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Apple patents Touch ID alternative for the Mac

Posted on October 13, 2015 by Jaime Rivera

Fingerprint scanners have existed for a very long time in smartphones, and that period extends much further when you consider laptops. The added security of a fingerprint scanner is simply unmatched by most of the other security alternatives out there. Still, the company that has popularized it most is Apple, and today we learn of the company’s new plans.Apple has just patented a new “Finger sensing apparatus using hybrid matching and associated methods,” which in a nutshell is bringing Touch ID to ...

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Advanced biometrics and the ears who use them

Posted on June 21, 2015June 21, 2015 by Adam Doud

I suppose it was inevitable. I mean, I knew I wouldn’t be able to hold out for too long. I thought I’d last longer, but I hear that’s common in tech reviewers my age. But here I am, finally. I may as well just accept it. I’m using two consecutive phones with biometric unlock capability. What did you think I was talking about? Anyway.I picked up an iPhone 6 plus for another work-related experiment. The iPhone 6 Plus, of course, features Touch ID, arguably the gold standard of fingerprint unlock in the smartphone space. Before that (and after), I was using the Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge, ...

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Time to send the home button home?

Posted on November 30, 2014 by Adam Doud

The mobile industry is not exactly known for the longevity of its design elements. After all, new developments and innovations are popping up all the time, making things bigger, faster, smaller, thinner, or whatever happens to be desired by that particular element.Then there’s the home button on iPhones. This represents quite possibly the oldest, most persistent design element in mobile. It’s the grandfather of smartphone controls. While others have tried physical buttons, capacitive buttons, soft keys, you name it, the home button persists. I have to wonder if maybe it’s time to put ...

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With TouchID, Apple gives competitors the finger

Posted on April 24, 2014 by Adam Doud

With the recent release of the GS5, I think it’s important to look back on its roots. Remember where it came from. Reflect on where it is going. No, I’m not talking about the entire device, just that stupid little thing on the bottom of it. That’s right, the fingerprint scanner. The reason we’re looking at the fingerprint scanner is, well, it’s kind of ridiculous in a Samsungy kind of way. The interesting part about that little button is not the fact that Samsung decided to put a fingerprint scanner on its flagship phone. I mean really, if you look at the progression of devices ...

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Pocketnow Weekly 086: @evleaks

Posted on March 7, 2014 by Michael Fisher

“What would you say to the people who think that what you do is illegal?” ” … I would tell them that I don’t want to answer this question.” When you’re interviewing the world’s most notorious phone leaker, he’s bound to duck a question or two. But cautious though he is, Evan Blass –formerly of Pocketnow and currently known across the web by his pen name

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Pocketnow Weekly 073: LG G Flex and Moto G chat with MKBHD

Posted on December 7, 2013 by Michael Fisher

Earlier today, while we were busy hanging with some of you fine folks on the latest episode of the Pocketnow Live, a lot was going down elsewhere. Our LG G Flex review was in the final polishing stages; our own Taylor Martin was kicking out some coverage on Motorola’s mold-breaking budget wonder, the Moto G; and friend of the show Marques Brownlee was interviewing Dennis Woodside, CEO of Motorola Mobility. All that activity demands a followup, of course, and what better venue for an end-of-week wrapup ...

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Apple’s Touch ID biometrics could lead to more outside of mobile

Posted on October 8, 2013 by Adam Doud

Apple did one thing right when it comes to Touch ID biometrics. They made it cheap. Or at least, they made it cheap enough to fit into a smartphone while keeping the cost down – for Apple, that is. Of course, I’ve already talked at length about Apple’s Touch ID and whether or not it’s a good idea or not (Spolier alert, it’s not). But it occurs to me, maybe we’re all just not used to this new fangled technology, and perhaps what we need to make this technology a part ...

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