Tag Archive | "multi-touch"
Apple and Elan Microelectronics settle multitouch lawsuit
In April 2009, a Taiwan-based company called Elan Microelectronics sued Apple alleging that the iPhone, iPod Touch, and MacBook all made use of touchscreen technology that infringed upon their patents. The lawsuit was the culmination of a failed licensing negotiation that first started in 2007. Now, more than two years later, Apple and Elan Microelectronics [...]
Continue reading...Apple loses bid to trademark “multi-touch”
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
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On January 9, 2007, the same day Steve Jobs announced the original iPhone, Apple filed a trademark application for the phrase “multitouch”. Now, nearly 5 years later, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has conclusively denied Apple’s efforts in securing that trademark. The ruling comes courtesy of the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board of [...]
Continue reading...How to re-enable new iOS 4.3 multitouch gestures
Monday, March 14, 2011
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One of the iOS 4.3 betas brought with it some new and interesting multi-touch gestures for the iPad, some of which included a 4-finger pinch to go back to the home screen and swipe up gesture that brings up the multitasking pane. While some prematurely speculated that the new gestures would spell the end for [...]
Continue reading...Recorded multitouch gestures for the iPad not a part of iOS 4.3, home button is safe for now
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
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Remember those multitouch gestures in iOS 4.3 that prompted speculation that Apple might do away with the home button on the iPad and the iPhone? Well fear not lovers of tactile feedback, Apple has officially informed developers that the new gestures will not be a part of the official iOS 4.3 launch and that they’re [...]
Continue reading...Video of iOS 4.3 beta multitouch gestures
Thursday, January 20, 2011
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Don’t expect to see these multitouch gestures in the official iOS 4.3 release, but they might give ya’ll an idea of where multitouch gestures on iOS devices are headed.
Continue reading...Apple planning to remove home button from next-gen iPad and iPhone – Rumor
Thursday, January 13, 2011
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NetworkWorld reports via Boy Genius Report that Apple is considering abandoning the home button from the next-gen iPad and iPhone. Interestingly enough, the recently released build of the iOS 4.3 beta includes new multitouch gesture support enabling users to “one of which is the ability to use a four or five finger pinch to go [...]
Continue reading...iOS 4.3 to bring multitouch gestures
Thursday, January 13, 2011
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With iOS 4.3 now seeded to developers, it appears that mobile hotspot functionality is just one of the new features users can look forward to. The video below showcases new multitouch gestures, most notably being able to use a 4-finger pinch motion to zoom back to the home screen.
Continue reading...Apple wins important multi-touch patent
Thursday, December 9, 2010
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Patently Apple reports: Apple has been granted a crucial Multi-Touch patent relating to Master and Slave controllers used primarily in Apple’s iOS based devices. Technically speaking, however, the principles could theoretically extend to Apple’s new Magic Mouse and Trackpad as well. Apple’s patent FIG. 1 illustrates an exemplary touch surface device. The patent states that [...]
Continue reading...Apple brings inertial scrolling and three finger drag gesture to line of MacBooks
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
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These Mac portables support inertial scrolling and the three-finger drag gesture after you install Magic Trackpad and Multi-Touch Trackpad Update 1.0: MacBook MacBook (13-inch, Early 2009) MacBook (13-inch, Mid 2009) MacBook (13-inch, Late 2009) MacBook (13-inch, Aluminum, Late 2008) MacBook Pro MacBook Pro (17-inch, Mid 2010) MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2010) MacBook Pro (17-inch, Mid [...]
Continue reading...Photos of 3×3 cm Apple touchscreen hit the web
Friday, July 9, 2010
Tw.apple.pro recently posted a few photos of a 3×3 centimeter touchscreen which purport to be from an upcoming Apple product. While it remains unclear what plans Apple has for the component, some are speculating that it may be an iPod Touch nano, an iPod Touch shuffle, or believe it or not, a multitouch wristwatch. via MacRumors
Continue reading...Apple’s Magic Trackpad uncovered?
Monday, June 7, 2010
Mere hours before the WWDC keynote, Engadget got their hands on photos of a device purporting to be a mythical Apple multitouch trackpad device for desktops. What we appear to be looking at is a brand new input device that Apple has dreamed up which connects to desktops (and laptops, if you like) via Bluetooth, [...]
Continue reading...Apple granted patent for new multitouch gestures
Friday, April 30, 2010
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Patently Apple reports on a newly granted patent issued to Apple which covers an assortment of new multitouch gestures. According to the description, these new multitouch gestures take into account finger placement at the beginning of a multitouch gesture, which as you can tell, opens up a multitude of new possibilities while also making some [...]
Continue reading...Elan Microelectronics files ITC complaint against Apple, seeks to ban import of iPad and iPhone
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
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Apple once again finds itself at the center of a controversy brought before the International Trade Commission (ITC), a governing body tasked with preventing unfair trade practices and equipped with the power to outright ban the import of a company’s products. Bloomberg News is reporting that the Taiwanese based company Elan Microelectronics has asked the [...]
Continue reading...Behind Google and Apple’s growing and heated rivalry
Monday, March 15, 2010
Apple and Google have been on the outs for a few months now, and with Apple taking a jab at Google’s Android OS via their lawsuit against HTC, it doesn’t seem like the 2 tech heavyweights will be best buds again anytime soon. In a fascinating article from this past weekend, the New York Time [...]
Continue reading...Google publicly backs HTC in its legal battle against Apple
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
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Well it sure has been an interesting day for Apple legal hounds. Earlier today, Apple sued HTC for infringing on 20 of its patents that span everything from UI design down to OS architecture. A lot of people have chimed in stating that Apple’s lawsuit is more about its fight against Google’s Android OS than [...]
Continue reading...Dumping the Palm Pre
Monday, February 22, 2010
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Sachin Agarwai of Silicon Alley Insider recently decided to dump his Palm Pre after just 3 weeks of use. While his experience is obviously not universal, his complaints about the Pre’s touchscreen and other software shenanigans seem to be a recurring theme.
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Tuesday, January 10, 2012
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