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Apple 'Grab & Go' sync patent application features... Engadget
Engadget — Apple's applied for and gotten a ton of patents this year, and while most of them are fairly boring, we're intrigued by this recently-revealed application for a "Grab & Go" sync system -- and not just because one of the diagrams references Engadget. The idea is to simplify sync by pre-packaging sets of data into categories like family, business, and entertainment that a user could just grab, as well as make sharing files between devices like phones, computers, and even game consoles much easier. The software ...

Apple patent application details simple "Grab and Go" sync
The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) — Filed under: Software, Odds and ends, Bluetooth, Apple Apple, being the innovative corporation that it is, applies for patents many times per year. While many of these items may never make it to market, the company is proactive in making sure that possible patents are filed as soon as possible in order to protect the intellectual property that's been developed. One such filing from last year describes a fascinating cloud-based, cross-platform sync service referred to as "Grab & ...