Tuesday, August 20, 2013

The case for mobile fingerprint hardware

Why would Apple add a fingerprint sensor to the iPhone? (Macworld)
Much of the theorizing has revolved around the possibility that Apple will add a fingerprint scanner to the iPhone, either incorporating it directly in the Home button, or, as indicated in a patent granted to the company in 2012, situating it in a dedicated area of the handset’s front screen. Such technology is far from science fiction—and it could actually provide real, tangible benefits to iOS device owners.