Tag: smartphone
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Google’s Nexus 6 to include an embedded fingerprint sensor
from biometricupdate.com: Google’s upcoming Nexus 6 smartphone could come with an embedded fingerprint sensor, according to prevailing rumors. Reported in Android Geeks, a ‘trusted insider’ told the website that Google would team up with LG to develop the new device and that the search giant is in advanced talks with “several Asian fingerprint sensor suppliers.”…
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Smartphones replace keys in smart door locks
Physical keys could increasingly become a thing of the past as technology catches up. from channelnewsasia.com: Las Vegas – Gabriel Bestard-Ribas got tired of his house keys scratching his smartphone in his pocket, so he combined them. The result was a Goji lock, which senses when a resident’s smartphone is near and not only unlocks…
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STRaND-1 Nanosat = Smartphone In Space
Smartphone Nanosat will be onboard an Indian rocket as part of multiple payload set to launch on Monday, according to Universe Today article.
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New App Helps You Snitch on Your Friends
In less time than it takes to play a turn in Words With Friends, smartphone users can report a ‘suspicious person’ to the West Virginia Department of Homeland Security.
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israel unveils ‘first sin-free yiddish smartphone’
from afp: An Israeli telecoms company is offering ultra-Orthodox Jewish clients a kosher smartphone with Hassidic folk music ringtones and a menu in Yiddish, a newspaper reported on Wednesday. While other firms have tapped into the religious market by offering phones free of Internet access, with no email or access to Facebook which could lead…

