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Tag: fingerprint sensors

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…

TSMC ships first batch of Touch ID fingerprint sensors for next-gen iPhone and iPads, sources say

Wednesday, May 7, 2014 2:02 pmWednesday, May 7, 20145 Comments

TSMC is already in the midst of fingerprint sensor production…

Apple supplier Japan Display set for Tokyo listing worth around US$3.8 billion

Friday, February 14, 2014 12:32 pmFriday, February 14, 20143 Comments

Japan Display, the world’s biggest maker of display screens…

TSMC shifts to 8-inch process to produce next-gen iPhone’s Touch ID fingerprint sensors

Tuesday, February 11, 2014 9:26 amTuesday, February 11, 20144 Comments

Acknowledging risks associated with 12-inch WLP technologies, Apple has…

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…


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…

Security researcher: Thieves may chop off iPhone 5s owners’ fingertips to gain access

Wednesday, September 11, 2013 11:30 pmWednesday, September 11, 201387 Comments

Apple launched its iPhone 5S, which includes the Touch ID feature…

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

Photos claim to show iPhone 5S packaging featuring Home Button fingerprint sensor

Friday, September 6, 2013 2:44 pmFriday, September 6, 201318 Comments

Only days away from Apple’s September 10th iPhone event…

New fingerprint sensor patent from Apple revealed in Europe

Saturday, August 17, 2013 2:08 pmSaturday, August 17, 201327 Comments

Apple’s future fingerprint scanner has a security feature built-in that will…

Apple iPhone fingerprint reader speculation boosting biometric stocks

Wednesday, August 14, 2013 8:29 amWednesday, August 14, 20139 Comments

As the technology world buzzes with speculation that the next iPhone…

Delayed fingerprint sensor production to dramatically cut initial shipments of iPhone 5S in Q313, sources say

Monday, August 12, 2013 1:14 pm39 Comments

Production of Apple’s next iPhone, commonly referred to be the iPhone 5S…

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…

New photos of iPhone 5S leak; could be biggest hardware upgrade ever for ‘S’ model

Thursday, July 18, 2013 5:01 pmThursday, July 18, 201323 Comments

As Apple’s next-generation iPhone 5S enters mass productio…

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 iPhone 5S hit with fingerprint-recognition issues, report claims

Tuesday, July 16, 2013 12:31 pmTuesday, July 16, 201317 Comments

Poor yields will likely force Apple to reduce first-quarter shipments of the rumored iPhone 5S…

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…

Sharp to ramp iPhone 5S Retina display production in June; Japan Display and LG Display already underway

Tuesday, May 7, 2013 11:03 pmTuesday, May 7, 201321 Comments

Apple supplier Sharp is ready to ramp up display manufacture for the next-generation iPhone…

What products Apple Inc. might be selling when its 30-year bonds mature

Wednesday, May 1, 2013 9:09 am8 Comments

Apple acquired an exclusive license for ‘Liquidmetal’ use in electronics…

Analyst back from China with tales of Apple iWatches, iTVs, fingerprint IDs and iPhones in three sizes

Tuesday, April 9, 2013 2:00 pmTuesday, April 9, 201322 Comments

I can never tell with analysts who go on extended walkabouts in the Far East…

Apple’s next-gen ‘iPhone 5S’ to feature fingerprint sensor, NFC-based ‘iWallet,’ sources say

Monday, March 11, 2013 3:01 pmTuesday, April 9, 201323 Comments

A new report out of China claims that Apple has contracted…

AuthenTec’s sale of encryption unit hints Apple’s interest lies in NFC and fingerprint readers

Monday, November 19, 2012 2:30 pmMonday, November 19, 20125 Comments

NFC and contactless chip provider Inside Secure is to acquire the embedded security systems…

Apple patent reveals biometric features for e-commerce and security for Macs, iOS devices

Thursday, October 11, 2012 12:32 pmThursday, October 11, 20123 Comments

On Tuesday Apple was granted a patent for a two-step unlock screen feature…

Apple to buy AuthenTec for $356 million

Friday, July 27, 2012 9:12 amFriday, July 27, 201211 Comments

Apple Inc. has agreed to buy AuthenTec Inc (AUTH.O) for $8.00 per share…

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