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Apple working on universal touchscreen remote
by IANS
San Francisco: A patent application published by the US Patent and Trademark Office on Thursday showed that Apple is working on a universal touchscreen remote capable of controlling multiple devices, shedding lights on the company's much-anticipated plan on a smart TV product. The patent, titled "Apparatus and Method to Facilitate Universal Remote Control" was filed Septmeber 30, 2011, said that the remote will be capable of controlling multiple devices including...  
03:47 PM, Jan 27, 2012