A new analytical report shows that consumer spending in mobile apps reached new heights in 2020, as did revenue generated from in-app subscriptions. The App Store was once again the leader.
Bloomberg Revisits their 2018 Story titled The Big Hack in an updated report titled The Long Hack: How China Exploited a U.S. Tech Supplier
In October 2018, Bloomberg posted a controversial report titled The Big Hack, that was about how China used a tiny chip to infiltrate America s top companies like Apple and Amazon. Apple wasted no time in denying that they were hacked. Apple had even released a full press response wherein they noted that over the course of the past year, Bloomberg had contacted them multiple times with claims, sometimes vague and sometimes elaborate, of an alleged security incident at Apple. Each time, Apple conducted rigorous internal investigations based on Bloomberg s inquiries and each time they had found absolutely no evidence to support any of them. Apple had repeatedly and consistently offered factual responses, on the record, refuting virtually every aspect of Bloomberg s story relating to Apple.
Today the US Patent & Trademark Office published a patent application from Apple that relates to a future Apple Pencil with a new light sensor system that will provide a superior method of accurately selecting color for a drawing program.
Apple Invents a new Differential Piezoelectric Sensor that Monitors Biological Vibrations for a future Beddit Sleep Monitoring system
Apple acquired Beddit who invented a sleep monitoring system in May 2017. Then two years later Patently Apple covered a new patent application revealing a plan to advance Beddit s sleep monitoring system. The report was titled Apple s work with Smart Bedding Systems is ongoing and it may Lead to a Specific Sleep Tracking App for Apple Watch.
Today the US Patent & Trademark Office published a patent application from Apple that relates to Beddit s sleep monitoring system. Considering that the patent application was filed two years after Apple acquired the company, the new filing adds Apple specific additions to the original Beddit monitoring system.
Apple wins a Patent for Virtual Controls on an iPhone, for ring devices that work with a Future VR Headset or Glasses & more
In November 2019 Patently Apple posted a report titled The Latest trend of Physical Buttons on a Smartphone being replaced with Touch Controls is one that Apple is likely to Adopt. The report was covering Huawei s new Mate 30 Pro smartphone introducing dual side controls.
Today the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office officially granted Apple a patent that relates to virtual touch controls that could apply to the housings of iPhones (iPads) a future VR headset or glasses, finger rings and more.