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<title>Apple wins new iPhone 4, iPad, MagSafe design patents</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/12/04/core.designs.of.iphone.4.ipad.2.secured/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1354647526_dec4patents.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Apple has won the rights to several important design patents from the US Patent and Trademark Office.  These include the look of the iPhone 4, which is credited in part to lead designer Jonathan Ive, as well as the company's co-founder, Steve Jobs.  Ive is also cited in all the other new patents, such as one for the iPhone 4 "Bumper" case....]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 04 Dec 2012 18:58:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>iPad mini orders en route for early online buyers</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/10/30/mini.smart.covers.already.being.delivered/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://cdn4.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1351111192_mini.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Apple is beginning to ship early online orders of the iPad mini, notes MacRumors.  Although the company's official tracking page is showing orders as "Preparing for Shipment," FedEx data indicates that many tablets are already en route.  People who ordered Smart Covers for their Minis are in fact starting to receive the accessories....]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 30 Oct 2012 17:35:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>iPad mini Smart Covers make do without metal hinges</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/10/23/smart.covers.will.cost.39.be.offered.in.six.colors/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1351019424_ipadminismartcoverin.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[The just-revealed iPad mini will launch alongside official Smart Covers from Apple. There will be six available, with a black, grey, pink, green, blue, and a (Product) RED version. Unlike the Smart Covers for the full-sized iPads, there won't be a metal hinge in the mini covers, and it's one-sided....]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 23 Oct 2012 19:06:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Apple wins patent on Smart Cover 'peek mode' tech</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/09/11/peek.concept.would.allow.partial.use.of.ipad.screen/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1347373316_peekmode.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Apple was won a patent on the magnet technology in the Smart Cover for the iPad, and a so-far unused "peek mode" concept, says AppleInsider.  The patent describes a magnetic assembly designed to ensure that the accessory can be easily aligned and attached to a tablet that has its own built-in magnets.  More critical to the patent are tablet sensors used to detect the presence of a magnetic field...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 11 Sep 2012 14:20:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Apple files for patent on Smart Cover with flexible display</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/08/02/future.apple.smart.cover.could.include.embedded.display/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1208/smart-display-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[An Apple patent application first filed in August last year has revealed a design for a Smart Cover with a flexible secondary display. According to the patent filing with the USPTO, Apple says that flexible display technology can be integrated into the flexible cover without changing the overall form factor of the device. Adding the flexible display into the cover "greatly enhances the overall fu...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 02 Aug 2012 11:46:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Second report backs mid-September iPhone event</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/07/30/fate.of.ipad.mini.less.certain/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://cdn.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1343607541_Apple-Next-iPhone-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[An iLounge source is backing claims that a new iPhone will be launched around mid-September.  The person is somewhat vaguer, only hinting at a date around the third week, but that would be consistent with a rumored September 21st target.  The source adds that Apple is working on two or more cases for the device: this includes one similar to the current Bumper case, expected to ship at the same tim...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jul 2012 15:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>New lawsuit targets Apple over Smart Cover design</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/04/27/may.face.uphill.fight.after.apple.patent.win/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://cdn1.macnn.com/news/1203/Mashable-iPad-polarity-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[A Colorado resident, Jerald Bovino, has filed a new lawsuit against Apple, claiming that the company's Smart Cover infringes a 2005 patent.  Bovino owns patent 6,977,809, which describes a "Portable Computer Case."  One similarity between the patent concept and the Smart Cover is a series of visible "rib" lines....]]></description>
<guid>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/04/27/may.face.uphill.fight.after.apple.patent.win/</guid>
<pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2012 16:25:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Apple wins 25 new patents on wide range of technologies</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/04/26/range.extends.from.smart.covers.to.itunes.rentals/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://cdn.macnn.com/news/1110/ipad2-smartcover.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Apple has won the rights to 25 new US patents, covering numerous different products, Patently Apple observes. Some of these include a second patent on the iTunes Store and its rental system, and a fifth patent on Time Machine, featuring an interface capable of showing earlier versions of files.  The former dates back to 2008, while the latter was originally submitted in 2007....]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2012 13:50:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Inconsistent Smart Cover performance mystery solved</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/03/21/new.ipad.requires.a.particular.polarity/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1203/Mashable-iPad-polarity-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Earlier this week, MacNN noted that despite similar specifications, some iPad 2 accessories don't quite work with the third-generation iPad. Form-fitting accessories such as hard-plastic shells, for example, may not fit the iPad's slightly thicker depth. Reports of inconsistencies with both Apple branded Smart Covers and third-party covers that offered the same functionality has been clarified by ...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 21 Mar 2012 07:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Another purported iPad 3 back shows cosmetic changes</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/02/09/ipad.3.may.have.repositioned.camera/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1202/ipad3-backleak2.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Another proclaimed leak of an iPad 3 casing has given some possible clearer indicators of how the design might change.  Unlike the previous tip, Apple.pro's view shows the back and more conspicuously shows the moved rear camera.  The outside also suggests a conservative design with virtually the same tapered aluminum as the iPad 2....]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:20:00 GMT</pubDate>
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