The iPhone 7 and 7 Plus are barely out the door and yet we are already hearing speculations, even leaks, about next year's more radically different "iPhone 8". Actually, now is probably the best time ...

A freshly-published patent application describes a trackpad that jettisons the usual click buttons in favor of sensors and tactile feedback. Lance Whitney is a freelance technology writer and trainer ...

Fingerprint sensors are one of the most popular ways to unlock your devices today, particularly your smartphone. Synaptics is adding to its line of fingerprint sensors to offer more possibilities to ...

The iPhone 8 will have a larger sleep/wake button on the side, which might double as the device's fingerprint sensor. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson Rumors surrounding Apple’s iPhone 8 have been circulating ...

Over the past few months, a number of parts alleged to be for the iPhone 5S have leaked out of Asian parts and repair firms, but leaked home button parts had failed to provide evidence for the ...

When Apple launches its next-generation iPhone, the handset will likely carry a fingerprint sensor embedded into a slightly convex home button made out of sapphire, a major change to current designs.

A series of apparent iPhone 8 leaks still haven’t answered one of the biggest questions about this year’s flagship iPhone: will the fingerprint sensor be embedded into the display? The patent, with ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

The iPhone 5S could come with a sapphire crystal capacitive touch home button that incorporates a new fingerprint sensor, according to supply chain sources in Taiwan. Apple is expected to do away with ...

is a reporter with five years of experience covering consumer tech releases, EU tech policy, online platforms, and mechanical keyboards. I used to love the fingerprint sensor on the back of my Google ...