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Apple’s new iPhone 5S, which comes with a fingerprint scanner, won’t store actual images of users’ fingerprints on the device, a company spokesman confirmed Wednesday, a decision that could ease concerns from privacy hawks. Rather, Apple’s new Touch ID system only stores “fingerprint data,” which remains encrypted within the iPhone’s processor, a company representative said Continue Reading →

Of all the new features of Apple’s new iPhone 5S, few have drawn more attention than the built-in fingerprint scanner known as Touch ID. Apple billed it as an “innovative way to simply and securely unlock your phone with just the touch of a finger.” More breathless accounts were calling it a potential “death knell Continue Reading →

The Spark-Renault SRT_01E looks like it’d be at home on any Formula One track in the world, but this is a car with a different destiny: the all-electric Formula E series. Unveiled at the 2013 Frankfurt Motor Show this week, the SRT_01E from Spark Racing Technology will be zero-emission racing around cities worldwide this September. Continue Reading →

Apple showed off its newest iPhones on Tuesday and the market did not like what it saw. Analysts at UBS, JP Morgan, Credit Suisse, and Bank of America all downgraded their ratings on Apple’s stock, which was down more than 5 percent as of this post. The big concern on Wall Street was the iPhone Continue Reading →

Though the device’s anticipated launch is still about a year away, a new report suggests Apple is having big problems with the processes involved with manufacturing its upcoming iWatch. Digitimes on Tuesday cited market chatter in reporting that Apple’s upstream supply partners may only be able to accommodate between 30% and 40% of Apple’s expected Continue Reading →

A federal appeals court rejected Google Inc’s bid to dismiss a lawsuit accusing it of violating federal wiretap law when it accidentally collected emails and other personal data while building its popular Street View program. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals refused to exempt Google from liability under the federal Wiretap Act for having Continue Reading →

Nope, Apple didn’t show off new Apple TV hardware on Tuesday. And Apple didn’t talk about new software for its Web video box, either. But it’s still coming. People familiar with the company’s plans say that Apple TV is scheduled for an internal overhaul on Sept. 18, the same day Apple releases its iOS 7 Continue Reading →

If you love reading but find yourself wasting money by buying books you never finish, you’ll want to check out Oyster, which is like Netflix for books. For $9.95 a month, you get unlimited access to over 100,000 titles, with more being added each day. The app was created to make the process of finding Continue Reading →

Even though Social TV is barely three years old as a major consumer phenomenon, it is speeding toward its coming of age. The impending launch of Social TV ratings at the end of this month will not only prove if the concept can pass muster, it could also upend the TV airtime trading market as Continue Reading →

This week, the California State Senate approved a bill that would create the nation’s first electronic license plate. Having already passed the state’s assembly, the bill now goes to Gov. Jerry Brown (D) for his signature. The idea is that rather than have a static piece of printed metal adorned with stickers to display proper Continue Reading →