iPhone 5 likely to sport a bigger screen
Rumors are that the iPhone 5 will have a 4-inch screen compared to 3.5-inch screens on the Apple smartphones that came before it. If so, it’s a screen expansion that’s perfectly timed.
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Apple patent is for LED backlight for display systems
An Apple patent (number 20110069511) for a LED backlight for display systems has appeared at the US Patent & Trademark Office. It relates generally to device display systems, and more particularly to an LED backlight with highly uniform color for illuminating display systems.
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Greg’s bite: Xoom Fades to Black
By Greg Mills
Remember all those tablet computer “iPad killers” showcased at recent electronics shows? As many as 100 tablets were shown in various states of development. Since then, only a handful of tablets have actually been launched, and the iPad is absolutely creaming them in the market.
Read MoreMagazines look to join books in transition to digital
As far as I know, there are no stats on how successful the iPad-only publication, The Daily, has been. But there’s more evidence that digital newspapers and magazines are part of the wave of the future.
E-book distributor LibreDigital (http://www.libredigital.com) says that its business in distributing digital magazine content generated 175% more revenue November through January that in the previous 12 months combined. Surge in demand for digital magazines from LibreDigital’s tablet and e-reader partners drove the increase.
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Apple patent involves the ol’ soft shoe
As a runner, I know to replace my running shoes every 400 miles or so. Evidently, Apple wants to simplify that process for me. A new Apple patent (number 7911339) at the US Patent & Trademark Office is for a shoe wear-out sensor, body-bar sensing system, unitless activity assessment and associated methods.
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