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Apple Wins Patent On Bluetooth Headset With Built-In MP3 Player

An Apple patent granted this week shows how a wireless audio headset and MP3 player could merge into a single device.

The patent, “Wireless headset with integrated media player,” describes how a set of headphones could be used as an MP3 player, even when it’s not wirelessly coupled with another device like an iPhone or iPod. And by leveraging the built-in microphones of Apple’s current earbuds, the headset could also be used to record conversations and other types of audio, which could then be downloaded onto the mobile device.

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Sharp Will Not Be the Manufacturer of IPad 3 Display Screens

Rumors that Sharp will no longer manufacture and provide display screens for iPad 3 started to come out in the early parts of this year. Sharp has been the major producer and developer of Apple’s high density display screens for quite a period of time. It is also said to be the manufacturer of the screen that will be utilized on the latest iPad version, the iPad 3.

But, recently, there is a growing speculation spreading in blogs and articles over the internet saying Sharp was not able to meet the specific and exact needs of Apple during the display’s initial operation. This rumor overshadowed the ones about the exact release date of iPad 3.

Patently Apple, a website that talks about news and updates on iDevices, shared the report it obtained from Electronic Times Internet News, a website based in Korea, that Sharp will no longer be a part of the development project of iPad 3. The responsibilities of creating the device’s display will already be given to two other famous electronic and appliance manufacturers and distributors which are Samsung Electronics and LG.

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