engadget.com - 19 days ago
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Apple's applied for and gotten a ton of patents this year, and while most of them are fairly boring, we're intrigued by this recently-revealed application for a "Grab & Go" sync system -- and not just because one of the diagrams references Engadget. The idea is to simplify sync by ...
appleinsider.com - 21 days ago
modmyi.com - 20 days ago
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A new patent application revealed this week shows
future Apple plans for an online service that would...
allow users to sync multiple devices - such as Macs, iPhones, and Apple TVs - making not just files but also live application states portable and accessible wherever they go. The patent ...
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Apple's Push to Sync Everything, Everywhere: Grab & Go
theiphoneblog.com - 21 days ago
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AppleInsider has the goods on yet another Apple
patent, this one for a “grab and go” simplified...
sync solution that would let iPhone users more easily and organically share bookmarks, iTunes content, Time Machine backups, business and ...
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Apple Looking at “Grab and Go” Simplified Sync for ...
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Apple patent application details simple "Grab and Go" sync
The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) —
... and security. The filing even discusses a possible requirement of having two or more devices within a certain distance of each other in order for synchronization to begin.
If you're up for a long, but interesting read over the weekend, head on over to the US Patent & Trademark Office and check out the details of Grab & Go. It could be a foretaste of things to come, or just another long legal document.
[via AppleInsider and Engadget] TUAWApple patent application details simple "Grab and Go" sync originally ...
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