WhatsApp adds biometric authentication with latest iOS update
The most recent version of WhatsApp on iOS has added support for Apple’s biometric authentication technologies, TechCrunch reports. The new…
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Apple to upgrade Face ID and add depth-sensing distance for AR on new iPhones
The next generation of iPhones will feature a new 3D camera with a range of up to 15 feet to…
Black Hat presentation on spoofing Face ID cancelled over incomplete research
A presentation on defeating Apple’s Face ID biometrics scheduled for Black Hat Asia in March has been cancelled after the…
Face ID component maker acquired by II-VI for $3.2M
Optical products maker II-VI Inc. has reached a deal to acquire Finisar Corp., which makes vertical-cavity surface-emitting (VCSEL) laser components…
Apple likely launching 3 iPhones and 2 iPads with Face ID this year
Apple is very likely to include Face ID in three new iPhone and two new iPad models that will launch…
Apple granted a Registered Trademark for ‘Face ID’
This past week Apple was granted a Registered Trademark for ‘Face ID’ by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Patently…
Apple to replace some iPhone X units with Face ID problems
Apple has responded to reported problems with Face ID in some iPhone X units by updating its service policy to…
U.S. law enforcement reportedly using fingerprints of deceased victims and suspects to access iPhones
U.S. law enforcement agencies have accessed iPhones owned by deceased victims and criminal suspects through Touch ID, sources revealed to…
Smartphone growth to slow in 2018 as mobile biometrics mostly stay the course, TrendForce predicts
Growth in global smartphone sales will slow to 2.8 percent in 2018, and only Apple and Nokia have a clear…
Apple’s Face ID and TrueDepth cameras make iPhone X a “strategic success”: analyst
The competitive advantage established by Apple’s Face ID and TrueDepth cameras make the iPhone X a “strategic success” regardless of…
