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Tag: fingerprint recognition

Korean online payment service: 94% of those verifying purchases using fingerprint ID are iPhone Users

Tuesday, July 14, 2015 3:10 pmTuesday, July 14, 20154 Comments

Apple’s iPhone is in the minority and yet constitutes 94 percent…

Apple appears to be buying Privaris

Friday, June 26, 2015 11:08 am9 Comments

We have potentially found Apple’s next acquisition…

Apple Pay makes considerable progress with more than 700,000 retail sites and growing

Friday, June 5, 2015 8:55 amFriday, June 5, 201518 Comments

Apple Inc. Chief Executive Tim Cook made a confident prediction…

MCX CEO gone a day after Apple Pay lands Best Buy

Tuesday, April 28, 2015 9:02 pmTuesday, May 5, 201521 Comments

Best Buy was a supporter of CurrentC, the system created by MCX…

Best Buy capitulates, to accept Apple Pay despite CurrentC allegiance

Monday, April 27, 2015 9:42 pmMonday, April 27, 201524 Comments

Starting today, Best Buy customers can use Apple Pay to make purchases…

How the technology behind Apple Pay can change our lives

Tuesday, March 31, 2015 12:02 pmTuesday, March 31, 201513 Comments

Apple Pay has become a rousing success…

Apple stymied Nexus 6 fingerprint sensor

Monday, January 26, 2015 8:55 amMonday, January 26, 201519 Comments

Dennis Woodside took over Motorola when the search giant bought the company…

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…

5 awesome things you didn’t realize you could do with Apple’s Touch ID

Friday, December 12, 2014 2:26 pmFriday, December 12, 201436 Comments

Like most of Apple’s new technologies and modern conveniences, Touch ID…

PC makers may beat Apple to the punch with new ‘fingerprint ID’ sensors built into notebook touchpads

Wednesday, December 10, 2014 2:29 pmWednesday, December 10, 201423 Comments

While Apple’s Touch ID fingerprint sensors remain limited to the latest iPhone…

Google scrapped Nexus 6 fingerprint sensor in failed bid to catch up with Apple’s Touch ID

Wednesday, December 10, 2014 10:24 amWednesday, December 10, 201421 Comments

Fragmandroid. 32-bit antiques perpetually lagging behind the paradigm-creating Apple iPhone…

Alibaba’s Alipay adds Apple Touch ID support

Wednesday, December 10, 2014 9:58 amWednesday, December 10, 201413 Comments

Alibaba and Apple, whose bosses expressed an interest in marrying their respective…

Virginia police can now force you to unlock your smartphone with your fingerprint

Friday, October 31, 2014 3:28 pmFriday, October 31, 201497 Comments

A Virginia circuit court judge ruled this week that smartphone users can be compelled…

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…

USPTO refuses to register Apple’s ‘Touch ID’ trademark

Monday, July 14, 2014 1:28 pmMonday, July 14, 201417 Comments

The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has refused to register Apple’s “Touch ID” trademark based on…

Why Apple was absolutely brilliant to delay Touch ID for iPad until 2014

Wednesday, June 25, 2014 11:55 amWednesday, June 25, 201413 Comments

This year’s iPads should pack the key feature called Touch ID…

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…

Will Apple’s iPhone 6 have this bold feature?

Tuesday, June 10, 2014 9:53 pm50 Comments

Apple isn’t about ticking the checkboxes…

Analyst: All new iOS devices to get next-gen Touch ID this year

Tuesday, May 27, 2014 8:25 amTuesday, May 27, 20141 Comment

Apple will incorporate its Touch ID fingerprint sensor into all new iOS devices…

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…

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…

Apple preps software update to enhance functionality of iPhone 5s Touch ID, sources say

Friday, February 28, 2014 10:31 amFriday, February 28, 201414 Comments

Apple is preparing to release a free software update designed to improve…

Why did Apple’s Touch ID generate paranoia, but Samsung’s Galaxy S5 fingerprint reader flies under the radar?

