The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office granted Apple 16 patents on Tuesday, including filings related to solar power, methods for detecting and switching device orientation and a Cover Flow-like ...

Besides using Live View and your camera for VPS, Google has a new device orientation solution for Android map developers with the Fused Orientation Provider (FOP) API in Play services. Device ...

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Apple is rumored to be working on a new Magic Mouse for 2026. The company has filed for a patent for an “Input Device With Adaptive Grip Orientation” may hint at some of its features. In the patent ...

Among Apple’s patent applications, there’s one for a multi-orientation dock which seems like it won’t rely on traditional electrical contacts on the bottom of your device. The patent application is ...