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Apple Patents An iPhone Drop Protection Mechanism That Changes Device Angle In Freefall

iphone-6-plus-rear-hand-landscape Apple has a new patent granted by the USPTO today (via AppleInsider), which describes a system that can actually re-orient an iPhone during freefall, changing the angle of its eventual impact with the ground after first determining how best to shift it to make sure the fall does as little damage as possible. The patent also includes descriptions of other more advanced and fantastic… Read More

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For Two New Apps Called “Push” And “Drop,” The Push Notification Is The App

drop Two new applications, Drop and Push, want to save you from having to download multiple news apps or browse dozens of websites just to keep up with the topics that interest you. But what makes these two apps different, when compared with news aggregators or other mobile news readers (aka RSS readers), is that they primarily function via push notifications. Read More

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Drop, The Location-Based Messenger, Closes $1.25M From Atlas Ventures, Spark Capital

Screenshot 2014-08-05 10.53.35 Drop Messages, the winner of the TechCrunch Boston Pitch-Off, has today announced the close of a $1.25 million seed round led by Atlas Ventures and Spark Capital. The location-based messaging platform has also introduced a new version of the app alongside the announcement. Drop Messages, for those of you who haven’t heard yet, is an app that lets you leave or send messages to people who… Read More

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