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Apple News: Apple invention creates a secure device-to-device network with just a picture Apple on Tuesday was granted patent rights to a novel data transfer invention that allows one device to use its built-in camera to take a picture of a second device, and extract a digital handshake key from the image to setup a secure connection. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office published Apple’s U.S. Patent No. 8,429,407 for…

Apple News: Even Bill Gates’ Kids Wanted Apple Products for Christmas There is nary an audience that Apple products cannot appeal to, especially to wide-eyed competitors that are more than likely green with envy; possibly over the green that Apple generated over the holiday season. In fact, not even the Bill Gates household could make it through the season without Apple products on a wish-list for Santa to deliver. Read…

Mac News: Apple looks to automate locking, unlocking iDevices with facial recognition The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on Thursday published Apple’s patent application for a system that can both lock and unlock an iDevice based on automatic facial analysis. Apple’s descriptively titled “Locking and unlocking a mobile device using facial recognition” patent application describes a mobile device that automatically captures and analyzes images of a user’s face, or lack…

Mac News: Apple ‘AirPlay Direct’ planned for September launch    Sources familiar with the iPhone-maker’s plans said that Apple wants to improve the AirPlay wireless music streaming technology, which currently requires Airplay speakers and a WiFi network. The new version will require just speakers or a hifi and an iDevice; the iPhone, iPod or iPad would form its own network to allow a direct connection and music playback.    …