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<title>Apple awarded patent on iOS lists, Bluetooth headset, more</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/01/04/award.for.using.ios.device.as.flash.drive.also/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1201/USPTO-Apple-MagSafe-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has given Apple a total of 13 patents today, covering a wide range of topics from the design of the Thunderbolt Display to the (at the time) revolutionary interface for managing lists in iOS. The latter is an important patent that may be leveraged in future litigation, as most other smartphone competitors have copied it fairly closely in their own impleme...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 01:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Apple quietly shipping Thunderbolt Displays to stores</title>
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<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1109/applethunderboltdisplay.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Details have surfaced Tuesday that Apple should be delivering the Thunderbolt Display to stores this week.  Both official Apple stores and third-party chains should have the 27-inch screen soon, MacRumors said.  Online pre-order customers haven't received shipping notices yet, but Electronista has heard of shipping estimates of September 15....]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 06 Sep 2011 22:35:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Apple patents MagSafe adapter with integrated fiber optics</title>
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<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1011/magsml.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[The US Patent and Trademark Office has granted Apple a patent for a new power adapter that integrates fiber optics for data transfer. Images associated with the filing appear to show a MagSafe connector modified to carry a single fiber-optic cable or multiple channels. Rather than terminating the cable at a power adapter, the system utilizes a data adapter with connections for USB, RJ-45, and DVI....]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 03 Dec 2010 02:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Lawsuit pins Connecticut housefire on MagSafe adapter</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/10/11/30/plaintiff.claims.apple.was.aware.of.defects/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1011/magsafe.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[A new lawsuit accuses Apple of neglecting the safety of its MagSafe power adapters, according to AppleInsider.  At the core of the dispute is a fire that hit a Connecticut family's home on May 23rd, 2008; the plaintiff cites the Glastonbury town fire marshal as tracing the incident back to the "external system components" of a MacBook Pro.  The case is being pursued by an insurance firm, the Great...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 30 Nov 2010 20:10:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>HyperMac stops sales of MagSafe adapters after Apple lawsuit</title>
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<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1010/hypermac_gallery.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[HyperMac has announced that it will cease selling its external battery supply unit with MagSafe adapters. According to Sanho, the parent company of HyperMac, the move is in direct response to the lawsuit brought against it by Apple.  In its open letter, notably bereft of references to the MagSafe trademark, HyperMac states that ëAs part of our ongoing comprehensive negotiations with Apple regardin...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 18 Oct 2010 10:55:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Apple patent for MagSafe mobile devices surfaces</title>
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<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1010/mobile_magsafe_gallery.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[The US Patent &amp; Trademark office has published a new Apple patent for a MagSafe adapter that it may apply to the design of future mobile devices. The sketches (below) appear to depict a device that could fall into the same category as Appleís iPhone and iPad. The MagSafe adapter works by sending a power current through five pins, which corresponds to the five pins noted in connector 62 in the diag...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 09 Oct 2010 12:25:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>MacBook firmware update resolves charging issues</title>
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<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1009/macbookpro2010-ports.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Apple has posted a MacBook SMC firmware update for certain MacBook and MacBook Pro notebooks released between 2007 and 2008. The download resolves an issue that had prevented the older notebooks, equipped with L-shaped MagSafe connectors, from properly charging with newer 60W or 85W power adapters....]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 07 Oct 2010 23:25:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Apple sues three MagSafe adapter clone sellers</title>
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<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1007/usadaptermagsafeclone.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Apple on Thursday sued three US resellers for allegedly infringing on the patents behind the MagSafe power adapters for the MacBook and MacBook Pro.  The Northern District of California complaint accuses Brilliant Store, Hootoo and Sunvalleytek International of selling copies such as the "AC Adapter MagSafe" without permission.  The companies involved in some cases have made it clear both that the...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 09 Jul 2010 21:25:00 GMT</pubDate>
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