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There’s a Kickstarter for a sticker that you can stick on a glove and then register with a biometric access system like an iPhone. It’s an interesting security trade-off: swapping something you are (the biometric) with something you have (the glove). Gizmodo story…. Continue reading Fake Fingerprint Stickers for Gloves
Google is only expected to push the mobile web further now that there are 2 billion active Chrome installs. At the Chrome Dev Summit, Google’s vice president of Chrome engineering and the conference’s opening speaker said, “We have over 2 billion Chrom… Continue reading Browser Use On Mobile Devices Exceeds PC Browsing Worldwide: StatCounter
A new study from the University of California is the latest to show that increased smartphone screen-time can lower one’s quality of sleep, which can lead to various negative health conditions such as obesity, diabetes and depression. Medical Xpress re… Continue reading Increased Smartphone Screen-Time Is Associated With Lower Sleep Quality, Says Study
A new study from the University of California is the latest to show that increased smartphone screen-time can lower one’s quality of sleep, which can lead to various negative health conditions such as obesity, diabetes and depression. Medical Xpress re… Continue reading Increased Smartphone Screen-Time Is Associated With Lower Sleep Quality, Says Study
An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Verge: A recent patent application (PDF) shows that Samsung has ambitious ideas for future phone-design experimentation, although the South Korean manufacturer may have second thoughts about bendy phones aft… Continue reading Samsung’s Latest Patent Is a Foldable Phone
Scientists from the University of California discuss how they plan on fixing broken devices with magnetic ink particles. “Just like the human skin is stretchable and self-healing, we wanted to impart a self-healing ability to printed electronics,” Amay… Continue reading Scientists Develop Magnetic Ink That Can Self-Heal Gadgets When They Break
MojoKid writes: There aren’t many phones on the market currently that can boast an edge-to-edge display with minimal or no bezel on top and bottom, save for perhaps Xiaomi’s recently unveiled Mi MIX. However, word on the web is that the field will expa… Continue reading Samsung Galaxy S8 Screen-To-Body Ratio Could Surpass 90%, Near Bezel-Less Design
An anonymous Slashdot reader quotes the Daily Herald:
Investigators in Lancaster, California, were granted a search warrant last May with a scope that allowed them to force anyone inside the premises at the time of search to open up their phones via f… Continue reading Feds Walk Into a Building, Demand Everyone’s Fingerprints To Open Phones
A new J.D. Power study published Thursday found that users who pay more for their smartphones report higher satisfaction than those who pay less for their smartphones. The study also found that among ATT and Sprint customers, Samsung phones ranked high… Continue reading Higher-End Smartphones Make You Happier, Says JD Power Study
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Redmond Pie: The Galaxy Note 7 wasn’t just recalled, it was cancelled. For good. And that makes Samsung very cranky indeed. So when YouTube user HitmanNiko created a video showing a Grand Theft Auto 5 mod in whi… Continue reading Samsung Forced YouTube To Pull GTA 5 Mod Video Because It Showed Galaxy Note 7 As Bomb