Category: Apple

The wearable market is (still) booming

Post author By Randall
Post date March 5, 2019
Categories In Apple, Apple Watch, business, earbuds, gadgetry, Gadgets, gear, growth, Huawei, international data corporation, Smartwatch, Tech, Wearables
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[ad_1] Numbers released by the International Data Corporation show 31.4 percent growth in the wearable market (or 59.3 million units) in the fourth quarter of 2018. While Q4 numbers are inflated by holiday sales, there’s no denying wearables’ increased popularity. For the entire year, 172.2 million devices shipped; that’s up 27.5 percent over 2017. It’s […]

Apple quietly bought Lighthouse’s AI home security camera patents

Post author By Randall
Post date March 5, 2019
Categories In 3d, Ai, Apple, Ar, Augmented Reality, av, Cameras, gadgetry, Gadgets, gear, Internet, lighthouse, patent, Tech, tomorrow
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[ad_1] Intellectual Property publication IAM reports that Apple snapped up a total of eight patents and patent applications very soon after Lighthouse ceased operations. Some cover typical security camera features — like two-way communication between a camera and other devices — but others specifically relate to the 3D depth-sensing technology that allowed Lighthouse’s camera to […]

The web just got an official password-free login standard

Post author By Randall
Post date March 4, 2019
Categories In Android, Apple, authentication, biometric, biometrics, chrome, edge, fido2, fidoalliance, firefox, gear, Google, Internet, login, Microsoft, safari, Security, sign-in, Tech, w3c, webauthentication, webauthn
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[ad_1] The technology links unique encrypted login details to each website, reducing the risks of phishing, keystroke logging and other attacks that watch for your input. It’s also theoretically more private when those same unique site credentials prevent across-the-web tracking. You don’t really have to wait for the software you use to support Web Authentication. […]