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Samsung Issues Statement on Fingerprint Vulnerability, Software Update is Coming

Tim Tim October 18, 2019
In a statement published today, Samsung acknowledges and states it is working on a fix for a major fingerprint recognition vulnerability concerning all Galaxy devices that utilize the ultrasonic fingerprint reader. Just so you don't have to think about it,...
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Galaxy S10 Screen Protector

Haha, This Galaxy S10 Screen Protector has a Giant Hole

Kellen Kellen February 13, 2019
Fingerprint readers placed underneath a display are a mostly-cool innovation that allows for prettier, better-designed hardware. They do create some problems, though, particularly when it comes to screen protectors. If this Galaxy S10 leak is legit, then...
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More Phones Need the Moto Z3 Play’s Side Fingerprint Reader

Kellen Kellen June 26, 2018 115
I've spent the last handful of days with the new Moto Z3 Play, and while I'm certainly a fan of the phone already, there is one particular design choice that I really like and wish more companies would adopt. The Moto Z3 Play has a side-embedded fingerprint...
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Removing a Fingerprint Reader From Your “Future” Phone is Such a Terrible Idea

Kellen Kellen September 12, 2017 205
Last year, Apple attempted to justify their removal of the headphone jack in the iPhone 7 with one word: "courage." In Apple's mind, it was going to take guts for someone to move the audio industry forward, and that someone was going to be them. Of course,...
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Qualcomm’s New Fingerprint Sensors Work Under Glass, Metal, Water

Kellen Kellen June 28, 2017 24
There has been a lot of talk lately about the future of fingerprint sensors in phones. Specifically, we keep wondering who will be the first major manufacturer to put one under glass to help tighten up design. We thought it would be Samsung with the Galaxy S8...
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Xiaomi’s New Mi5s has an Under-Glass “Ultrasonic” Fingerprint Sensor, Which is Cool

Kellen Kellen September 27, 2016 119
Xiaomi, the Chinese electronics manufacturer who makes phones we all want to take for a spin yet can't because they won't sell them here, announced a bunch of new products today. I'd try and get you all hyped on them because this stuff is pretty great, but the...
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Sorta NSFW: Yes, the Fingerprint Reader on Your Phone Can Recognize Things Other Than Fingers, Like Your Penis

Tim Tim May 9, 2016 64
Over the weekend, a bored and curious reddit user decided to test various body parts on the fingerprint reader on the Galaxy S7, seeing if it would recognize something other than just a fingertip. Not too surprisingly, a few interesting parts of the human...
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LG Just Created a Button-Less Fingerprint Sensor That Hides Under a Display

Kellen Kellen May 2, 2016 45
To talk about LG's latest innovation, we should turn to Apple's brodog-in-Chief, Phil Schiller, to a time when he dropped the quote, "Can't innovate anymore, my ass." Schiller was referencing the company's trashcan-shaped Mac Pro computer, but we are using it...
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