In the recent past, fingerprint security has sort of become mainstream on electronic devices especially smartphones. Notebooks and laptops too have started receiving fingerprint sensors embedded into them but what about people who own devices that came without said feature? Synaptics has the right solution for you.
The sub-15,000 rupee category is a segment where there is a lot of competition between brands to capture the attention of the public. While there is plenty of choices available, we feel that the Honor 5X is probably the best one in the lot and here are 5 reasons why you should buy the device.
CyanogenMod has been known to release some really interesting features for Android users and this upcoming feature is one of them. The update will allow users to assign a protected status for any apps on the phone including system apps.
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As you probably know by now, Google announced two new Nexus devices today – the Nexus 6P and the Nexus 5X. The Nexus 6P is the flagship Nexus smartphone for the year and we are going to compare its specifications with that of the Nexus 6 to see what has changed.
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New research has revealed that hack into Android phones in order steal fingerprints on a large scale so our fingerprints might not be as safe as we think they are.
The rumour mill has begun churning out information regarding the next curved flagship phones from LG, the G Flex 3. It is said to pack a 1440p screen along with a Snapdragon 820 processor.
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OnePlus has just announced the successor to their popular OnePlus One smartphone. We take a closer look at their specifications and put the two smartphones head to head with one another to see what has changed and what remains the same.
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A new patent filed by Apple reveals their plans to integrate Touch ID into upcoming Apple TV remotes. Apparently Apple is planning to make Apple TV the hub for home automation in the future.
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We just told you about Huawei’s upcoming Kirin 950 processor which is based on the 16nm manufacturing process. Now, renders of the Huawei Ascend Mate 8 have been leaked and it will be the first smartphone to use the processor.
We had told you about the rumored specifications of the upcoming Samsung Galaxy A8 last month. The Galaxy A8 will be the biggest smartphone in the A series lineup and now it is reported to be packing a fingerprint sensor as well.
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It seems like bezel-less is the trend nowadays because after the Nubia Z9 and the Oppo R7, we now have yet another handset with such a design. The Oppo R7 Plus is the bigger brother of the R7 and it sports a fingerprint sensor as well apart from the similar bezel-less design.
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Samsung is fresh after announcing its latest flagship – Samsung Galaxy S5 at MWC 2014 day before yesterday. Samsung is still at MWC 2014 and is holding an event for the developers. At the event, Samsung has announced that it is planning to open up the fingerprint scanner on the Galaxy S5 for developers. For a company that follows the strategy of Apple, this is quite a surprising move.
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Apple has filed another patent and this one is based on fingerprint sensors. Apple has filed biometric based patents before but we have never really seen its use in any of their products, but we might actually see the use of this patent in the near future. Maybe in the next iPhone.
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