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Apple News: Authors rejoice! Pages for iOS now does a better job round-tripping to MS Word One of the very few remaining reasons why I don’t go all “Ticci” and do all of my writing on the iPad is that when I’m writing books for traditional publishers, they have a tendency to get queasy with anything that isn’t written in Microsoft Word. Since they also like to keep an eye…

Apple News: Mysterious Steve Jobs Emails Hang Over Apple Trial The late Steve Jobs took center stage Monday in the latest twist in the Apple antitrust trial on ebooks. A federal court attempted to plumb the meaning of a series of unsent emails Jobs addressed to Eddy Cue, an Apple senior vice president assigned with negotiating ebook contracts with major publishers in late 2009 and early 2010 before the launch…

Apple News: Apple Patents Built-In iPhone Remote Unlocker, Engine Starter And Parking Locator For Cars The USPTO published a number of Apple patent applications Tuesday, including two related to automobiles (via AppleInsider). The car patents both describe systems that can be built into future iPhones, replacing most of the functionality of your standard key fob with the smartphone, and providing a way to help drivers navigate the often maze-like interiors…

Apple News: Apple Patents Squeeze Sensitive Device Housings That Could Be Used In Future iPhones And iPads Apple received a patent from the USPTO today (via AppleInsider) that describes a technology that would allow device casings to employ a combination of pressure and capacitive sensitivity to detect input. At the very least, the tech could be used to map functions like those Apple currently assigns to the home, power and…

Apple News: Apple Wins Fascinating iPhone Camera Swiping Control Patent Today’s granted patent, which Patently Apple first covered in February 2010, reveals another Apple innovation that is designed to help users control their incoming calls and voicemail by simply swiping their finger over the external camera lens. This future feature will be able to control rewinding and fast forwarding voicemail. Read full story => Patently Apple Technology News: Big Data…