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Amazon wants to let you make payments with just a wink
By David Nield published
A patent recently filed by Amazon suggests we could soon be taking selfies to make payments - what could possibly go wrong?

Blood sampling could be coming to Google's future smartwatches
By David Nield published
The next generation of wearables could be equipped with much more sophisticated monitors, a new patent shows.

The epic Apple-Samsung patent war is finally nearing its end
By James O'Malley published
After five years of legal battles Samsung has been ordered to pay Apple half a billion dollars by December 14.

Google's self-driving cars might try and talk to pedestrians
By David Nield published
If no one's driving the car, who's going to wave you through in front of it? Google has a plan.

iPhones may one day have a 'panic mode' button... just in case
By Farrha Khan published
Thieves in the house? Kidnapped? Apple might have a one-button solution in the works.
Google patent details Amazon Echo-style smart toys
By JR Bookwalter published
Google's mad scientists want to stick microphones, cameras in your kid's toys.

Samsung's latest idea is a smartphone that bends into a bracelet
By David Nield published
A smartwatch or a smartphone that wraps around your wrist? Samsung's latest patent could be either.

Apple wants to make your iPhone waterproof - one day
By David Nield published
A new patent shows the company looking into ways to increase the water resistance of its devices.
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