Apple has been filing for more patents lately, suggesting that the high-profile technology company is gearing up to develop a new generation of swanky gadgets. According to a recent patent filed with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Apple has its eyes set on augmented reality technology. AR has been growing popular among the big tech companies recently due to the growing support from consumers. In previous years, augmented reality was shunned because there was nearly no hardware available to handle the technology. Now that smart phones and other mobile…
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Facebook to bring its Credits to mobile
Facebook has announced its long anticipated intention to make its Credits currency available to services on mobile devices, and to sidestep app stores with HTML5 support. Though Facebook has taken its time to take a break into m-commerce, its platform will be expanding to include an app store as well as other mobile services. However, it is the Credits digital currency on mobile browsers that will permit content to be sold via mobile device by developers. This may divert smartphone and tablet users from Apple and Google, by providing them…
Read MoreWave of patents from Apple point toward new iPads using AR technology
Apple is making a move toward augmented reality according to a sudden string of patent filings emerging last week. Thus far, these patents are linked to the development of a next generation iPad, which will be equipped with a transparent display. This high-tech feature will put AR to good use, as the display will be fully customizable and will interact with the environment according to user specifications. The company has previously been understated in their interest in augmented reality, but these new patents show that Apple is not keen to…
Read MoreExperts make their predictions regarding the future of the iPad
As Apple is never overly forthcoming as to what it has up its sleeves for future versions of its products, experts are already making their predictions as to what will be included in the upcoming devices. Though there is some consensus about some of the features that will be included, others features are more dependent on the availability of upcoming new technologies within the next year and a half before the decision can be made as to whether or not they will be a part of the next iPads. Primarily,…
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