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December 2015

AT&T Will Officially End Offering Two-Year Contracts Next Week

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Posted by Jack Purcher on December 31, 2015 at 09:55 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Samsung Invents a Foldable Smartphone with Integrated Hologram & Projector Features

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Posted by Jack Purcher on December 31, 2015 at 08:29 AM in 5. Patently Extra News - Industry News & Rumors | Permalink | Comments (0)

Apple's Last Trademark Filings for 2015 Cover Apple Music and More

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Posted by Jack Purcher on December 31, 2015 at 04:58 AM in 4. Trademark, Design Patents | Permalink | Comments (0)

The SEC is backing one small Shareholder who Believes that 'Apple's Board is a Little bit too Vanilla' for his Liking

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Posted by Jack Purcher on December 31, 2015 at 03:27 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Microsoft Introduces a new Selfie Editing App for iOS Fans

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Posted by Jack Purcher on December 30, 2015 at 02:41 PM in 5. Patently Extra News - Industry News & Rumors | Permalink | Comments (0)

Microsoft may consider a Dumbed-Down Version of the Xbox to compete Head-to-Head with Apple TV

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Posted by Jack Purcher on December 30, 2015 at 11:13 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Apple KKKultists Scoff at the FBI's attempt to Reframe the Encryption Debate

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Posted by Jack Purcher on December 30, 2015 at 09:56 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

New Class Action Filed against Apple Over iOS 9 Slowing Down Older iPhone Models

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Posted by Jack Purcher on December 30, 2015 at 07:44 AM in 3. Patently Legal | Permalink | Comments (0)

Apple Agrees to Pay US$348 Million for Tax Evasion in Italy

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Posted by Jack Purcher on December 30, 2015 at 07:11 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Apple on the Cusp of Signing Deals with LG and Samsung for Next-Gen OLED Flexible iPhone Displays

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Posted by Jack Purcher on December 30, 2015 at 06:45 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Google's Vision for the Future of Design is Flying Blind

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Posted by Jack Purcher on December 29, 2015 at 12:45 PM in 5. Patently Extra News - Industry News & Rumors | Permalink | Comments (0)

Good Luck: Microsoft is trying to find a Breakthrough to take on Apple's iPhone

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Posted by Jack Purcher on December 29, 2015 at 06:53 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Apple closes out 2015 with 47 newly Granted Patents Covering a Special iPhone Antenna, a new Telephoto Lens & More

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Posted by Jack Purcher on December 29, 2015 at 06:20 AM in 2. Granted Patents | Permalink | Comments (0)

Study shows that 49% of New Device Activations during Christmas Week were Apple iDevices

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Posted by Jack Purcher on December 29, 2015 at 02:27 AM in 7. Apple / Market Statistics/ Surveys | Permalink | Comments (0)

New Apple TV Inventions show Possible Future Features such as Broadcast TV & Presence Technology

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Posted by Jack Purcher on December 28, 2015 at 09:45 AM in 1A. Patent Applications | Permalink | Comments (0)

A New Charging Device Patent from Apple shows Ongoing Focus on a Future Fuel Cell System

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Posted by Jack Purcher on December 28, 2015 at 08:40 AM in 1A. Patent Applications | Permalink | Comments (0)

Samsung Hopes to Stop Android Switchers to the iPhone with their new Galaxy S7 Line-up Scheduled for February

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Posted by Jack Purcher on December 28, 2015 at 06:01 AM in 5. Patently Extra News - Industry News & Rumors | Permalink | Comments (0)

Samsung in Race to Beat Apple to Market with a Smart Ring

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Posted by Jack Purcher on December 26, 2015 at 08:59 AM in 5. Patently Extra News - Industry News & Rumors | Permalink | Comments (0)

Huh? The iPad Pro with Windows 10 is Popular in Taiwan

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Posted by Jack Purcher on December 25, 2015 at 07:48 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Apple Rubs Salt in Samsung's Egotistic Wound by Demanding another $178 Million for Additional Patent Infringement Charges

