Academics from universities in Sweden and the UK have come up with a new technique that turns a smartphone's built-in speaker and microphone into a crude sonar system to steal phone unlock patterns ...

Today’s Android smartphones usually rely on fingerprint scanning to unlock the device, authenticate payments, and more. But there are plenty of devices with face unlock technology as well, letting you ...

Visit any public space from coffee shops to the library and you will come across multiple people wearing earbuds or earphones. This inspired computer scientist Zhanpeng Jim, from the University at ...

With two-year contracts slowly but surely going the way of the dodo, more Americans than ever are looking at new ways to buy smartphones. And that trend seems now to have spilled into the unlocked ...

LG introduced a brand new way to unlock smartphones with its latest G8 smartphone. The LG G8 uses its front cameras to detect the veins and other characteristics on your palms. It's a little awkward ...

Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here. Unlocking smartphones with facial recognition became more difficult once health officials began urging ...

Switching to a new cell phone service provider can save you hundreds of dollars per year—and there’s no need to ditch your current phone to do so. To make the move, though, you may have to first ...

Deepfakes, manipulated images or videos that duplicate or digitally alter a face or body, are becoming more popular – and have been used in the spread false information online. Some altered media may ...

Unlocked cell phones and smartphones are pretty commonplace in most parts of the world. In many ways, the U.S. market is an exception with phones that are locked to a given carrier (regardless of ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Visit a public space. Chances are you’ll see people wearing earbuds or earphones. The pervasiveness of this old-meets-new technology, especially on college campuses, intrigued ...

A research team is developing EarEcho, a biometric tool that uses modified wireless earbuds to authenticate smartphone users via the unique geometry of their ear canal. A prototype of the system ...