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Apple Invents Display Tech Capable of Reading Fingerprints Without Sensors
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has published an Apple patent titled "Interactive display panel with IR diodes", that shows the company is looking to leverage its LuxVue acquisition to integrate display technology capable of reading a user's fingerprint without a dedicated sensor. According to AppleInsider, the patent details a touch display that incorporates micro-LED sensing technology...
Authorities Seek Access to Your Fingerprint to Unlock Your Phone
A Los-Angeles court has recently granted the authorities a search warrant compelling the girlfriend of an alleged Armenian gang member to press her finger against an iPhone that had been seized from a Glendale home, the L.A. Times reports. While the incident marked a rare occasion where prosecutors have demanded a person provide a fingerprint to open a...
BMO, Mastercard Launch Biometric Corporate Card Program in Canada
Bank of Montreal (BMO), Canada's fourth largest lender, said on Wednesday that it had launched the first biometric corporate card program in Canada and the United States in partnership with Mastercard. Last month, MasterCard announced ‘Selfie ID’ which would let users verify their online payments using facial recognition. The ‘Selfie ID’ program is set to...
Apple’s Latest Patent Shows Continued Interest in Embedding Touch ID into Displays
A new patent application published by Apple this week suggests that the company may be looking to embed the Touch ID fingerprint sensor in the iPhone’s display. “Apple's latest proposed invention related to a touchscreen Touch ID would allow the device to capture a single fingerprint at a pre-determined fixed location on the display. For...
How to Setup Touch ID Fingerprints To Never See “Try Again” Error
Are you seeing the “Try again” prompt from your iPhone 5S Touch ID fingerprint sensor a lot? Well, follow this neat little trick I implemented a few weeks back, to register your fingerprint in a more precise manner, so you won’t see that annoying prompt that often. In fact, ever since I’ve set up my […]