Hanover, May 14:

Apple’s latest patent is for a mouse without buttons.

The new model resembles the Mighty Mouse, Apple’s last mo-use technology breakthrough that featured touch-sensitive si-de buttons and Bluetooth technology, but uses touch sensors instead of buttons, a Hanover computer magazine c’t reported.

The new mouse does not have a scrolling ball or wheel. And Apple has more plans for future. According to c’t, the company has sought a US patent for a device that would let consumers use Apple’s new iPhone to control its television set-top box.