It appears that the rise of mobile commerce since then is forcing manufacturers to give more weight to security now than they did then.
Security continues to be a major issue for mobile commerce (Mobile Commerce Press)
Mobile identity is becoming more important to businesses, especially as more consumers around the world begin to rely on smartphones, tablets, and other devices in their daily lives. Market research firm ResearchMOZ has released a new report concerning the growing importance of mobile identity and how businesses are beginning to invest more heavily in biometrics and other such technologies. The report cites the growth of mobile interactions and mobile commerce as the influence behind higher investments in mobile identity....and there's this.
ARM is developing a 128-bit mobile chip for use in Samsung hardware (tech2)
If 64-bits just aren't enough for you, the ARM official has also revealed that it is aiming for 128-bit mobile chips that will be developed over the next couple of years. As ridiculous as it may sound, demand for the chip will supposedly be driven by the drastic performance upgrades needed for biometric sensors and face recognition.128 seems a bit big. Facial recognition recognition systems in government applications with very large databases work well on 32- and 64-bit systems. Those who may disagree will likely base their disagreement on factors other than number of bits of data the chip can handle at one time.
Nevertheless, it's good to see hardware manufacturers providing more options to security-conscious mobile device user.
