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Patent Filed for Laser-Projected Keypad with Google Glasses

22 January, 2013

As if an interactive data overlay on everything you see wasn't enough, Google may have another futuristic innovation in mind for its Project Glass interactive eyewear. The technology giant has filed ...

Tech

Get a closer look at pictures with Google

26 September, 2012

Zoom to your heart's content. We’ve all chuckled at the C.S.I. crime solving capabilities where they can effortlessly zoom into a picture and pick out all the details effortlessly. However, ...

Games

Game controller spotted in Apple patent filing

27 July, 2012

The fight for control of your electronics rages on. Apple wants to make the iPhone a central controller for systems across your house according to a new patent filing. The company has registered a ...

Amen

U2 become One

25 June, 2012

Bono deal sparks solo talk. U2 frontman Bono has trademarked his name and signature in a move which signals a possible solo career. The rocker has converted his stage name and his squiggle ...

Tech

Google snaps up patents for Google Glass

24 May, 2012

The display device adds more bells and whistles. Google has snapped up a series of patents for its Google Glass project including the provision of visual clues to locate the sources of nearby sounds ...

Games

Judge imposes ban on sale of Xbox 360 consoles

24 May, 2012

Don't worry, they're still available...for now. An International Trade Commission(ITC) judge has recommended a ban on the sale and import of Xbox 360 consoles in the US in a patent infringement case ...

Gossip

One Direction sued... By One Direction

12 April, 2012

X Factor stars, One Direction, face a multi-million dollar legal battle with a hunky American boy band who claim they had the name first. The heart-throb band, which features Mullingar teenager, ...

Tech

Facebook launches counterclaim against Yahoo

5 April, 2012

Facebook doesn't take lawsuits lying down. Facebook has decided to fight fire with fire by launching a counterclaim against Yahoo for infringing on patents. Yahoo originally sued Facebook last month ...

Tech

Apple avoids patent infringement in Germany

20 January, 2012

One down, six more to go. Apple has successfully seen out a patent lawsuit from Samsung in Germany’s Mannheim Regional Court. This particular case surrounded the Samsung patent of the 3G / ...

Tech

Apple hit with injunction in Germany

9 December, 2011

A good week to take Apple to court! Motorola Mobility has won a case against Apple in Germany, which could result in the iPhone and iPad being blocked from sale in the country. Apple were accused of ...

Tech

Googorola, Motogoog?

20 September, 2011

These days combining two names into one (thank you whoever came up with Jedward!) is common place. It’s amusing to make up something nonsensical out of two completely different things. ...

Tech

Oops! Microsoft Volleys Back Google`s Patent Rant

5 August, 2011

Microsoft and Google are exchanging public blows in the media, this time over patents. Google started the battle, but now Microsoft is launching PR missives of its own. It all started Wednesday, ...