Apple Believes It Invented Wireless Charging, Patents Idea
Claims its take on the concept is better than all competitors.
Apple has began the process in patenting wireless charging, with the firm claiming its magnetic resonance technology is new and its take on the concept itself is industry-leading.
Apple's application for the patent, numbered 20120303980, refers to the ability to charge a device over the air at a distance of up to a meter, as opposed to requiring close proximity.
However, the Alliance For Wireless Power also boasts long-range charging capabilities. The alliance includes members such as Qualcomm and Samsung, who believes distance charging is its unique selling point.
Apple's patent application was filed in November 2010, which was before the alliance was formed. That said, tech startup WiPower applied for its patent on the concept of wireless charging back in 2008; WiPower has since been acquired by Qualcomm.
Several devices already boast wireless charging capabilities including Google's recently released Nexus 4 smartphone and Nokia's Lumia 920. Wireless charging in general is expected to go mainstream soon.

It doesn't matter. If Apple was a car manufacturer they would patent the wheel and sue the rest of the world for it.
Well done!
It is not a knew concept as all !!!
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Even Zak sounds incredulous in the title.
It doesn't matter. If Apple was a car manufacturer they would patent the wheel and sue the rest of the world for it.
dont give them ideas D:
The beauty of open-source is that the community gets to shape the product and shape it to what it is supposed to be rather than what a single company or small group of minds THINKS it should be.