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Face ID has been defeated again, and this time it was ‘simple’

sudshr47 November 27, 2017

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Breaking into a locked iPhone X shouldn’t ever be described as simple, but according to a group of security researchers, that’s exactly where we find ourselves. 

The same Vietnamese team that managed to trick Face ID with an elaborately constructed mask now says it has found a way to create a replicated face capable of unlocking Apple’s latest and greatest biometric using a series of surreptitiously snagged photographs. 

Apple has copped to the fact that Face ID, for all its technical prowess, isn’t perfect. It can be tricked by twins. For most people, however, that security threat is a nonexistent one. But what about masks? The Cupertino-based company assured customers that it had designed the biometric-powered safeguard with that attack in mind — yet the researchers at Bkav are here to rain on that particular parade.  Read more…

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Face ID has been defeated again, and this time it was ‘simple’

sudshr47 November 27, 2017

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Breaking into a locked iPhone X shouldn’t ever be described as simple, but according to a group of security researchers, that’s exactly where we find ourselves. 

The same Vietnamese team that managed to trick Face ID with an elaborately constructed mask now says it has found a way to create a replicated face capable of unlocking Apple’s latest and greatest biometric using a series of surreptitiously snagged photographs. 

Apple has copped to the fact that Face ID, for all its technical prowess, isn’t perfect. It can be tricked by twins. For most people, however, that security threat is a nonexistent one. But what about masks? The Cupertino-based company assured customers that it had designed the biometric-powered safeguard with that attack in mind — yet the researchers at Bkav are here to rain on that particular parade.  Read more…

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The OnePlus 5T could have been perfect—if it weren’t for its cameras

sudshr47 November 27, 2017

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$1,000 is a lot of money to spend on a smartphone. That’s as much as a good laptop. It’s rent money. It’s more than what some people have in their savings account. 

For Chinese phone startup OnePlus, this is precisely the perfect moment for its new flagship Android phone, the OnePlus 5T, to shine.

Read the rest of the in-depth review here. Read more…

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Here are the best Black Friday deals on smartphones: iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy Note 8, Google Pixel 2, and more

sudshr47 November 21, 2017

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Just to let you know, if you buy something featured here, Mashable might earn an affiliate commission.

There’s nothing quite like the feeling of getting a brand new phone. Whether you’re shopping around for a loved one or treating yourself to a present, here are some of the coolest Black Friday deals on smartphones this year.

SEE ALSO: Beat the Black Friday blues with Verizon’s smartphone deal

Best Buy

Moto G Plus (5th Gen) 4G LTE with Motorola— $225 ($75 off)

LG Stylo™ 3 4G LTE with Boost Mobile — $100 ($100 off)

Sony XPERIA XZ Premium 4G LTE — $600 ($100 off)

Samsung Galaxy J7 4G LTE with Verizon — $100 ($60 off) Read more…

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Why OnePlus is launching the 5T only five months after its last flagship phone

sudshr47 November 18, 2017

“When we launched the OnePlus 5, there was no plan to release the OnePlus 5T,” Kyle Kiang, OnePlus’ head of global marketing, told me a week before the new phone’s splashy launch event in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.
It’s a peculiar admission, but it fits…

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How the OnePlus 5T was built so quickly

sudshr47 November 17, 2017

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Is hardware really that hard?

OnePlus pointed to the borderline-cliché catchphrase, “Hardware is hard” at its event on Thursday to launch its latest flagship smartphone, the OnePlus 5T. But the company’s own product release schedule appears to belie the saying, with the 5T coming a mere five months after its predecessor, the OnePlus 5.

However, if you look at OnePlus’ ambitious launch timeline and conclude the opposite — that hardware is easy — you’d be jumping to the wrong conclusion. The China-based company has simply gotten really good at leveraging its natural advantages (for instance, its proximity to prototype facilities in Shenzhen) to fuel its nimbleness. Read more…

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