Latest parts leak may show Apple's 'iPhone 5S' fingerprint scanner

tallest skil

Originally Posted by GauravBidasaria

I did some research on the history of the names of all the Apple products and the reasoning behind it. All Apple products start with the letter "i".

 

How much is "some", given that this is wrong?

 

So what does the "i", "s" and "c" mean in the iPhones ? Please input your thoughts on this piece.

 

Prefix 'i' was initially primarily for 'Internet'. Suffix 'S' is for 'tock' models of iPhone. Suffix 'C' seems to be for the cheap model of iPhone.

anthracite

Nice feature.

How long until the first request comes from the NSA for someone's fingerprint information?

mela

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Originally Posted by GauravBidasaria 



I did some research on the history of the names of all the Apple products and the reasoning behind it. All Apple products start with the letter "i".

 

You mean like the iMacBook Pro?

denobin

anthracite wrote: »

Nice feature.

How long until the first request comes from the NSA for someone's fingerprint information?

You can't derive a fingerprint or any other useful info from the stored hash value that is created when your fingerprint is scanned. An actual image is never stored. When you rescan, a new hash is calculated which is then compared to the stored hash.

hammeroftruth

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Originally Posted by Tallest Skil 

 

 

How much is "some", given that this is wrong?

 

Prefix 'i' was initially primarily for 'Internet'. Suffix 'S' is for 'tock' models of iPhone. Suffix 'C' seems to be for the cheap model of iPhone.

I thought "S"  was originally for "speed" like the 3gs, and then for either "Siri" or "Steve" as in the 4s. 

virtua

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