WhatsApp’s new version for iOS has gotten a simple but important upgrade: The app now supports Apple’s Face ID face recognition tech, as well as Touch ID fingerprint scanner.
The update has gone live in WhatsApp’s version 2.19.20 for iOS, which is av…
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Gather around, campers, and hear a tale as old as time. Remember the HTC Dream? The Evo 4G? The Google Nexus One? What about the Touch Diamond? All amazing devices. The HTC of 2018 is not the HTC that made these industry-leading devices. That company is gone. It seems HTC is getting ready to lay […]
View More HTC is goneThis “e-skin” provides a realistic sense of touch to prosthetic hands
E-dermis can recreate a sense of touch and pain to amputees with prosthetic hands. This electronic “skin” will sense stimuli and relay impulses back to the peripheral nerves. Read more…More about Mashable Video, Hand, Touch, Pain, and Mashable Video
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Could the future of smartphone biometrics look a lot like a shinier version of the past? The answer is most definitely yes — that is, if Synaptics Incorporated has anything to say about it.
The San Jose-based hardware manufacturer announced plans on Monday to mass produce an optical in-display fingerprint sensor, and, according to the company, it has a very big partner involved.
The “Clear ID” scanner, which would reside under a phone’s screen, would theoretically allow for easy-to-use biometrics on bezel-less phones. While Synaptics is not the first company to develop such technology, that it claims to have a deal with an unnamed “top five [original equipment manufacturer]” suggests it’s ready for the big leagues. Read more…
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Thumbprints can be replicated, facescans can be faked, but your sweat? It’s one of a kind. Or at least unique enough, as far as smartphone security goes. That’s the takeaway from a group of researchers claiming to have found a more secure form of bio…
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