Thursday, February 27, 2014 10:05 pmFriday, February 28, 201429 Comments

When Apple first announced the Touch ID feature for the iPhone 5s…

The issue you’re having with Apple’s Touch ID fingerprint reader is you

Tuesday, December 3, 2013 2:03 pmTuesday, December 3, 201345 Comments

Apple’s fingerprint sensor, Touch ID, is the flagship feature…

New Apple patent application reveals A7 ‘Secure Enclave’ for Touch ID and possible fingerprint accessory

Friday, November 22, 2013 5:33 pmThursday, April 17, 201411 Comments

When Apple introduced the new iPhone 5s with its Touch ID fingerprint scanner feature..

Uh, Tim, you forgot something: Where’s the Touch ID on new iPad Air, new iPad mini?

Tuesday, October 22, 2013 11:33 pm72 Comments

This afternoon, Apple rolled out the latest iterations of its tablet line…

Apple patent application reveals more details of Touch ID for iPhone, iPad and beyond

Thursday, October 17, 2013 6:32 pmThursday, October 17, 20138 Comments

On October 17, 2013, the US Patent & Trademark Office published a patent…

Is Apple’s Touch ID fingerprint recognition system working well for you?

Monday, October 14, 2013 5:01 pmMonday, October 14, 2013109 Comments

Am I the only one disappointed by Touch ID on the new iPhone 5s?

Synaptics acquires Samsung partner Validity in belated effort to rival Apple’s Touch ID

Thursday, October 10, 2013 4:01 pmThursday, October 10, 20138 Comments

Touchpad vendor Synaptics has announced plans to acquire Validity Sensors…

Android phone assemblers hope to have fingerprint sensors sometime next year

Thursday, October 3, 2013 12:00 pmThursday, October 3, 201339 Comments

Apple’s latest iPhone model features a revolutionary fingerprint sensor, called Touch ID…

Analyst: The iPhone 5c customer is currently in an Android phone contract and will steadily move to Apple over the next year

Monday, September 23, 2013 6:09 pm37 Comments

The results underscore how Apple has upended the global technology industry…

Massive sales of ‘boring’ new iPhones stun skeptics; Apple could overtake Android in the U.S. by 2015

Monday, September 23, 2013 4:38 pm62 Comments

Apple smashed expectations by selling a record-breaking 9 million new iPhones over the weekend…

German hacker group claims to have cracked Apple’s Touch ID fingerprint scanner

Monday, September 23, 2013 12:07 am123 Comments

A group of German hackers claimed to have cracked the iPhone fingerprint…

Apple iPhone 5s’ Touch ID works with more than just your fingers… (with video)

Sunday, September 22, 2013 1:04 pmSunday, September 22, 201342 Comments

While Touch ID is designed to scan the fingerprints of your fingers…

Cracker of Apple’s Touch ID fingerprint recognition to win booze, cash, and bitcoins

Saturday, September 21, 2013 5:07 pmMonday, September 23, 201363 Comments

The first hacker to crack the fingerprint scanner on Apple’s newly released iPhone 5s…

How soon until Apple’s Touch ID comes to iPad and Mac?

Saturday, September 21, 2013 2:02 pmSaturday, September 21, 201327 Comments

With the iPhone 5s, Apple has introduced the first, functional, mainstream fingerprint ID sensor…

AAPL: Dramatic 48-hour shift in Apple sentiment

Friday, September 20, 2013 4:02 pmSaturday, September 21, 201340 Comments

Clearly Apple is in good hands. Steve made a great choice in Tim Cook…

U.S. Senate Democrat Al Franken demands answers from Apple CEO Tim Cook over iPhone 5s’ Touch ID

Friday, September 20, 2013 1:58 pmFriday, September 20, 2013112 Comments

The iPhone 5s, released Friday, has a built-in fingerprint scanner…

Hackers eager to try cracking iPhone 5s Touch ID fingerprint recognition

Thursday, September 19, 2013 4:32 pmThursday, September 19, 201324 Comments

Hackers are gearing up for Friday’s release of the iPhone 5S…

Security researcher: Apple iPhone 5s Touch ID is truly better security

Thursday, September 19, 2013 4:05 pmThursday, September 19, 201316 Comments

When Apple introduced the iPhone 5s earlier this month…

iPhone 5s Touch ID iPhone fingerprint scanner earns praise

Thursday, September 19, 2013 11:58 amThursday, September 19, 201318 Comments

It’s genuinely awesome…

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