GADGETS - TECH NEWS

	Bill Gates Has a Patent That Detects Cameras Spying on Your Screen
	Bill Gates has a patent that could prevent cameras on prying on your screens. Gates is listed as one of the inventors of the patent and describes itself as "a system for detecting and responding to an intruding camera." The technology behind it coul...
	The Rise of the Patent Troll [VIDEO]
	Patents are important to protect inventions and creative ideas from being copied. They also promote further innovation. But as we know, things aren't that simple, and with the rise of patent trolls, this has become an industry where people sue anyo...
	How Apple Came Up With the $2.19 Billion Sum They Sued Samsung For
	When Apple sued Samsung for copying and infringing on their patents, many thought the Cupertino company plucked the number out from the sky. How exactly did they come up with the $2.19 billion sum? Apple hired industry expert John Hauser, who survey...
	Apple Patents Emergency Alert That Calls for Help When You Can't
	According to a new Apple patent published today, a feature would enable your mobile device to detect an emergency and alert the police when you can't. It sounds better than a lot of patents they've applied for! The patent application for "mobile eme...
	Google's Latest Patent Will Get Advertisers to Pay For Your Cab Fare
	Imagine if your next cab ride was paid for by advertisers? Who wouldn't want to ride one then? Google ads are everywhere online, and a new patent filed this month could allow Google and local businesses to pair up in the real world. A free cab ride ...
	Amazon Has an Idea to Ship Things To You Before You Even Buy Them
	Here's some thing crazy. What if Amazon could send you stuff you want to buy, before you buy it. The Wall Street Journal unearthed a recently-filed Amazon patent for "anticipatory shipping." The idea is that the products you buy start coming to you ...
	Apple New Patent May Make FaceTime Work Even With Bad Internet
	Apple has filed a new patent that's pretty simple but very clever. It has never been done before either. The patent suggests that it could insert doctored or pre-recorded images into FaceTime chats on crappy internet connections to keep the conversa...
	Apple Awarded Patent for Curved Touch Displays
	Apple has been awarded a patent by the US Patent and Trademark Office for a new breed of curved touch surfaces. Patent No. 8,603,574 —or "Curved touch sensor", describes a manufacturing technique for curved touch surfaces aimed at minimizing problem...
	Apple Patents Lytro-Style Camera Technology
	It seems like Apple gets awarded a patent every other week. The latest is the "plenoptic" or light-field camera. Or a Lytro like camera in other words. It lets you refocus photos after you've taken them. Will iPhone photography be taken to the next ...
	Apple Awarded Additional $290 Million From Samsung
	Apparently, Samsung now owes Apple an additional $290 million in damages for infringing on several of Apple's patents, according to reports. The Cupertino company was previously awarded more than $1 billion from Samsung, but the judge in the case la...