From Disney World to the smartphone in your pocket, fingerprint scanners have become commonplace these days. Even budget phones sport the tech, sometimes alongside other biometric unlocking options ...

A fingerprint scanner is a small electronic device that guards your computer from intruders. You place your fingertip on the reader; it scans your fingerprint and compares it to the prints stored in ...

The upcoming Pixel 9 phones are expected to ditch the old optical fingerprint scanner for an ultrasonic one that works in more situations. The upcoming Pixel 9 phones are expected to ditch the old ...

Some fifteen years ago, the Nokia brand was having an excellent run in the mobile phone market and the brand’s market dominance was thought to be insurmountable. However, the coming of Android OS and ...

Gone are the days when fingerprint scanners were limited to only the top-of-the-line smartphones. These days, phones priced as low as $100, come equipped with a fingerprint scanner to authenticate ...

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Fingerprint scanners on smartphones have gone mainstream over the past few years. They are now not just limited to the top-of-the-line smartphones but are also available on the mid-range and budget ...

Although unlocking a phone with a fingerprint is no longer a novelty these days, Samsung improved on it with its ultra-sonic in-display fingerprint sensor. Instead of the traditional fingerprint ...

The Pixel 9 Pro Fold also launched yesterday, but that phone includes a side-facing fingerprint scanner, a capacitive one. Now, the three aforementioned Pixel 9 devices use a familiar ultrasonic ...

They’re faster, for one. Miles faster. Not just in terms of unlocking but enrolling too. The Zenfone’s scanner is so quick I physically can’t take my finger away fast enough for it to fail. We rated ...

One of the big new feature announcements with the launch of the Samsung Galaxy S10 smartphone was the all new 'in-display' fingerprint scanner for the S10 and S10+ models. It wasn't just the ...