Apple
is reportedly working on a new technology that would let phone to be
unlocked by the owner's fingerprint, a report has said.
Apple is said to be planning to introduce an iPhone that can be unlocked by the owner's fingerprint.
At
the same time other manufacturers are thought to be experimenting with
iris scanning and voice recognition, the Telegraph reports.
According
to the paper, speculation about Apple's plans for fingerprint
recognition began last year when the iPhone maker bought biometric
security firm AuthenTec for 235 million pounds.
Earlier
this month, KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo said his firm expected
the results of that takeover to be revealed this year with the new
iPhone 5S.
Samsung has had a "Face Unlock"
feature in its phones since last year's Galaxy S III. However, the
phone's camera would often unlock if it recognised a photograph of the
owner. The manufacturer said the feature has been improved in the Galaxy
S4, released in New York last week.
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