Apple patents a way to transform your iPhone or iPad into a MacBook

Forget the iPhone 8 (or "X" or "Edition" or whatever it'll be called) that's coming later this year. As tech obsessors, we want to know what Apple's cooking up in its secret Cupertino labs for the future.

A new patent made public on Thursday (via AppleInsider) suggests Apple is exploring the idea of turning your iPhone into a "brain" that powers a MacBook-liked device.

As with all patents, the description is broad and vague. In a nutshell, the patent describes a thin laptop-like shell (referred to as an "accessory device") without a processor. Read more...