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Acer and Asus have stopped support for laptops in German patent dispute
By Darren Allan published
Needing a VPN to get support for your laptop is not an acceptable situation.

This touchscreen controller patent from Sony could hint at a future leap forward for accessibility — 'There exists a desire for game controllers to allow for different configurations'
By Rhys Wood published
Sony's touchscreen controller patent could be used to combat the "drawbacks" of fixed button and stick configurations.

AMD wants to double DDR5 memory bandwidth using clever trick, patent reveals - but this is no SOCAMM rival, and AMD's previous memory project didn't end well
By Wayne Williams published
AMD patent reveals new RAM module design which doubles DDR5 bandwidth using HB-DIMMs, but avoids replacing DRAM chips with entirely new technology.

WD told it has a week to pay massive $500 million patent infringement fine
By Craig Hale published
Court finds WD guilty of patent infringement, ordering it to pay hundreds of millions to SPEX.

If the iPhone 17 gets this rumored Face ID upgrade, I'll never call Apple unoriginal again
By Jamie Richards published
A new patent suggests Apple is working on fitting Face ID underneath the iPhone display – but there are still some challenges to overcome.

Netgear could be banned from operating in most of Europe because of a patent litigation
By Wayne Williams last updated
Things aren't looking good right now for Netgear because of a patent litigation.

Sony has patented a PlayStation controller with a dedicated rewind button
By Rhys Wood published
A game rewind button could actually be a thing on future PlayStation hardware.

Apple has a smart new idea for iPhone cases – built-in capacitive buttons and Touch ID
By Alex Blake published
A new Apple patent suggests the company is working on an iPhone case with capacitive buttons.
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