Thursday, September 19, 2013

A New Touch for iPhone

At WSJ, "Fingerprint Technology, New System Make the 5S the Leader of the Smartphone Pack":
The iPhone 5S is the first digital device I've seen with a simple, reliable fingerprint reader—one you can confidently use, without a thought, to unlock the device instead of typing in a passcode. You can even use this fingerprint reader, called Touch ID, to authorize purchases from Apple's App, iTunes and e-book stores.

It sounds like a gimmick, but it's a real advance, the biggest step ever in biometric authentication for everyday devices. After using Touch ID, I found it annoying to go back to typing in passcodes on my older iPhone.
That's so cool.

RTWT.

Also, at Wired, "Debut of iOS 7 Heralds the Dawn of the Mobile-First Era," and "How to Prep Your iDevice for iOS 7."

Plus, "IMAGE GALLERYA Guide to the Differences Between Apple's New iOS 7 and iOS 6," and "How to Use iOS 7, Apple's New Operating System."

Still more at the Verge, "iOS 7 now available for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch." (Via Techmeme, with additional articles on Apple.)


And on Twitter:



I'm holding off a bit before I upgrade, lol.

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