Sense ID is Qualcomm's ultrasonic answer to Apple's Touch ID
Qualcomm is hoping to take on Apple's Touch ID fingerprint sensor with "Sense ID," an ultrasonic scanning technology for future Snapdragon chips.
Jared Newman | 03 Mar | Read more
Qualcomm is hoping to take on Apple's Touch ID fingerprint sensor with "Sense ID," an ultrasonic scanning technology for future Snapdragon chips.
Jared Newman | 03 Mar | Read more
A surge in orders for small-format fingerprint readers suggests that fingerprint-recognition capabilities may be built into a broad range of consumer products by the end of this year, according to a report from Norwegian biometrics manufacturer NEXT Biometrics Group.
David Braue | 11 Feb | Read more
There have been so many major data breaches over the past year or two that it's hardly even news anymore when millions of customer accounts are compromised. We've become jaded, and just expect that attackers will find a way to penetrate our networks and steal our data. The reality, however, is that there is one simple thing companies--and individuals--can do that will prevent the vast majority of data breaches: two-factor authentication.
Tony Bradley | 20 Jan | Read more
It seems like something out of an old episode of Mission Impossible or Inspector Gadget--an ultra-secure phone that self destructs. But such a phone might be close to reality, courtesy of Boeing and BlackBerry.
Nick Mediati | 22 Dec | Read more
Synaptics executives say that they plan to build the fingerprint sensors that made Apple's latest iPhones famous directly behind the glass of Android and Windows smartphones, removing the need for a dedicated hardware button.
Mark Hachman | 18 Feb | Read more
The iPhone 5s officially launched last Friday, but already a group of hackers has successfully cracked the fingerprint authentication. In spite of the hype surrounding this news, though, the hack of Touch ID idoesn't change the fact that the fingerprint sensor on the iPhone 5s is the best thing that's happened to iPhone security so far.
Tony Bradley | 25 Sep | Read more
As you've probably heard by now, Apple's Touch ID--the technology behind the iPhone 5s's new fingerprint scanner--was circumvented over the weekend by a group of German security researchers. With little more than the kind of supplies you'd find in the home of your average computer enthusiast, the hackers claim to have fooled the sensor on their brand-new handsets into accepting a fake fingerprint that had been photographed at high resolution, printed out, and transferred to a piece of latex.
Marco Tabini | 24 Sep | Read more
On Friday the iPhone 5s will be out on the street, and with it, Apple's fingerprint scanning technology. There are still some concerns about how Apple is implementing and managing fingerprint authentication, but as long as the iPhone 5s doesn't fumble completely, the new smartphone could finally spur mainstream adoption of the technology.
Tony Bradley | 20 Sep | Read more
So Apple has announced that it's building a fingerprint reader into its new flagship smartphone, the iPhone 5s, calling that technology Touch ID. Here's what you need to know about it.
Rich Mogull | 11 Sep | Read more
Users have been able to unlock notebooks and other devices using fingerprints and other biometric methods for years now. Bionym Tuesday unveiled a wristband that the company says can identify you from your heartbeat alone.
Mark Hachman | 03 Sep | Read more
Apple's got its finger on the pulse of security development, the iPhone should not be a number but a free man, and a former Apple exec is on the market once again. The remainders for Tuesday, April 9, 2013 are getting with the program.
Keeping your passwords safe is hard work--and keeping them complex enough that others won't figure them out but you can still remember them is equally difficult. Arkami's solution? The myIDkey (funding through March 22), a biometrically secure Bluetooth/USB flash drive and password manager, which lets you carry all your access codes, account numbers, and other data with you on a device that is compact enough to affix to your keyring.
Cassandra Khaw | 19 Mar | Read more