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I suppose it has all been thought out by the powers that be.. Bye bye freedoms.
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Wall Street Journal Confirms Fingerprint Sensor in New iPhone Coming Tomorrow
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I suppose it has all been thought out by the powers that be.. Bye bye freedoms.
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I never said anything about hating 4.7 and 4.3 inch screens. You obviously missed my previous post where I called the Galaxy S4, and the Nexus 4 "decently" sized phone.
This is hilarious because I was jokingly speculating on the same thing on here a few weeks ago. While it is a joke at the moment, it is kind of crazy not to at least consider this as a possibility.
It's a sure thing.
I was over simplifying it and using an example of unlocking the phone. But it goes to passwords/access in general. If I have to fumble with it a few times or enter a password I will just as easily enter the password. I'm pretty curious how accurate/reliable a first gen smartphone fingerprint scanner is going to be. Not saying it isn't going to be useful in the future just will have to see it in action first. First thoughts are that right now it's kind of a gimmick that's all.
The question should really be "has anyone come out with a fingerprint scanner on a phone that actually works?"
The Atrix Fingerprint Scanner sucked and was buggy.
Could sure use it while driving to invoke Siri for listening to text messages. I dislike having now to turn the passcode off and on for this very reason.
The combination of your finger prints, with all the other information you have about yourself that they are vacuuming up from your iPhone tell them everything about you, and now they have your unique finger prints to top it off. I hate when people bring up propaganda like if you've done nothing wrong (ie you're not an ax murderer) then you've got nothing to hide. If you've done nothing wrong then you've also got no reason to be searched/have your finger print illegally collected by law enforcement. That's the way the US is supposed to work...
They keep saying it because they are kids who want attention.
I'm with you, who the fark cares what phone they get.
In theory you're absolutely right. But the way America has devolved into what it is now, I'd say a bit of privacy pain is a good dose of what the States needs.
really? this is the "tock" model on their tick-tock design pattern. it's quite a lot. these are phones, a maturing product category...gonna be hard to get flying cheeseburgers coming out of the screen.
With the same screen size, the 5S needs to have something significantly different from the 5/5C besides the outside shells and CPU's speed, otherwise lots people will just buy the 5C; and that's it! The finger scanner is a big deal - probably a game changer.
It's not about what you or I don't want, it's all about Apple getting what they want. The value of the fingerprint reader is now they can prove our exact whereabouts, not just the phones location. This ramps up the value of the data Apple sells to those who eagerly await it. Que the attacks from those who worship and rely on Apples guidance. You know...the company that knows what's best for us
While the technology is certainly both awesome and useful, I'd personally never use the thing. Government spying has already reached worrisome extents - adding biometric information to the pool of spyable assets isn't exactly a good idea.
Wireless charging, my ___. 2 Lumia 920s lasted a few days with me so I can test pics while I was waiting for my iPhone 5. Bored to death with it's very few apps / annoying & mostly cheesy live tiles / apps.
what on earth are you talking about? firstly the price hasn't been announced. secondly, it'll be the same as every year. selling my current iPhone always pays for the upgrade.
It's not about what you or I don't want, it's all about Apple getting what they want. The value of the fingerprint reader is now they can prove our exact whereabouts, not just the phones location. This ramps up the value of the data Apple sells to those who eagerly await it. Que the attacks from those who worship and rely on Apples guidance. You know...the company that knows what's best for us
couldn't have said it any better.