Apple granted patents for shock avoidance, I/O connections
Apple has been granted two patents by the US Patent & Trademark Office. Following is a summary of each.
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Greg’s Bite: Apple Frightens the TV Industry
Posted by Greg Mills
The tech rumor mill is in overdrive right now over the prospects of Apple revolutionizing another major industry: television. The television manufacturers, according to reports, is in full panic mode not knowing what Apple is going to do their market share.
Read MoreConsumers plan slight holiday budget increase
Shoppers expect to spend approximately US$748 this season compared to plans of spending $730 at this time last year, according to the Discover 2011 Annual Holiday Shopping Survey, which examines holiday spending intentions and trends for the upcoming holiday season.
Twenty-three percent of respondents indicated they intend to spend more in 2011, up from 13% that planned to spend more in 2010. Fifty percent of consumers intend to spend the same or more as they did last year; up from 43%.
Read MoreThings for which I’m thankful
Thanksgiving is almost here in the US and the “MacNews” and “MacTech” web sites will be “closed” on Thursday and will be operating on a limited schedule Friday so the entire gang can celebrate the holiday with our families.
I have a lot to be thankful for, and I hope you do, too. I’m grateful for my family, my friends and my church. They’re what life is all about.
I’m thankful for having a job when so many people don’t. Which means I’m grateful to you, our readers, and to our advertisers.
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Apple patents involve text input, web feed content, media conferencing
Apple has been granted three patents by the US Patent & Trademark Office. Following is a summary of each.
Patent number 8065143 involves providing text input using speech data and non-speech data. Systems, methods, and computer readable media providing a speech input interface. The interface can receive speech input and non-speech input from a user through a user interface. The speech input can be converted to text data and the text data can be combined with the non-speech input for presentation to a user. Kazuhisa Yanagihara is the inventor.
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