AuthenTech co-founder, F. Scott Moody, gave a presentation of the origins of Apple's new Touch ID Fingerprint Sensor at North Carolina State University's Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering on Tuesday. AppleInsider was on hand for the presentation where Moody revealed that the first version of the sensor was called FingerLoc. The sensor came in a large box much … [Read more...] about AuthenTec Co-Founder Demos Prototype Touch ID Fingerprint Sensor
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Alleged Photo of iPad 5 With Touch ID Fingerprint Sensor
CTech has posted a photo allegedly depicting an iPad 5 with a Touch ID Fingerprint Sensor. The photo is not unclear and not verified; however, a recent video examining leaked shell casings found that the iPhone 5s Touch ID fingerprint sensor fits the leaked iPad 5 front panel perfectly. … [Read more...] about Alleged Photo of iPad 5 With Touch ID Fingerprint Sensor
iPhone 5s Touch ID Fingerprint Sensor Fits Perfectly in the Leaked iPad 5 Front Panel
A new video reveals that the iPhone 5s Touch ID fingerprint sensor fits the leaked iPad 5 front panel perfectly. Unboxtherapy took apart their gold iPhone 5s to transplant the fingerprint sensor into the alleged iPad 5 front panel. It fit perfectly while an older home button did not. … [Read more...] about iPhone 5s Touch ID Fingerprint Sensor Fits Perfectly in the Leaked iPad 5 Front Panel
How Apple's Touch ID Fingerprint Sensor Was Circumvented
Starbug of the 'Chaos Computer Club' has posted a video that demonstrates how he was able to bypass Apple's Touch ID fingerprint sensor using a fake finger. It "was way easier than expected," Starbug told ArsTechnica in an e-mail. "I thought it would take at least a week and some fancy chip/bus hacking." It didn't require either. … [Read more...] about How Apple's Touch ID Fingerprint Sensor Was Circumvented
Hackers Circumvent Apple's Touch ID Fingerprint Sensor Using a Printed Finger
The Chaos Computer Club has successfully bypassed the biometric security of the Apple Touch ID fingerprint sensor using a photograph of a fingerprint to create a fake finger. According to the hacking team, "fingerprint biometrics is unsuitable as access control method and should be avoided." … [Read more...] about Hackers Circumvent Apple's Touch ID Fingerprint Sensor Using a Printed Finger
Apple Announces iPhone 5S With Touch ID Fingerprint Sensor
In addition to announcing the iPhone 5C, Apple also revealed the iPhone 5S at today's media event. As largely expected, the iPhone 5S will have the same size and design and the current iPhone 5 but will feature improved specifications and will be available in three colors: silver, gold, and space gray. Internally, the iPhone 5S will feature a 64-bit A7 processor that will be … [Read more...] about Apple Announces iPhone 5S With Touch ID Fingerprint Sensor
iPhone 5S to Feature Sapphire Covered Raised Home Button with Fingerprint Sensor
KGI securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, who has been fairly accurate in the past regarding Apple product roadmaps, predicts that we will see an iPhone 5S this fall with a sapphire-covered home button packing a fingerprint sensor. Back in May, we also heard the news that the next iPhone will feature a sapphire home button with a fingerprint sensor. … [Read more...] about iPhone 5S to Feature Sapphire Covered Raised Home Button with Fingerprint Sensor