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A few patents have come Apple’s way, filed around the time of the original iPhone. They concern the “slide to unlock” screen and the way that characters on the keyboard jump up when you hit them. As ...

YOU’VE probably spent days of your life tapping away at the iPhone keyboard – but do you know all of its secrets? There are lots of hidden characters that you can unlock on the iPhone keyboard if you ...

Apple has successfully patented two of the more basic interface aspects of iOS on the iPhone, the slide-to-unlock bar on the smartphone's lockscreen, and the pop-up characters that feature on its ...

In the fast-changing world of smartphone design, often the most valuable thing that a company can own is a patent for a specific feature they've invented. No matter how seemingly trivial the design ...

Many are aware of the swift number-entry method: press and hold "123", slide to the desired number, and voila! But did you know an even smoother variation exists? This secret weapon involves ...