A growing number of Windows laptops feature fingerprint sensors with support for Microsoft’s Windows Hello technology. The idea is to let users login quickly by tapping a finger against the sensor rather than typing in a password or PIN. But security researchers at Blackwing Intelligence have found “multiple vulnerabilities” in the implementation of these fingerprint […]
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Qualcomm’s new fingerprint sensor is bigger, faster, supports 2-finger authentication
Until recently most smartphones with fingerprint sensors used optical fingerprint recognition to let you login by placing your fingertip on a certain spot. But ultrasonic fingerprint sensors use sound waves instead, which allows them to be placed in a display rather than on the back or side of a phone. Now Qualcomm has unveiled a […]
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Samsung acknowledges Galaxy S10 fingerprint flaw, promises a fix
After a Samsung Galaxy S10 owner in Britain reported this week that the fingerprint sensor on her phone could be fooled simply by adding a screen protector to the phone, Samsung has acknowledged the issue and promised to fix it with an upcoming software update. The Galaxy S10 is Samsung’s first smartphone to feature an […]
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Lilbits 364: A tiny AMD Ryzen PC
Small form-factor desktop computers have been around for ages, but we’ve seen a whole bunch of interesting models in recent years thanks to Intel’s NUC line of mini PCs and a whole slew of similarly-small models. What we don’t see a lot of are models with AMD processors. But that’s starting to change. In January […]
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Lilbits 339: Smartphone leaks (LG V40 ThinQ and OnePlus 6T)
October is going to be a busy month for smartphone launches, but thanks to a series of leaks we already have a good idea of what to expect from some upcoming devices like the Google Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL, LG V40 ThinQ, and some other devices. Now MySmartPrice is giving us an idea […]
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4 Comments on Huawei Porsche Design Mate RS: Triple cameras, in-display fingerprint reader, and 512GB of storage
Huawei Porsche Design Mate RS: Triple cameras, in-display fingerprint reader, and 512GB of storage
4 Comments on Huawei Porsche Design Mate RS: Triple cameras, in-display fingerprint reader, and 512GB of storageIf you thought Huawei’s new €899 P20 Pro smartphone was expensive, the Chinese phone maker has another model that makes it look cheap. The Huawei Porsche Design Mate RS has all of the P20 Pro’s best features, plus a higher-resolution display, two fingerprint sensors (an in-display model plus a rear sensor), and support for up to 512GB of […]
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Vivo X20 Plus with under-glass fingerprint sensor launches in China
The first smartphone with an in-display fingerprint sensor goes on sale February 1st for about $560. The Vivo X20 Plus features a 6.4 inch, 2160 x 1080 pixel display that covers most of the front of the phone. But rather than put a fingerprint sensor on the side or back, Vivo used under-glass fingerprint sensing […]
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Japan Display unveils transparent, glass-based fingerprint sensor
Synaptics and Vivo may already be showing off the first smartphone with an under-glass fingerprint sensor, but Japan Display plans to launch its own solution. Basically, the company says its transparent, glass-based, capacitive fingerprint sensor uses the same touch technology that’s already available in the company’s touchscreen displays to detect changes in capacitance when your […]
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Meizu launches M6s smartphone with Exynos 7872 and a fingerprint reader on the side
Chinese phone maker Meizu’s latest Android handset launches this week for about $150 and up. But like many of the company’s other smartphones, the Meizu M6s punches above its weight class. For about $150 you get a phone with 3GB of RAM, a 2:1 (18:9) aspect ratio display, 16MP rear and 8MP front cameras, and […]
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Vivo smartphones to be first with under-glass fingerprint sensor from Synaptics
This week Synaptics announced it’s begun mass production of an under-glass, in-display fingerprint sensor and that the company is working with a top five OEM. Earlier this year we’d heard that Chinese smartphone maker Vivo was working on phones with under-glass fingerprint sensors. Coincidence? Nope. In an article for Forbes, Patrick Moorhead says he got […]