We've all suffered this inconvenience at least a dozen times in life; door locked, hands full and now the dreaded contortionist movements to retrieve your keys and manage to slide it in the lock. It’s a problem that has plagued the developed world, but alas no more.
Enter the Kwikset Kevo. The dead-bolt door lock that…
Last week I wrote an article about the Touch ID technology found on Apple's new iPhone 5S. It appears as though a German computer club was able to by pass this by using a "lifted fingerprint".
Fingerprint scanners have always been vulnerable to hackers who are willing to go the extra mile to bypass them. Over…
It was no surprise to Apple observers that the company introduced a fingerprint sensor at its big iPhone party on Tuesday. After all, Apple paid several hundred million dollars for one of the leaders in fingerprint biometrics last year.
But just what can the Touch ID sensor do? And how does it affect your personal security?
What…
Apples iOS-based devices maybe even mac computers could eventually come with support for a fingerprint sensor directly on the display.
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on Thursday published a patent application Apple filed with its offices on January 27. The patent describes a technology in which a sensor is used to trace a users finger…
Apple filed a claim that Amazon's App Store was in violation of trademark and it was also named this to trick consumers. However the judge has ruled that "App Store" has become a generic term and does not solely relate to Apple. Apple had hoped that this would have forced Amazon to remove the term…
Intel was working to develop a new, faster, WiFi technology and was able to do it last year. The new wireless tech was labeled 802.11ac. Previous to this new speed was 802.11n which has been out for a number of years now and provides a maximum transfer speed of 150 Mbps on a 40 MHz…
Blackberry, just the name alone is enough to make many people sick to their stomach. Research in Motion has been working on a new smart phone for the last few years to try and compete in the vastly changed cell phone market. Since Blackberry first came out with their “smart” phones the market has changed…
Many people regard Apple as one of the best hardware developers ever, but what those people do not realize is that Apple gets a large amount of their technology from other vendors. Apple, in recent months, has begun shopping around it would seem for new chip developers and even toying with the possibility of designing…
With Microsoft's new tablet, Surface, out recently and predictions it is going to hurt Apple's bottom line it was only a matter of time before Apple responded with a new product line to try and tempt users away from Microsoft.
Apple is releasing the new iPad Mini in an attempt to steal some of its user…
That’s right, scammers are out in full force to steal anyone's credit card information they can get their hands on. The sad thing is most times, including this attempt, consumers freely but unknowingly give the information to them with little to no hesitation.
Hitting just after Christmas is over is an email scam that is targeting…
Did the title catch your attention? Well you like many other people around the globe all have the same problem…Mobile device screens are always covered in fingerprints! To solve this problem, or remedy it anyhow, most people resort to just wiping their device clean on clothing only to have the fingerprints right back on the…
Apple update’s their Operating Systems to for their mobile devices (iPhone, iPad, etc…) to version 5. With much added improvements and several bug fixes. One thing that was improved upon is the way Apple’s iOS handles notifications. Previously users received a pop-up message displaying they had a new text message or a missed call, but…