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Submission + - New Apple patent for Accessory Detection

Aditi.Tuteja writes: "One of the Apple's new patent involves the detection of wireless interference on a handheld device. According to the application, accessories can effect wireless signal of a device, particularly if the accessories are placed near the antenna or are of the unapproved aftermarket variety. This interference isn't a good thing if you want a strong signal while using an accessory, so Apple with this patent is implying that your accessory might be harmful to the signal of the main device. The Device will give warning by way of a detector chip that is attached to the connector, which would be able to recognize types of accessories."
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Submission + - RealPlayer to support One Click Video Ripping

Aditi.Tuteja writes: "RealPlayer is coming up with a free version in June which will allow one-click video ripping.This free downloadable video player will allows anyone to save and organize video files in all major formats including Flash, QuickTime, RealMedia and Window Media and will support video ripping from websites like YouTube or more. RealPlayer will only download DRM free files. The new RealPlayer will not download or record video that is DRM infected but will download everything else"

Comment Re:Not in a million years (Score 1) 143

Maybe this is a good patent, but we can surely debate on this one. I mean that it's not nearly as broad as the statement makes it out to be. Cisco's main claim to innovation here is the dynamic access lists that affect routing of multicast traffic based on individual customers' subscriptions. That's pretty broad, but it's nowhere near a blanket patent on triple-play in general. To the extent that anyone has to worry about the patent, it's not Comcast or AT&T. It would be Nortel and Extreme and other network equipment vendors who are probably already looking at offering the same capabilities in future products.

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