Posts by KDarling

Quote: Originally Posted by Mechanic  I dont remember where but i read that when project "Purple" was started (development code name of the iPhone) it was development of a tablet computer.  Steve Jobs...

This is important news.   Everyone's been looking for a replacement to using ITO.   Isn't the iridium supply supposed to be gone by 2020?   This BBC article says even as soon as 2017.   (I...

Quote: Originally Posted by SolipsismX  1) Sydney to Honolulu is about a 10 hour flight which means that few other tablets would be viable candidates.   Do they not also provide a power cable?   Or do...

Quote: Originally Posted by SolipsismX  I certainly won't rely on it for security. I'd rather just use my PIN.    There are certainly known ways to make fingerprint recognition more secure, such as adding a...

Quote: Originally Posted by anonymouse  This is nonsense. You can use a frozen sausage link on a capacitive touchscreen, and that, nor none of the styluses available have, "blood in the capillaries and live...

Quote: Originally Posted by Timbit  And NFC can still be used to hack into people's sensitive data. In the article below, hackers got into a Galaxy S3 (yes I understand its Samsung, and Android, however it holds valid...

Quote: Originally Posted by SolipsismX  I don't see how a dismembered finger will suddenly have no ridges. If we're talking about one that has been cut and dried for an extended period, sure, we usually see these...

Quote: Originally Posted by MagMan1979  Finally someone with an ounce of sense speaks up! My wife has a GNex, and I've turned off the NFC on that phone, and if it ever comes to iPhone, that's the FIRST function I...

Quote: Originally Posted by libertyforall  NFC Spychips in iPhone, NO THANKS!!!! Guess it is time to stop buying iPhone!   The NFC in a phone is a READER, not a tracking chip like you're worried...

Quote: Originally Posted by AppleInsider  According to Kuo, the fingerprint sensor will reside under the home button on the device. Users will simply place their thumb over the button when prompted,...