News & Reviews:   patent filing

Remember the OnePlus Concept One, the one with the disappearing rear cameras? Well, it seems OnePlus is looking into building other smartphones with a similar concept. The company's latest patent that was found in the WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization) shows a smartphone with cameras that can hide.

While companies are gearing up for another fancy Mobile World Congress, there are also things happening in the background for future works. Take Apple, for example, which was recently granted a new patent by the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) for hinge mechanism in a foldable device.

Foldables are definitely going to feature prominently this year and from Huawei, many are expecting a successor to last year's Mate X at this year's MWC. To add on to that belief is a new patent that was discovered on the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), which shows a foldable device with a stylus.

Looking at the patent image, you are probably wondering why. But Apple may just be thinking of creating a new all-in-one (AIO) iMac, which has its display and keyboard built into a sheet of glass. As you can see, it curved off at some point to allow for space to accommodate a keyboard at the bottom part of the glass sheet. This may be the beginning of an ambitious new design from Apple.