Latest Touch ID News

Elite Chinese university allegedly ripped off Apple's Touch ID logo for anniversary celebration

A logo created for the 110th anniversary of China's Fudan University — one of the country's most prestigious institutions — bears a striking resemblance to Apple's Touch ID emblem, spurring accusations of copyright infringement against the Shanghai-based school.

AppleInsider Staff 11 years ago 98

Apple's online store outs Touch ID-equipped iPhone 5c [u]

A promotional photo posted to Apple's online storefront this week shows what appears to be a new version of the plastic-backed iPhone 5c, largely unchanged save for the notable addition of a Touch ID sensor in the home button.

AppleInsider Staff 11 years ago 53

Touch ID not working in App Store for some iOS 8.3 users

Apple's newly released iOS 8.3 update is preventing Touch ID from being used to make App Store purchases for some iPhone and iPad owners, according to complaints on Twitter and Apple's support forums.

Roger Fingas 11 years ago 35

UK banks RBS & NatWest become first in country to allow Touch ID logins

In an industry first, RBS and NatWest will be the inaugural apps in the U.K. to add Touch ID support to their iPhone apps, allowing users to securely log into their accounts with the use of their fingertip.

Katie Marsal 11 years ago 13

Rumor: Apple to add Touch ID to Retina MacBook Air as well as future Magic Mouse and Magic Trackpad

Apple may be planning an expansion of its Touch ID fingerprint authentication technology to its portable computers and peripherals in advance of a larger Apple Pay rollout, according to a Tuesday report out of Taiwan.

AppleInsider Staff 11 years ago 57

iPhone users can now reload their Starbucks Card with Apple Pay

The official Starbucks application for iOS was updated on Wednesday to add support for Apple Pay, allowing users to quickly reload their Starbucks Card with the press of a fingertip.

AppleInsider Staff 11 years ago 46

Apple's next iPhone to include updated Touch ID sensor for safer, superior Apple Pay experience

The Touch ID fingerprint sensor will get an upgrade this year with Apple's next-generation iPhone, according to well-connected insider Ming-Chi Kuo, who said on Tuesday that the new model will improve the Apple Pay experience with fewer reading errors.

Neil Hughes 11 years ago 64

Apple shows continued interest in embedding Touch ID fingerprint sensors into touchscreen displays

Future iPhones and iPads could move Apple's Touch ID fingerprint sensor from the device's home button to the display itself, allowing a more seamless and potentially dynamic way for a device to securely authenticate a user.

Neil Hughes 11 years ago 40

After whipping Intel, Nvidia & AMD in mobile chips, sky's the limit for Apple Inc's silicon design team

While rumors have long claimed that Apple has plans to replace Intel's x86 chips in Macs with its own custom ARM Application Processors, there are a series of more valuable opportunities available to Apple's silicon design team, each of which has the potential to replicate Apple's history of beating Intel in mobile chips and in building mobile GPUs without the help of Nvidia or AMD.

Daniel Eran Dilger 11 years ago 53

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