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Tag: Touch ID
Apple patent application reveals work on iPhones with both Touch ID and Face ID
This week the European Patent Office published two major patent applications…
Apple’s next gen iPhones could have in-display Touch ID fingerprint readers
Apple could be reviving the fingerprint reader on its next-generation iPhones that are slated…
Welcome to your new Mac: Living with Apple’s T2 chip
Six months ago, the chances of you getting a new Mac with a T2 chip were slim…
Apple confirms T2 security chip in new Macs prevents some third-party repairs
Apple’s annual October hardware event wrapped late last month with the announcements…
Apple reveals all-new MacBook Air with a gorgeous 13-inch Retina display
The new MacBook Air features a stunning 13.3-inch Retina display with over 4 million pixels of resolution…
FBI forces suspect to unlock an Apple iPhone X with their face
The first known case in which law enforcement used Apple Face ID facial recognition technology to open a suspect’s iPhone…
CurrentC-backer CVS capitulates; to accept Apple Pay at 7,800 U.S. stores starting this fall
Apple Pay will be supported in CVS pharmacies and 7-Eleven stores nationwide…
‘Off the Tracks,’ the film about Final Cut Pro X, is now available to download
Producer Bradley Olsen has finished the film, it has had its debut…
Australian court fines Apple $6.7 million over iPhone ‘bricking’ case
An Australian court fined U.S. electronics giant Apple Inc A$9 million ($6.7 million) on Tuesday…
This is Apple’s iPhone ultrasonic under-screen fingerprint scanner – and why you can’t have it
Apple is, or at least was, working on an ultrasonic under-screen fingerprint scanner…
New web standard would allow Apple’s Face ID and Touch ID for website logins
A new web standard being recommended for adoption would open the way for both Face ID and Touch ID…
Touch ID vs. Face ID: Which is better?
Touch ID only has one step for authentication, but…
Three MacBook mistakes: Will Apple correct course?
Apple’s not a company that backtracks easily, but…
Ming-Chi Kuo: All 2018 iPhones will drop Touch ID for Face ID
KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo is out with a new investor note…
Apple’s biggest spoilers: The developers who cracked the iPhone X code
When Apple execs stepped onstage for September’s big iPhone X unveiling, they had precious few surprises…
Apple’s clever strategy for forcing partners to use Face ID
When Apple announced the iPhone X last week, the most sophisticated…
Samsung’s easily-fooled face-recognition gimmick again proves wisdom of Apple’s approach
The face recognition systems employed by companies like Samsung have been laughable…
Apple’s OLED iPhone’s new 3D infrared facial recognition capability will be unmatched by Android wannabes
Apple will officially unveil the iPhone 8 at an event on September 12th, and with it the future of smartphone design…
How Apple will revolutionize facial recognition with next-gen iPhone
While the broad outlines of the new iPhone are now widely known, both literally and metaphorically…
More thoughts on the future of the Touch Bar and Touch ID
If you look at the cost differences between the non-Touch Bar MacBook Pro and the Touch Bar versions…
RIP Final Cut Pro 7: The video editor won’t run on Apple’s macOS High Sierra
Apple has revealed that its aging-but-beloved video editing program, Final Cut Pro 7…
Tim Bajarin: Why I hope iPhone 8 includes facial recognition
I consider facial recognition to be the easiest and best way to authenticate a person on mobile…
KGI: Apple’s next-gen OLED iPhone ahead of Qualcomm in 3D sensing tech by at least 2 years
Apple has a significant lead on Qualcomm in the 3D sensing technology space…
Apple’s next-gen OLED iPhone’s infrared 3D scanner will work in complete darkness
It was a memorable moment in Pixar’s 2004 classic ‘The Incredibles,’ one that seemed wildly futuristic…
Apple’s 3D Face ID will recognize user’s face within millionths of a second
Apple’s upcoming iPhone 8 is unlikely to have a curved edge…
iPhone 8 leak reiterates Apple’s biggest gamble
I have delivered exclusive iPhone 8 images, detailed Apple’s biggest changes…
Apple won’t release a fix for Secure Enclave’s exposed decryption key
Following the exposure of the decryption key protecting the firmware software running on the iPhone 5s’s Secure Enclave…
KeyBanc claims Apple’s next-gen OLED iPhone will be hurt by lack of Touch ID
If it’s Friday, which it is, it must be time for another report on the state of the fingerprint id…
Apple’s ‘cop button’ won’t keep your iPhone safe from the police
An upcoming feature in iOS 11 might let you disable Touch ID so your device can’t be unlocked…
Susquehanna: Apple gives up on Touch ID built into next-gen OLED iPhone display
Checks also suggest that Apple has decided to remove the fingerprint option from the OLED model…
Apple’s ‘iPhone 8’ may perform magical facial recognition while resting on a flat surface
Code found in Apple’s HomePod firmware may suggest that the ‘iPhone 8’s’ facial recognition system…
iPhone 8 X-ray confirms more of its hottest features
Thanks to secrets discovered in Apple’s own firmware, we already know a lot about the iPhone 8…
Photos of Apple’s iPhone 8’s front side leak
Apple is reportedly manufacturing the 2017 iPhones as we speak, including the…
Apple’s HomePod leak reveals 10 huge iPhone 8 details
If you were following Apple back in 2010, you remember the infamous…
How did Apple’s self-inflicted ‘iPhone 8’ leakapalooza happen?
Over the weekend, Apple mistakenly released a HomePod firmware update that contained code…
Apple’s leaked HomePod firmware shows iPhone 8 likely to abandon Touch ID in favor of ‘Pearl ID’ facial recognition
The most revealing iPhone 8 leaks of all have come directly from Apple…
Touch ID on Apple’s iPhone Pro integrated into Sleep/Wake button, sources say
There are indeed a number of mysteries that still surround Apple’s tenth-anniversary iPhone…
A closer look at Apple iPhone 8’s 3D facial recognition feature
Regardless of whether or not the iPhone 8 will feature Touch ID…
Apple’s new ‘iPhone 8’ design ‘confirmed’
Working with case designer Nodus, I have been able to obtain CAD files for the iPhone 8 through…
Goldman Sachs: Stay the course on Apple despite negative chatter
The larger installed base of iPhone users versus prior ‘super cycles’ for the device…
Foxconn report shows why the rampant negativity in Apple should be ignored
Of late, the chatter is that the whiz-bang, high-end Apple phone will be delayed due to…