Sony patents PlayStation controller buttons that get harder, softer, and grab your fingers
Giving "hands-on gameplay" a whole new meaning
USPTO rejects Nintendo's "summon and fight" Pokémon patent as Palworld battle continues
The non-final ruling rejects all 26 claims in Nintendo's controversial gameplay patent
Dolby sues Snap over video codec patents tied to AV1 and HEVC
AV1 might not be as royalty-free as promised
Reworked Apple Watch avoids ban, but Masimo battle escalates
ITC ruling clears current models of infringement, even as earlier violations are upheld on appeal
Walmart secures two AI pricing patents, raising dynamic pricing concerns
The retailer says the tools are for markdowns and forecasting, not surge pricing
The US Supreme Court is not interested in enforcing copyright for AI-generated images
Human authorship is still a requirement to put a copyright symbol on some digital content
Sony's "soft pause" patent would let AI step in when players get distracted
Just an idea for now, but Sony is imagining a pause button that never fully pauses
Asus and Acer block German users from drivers and BIOS updates after patent fallout
German PC users are collateral damage in an HEVC patent fight
Acer and Asus ordered to halt PC sales in Germany after Nokia wins HEVC patent ruling
A court injunction blocks new shipments while retailers sell remaining stock
Researchers turn Edison's 1879 light bulb into a mini graphene reactor
Early Edison bulbs used filaments made from carefully treated bamboo
Sony is exploring a buttonless, touchscreen-only PlayStation controller
So... it's basically a phone?
The MP3 is almost 30, and it still sounds like the early internet
Through the looking glass: Nearly three decades after its US patent date, the MP3 is no longer the cutting edge of audio compression. Yet support for it remains ubiquitous in media players, browsers, automotive systems, and embedded devices. For many people, it also evokes a particular moment in internet culture, when ripping, cataloging, and sharing files felt like core digital rituals rather than background processes handled by cloud services.
AMD hit with patent lawsuit over hybrid bonding used in its 3D V-Cache processors
Adeia accuses AMD of violating ten patents tied to 3D chip stacking
AMD patent proposes new memory module to double DDR5 speeds
High-bandwidth DDR5 upgrade without new chips
Intel files for patent on "software defined super cores" to maximize single-core performance
Patent proposes pooling CPU cores with smarter software
Warner Bros closes three development studios, locks Monolith's Nemesis system behind patent
An advanced AI gaming system going to waste
Sony controller patent aims to predict your button presses using AI and a camera
Would you be willing to have a camera pointed at you to reduce latency?
Nintendo Switch 2 alleged motherboard leaks, patent confirms DLSS upscaling-like tech
An official reveal is expected as soon as this month
Nintendo's Switch 2 may turn your smartphone into a controller
Nintendo patent explores options for local multiplayer gaming
Sony has an idea for a gameplay rewind button, but it's not what everybody thinks
You can rewind video of your gameplay, not the gameplay itself
Motorola patent reveals innovative motorized hinge for flip phones
Perfect for selfies and video calls?
Ford's advertising patent suggests listening to in-car conversations for personalized ads
It's not the first controversial patent Ford (or many large companies) has pursued
Samsung patent dreams up wild tablet display that morphs to adapt to you
Among its features is ambidextrous expansion for left and right-handed users
Microsoft patents a system that encrypts documents so you can read them in public without being visually hacked
There are other ways to prevent visual hacking, but they all have limitations