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Tag: fingerprint readers

Hackers unlock any smartphone using photographed fingerprints in just 20 minutes

Friday, November 1, 2019 11:27 amFriday, November 1, 201910 Comments

In other words: fingerprint security sucks…

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…

Apple’s new iPhones are going to destroy Samsung’s dog-slow Galaxy Note 9; in fact, Apple’s current iPhones will, too

Thursday, March 29, 2018 3:02 pmThursday, March 29, 201827 Comments

Samsung’s Galaxy Note 9, which will launch around the same time as Apple’s 2018 iPhone lineup, won’t even be as powerful as last year’s iPhones…

Apple is an exception to nearly every rule

Friday, March 23, 2018 10:55 amFriday, March 23, 201812 Comments

Walking into my first ever meeting with a structural packaging designer, I started rooting around in my bag before exclaiming…

Peddlers of dog-slow Android phones can’t copy Apple’s TrueDepth system; stuck with antiquated fingerprint readers instead

Friday, March 23, 2018 9:10 am13 Comments

Smartphone vendors in the Android camp are rushing to incorporate in-display fingerprint recognition technology…

Apple patent application reveals iPhone security feature that records fingerprints of thieves

Friday, August 26, 2016 10:58 amFriday, August 26, 201612 Comments

Being the leading portable devices company in the world, Apple is constantly advancing new security features…

Android fingerprint scanners fooled by inkjet printer

Tuesday, March 8, 2016 1:58 pmTuesday, March 8, 201629 Comments

Android devices aren’t quite as good as Apple’s iPhone’s Touch ID at keeping the bad guys out…

Apple appears to be buying Privaris

Friday, June 26, 2015 11:08 am9 Comments

We have potentially found Apple’s next acquisition…

Apple’s next-gen iPad Air and iPad mini to feature improved Touch ID

Monday, June 23, 2014 5:32 pmMonday, June 23, 20143 Comments

TSMC has expanded its 8-inch chip plant where Apple’s Touch ID sensors…

Apple’s iPhone 5S with biometric identification: Big Brother’s dream?

Wednesday, September 11, 2013 4:09 pmWednesday, September 11, 201384 Comments

The U.S. NSA and bloated federal government at large will be beyond ecstatic

How Apple could lead the next big tech trend: Security as a service

Friday, August 23, 2013 4:31 pmFriday, August 23, 201311 Comments

Given Apple’s leadership role…

Apple looks to add advanced touch sensor to next-gen iPhone, appears difficult for Android to copy

Wednesday, August 7, 2013 9:28 amWednesday, August 7, 201313 Comments

Apple wants its next iPhone to stand out and be difficult for cloners to duplicate…

Apple seeds iOS 7 beta 4; biometric fingerprint sensor code found within

Monday, July 29, 2013 2:58 pmMonday, July 29, 201328 Comments

Looks like the rumors are true…

Apple’s acquired fingerprint sensor patent from AuthenTec revealed

Thursday, July 18, 2013 8:30 am19 Comments

Apple’s interest in fingerprint scanners for the iPhone and Mac first surfaced…

Apple patent application details fingerprint scanner hidden within bezel of iOS devices, MacBooks and beyond

Thursday, June 20, 2013 9:01 amThursday, June 20, 201311 Comments

Apple has been working on biometric sensors for fingerprint scanners…

PayPal exec seemingly confirms ‘iPhone 5S’ fingerprint sensor

Wednesday, May 15, 2013 11:30 am21 Comments

Michael Barrett, chief information security officer of PayPal…

Precise Biometrics jumps after Apple approves Tactivo mobile smart card and fingerprint reader

Friday, May 3, 2013 9:27 am13 Comments

Precise Biometrics AB, a Swedish fingerprint log-in technology provider…

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