Biometric security, at least in theory, has been around for a decade. But the use of biometrics for computer security and user authentication has failed to attract much practical interest to date ...

Sports fans of the future might enter stadiums simply by waving a hand over a vein scanner if new technology from Hitachi is any guide. Users could simply hold their fingers over a “walkthrough-style” ...

The FS4600 series will be available for sampling in Q2 this year with mass production in Q3, meaning we might see them in phones in the latter half of the year. As Synaptics notes in a press release: ...

Apple's iPhone 5s and Samsung's Galaxy Tab S both pack fingerprint scanners for authentication. The scanners work well, but they have their own unique strengths and weaknesses. My single favorite ...

My single favorite feature of the iPhone 5s is the Touch ID fingerprint scanner, which lets you unlock your device with the tap of a finger. So when Samsung recently sent me its new Galaxy Tab S 10.5″ ...