Apple is working on a invisible, light-transmissive display system per a new patent (number 20110122560) that’s appeared at the US Patent & Trademark Office. The results could be things like light-transmissive, reconfigurable keyboards.
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An Apple patent (number 20110123844) has appeared at the US Patent & Trademark Office showing that Apple wants to make the batteries that appear in its products safer. The patent is for a pressure-relief mechanism to improve safety in Lithium-Polymer battery cells.
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Four patents have appeared at the US Patent & Trademark Office. Following is a summary of each.
Read MoreDespite a tough economy and prices that some still perceive as too high (they’re wrong; but that’s another story), there seems to be no end in sight to Apple’s retail success.
The company’s brick-and-mortar retail stores are the world’s fastest growing retail business, according to the National Retail Federation (http://macte.ch/Robvf), and their customers are among the most satisfied, according to a study by the Yankee Group (http://www.yankeegroup.com).
Read MoreThere are increasing reports of Mac OS malware and viruses, though, so far, the deluge that some security experts have predicted hasn’t arrive. In fact, there’s a new report that reinforces the Mac’s security.
According to “The Hacker News” (http://macte.ch/evzkV), “Russo” is the creator of the Impassioned Framework–Browser Exploitation Kit, a subscription-based software vulnerability exploit service. This toolkit is designed to be stitched into a website and probe visitor computers for security holes that can be used to surreptitiously install malicious software.
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