August 7, 2012 at 12:46PM Apple lands patent for NFC-ready shopping app, could make impulse spending an iPhone tap away
July 17, 2012 at 10:13PM RIM gets patent for logic-based text prediction, BlackBerry 10 keyboard now preserved for the ages (update: not so ambitious)
April 4, 2012 at 4:01AM Microsoft 'Shopping assistant' patent could help you find Elmo, more time for the kids
April 6, 2011 at 3:41AM Apple granted patent for a 'reduced size multi-pin connector,' namedrops USB 3.0 and DisplayPort