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 NSW high school has installed "secure" fingerprint scanners for roll call, which savvy kids may be able to circumvent with sweets from their lunch box. (Munich 154 image by Betsy Weber, CC2.0) The ...

There are a handful of phones out there today that have a fingerprint scanner on it allowing users to unlock the device, make payments at a register, or make a payment for an app from an app store ...

With his young son’s birthday coming up in a few weeks, [Mike Buss] wanted to build him something fun that the boy could hold on to all his life. After doing some sketching, [Mike] arrived at the idea ...

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 ...

Samsung’s latest smartphone can utilize fingerprints to unlock your device, access private content, and even authorize payments. Here's what you need to know to get started. Dan Graziano is an ...

That joke might seem like a bad one, but it kinda fits when we talk of fingerprint scanners on smartphones. They started from the bottom after all, and now seem to have reached their home (or so we ...

DigitalPersona plans to announce on Tuesday a fingerprint scanner for laptops and handhelds that doubles as a jog dial. The desktop security company plans to sell the scanner, named the U-are-U ...

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 Samsung Galaxy S5 is a flagship smartphone loaded with top-tier specs and features, it runs the latest version of Android, and even has a built-in fingerprint scanner or sensor for improved ...