engadget.com - 10/22/2009
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You know, a lot of patent applications are company attempts to guard against the future however it might play out. But sometimes they predict the product pipeline as did this application for what ultimately became Apple's new Magic Mouse . So seeing an Apple patent application for ...
gizmodo.com - 10/20/2009
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gizmodo.com —
The Apple's Magic Mouse doesn't have anything on
its surface. It's an aluminum base topped off with...
a smooth multitouch surface. It felt weird to use, but leagues ahead of the Mighty Mouse. I may go back to mice. The strangest thing, in theory, is ...
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Apple Magic Mouse Hands On [Apple]
patentlyapple.com - 10/22/2009
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patentlyapple.com —
The US Patent & Trademark Office published a
patent application from Apple today that reveals various concepts...
behind a newly advanced service in development that entails subsidizing an incredible array of hardware from Apple. The hardware ranges from ...
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Apple Prepares to Rock the Market with Hardware ...
macrumors.com - 10/22/2009
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macrumors.com —
In an unusual patent application filed in 2008,
Apple explores the possibility of integrated ads into an...
operating system. The graphics provided even show how it might be integrated into Mac OS X (see above). In exchange for the ads, the u...
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Apple Exploring Ad-Supported Operating Systems?
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Is Apple Prepping Ad-Supported Operating System?
Cult of Mac —
... a hard drive stuffed with ads. Google in 2006 envisioned handing out free cell phones paid by ads. The latest to investigated trading goods for ads is Microsoft. The software giant is reportedly considering offering an ad-supported version of Office to combat the existing base of pirated versions. Of course, not all patent applications are mere pipe dreams or preemptive moves. Apple’s recently-released Magic Mouse was first detected using a patent filing. [Via Patent , Engadget and MacRumors ] Posted by Ed Sutherland in News | Comment on ...
Free, ad supported version of OSX being investigated
9 to 5 Mac - Apple Intelligence —
... and Engadget. This one has Steve Jobs' name on it so it might have some significance. While this initially seems waaaay out of character, there might be some interesting possibilities here. ...
A Patent Nightmares are Made Of: OS X With Ads
TheAppleBlog —
... . Engadget reports (and I find it difficult to share this with you, dear readers, because I know it will cause you discomfort), in April last year, Apple filed a ...
The Worst Idea Ever? Ad Supported OS.
Mac|Life all RSS Feed —
... This
latest Apple patent application isn't for anything cool or fun like
touch screen gestures requiring both hands or anything tablet related.
No, this is for an ad-supported OS that could make an operating system
either entirely or partially funded by advertisements, meaning free to
the end user. ...
Apple Approached AdMob Before Google Gobbled Them Up?
The iPhone Blog —
... and now desktop OS with CloudOS), Apple could be looking to give them a dose of their own expansion. Given that Apple recently filed a patent for an ad-supported version of Mac OS X (something Microsoft ...
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Apple "Maps" Out a New Game Plan
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You never know what Apple is really up to these days. But as our friends at CNET indicated over night, at least we're gaining more insight into why Apple hasn't openly embraced Google Latitude.
It turns out, Apple is in the map business now too.
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