An Apple patent (number 20110012717) for a method and apparatus for localization of haptic feedback has appeared at the US Patent & Trademark Office. The patent seems to indicate that the company is working on “virtual keyboards” for the Mac.
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An upcoming Mac mouse could sport a built-in display, as indicated by a new patent (number 20110012838) at the US Patent & Trademark Office. Per the patent, in an embodiment, an input device, such as computer mouse, includes an interface to communicate user interactions to a host system and a display assembly to display an image to a user.
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By Greg Mills
Nokia’s N7 (or X7) new touch screen smartphone running the Symbian 3 OS failed to excite AT&T enough, so the pending launch in the US was pulled at the last minute by Nokia.
Read MoreRecently we looked at two competing formats for consumer movie watching (before I interrupted this series for Apple financial predictions and coverage): UltraViolet and Disney’s Keychest, that will probably help shape the future of digital media on-line (both renting and buying). The Sellers Research Group (that’s me) predicts that if Apple backs either format — and that’s a big “IF” (but more on that in a moment) — it will go with Keychest.
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By Greg Mills
Sometimes rumors are floated that are so absurd they ought to sink right away. The notion that Apple’s iTunes and Safari are going to be merged into one mammoth app to help propel Safari’s popularity is one of those sinkers. The iTunes app is already quite bloated, by Apple standards. Adding a lot more to it, such as folding Safari, in does not sound like an Apple solution to me.
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