Latest Touch ID News

Apple's own iBook reveals iPad Air 2 & iPad mini 3, both with Touch ID

With less than 24 hours to go before Apple is set to present its latest products, preview images for the company's iOS 8.1 user guide in the iBookstore reveal the iPad Air 2 and iPad mini 3, both featuring a Touch ID fingerprint sensing home button.

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After incorrect report on Apple's use of sapphire on iPhone 6, WSJ claims Apple changed plans last minute

Less than two months ago, Daisuke Wakabayashi of the Wall Street Journal reported that Apple was "betting $700 million" on a plan to use sapphire screens on its upcoming iPhones. After being proven wrong, the writer now claims that Apple radically reversed its plans just weeks before the new devices went on sale.

Daniel Eran Dilger 11 years ago 59

Apple's iOS 8.0.1 update breaks cellular connectivity, Touch ID support for many users

Following the release of iOS 8.0.1 on Wednesday, many users began experiencing issues with the maintenance and software update, finding that their handset could no longer establish a cellular connection or recognize their fingerprint upon installing, prompting Apple to pull the update

Neil Hughes 11 years ago 343

iPhone 6: First impressions after using Apple's "bigger than bigger" phone

Apple's eighth iPhone event introduced two new larger-screened, larger-capacity new phones, iPhone 6 and 6 Plus, along with a continuation two of the world's top selling models, iPhone 5c and 5s, now at a reduced price.

Daniel Eran Dilger 11 years ago 113

'Apple Pay' is a Touch ID-based mobile wallet included with iPhone 6, rolls out in October

Apple will enter the mobile payment space in a big way with this month's launch of the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus, both of which will ship with integrated near-field communications technology to allow secure wireless payments through a service called Apple Pay.

AppleInsider Staff 11 years ago 72

Apple's secret iPhone 6 digital payment system said to also include Visa & MasterCard

Hot on the heels of a report that Apple has inked a deal with American Express, a second report has stated that the company has also signed deals with Visa and MasterCard.

Daniel Eran Dilger 11 years ago 146

Apple reportedly inks deal with American Express for 'iPhone 6' payment system

Credit card giant American Express is apparently onboard with Apple's forthcoming mobile payment system, expected to be a part of the company's next-generation iPhone set to be unveiled at a Sept. 9 media event.

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New photos purport to show tweaked Touch ID sensor for Apple's 'iPhone 6'

With Apple believed to be in the final stages of preparation to begin manufacturing its next-generation iPhones, a slightly redesigned Touch ID component said to be headed for the so-called iPhone 6 has surfaced from Japan.

Sam Oliver 11 years ago 11

USPTO denies Apple's 'Touch ID' trademark, cites possible confusion with timecard system

Apple will not be granted a trademark for the Touch ID authentication system introduced alongside the iPhone 5s, according to a U.S. Patent and Trademark Office decision revealed Monday, because it could be confused with an earlier Touch ID trademark assigned to timekeeping company Kronos.

Sam Oliver 11 years ago 25

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