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Apple details in-display fingerprint sensor tech in patent filing from AuthenTec cofounderThe U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on Thursday published one of the first AuthenTec patent applications assigned to Apple, with the property descri…
... sensor maker in 2012 for $356 million, fanning the flames of ... -
Apple buys crowdsourced mapping data startup LocationaryAs part of its effort to improve its Maps service for iOS and the upcoming OS X Mavericks, Apple has reportedly acquired crowdsourced location data c…
... maker AuthenTec for a reported $356 million. It's expected that ... -
iPhone home button fingerprint scanner described in latest iOS 7 betaApple's latest iOS 7 beta includes a reference to a "Biometric Kit," offering the strongest evidence yet that the company's next iPhone will include …
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Apple, Inc. gets its fingerprints on advanced touch sensor, appears difficult for Android to copyIn a market saturated with smartphones that all increasingly look the same, Apple wants its next iPhone to stand out and be difficult for cloners to …
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Purported 'iPhone 5S' back panel hints at redesigned home button componentA new part claimed to be the rear panel for Apple's anticipated "iPhone 5S" shows an external design largely unchanged from the iPhone 5, but a numbe…
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New high-res pics may again show Apple's 'iPhone 5S' fingerprint sensorAnother leaked part allegedly for Apple's next-generation "iPhone 5S" claims to show the fingerprint scanning component that is expected to be concea…
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Apple may differentiate 'iPhone 5S' fingerprint scanning home button with silver ring [u]Apple's next flagship iPhone may distinguish its anticipated key feature ? a built-in fingerprint scanner ? from other iPhones with an aesthetic twea…
Apple's next flagship iPhone may distinguish its anticipated key feature ? a built-in fingerprint scanner ? from other iPhones with an aesthetic tweak, by placing a subtle silver ring around the home button [updated with new pics]. Rumors of a silver ring ... -
Silver ring around 'iPhone 5S' home button may be integral to fingerprint reader, not just for looksReports on Friday spurred talk of a "silver ring" that will supposedly adorn the "iPhone 5S" home button, though a look at the technology driving App…
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WSJ reaffirms 'iPhone 5S' to boast fingerprint sensor, 'iPhone 5C' left withoutLess than one day before Apple is expected to unveil its new iPhone lineup, a report from The Wall Street Journal reiterates rumors that the flagship…
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Apple announces 'Touch ID' fingerprint scanner for iPhone 5SAs widely rumored prior to its announcement, the iPhone 5s will sport biometric fingerprint security with a new feature Apple is calling "Touch ID," …
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Inside Apple's iPhone 5s: 's' is for 'security'The inclusion of the Touch ID fingerprint sensor in the iPhone 5s may position Apple as the default choice for businesses and government agencies loo…
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Apple's Touch ID already bypassed with established 'fake finger' techniqueA hacker group in Germany claims to have defeated Apple's new Touch ID biometric security system by using a modified fingerprint lifting and "fake fi…
... Apple purchased in 2012 for $356 million. The extent to which ... -
Synaptics buys Samsung partner Validity to take on Apple's AuthenTec Touch ID featureTouchpad vendor Synaptics has announced plans to acquire Validity Sensors, a primary remaining fingerprint sensor vendor following Apple's acquisitio…
... Apple acquired the firm for $356 million in July 2012, it ... -
AuthenTec cofounder shows off early prototype of Apple's Touch IDF. Scott Moody, the cofounder of Apple-acquired company AuthenTec, gave a presentation this week on the origins of what is now the Touch ID technolog…
... entire company in 2012 for $356 million. "We had a great ... -
PrimeSense tech seen powering gesture controls for future Apple television productsApple's confirmed purchase of PrimeSense, makers of technology that powered Microsoft's first-generation Kinect sensor, has helped to fuel speculatio…
... scanning technology, in 2012 for $356 million. Just over a year ... -
Apple preparing software update to enhance functionality of iPhone 5s Touch IDApple is preparing to release a free software update designed to improve the fingerprint recognition experience of Touch ID, potentially fixing a "fa…
... the company entirely, in a $356 million purchase that represented one ... -
Apple's voracious appetite for acquisitions outspent Google in 2013Apple is quietly investing far more money to acquire talent, technology and production capacity than the market appears to realize, having liberally …
... most expensive recent purchase (the $356 million acquisition of AuthenTec), as ... -
Video pits iPhone 5s Touch ID against Samsung's Galaxy S5 fingerprint scannerAs Samsung's new flagship Galaxy S5 nears official release, videos and "first looks" are popping up across the Web, the latest of which pits the hand…
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New Flash flaw could let attackers control Macs, Adobe urges users to updateAdobe on Monday disclosed a new vulnerability in its Flash platform that may allow attackers to remotely take over and control Macs, PCs, and Linux m…
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Apple's secret plans for PrimeSense 3D tech hinted at by new itSeez3D iPad appApple has remained silent on its plans for PrimeSense, the 3D scanning firm it acquired last November. But a new iPad app based on some of the same u…
... for nearly the same amount: $356 million. Just like Authentec, PrimeSense ... -
New 'WireLurker' malware targets Chinese Apple users, hops from OS X to iOS via USBComing less than one week following the discovery of an OS X vulnerability called "Rootpipe," computer security researchers have found a new form of …
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Apple patent points to iCloud-based Touch ID syncing, fingerprint-protected Apple Pay terminalsThe U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on Thursday published an Apple patent application for an iCloud-based fingerprint storage and cross-device synci…
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Samsung to ape Apple's Touch ID with touch-style fingerprint sensor in 'Galaxy S6' - reportSamsung's next flagship smartphone will ship with a Touch ID-like fingerprint sensor in place of the swipe-style sensor that the company employed on …
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Fingerprint sensor for Google's Nexus 6 was nixed after Apple bought AuthenTecMotorola did intend to include a Touch ID-like fingerprint sensor in its Android flagship Nexus 6 smartphone, the company's then-CEO has revealed, bu…
... purchased AuthenTec in 2012, paying $356 million for the company. Though ... -
As Apple's iPhone turns 8, Force Touch and Touch ID are ready for the futureEight years after redefining the mobile computing experience with multitouch, Apple is laying the groundwork for yet another revolution with Force To…
... have left after Apple's $356 million buyout. With no more ... -
Hedge fund manager David Einhorn ups stake in Apple stock to 11.7M sharesBillionaire hedge fund manager David Einhorn, who once had a high-profile spat with Apple management over the company's use of cash, increased his st…
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Immersion files lawsuit, ITC complaint against Apple's haptic technologyHaptic feedback technology developer Immersion on Thursday announced a two-pronged legal attack against Apple for allegedly infringing on its patents…
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Apple patent filing shows future potential of Touch ID not tied to a buttonA patent filing made public today stems directly from the Apple purchase of biometric company AuthenTec, and could lead to future iPhones and iPads u…
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Why Apple is unlikely to ditch Touch ID for facial recognition with 'iPhone 8'Apple is rumored to integrate face-scanning cameras in its upcoming "iPhone 8" handset this fall, sparking speculation that facial recognition techno…
... software, which Apple purchased for $356 million in 2012. More recent ...
