without being a pain to pull…
Qualcomm Patents a Way to Recover Detail Lost During Low-Light Photo Cleanup
When a phone cleans up a grainy low-light photo, it often wipes out real detail along with the noise. Qualcomm's new patent…
Qualcomm Patents a Way to Wake Your Screen the Instant the Chip Wakes Up
Every time you tap your phone screen, there's a tiny delay while the processor boots up and then tells the display to…
Samsung Patents a Way to Keep Colors Consistent Across Different Phone Cameras
Every camera sensor sees color a little differently, which is why a photo taken on your phone's main lens can look slightly…
Samsung Patents a Foldable Phone That Vibrates Differently When Folded
Your phone's vibration feels different when it's folded shut versus lying flat open, and Samsung thinks that's a problem worth solving at…
Intel Patents a Translator That Lets Computers Talk Directly to Microphones and Speakers
Inside most smartphones, audio chips talk to the processor over a specialized low-power bus called SoundWire. Intel's new patent describes a small…
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