Apple’s Law

The ever competitive mobile industry has a new twist as Apple earns a key patent for touch screen functionality on portable devices such as tablets and smartphones.

As we all know, this functionality allows users to control their devices through the motion of their fingers. The launch of iPhone in 2007 revolutionized mobile user interface (UI) with its touch screen functionality, and many platforms such as Android and Windows Mobile have adopted the technology since then.

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How is it going to affect the future of mobile market?

Perhaps we are going to see how it plays out in the court.