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Tag: biometric security

Apple said to bring Face ID from iPhone to Mac and more

Monday, July 26, 2021 2:18 pm5 Comments

Apple is working on adding its Face ID facial recognition technology to all of its larger products, including Macs, the diminutive iPhone SE…

Apple’s Face ID leads the way biometric security and will become ever more pervasive

Monday, September 9, 2019 11:11 am2 Comments

Apple’s Face ID leads the way biometric security and will become ever more pervasive as it’s set to grace the next generation of devices…

Two friends beat Apple’s million-to-one odds as both can unlock the same iPhone X using Face ID

Thursday, February 8, 2018 2:32 pmThursday, February 8, 201866 Comments

Two friends have beat million-to-one odds to crack the facial recognition on the iPhone X…

How Apple will get users to trust iPhone X’s Face ID

Thursday, September 14, 2017 12:56 pmThursday, September 14, 201713 Comments

Since the invention of the password, you’ve been told to keep yours a secret…

New Apple patent reveals 3D facial recognition for Macs, too

Thursday, July 6, 2017 10:25 amThursday, July 6, 201713 Comments

By now most know that advanced 3D Facial Recognition is coming to Apple’s next-gen iPhone…

Apple patent reveals embedded Touch ID for fingerprint recognition anywhere on display

Tuesday, October 4, 2016 9:25 amTuesday, October 4, 20164 Comments

The fingerprint sensor is placed under the iPhone’s display and away from the Home button…

Iris scanner likely for Apple’s iPhone in 2018

Monday, July 25, 2016 3:00 pmMonday, July 25, 20169 Comments

Smartphone brands have been gearing up efforts to develop biometrics recognition technology…

Good-bye, Home button? What iOS 10 reveals about the future of the iPhone

Tuesday, July 12, 2016 11:00 amTuesday, July 12, 20167 Comments

It seems every week we get a new rumor about the iPhone 7, but one thing we know for sure is that it was designed…

Apple granted key U.S patent for Touch ID fingerprint recognition integrated into Multi-Touch display

Wednesday, May 18, 2016 4:27 pmWednesday, May 18, 20166 Comments

Back in June 2015 that Apple acquired the majority of the fingerprint patent portfolio from Privaris…

3D fingerprint sensors under Gorilla Glass may let Apple kill iPhone’s Home button

Tuesday, July 21, 2015 10:25 amTuesday, July 21, 201520 Comments

Apple’s Home button may be nearing extinction…

Apple files for patent to move Touch ID fingerprint scanner from home button to display

Monday, February 9, 2015 5:25 pmMonday, February 9, 20159 Comments

Future iPhones and iPads could move Apple’s Touch ID fingerprint sensor…

Struggling Samsung to copy Apple’s Touch ID with new static fingerprint sensor in Galaxy S6

Saturday, January 17, 2015 11:05 amSaturday, January 17, 201523 Comments

Samsung’s next flagship smartphone will ship with a Touch ID-like fingerprint sensor…

How iOS 8 will unlock the power of Apple’s Touch ID

Tuesday, July 22, 2014 10:26 amTuesday, July 22, 20143 Comments

Apple’s Touch ID is about to become a whole lot more powerful and important…

U.S. Senator Al Franken demands answers about Samsung Galaxy S5 fingerprint scanner security or lack thereof

Wednesday, May 14, 2014 4:25 pmWednesday, May 14, 201449 Comments

The Minnesota Democrat expressed concern about the Samsung Galaxy G5’s apparent security vulnerability…

Skip the fingerprint scanner; use your heartbeat to unlock your phone, car, doors, and make payments

Tuesday, May 6, 2014 2:28 pmTuesday, May 6, 201417 Comments

An ECG is very difficult to counterfeit…

Samsung’s Galaxy S5 fingerprint scanner hacked, PayPal accounts at risk

Tuesday, April 15, 2014 2:01 pmTuesday, April 15, 201424 Comments

The fingerprint scanner on Samsung’s Galaxy S5 can easily be cracked…

Apple’s iPhone 5s Touch ID vs. Samsung’s Galaxy S5 fingerprint scanner (with video)

Friday, April 4, 2014 3:30 pm18 Comments

Samsung’s device features a narrower sensor that works by having the users swipe…

Samsung to follow Apple’s lead, offer metal, plastic Galaxy phone models, biometric authentication

Tuesday, January 14, 2014 11:29 amTuesday, January 14, 201426 Comments

The next flagship smartphone from South Korean manufacturer Samsung…

If Apple’s new iPhone 5S has fingerprint authentication, can it be hacked?

Monday, September 9, 2013 1:30 pmMonday, September 9, 201323 Comments

When Apple bought AuthenTec for its biometrics technology…

Apple iPhone fingerprint reader means government business

Thursday, September 5, 2013 2:30 pmThursday, September 5, 201320 Comments

Apple may be poised to quickly become the de facto leader in mobile device security…

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