Mobile World Congress is right around the corner, and Suprema will be there with exciting news biometric innovations. The Korean biomerics company announced that at next month's’ Barcelona conference it will be showcasing new in-display fingerprint matching functionality on its BioSign 3.0 software as well as launching a new 3D facial recognition solution named LookSign. The … [Read more...] about Suprema’s New In-Display Fingerprint Tech and 3D Facial Recognition Aimed at Smartphone Market
NTT DOCOMO Implements Authlete Solution for API Security
Japanese telecom NTT DOCOMO is seeking to enhance the security of its open APIs with the integration of Authlete's OAuth 2.0, an authentication framework designed to enable API access to a third party application without the need to reveal a user's password credentials to the app. The authentication solution is based on standards developed by the non-profit OpenID … [Read more...] about NTT DOCOMO Implements Authlete Solution for API Security
IDEMIA Gets New Distribution Partner for eUICC Solution
"...Arkessa's embrace of IDEMIA's eUICC solution is aimed at facilitating IoT deployments in the enterprise." IDEMIA has teamed up with a new partner in its IoT business. Arkessa, a UK-based provider of M2M managed services, is now offering IDEMIA's embedded Universal Integrated Circuit Card (eUICC) to its enterprise and industrial Internet of Things customers. It's … [Read more...] about IDEMIA Gets New Distribution Partner for eUICC Solution
GSMA Reveals First Details of Second MWC Americas
The GSMA has revealed the first details about the second Mobile World Congress Americas, including a change of venue. While the inaugural MWC Americas made its debut in San Franscisco, year two will see the event move to Los Angeles, with GSMA Chief Marketing Officer Michael O'Hara calling the city "the entertainment capital of the world" in a statement officially announcing … [Read more...] about GSMA Reveals First Details of Second MWC Americas
INTERVIEW: David Pollington, Senior Director Technology, GSMA
We are less than one month away from Mobile World Congress 2018 – the world's premiere mobile technology congress hosted in Barcelona by the GSMA. Gearing up for our live event coverage, Mobile ID World President Peter O'Neill recently spoke with David Pollington, Senior Director Technology at GSMA. The conversation opens on the topic of Mobile World Congress' impeccable growth … [Read more...] about INTERVIEW: David Pollington, Senior Director Technology, GSMA
Bixby, Nintendo Switch Among Nominees for 2018 GLOMO Awards
Nominees run the gamut of the mobile tech world, from Huawei's 5G connectivity technology to Samsung's Bixby AI assistant to the Nintendo Switch. The nominees for this year's GLOMO Awards have been announced. They're the signature awards of the annual Mobile World Congress, and are meant to celebrate the most innovative and impactful technological solutions showcased at the … [Read more...] about Bixby, Nintendo Switch Among Nominees for 2018 GLOMO Awards
World’s First Phone with In-Display Sensor Goes On Sale Today
The world's first smartphone with a fingerprint sensor embedded under its display will go on sale today. Vivo first announced that it had such a device in production last month, immediately after fingerprint biometrics specialist Synaptics announced that it had viable in-display technology in mass production. Then, at the Consumer Electronics Show earlier this month, Vivo … [Read more...] about World’s First Phone with In-Display Sensor Goes On Sale Today
BRIEF: The State of the Art in Smart Car Tech
It's been a long on-ramp for the smart car concept, but things seemed to kick into a higher gear over the past year as major IT and tech companies poured resources into automotive efforts, and big brands in the car sector welcomed new collaborations. This week, a lot of that behind-the-scenes activity produced results in the form of exciting prototypes – some even drivable – at … [Read more...] about BRIEF: The State of the Art in Smart Car Tech
Sony Finally Brings Mobile Biometric Security Stateside
"The pivot to biometric support could help Sony to appeal to more customers in the US, with the mass market now getting used to biometric security as a standard feature on mobile devices." Sony's mobile customers are finally going to get biometric security with the latest versions of its Xperia smartphones. The new XA2, XA2 Ultra, and L2 devices have all been announced just … [Read more...] about Sony Finally Brings Mobile Biometric Security Stateside
NEC-DENSO Joint Venture to Explore Connected Car Tech
NEC has found an onramp into the emerging smart cars market with a new joint venture. The company's subsidiary, NEC Platforms, has teamed up with automotive components supplier DENSO Corporation to form DENSO Next Co. Ltd. It's actually the culmination of collaboration that started at the end of 2016, when the companies began to work together on automated driving and driver … [Read more...] about NEC-DENSO Joint Venture to Explore Connected Car Tech
Waze Gets Voice Activation Feature, Care of Sensory Inc.
Google's Waze driver navigation app now features voice activation functionality thanks to the integration of Sensory Inc. technology. Thanks to Sensory's TrulyHandsfree system, Waze users can now activate the app by saying "OK Waze," and can proceed with commands such as, "Find an alternate route," or, "Drive home." And of course users can also ask for valuable information, … [Read more...] about Waze Gets Voice Activation Feature, Care of Sensory Inc.
Google, Stanford Researchers Training AI to Listen to Doctor-Patient Conversations and Take Notes
Google and Stanford University researchers are working together to develop AI technology that can listen to conversations between doctors and patients and take relevant notes on them. The technology is based on the kind of speech and voice recognition technology already in use in products like the Google Home devices. The system in development with Stanford University is … [Read more...] about Google, Stanford Researchers Training AI to Listen to Doctor-Patient Conversations and Take Notes
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