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Tag: fingerprint recognition

Apple gets mixed rulings in Firstface ‘Home button’ patent dispute

Tuesday, September 14, 2021 8:45 amNo Comments

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on Monday upheld two Firstface patents that Apple had challenged, but affirmed Apple…

Apple working on in-display Touch ID for future iPhones as soon as 2020

Thursday, September 5, 2019 9:10 am4 Comments

Apple Inc. is developing in-screen fingerprint technology for as early as its 2020 iPhones, according to people familiar with the plans…

U.S. man jailed for not unlocking his iPhone for police

Saturday, June 8, 2019 10:01 am14 Comments

He paid a steep price, spending 44 days behind bars before the THC and gun charges were dropped, the contempt order got tossed and he pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor…

Investigators sought to use Michael Cohen’s face and fingerprints to access his Apple devices

Tuesday, March 19, 2019 5:15 pm9 Comments

Investigators asked for court permission to use Michael Cohen’s Face ID and fingerprints to access Apple devices…

Judge: U.S. feds, cops can’t force you to unlock your iPhone with finger or face

Monday, January 14, 2019 12:26 pm5 Comments

A California judge has ruled that American cops can’t force people to unlock their iPhone…

FBI forces suspect to unlock an Apple iPhone X with their face

Monday, October 1, 2018 10:00 amMonday, October 1, 201811 Comments

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

Wednesday, August 1, 2018 9:33 am15 Comments

Apple Pay will be supported in CVS pharmacies and 7-Eleven stores nationwide…

iPhone 8 leak reiterates Apple’s biggest gamble

Friday, August 18, 2017 5:32 pmFriday, August 18, 201737 Comments

I have delivered exclusive iPhone 8 images, detailed Apple’s biggest changes…

Apple’s ‘cop button’ won’t keep your iPhone safe from the police

Friday, August 18, 2017 12:01 pmFriday, August 18, 20176 Comments

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

Wednesday, August 16, 2017 1:28 pmWednesday, August 16, 201711 Comments

Checks also suggest that Apple has decided to remove the fingerprint option from the OLED model…

Touch ID on Apple’s iPhone Pro integrated into Sleep/Wake button, sources say

Thursday, July 20, 2017 9:28 amThursday, July 20, 201716 Comments

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

Monday, July 17, 2017 4:29 pmMonday, July 17, 20178 Comments

Regardless of whether or not the iPhone 8 will feature Touch ID…

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 tests 3D face scanning to unlock next iPhone

Wednesday, July 5, 2017 10:29 am18 Comments

Apple Inc. is working on a feature that will let you unlock your iPhone using your face instead of a fingerprint…

Apple’s iPhone 8 said to abandon Touch ID fingerprint reader in favor of 3D facial recognition

Monday, July 3, 2017 3:01 pmMonday, July 3, 201747 Comments

The OLED iPhone model won’t support Touch ID fingerprint recognition…

Ming-Chi Kuo: Apple’s iPhone 8 will offer highest screen-to-body ratio in industry; lacks Touch ID

Monday, July 3, 2017 9:58 amMonday, July 3, 201729 Comments

OLED iPhone will adopt full-screen design, with the highest screen-to-body ratio of any smartphone…

This hideous iPhone 8 design keeps popping up

Friday, June 2, 2017 2:30 pmFriday, June 2, 201715 Comments

A photo of a non-functional dummy iPhone 8 model that was seen in a bunch of photos earlier…

Florida man sentenced to 180 days in jail for not divulging his iPhone passcode

Wednesday, May 31, 2017 10:25 amWednesday, May 31, 201749 Comments

Hollywood man must serve 180 days in jail for refusing to give up his iPhone password to police…

Florida judge orders reality TV actress to unlock Apple iPhone in ‘sextortion’ case

Thursday, May 4, 2017 4:00 pmThursday, May 4, 201743 Comments

A reality TV actress accused in an extortion case involving sex videos must give up her iPhone password…

Miami sextortion case asks if a suspect can be forced to hand over Apple iPhone password

Friday, April 28, 2017 4:32 pm12 Comments

Next week, a local judge in Miami-Dade County, Florida, is expected to issue a key ruling…

