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Tag: Touch ID

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…

Apple patent application reveals work on iPhones with both Touch ID and Face ID

Wednesday, December 19, 2018 8:44 am3 Comments

This week the European Patent Office published two major patent applications…

Apple’s next gen iPhones could have in-display Touch ID fingerprint readers

Friday, December 7, 2018 2:47 pm15 Comments

Apple could be reviving the fingerprint reader on its next-generation iPhones that are slated…

Welcome to your new Mac: Living with Apple’s T2 chip

Wednesday, November 21, 2018 1:01 pmWednesday, November 21, 20189 Comments

Six months ago, the chances of you getting a new Mac with a T2 chip were slim…

Apple confirms T2 security chip in new Macs prevents some third-party repairs

Tuesday, November 13, 2018 9:30 amTuesday, November 13, 20189 Comments

Apple’s annual October hardware event wrapped late last month with the announcements…

Apple reveals all-new MacBook Air with a gorgeous 13-inch Retina display

Tuesday, October 30, 2018 12:01 pmTuesday, October 30, 201836 Comments

The new MacBook Air features a stunning 13.3-inch Retina display with over 4 million pixels of resolution…

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…

‘Off the Tracks,’ the film about Final Cut Pro X, is now available to download

Tuesday, July 24, 2018 3:44 pmTuesday, July 24, 20184 Comments

Producer Bradley Olsen has finished the film, it has had its debut…

Australian court fines Apple $6.7 million over iPhone ‘bricking’ case

Tuesday, June 19, 2018 8:59 am8 Comments

An Australian court fined U.S. electronics giant Apple Inc A$9 million ($6.7 million) on Tuesday…

This is Apple’s iPhone ultrasonic under-screen fingerprint scanner – and why you can’t have it

Monday, May 21, 2018 2:28 pm16 Comments

Apple is, or at least was, working on an ultrasonic under-screen fingerprint scanner…

New web standard would allow Apple’s Face ID and Touch ID for website logins

Tuesday, April 10, 2018 1:12 pm5 Comments

A new web standard being recommended for adoption would open the way for both Face ID and Touch ID…

Touch ID vs. Face ID: Which is better?

Wednesday, November 29, 2017 5:30 pmWednesday, November 29, 201715 Comments

Touch ID only has one step for authentication, but…

Three MacBook mistakes: Will Apple correct course?

Thursday, October 26, 2017 11:25 amThursday, October 26, 201728 Comments

Apple’s not a company that backtracks easily, but…

Ming-Chi Kuo: All 2018 iPhones will drop Touch ID for Face ID

Friday, October 13, 2017 9:47 amFriday, November 10, 20178 Comments

KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo is out with a new investor note…

Apple’s biggest spoilers: The developers who cracked the iPhone X code

Wednesday, September 27, 2017 9:36 am7 Comments

When Apple execs stepped onstage for September’s big iPhone X unveiling, they had precious few surprises…

Apple’s clever strategy for forcing partners to use Face ID

Monday, September 18, 2017 10:57 am14 Comments

When Apple announced the iPhone X last week, the most sophisticated…

Samsung’s easily-fooled face-recognition gimmick again proves wisdom of Apple’s approach

Tuesday, September 5, 2017 5:00 pmTuesday, September 5, 201713 Comments

The face recognition systems employed by companies like Samsung have been laughable…

Apple’s OLED iPhone’s new 3D infrared facial recognition capability will be unmatched by Android wannabes

Thursday, August 31, 2017 4:57 pmThursday, August 31, 201718 Comments

Apple will officially unveil the iPhone 8 at an event on September 12th, and with it the future of smartphone design…

How Apple will revolutionize facial recognition with next-gen iPhone

Thursday, August 31, 2017 10:59 amThursday, August 31, 20178 Comments

While the broad outlines of the new iPhone are now widely known, both literally and metaphorically…

More thoughts on the future of the Touch Bar and Touch ID

Monday, August 28, 2017 4:08 pm4 Comments

If you look at the cost differences between the non-Touch Bar MacBook Pro and the Touch Bar versions…

