Apple has unveiled its newest mobile devices, and a pattern is taking shape: the company is sticking with fingerprint recognition for its second-tier offerings, and with facial recognition for its most premium devices. Both the new iPhone SE and the iPad Air use Touch ID for biometric authentication, and not the 3D facial recognition system found in Apple's recent flagship … [Read more...] about New iPhone, iPad Show Apple’s Two-Tier Approach to Biometric Security
Biometric Algorithms, TrustZone Code Among Samsung Data Claimed By Hacker Group
Samsung Electronics is scrambling to deal with a potentially devastating security breach. The hacking and extortion group Lapsus$ is claiming credit for the incident, and has already leaked nearly 190GB worth of Samsung data via torrent. While the full scope of the problem is not yet clear, Samsung has acknowledged that a breach occurred, and that some source code for its … [Read more...] about Biometric Algorithms, TrustZone Code Among Samsung Data Claimed By Hacker Group
Honor’s Magic4 Smartphone Supports 3D Facial Recognition, In-display Fingerprint Scanning
Honor has unveiled the latest additions to its flagship Magic line of smartphones. The Magic4 and the Magic4 Pro were announced at MWC Barcelona, and will hit store shelves in the second quarter of the year at €899 (roughly $1,000 USD) and €1,099 ($1,225), respectively. Both phones boast 8GB of RAM and 256GB of storage, and are built atop a Qualcomm technology foundation … [Read more...] about Honor’s Magic4 Smartphone Supports 3D Facial Recognition, In-display Fingerprint Scanning
Industry City Exhibit to Promote Collaboration at MWC Barcelona
The GSMA is introducing a new exhibit at this year’s MWC Barcelona event. Dubbed Industry City, the exhibition is intended to promote cooperation across different sectors, with demos that will show FinTech, manufacturing, and mobility stakeholders how they can use digital technologies to make their operations more efficient. MWC Barcelona guests will be able to find … [Read more...] about Industry City Exhibit to Promote Collaboration at MWC Barcelona
GSMA to Highlight Diversity and Policy Initiatives at MWC Barcelona
The GSMA has shared more details about its upcoming MWC Barcelona event. MWC 2022 is set to run from February 28 to March 3 at the Fira Gran Via, and will feature more than 1,000 speakers and 1,500 exhibitors. The programming content, meanwhile, will cover a wide range of topics, including artificial intelligence, FinTech, and the expanding IoT and 5G ecosystems. Guests … [Read more...] about GSMA to Highlight Diversity and Policy Initiatives at MWC Barcelona
Realme Places In-Display Heart Rate Sensor in Upcoming 9 Pro+ Phone
Realme VP Madhav Sheth has taken to Twitter to reveal that the upcoming Realme 9 Pro+ handset will feature a built-in heart rate sensor. In doing so, Sheth also confirmed that the phone will have an in-display fingerprint sensor, since users will need to place their fingers on that scanner in order to read their heart rate. While the feature is an interesting novelty, … [Read more...] about Realme Places In-Display Heart Rate Sensor in Upcoming 9 Pro+ Phone
Qualcomm Enables Edge Voice Processing With SoundHound Alliance
Qualcomm is teaming up with SoundHound to bring better voice features to Android smartphones. SoundHound is perhaps best known for its song identification app, though that is only part of a much broader speech recognition and voice assistant portfolio. The company’s platform offers natural language understanding and text-to-speech utilities, and can pick up voice commands from … [Read more...] about Qualcomm Enables Edge Voice Processing With SoundHound Alliance
Apple to Launch Headset in Q4 2022: Kuo
Apple will likely launch its first headset device in the fourth quarter of 2022, according to a new report from renowned Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. According to MacRumors, Kuo's report suggests that the headset will be able to operate as a standalone device, with no need to tether it to an iPhone or Mac computer. Intriguingly, Kuo also suggests that Apple's long-term aim is … [Read more...] about Apple to Launch Headset in Q4 2022: Kuo
GSMA Clears IDEMIA’s New eSIM Card for Use in Connected Vehicles
IDEMIA will be targeting the smart vehicle market with its New Generation (NG) DAKOTA eSIM technology. The 5G eSIM was designed specifically for smart vehicle applications, and is the first such product to meet the GSMA’s compliance framework for connected cars. The GSMA established that framework to help support the development of smart cars and to encourage … [Read more...] about GSMA Clears IDEMIA’s New eSIM Card for Use in Connected Vehicles
How Fingerprint Sensors Are Weathering the COVID Storm
The rise of contactless biometrics has been one of the biggest stories of the past few years, and much of that can be attributed to COVID-19. People were worried that someone with COVID-19 could pass on their infection to the next person to use a device, and that prompted people to search for alternatives to the touch-based payment terminals, kiosks, and shared infrastructure … [Read more...] about How Fingerprint Sensors Are Weathering the COVID Storm
ABI Highlights Non-automotive Uses of LiDAR Technology
ABI Research is advising LiDAR developers to focus on non-automotive use cases in the immediate future. Self-driving vehicles are still expected to be one of the primary applications of LiDAR technology in the long-term, but that market will take several years to reach maturity, so smart city and industrial applications will offer more opportunities in the next few … [Read more...] about ABI Highlights Non-automotive Uses of LiDAR Technology
Digitization Trends Took Center Stage at Mobile 360 Asia Pacific
Business leaders and policy makers in the Asia Pacific region met online last week at Mobile 360 Asia Pacific, where digital transformation strategies for the region were the topic of discussion. Mobile 360 Asia followed a series of build-up events that took place earlier this month, with the event culminating in this week's keynote talks that took place over three days … [Read more...] about Digitization Trends Took Center Stage at Mobile 360 Asia Pacific
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