Folding iPhone patent suggests design with offset hinge

Folding iPhone patent suggests design with an offset hinge that would leave an uncovered strip for notifications or a touch-sensitive bar A patent for a folding iPhone suggests some unique design choices  It would use an offset hinge to create an exposed strip on the device’s display That strip could display notifications or provide device … Read more

Apple files patent for tech that verifies identity without passport

Is this the end of the wallet? Apple files patent for technology that allows user to verify their identity without a passport, driver’s license or ID card Apple published a new patent July 2 with technology for a digital identification The firm would add a system that holds the user’s personal details The user would input … Read more

Lana Del Rey releases the spoken word track Patent Leather Do-Over

Lana Del Rey seemed to be trying to work though a self-created crisis as she released a new spoken word song on Saturday. The Norman F***ing Rockwell singer, 34, shared the track Patent Leather Do-Over on Instagram, along with an abstract video to accompany it. The new music comes days after Lana was widely lambasted … Read more

China global cover-up concerns after it filed patent for drug that helps some patients recover

China tired to patent potential coronavirus drug Remsvidir the DAY AFTER Beijing confirmed virus was transmissable between humans On January 21 a patent for commercial use of Remdesivir was filed in China The application was made by the top-secret Wuhan Institute of Virology bio-lab It is at the centre of concerns about a possible leak … Read more

Ford files patent for a system that lets users choose their Uber or Lyft cars based on SMELL

Ford files patent for a system that lets users choose their Uber or Lyft cars based on SMELL before accepting a ride Ford filed a patent to let users choose an Uber or Lyft based on the car’s smell  Users mark certain smells in their account that they consider unacceptable A computer checks the list … Read more