Smartphones like the iPhone have been getting quite good at water resistance, but a patent suggests a fully waterproof iPhone might be in the works. IP69K is the best IP rating on the market, but most ...

Details in Apple's patent file, under closer examination, show something never tried with an iPhone. First, the designs suggest that the iPhone will fold in half. Second, it also seems to be ...

Apple has been granted a patent for touch sensitive control areas including solid-state buttons on any surface of the current iPhone design, and a folding one. The touch screen wasn't invented with ...

Amidst rumors of a foldable iPhone on the horizon, Apple is staying ahead of the curve with a patent for something even more gimmicky: a flexible display that would let you roll up your phone’s ...

While Apple has yet to follow in the footsteps of Samsung and Google in making a folding phone, it recently did file a patent for something a little different: a phone that rolls up like a scroll. The ...

Apple Inc. AAPL has filed a new patent that could hint at the direction of future iPhones. This patent shows that we could see displays and controls on the sides of the iPhone. What Happened: Apple ...