"Will we see fingerprint technology in the latest iPhone (or iPad)? Apparently, this is closer to reality," writes Matt Brian, one at a tech blog that reported by The Guardian and our quoted on Monday (10/09/2012).
The acquisition which cost USD 365 million that it will only be completed next month, October 4, 2012. Along with starting marketed the latest generation iPhone will be introduced this 12 September.
If you look at the time span, the possibility of the iPhone 5 uses fingerprint technology is rather small. Greatest possibilities, this new technology will be offered to update the handset Apple iPhone or the next iPad.
"Apple's desire to quickly develop applications that deliver this technology speculation can be seen in the coming weeks," he wrote further.
Fingerprint sensor is useful for sensitive data user authorization iPhone / iPad like payments and other information. Apple will introduce a service that is named Passbook released later this year while the software update iOS 6.
In the merger documents, agreed to participate in developing AuthenTec fingerprint sensors for Apple's mobile phone. Development contract is valid until September 2013, just as the latest generation iPhone was launched by Apple.
Passbook will store sensitive data related to the use of digital currency such as online shopping coupons, boarding passes until the plane ticket. Tickets can be directly scanned when they want to check in the aircraft.
Meanwhile, Lost in Android, HTC Migration to Windows Phone 8 ..
HTC was the first vendor to propose an Android, but gradually dimmed its luster somewhat hindered Samsung. Then if the Taiwanese manufacturer will change the course?
According to Canaccord Genuity analyst Michael Walkley, users generally prefer Samsung rather than HTC phones. This is evidenced by the sale of his best-selling Galaxy S III when compared to the HTC One X that appears first.
Initially HTC does have a lot of variants of Android compared to other mobile phone manufacturers, but now it Samsung gain the most benefit from 'green robot troops'.
Given this reality, HTC is rumored to bet the future will focus more on Windows Phone 8 rather than Android, but the news was denied by Jason Mackenzie as President Sales & Marketing HTC.
"We believe that customers in would choose the Samsung Galaxy S III than HTC One X when they want to buy a high-end Android smartphone," said Walkley, as we quoted from eWeek, Monday (10/09/2012).
Focus on developing a Windows Phone 8 does not mean HTC will abandon Android, Mackenzie confirmed that the company will continue poured Android devices according to their capacity.
"We feel very strongly because it supported many operators from around the world, including the United States. Our plan is to be great with Windows 8," he said.
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