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Technology news reports suggest next year’s Android will have fingerprint sensors

10/14/201310/09/2013 Jorge Gonzalez

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The FIDO Alliance has stated that the first releases of this nature should be within the next six months. The FIDO Alliance has claimed in a new technology news statement, that the first Android handsets with biometric scanners will be released in the first half of next year, to help to remove the dependency on traditional app and web passwords. This will make it possible for fingerprints to be used instead of having to enter a typical password. The companies that make up the FIDO Alliance include a number of…

Mobile payments through biometrics could lead to billions in transactions

09/17/201309/14/2013 Jennifer Goula

According to some technology experts, the potential boost in security will make this shopping more appealing to consumers. One of the main issues that has held mobile payments from achieving its true potential has been a hesitation from consumers due to the fact that they are afraid that their personal and sensitive data will not be kept secure if they make a purchase through the use of their smartphones (either online or in a brick and mortar store). Now, a research consultancy thinks that as biometrics become more commonplace, so…