RIP Final Cut Pro 7: The video editor won’t run on Apple’s macOS High Sierra

Monday, August 28, 2017 2:44 pmMonday, August 28, 20179 Comments

Apple has revealed that its aging-but-beloved video editing program, Final Cut Pro 7…

Tim Bajarin: Why I hope iPhone 8 includes facial recognition

Tuesday, August 22, 2017 2:32 pmTuesday, August 22, 201711 Comments

I consider facial recognition to be the easiest and best way to authenticate a person on mobile…

KGI: Apple’s next-gen OLED iPhone ahead of Qualcomm in 3D sensing tech by at least 2 years

Monday, August 21, 2017 5:01 pmMonday, August 21, 2017No Comments

Apple has a significant lead on Qualcomm in the 3D sensing technology space…

Apple’s next-gen OLED iPhone’s infrared 3D scanner will work in complete darkness

Monday, August 21, 2017 2:27 pmMonday, August 21, 20177 Comments

It was a memorable moment in Pixar’s 2004 classic ‘The Incredibles,’ one that seemed wildly futuristic…

Apple’s 3D Face ID will recognize user’s face within millionths of a second

Monday, August 21, 2017 8:59 amMonday, August 21, 20179 Comments

Apple’s upcoming iPhone 8 is unlikely to have a curved edge…

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 won’t release a fix for Secure Enclave’s exposed decryption key

Friday, August 18, 2017 2:28 pmFriday, August 18, 20173 Comments

Following the exposure of the decryption key protecting the firmware software running on the iPhone 5s’s Secure Enclave…

KeyBanc claims Apple’s next-gen OLED iPhone will be hurt by lack of Touch ID

Friday, August 18, 2017 1:16 pm10 Comments

If it’s Friday, which it is, it must be time for another report on the state of the fingerprint id…

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…

Apple’s ‘iPhone 8’ may perform magical facial recognition while resting on a flat surface

Monday, August 7, 2017 2:57 pmTuesday, August 8, 20178 Comments

Code found in Apple’s HomePod firmware may suggest that the ‘iPhone 8’s’ facial recognition system…

iPhone 8 X-ray confirms more of its hottest features

Monday, August 7, 2017 2:27 pmMonday, August 7, 20177 Comments

Thanks to secrets discovered in Apple’s own firmware, we already know a lot about the iPhone 8…

Photos of Apple’s iPhone 8’s front side leak

Monday, August 7, 2017 12:40 pmMonday, August 7, 20176 Comments

Apple is reportedly manufacturing the 2017 iPhones as we speak, including the…

Apple’s HomePod leak reveals 10 huge iPhone 8 details

Friday, August 4, 2017 11:06 amFriday, August 4, 201710 Comments

If you were following Apple back in 2010, you remember the infamous…

How did Apple’s self-inflicted ‘iPhone 8’ leakapalooza happen?

Thursday, August 3, 2017 9:28 am10 Comments

Over the weekend, Apple mistakenly released a HomePod firmware update that contained code…

Apple’s leaked HomePod firmware shows iPhone 8 likely to abandon Touch ID in favor of ‘Pearl ID’ facial recognition

Thursday, August 3, 2017 8:59 amWednesday, August 16, 201715 Comments

The most revealing iPhone 8 leaks of all have come directly from Apple…

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…

Apple’s new ‘iPhone 8’ design ‘confirmed’

Monday, July 17, 2017 11:40 amMonday, July 17, 201710 Comments

Working with case designer Nodus, I have been able to obtain CAD files for the iPhone 8 through…

Goldman Sachs: Stay the course on Apple despite negative chatter

Wednesday, July 12, 2017 2:02 pmWednesday, July 12, 201717 Comments

The larger installed base of iPhone users versus prior ‘super cycles’ for the device…

Foxconn report shows why the rampant negativity in Apple should be ignored

Wednesday, July 12, 2017 11:25 amWednesday, July 12, 20175 Comments

Of late, the chatter is that the whiz-bang, high-end Apple phone will be delayed due to…

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