It’s official: Everyone hates this purportedly leaked ‘iPhone 8’ design

Thursday, April 20, 2017 1:27 pm22 Comments

Perhaps for the first time ever, loyal Apple fans are praying…

Apple might fail to pull off bold plan to integrate Touch ID into the display this year

Wednesday, April 19, 2017 4:44 pmWednesday, April 19, 201718 Comments

The woes that Apple is reportedly facing in trying to embed its Touch ID technology directly into the display…

The absurd iPhone 8 rear-mounted fingerprint sensor rumor

Monday, April 17, 2017 2:30 pmMonday, April 17, 20174 Comments

It’s still about five months away from the expected launch of the 2017 iPhone…

No, Apple won’t move the Home button and Touch ID to the back of the ‘iPhone 8’

Thursday, April 13, 2017 2:57 pm9 Comments

While it is theoretically possible that the technical limitations of putting Touch ID into…

Apple might introduce facial recognition in future iPhones but Touch ID will remain

Friday, February 17, 2017 1:01 pmFriday, February 17, 20174 Comments

The latest KGI report echoes an earlier one in suggesting that Apple may be planning…

Apple looks to reinvent Touch ID for next-gen iPhone

Monday, January 23, 2017 10:25 amMonday, January 23, 20178 Comments

Apple’s ringed Touch ID sensors have allowed users to use their fingerprint to unlock their phones…

Ming-Chi Kuo: Apple’s new facial recognition system will usher in ‘paradigm shift’ in biometric identification

Saturday, January 21, 2017 10:30 am55 Comments

Noted KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo released a research report today in which he outlined further expectations…

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 may soon allow you to unlock your Mac with your Apple Watch

Friday, May 20, 2016 4:26 pmFriday, May 20, 201634 Comments

Unlocking an iPhone via Touch ID in lieu of a passcode makes it much easier to maintain security…

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…

Apple supplier LG Innotek embeds fingerprint sensor into display

Wednesday, May 4, 2016 8:25 amWednesday, May 4, 201615 Comments

LG Innotek has developed an under-glass fingerprint sensor module, allowing users to unlock their smartphones…

Apple debuts two new TV ads for iPhone 6, one with Neil Patrick Harris

Monday, April 25, 2016 4:24 pm8 Comments

Apple has debuted two new television commercials for iPhone 6 on U.S. broadcast and cable networks…

Apple’s Touch ID is the gift that keeps on giving

Monday, November 30, 2015 10:37 pm12 Comments

All you actually have to do to use Apple Pay is hold your iPhone near the register with your finger on the Touch ID ‘home’ button…

Apple Pay is coming to Starbucks, but will users earn points?

Friday, October 9, 2015 4:55 pmFriday, October 9, 201515 Comments

Apple Pay is finally coming to Starbucks’ U.S. stores by year-end, more than a year after Apple launched its mobile wallet…

Starbucks, KFC, and Chili’s to accept Apple Pay this year

Thursday, October 8, 2015 11:10 pm13 Comments

Apple’s service, launched a year ago at about 220,000 U.S. locations including McDonald’s and Macy’s…

Some Best Buy stores are now accepting Apple Pay

Friday, September 18, 2015 4:47 pm9 Comments

You’ll soon be able to use Apple Pay in a lot more retailers…

Bank of America launches Apple Watch app, introduces Touch ID sign-in for its iOS banking app

Wednesday, September 16, 2015 9:57 am4 Comments

Bank of America today announced a series of improvements to mobile and online banking, including the launch of an Apple Watch mobile banking app…

MCX’s CurrentC may not launch until next year

Wednesday, August 12, 2015 10:46 amWednesday, August 12, 20157 Comments

CurrentC, the payments app being created by a consortium of big retailers…

CurrentC-backer Rite-Aid capitulates, to accept Apple Pay at 4,600 U.S. stores starting this Saturday

Tuesday, August 11, 2015 11:43 am17 Comments

After shunning Apple Pay last fall, drugstore chain Rite Aid…

Apple Pay rival ‘CurrentC’ to get limited trial run in stores next month

Friday, July 24, 2015 7:04 pmSunday, July 26, 201542 Comments

After almost three years in development, the retail industry’s…

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