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Could Microsoft be working on a foldable Surface tablet?
By Matt Hanson published
A new patent from Microsoft appears to show the company is looking at ways to make a flexible tablet that can bend into a laptop.

A new patent appears showing Apple's smart AR/VR glasses
By David Nield published
New patent documents reveal Apple is working on an AR/VR lens system designed to be as light and compact as possible.

Samsung wants to identify you using your blood flow patterns
By David Nield published
The latest in a series of biometric unlocking technologies could use the pattern of your beating heart.

Here's more evidence Samsung is making a dual-screen, foldable phone
By David Nield published
For the second time in a fortnight, patent filings reveal what Samsung's next smartphone could look like.

Microsoft's rumored foldable Surface device may have just appeared in a new patent
By Leif Johnson published
Patent details small 'hinged device' with two screens that fold over to face one another.

Samsung patents phone with a screen that wraps around the back
By Leif Johnson published
New patent doesn't reveal much about what the point of the back screen would be, but here it is.

Samsung patents smart clothes that are powered by you to charge your phone
By David Nield published
Samsung's latest innovation could be jackets that charge your phone as you walk around.

Samsung and Apple's years-long legal dispute over patents is getting a retrial
By Leif Johnson published
Following a December appeal, Samsung's lawyers argue the damages shouldn't be calculated based on total profits.
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