I used to have a Dell notebook that had a fingerprint scanner on it. I really liked the idea of being able to login by swiping my finger rather than typing a password. In reality, the sensor was so ...

Synaptics executives say that they plan to build the fingerprint sensors that made Apple’s latest iPhones famous directly behind the glass of Android and Windows smartphones, removing the need for a ...

Ben Fox Rubin was a senior reporter for CNET News in Manhattan, reporting on Amazon, e-commerce and mobile payments. He previously worked as a reporter for The Wall Street Journal and got his start at ...

Samsung will release a software patch next week to address a bug in the ultrasonic-based fingerprint scanner on Galaxy S10 and Note 10 devices. The bug came to light last weekend when British tabloid ...