Visa is Experimenting With Biometric Payment Systems

Visa is Experimenting With Biometric Payment Systems:



Apple's iPhone 5S has a fingerprint scanner, and now Samsung's revealed a print-reading Galaxy S5. Each allows for payments to be verified using a swipe of your digits. Is this the possible future of all transactions? Perhaps, and Visa is now exploring the area too to ensure it will be ready for the possible sea-change.

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iPhone trade-ins ballooned 48% ahead of Galaxy S5 announcement

iPhone trade-ins ballooned 48% ahead of Galaxy S5 announcement:

We hope you like what you saw on Monday when Samsung finally unveiled the hotly anticipated Galaxy S5 flagship phone, because a lot of you traded in your old phones this past weekend to get ready for Samsung's latest and greatest. Most notably, cell phone trade-in comparison tool SellCell.com reports that a rush of iPhone trade-ins were processed over this past weekend as Apple fans prepared to make the leap to the Galaxy S5.

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Report from Apple’s sapphire supplier points to fall release for iPhone 6

Report from Apple’s sapphire supplier points to fall release for iPhone 6:

The supplier of Apple's sapphire displays is quickly becoming one of the most reliable sources for news concerning the next iPhone. In its latest financial report, GT Advanced announced that it expects a major boost in revenue in the second half of 2014, suggesting that a summer release for the iPhone 6 might have been wishful thinking after all.

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How will the Blackphone protect you in a world where privacy is for sale?

How will the Blackphone protect you in a world where privacy is for sale?: Privacy is a currency. For every company selling your details for profit, there's another selling you the promise of more security. Recognizing that consumers are running a gauntlet every time they pick up their smartphone, the group of different...

Panasonic's latest Toughpad has the strength of ten smartphones, and the thickness (hands-on)

Panasonic's latest Toughpad has the strength of ten smartphones, and the thickness (hands-on): Panasonic may have bowed out of the consumer smartphone game, but gadgets for businesses are a completely different story. That's why the Japanese company came to Mobile World Congress with a new pair of rugged Toughpad smartphones in tow. You can't...

Huawei's flagship phablet is only $300 in China, and its CMO explains why

Huawei's flagship phablet is only $300 in China, and its CMO explains why: Huawei's recently-announced MediaPad X1 has caused quite a stir -- it's the lightest plus smallest-ever 7-inch tablet (let alone a phablet), while also packing decent features like 1920 x 1,200 display, 5,000mAh battery and 150Mbps LTE. The retail...

Samsung unveils Knox 2.0, lets users run Google Play apps even more securely

Samsung unveils Knox 2.0, lets users run Google Play apps even more securely: Exactly a year to the day after it first announced its Knox security solution, Samsung's returned to Mobile World Congress with news that it's making it even easier to secure and manage Galaxy devices. With the launch of Knox 2.0 today, Samsung's...