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Posted by Jack Purcher on December 25, 2015 at 06:54 AM in 3. Patently Legal | Permalink | Comments (0)

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year from Patently Apple

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Posted by Jack Purcher on December 24, 2015 at 04:26 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Shut Down due to Massive Power Outage

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Posted by Jack Purcher on December 24, 2015 at 04:02 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Two Brokers Cut Apple Price Targets over 'Supply Chain Checks' showing Slower iPhone 6s Sales

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Posted by Jack Purcher on December 23, 2015 at 10:13 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

What will Apple say Now that China's New Anti-Terrorism Law is Set to Demand Back Doors in Software?

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Posted by Jack Purcher on December 23, 2015 at 08:20 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Apple Granted 23 Patents Today Covering an Advanced Apple Store Ceiling System and More

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Posted by Jack Purcher on December 22, 2015 at 09:02 AM in 2. Granted Patents, Apple Store, App Store, Apple service | Permalink | Comments (0)

Apple and Ericsson sign a patent licensing Deal to Avoid Nasty Court Battle

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Posted by Jack Purcher on December 21, 2015 at 07:22 AM in 3. Patently Legal | Permalink | Comments (0)

By 2018, 50 Percent of Consumers Will Use Smartphones or Wearables for Mobile Payments & Apps to Control TV

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Posted by Jack Purcher on December 15, 2015 at 10:18 AM in 7. Apple / Market Statistics/ Surveys | Permalink | Comments (0)

Apple Buys Prototyping Plant in California and has Opened a new Display Lab in Taiwan

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Posted by Jack Purcher on December 15, 2015 at 05:50 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Apple Granted Patent 37 Patents Today Covering Apple Watch with Link Bracelet Design and More

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Posted by Jack Purcher on December 15, 2015 at 04:21 AM in 2. Granted Patents | Permalink | Comments (0)

Microsoft Surface Book Team Apologizes for the Never-Ending Problems their Customers are experiencing

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Posted by Jack Purcher on December 14, 2015 at 10:31 AM in 5. Patently Extra News - Industry News & Rumors | Permalink | Comments (0)

The EU Postpones Tax Deal Ruling Between Ireland & Apple to 2016

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Posted by Jack Purcher on December 14, 2015 at 09:13 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

WSJ Confirms that Samsung will be adding 3D Touch-Like Displays to their 2016 Galaxy Smartphones

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Posted by Jack Purcher on December 14, 2015 at 08:33 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Apple's Latest Move to Slash the iPhone 5s Pricing in India could mark an important Trend going into 2016

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Posted by Jack Purcher on December 14, 2015 at 07:22 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Apple Music Scores Special Concert Deal with Taylor Swift

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Posted by Jack Purcher on December 13, 2015 at 11:59 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Apple Files Trademarks in Europe & China this Week for SceneKit, SpriteKit & More

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Posted by Jack Purcher on December 13, 2015 at 08:31 AM in 4. Trademark, Design Patents | Permalink | Comments (0)

Apple's Patent Pending 7000 Series Aluminum Invention used in the new iPhone 6s comes to Light

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Posted by Jack Purcher on December 13, 2015 at 06:49 AM in 1A. Patent Applications, Materials, Processes | Permalink | Comments (0)

Microsoft Dreams of the Day of Putting a Real Dent in Apple's Huge Profits

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Posted by Jack Purcher on December 11, 2015 at 08:27 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban wants Apple to Boot Twitter from its App Store

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Posted by Jack Purcher on December 11, 2015 at 07:29 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Munster Says Apple is Gearing Up 2016 as a Great iPhone Year

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Posted by Jack Purcher on December 11, 2015 at 06:51 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Apple will reportedly be among the First to Adopt TSMC's Integrated Fan-Out (InFO) WLP Technology in 2016

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Posted by Jack Purcher on December 11, 2015 at 06:14 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)