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We’re all storing more information on our mobile devices than ever before, and many of us regularly use smartphones and tablets to perform sensitive operations, such as making in-app payments. When ...

It’s great when an app allows you to add extra security—a fingerprint scan or a depth map of your face, for example—to access its contents. In case someone ever gets their hands on your unlocked ...

Smartphone fingerprint sensors come in all shapes and sizes. The physical fingerprint sensors, which can be positioned at the back, front, or even the side, are considered to be the most accurate.

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 ...

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 ...