[iPhone /iPad] Future iPhones, iPads could include fingerprint scanner
Apple is beefing up its security prowess with the purchase of AuthenTec, a small security company focused on fingerprint sensors and identity management. On Friday, AuthenTec indicated in an 8-K regulatory filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, that they agreed to be acquired by Apple for $356 million. Apple’s $8-a-share offer is a 58 percent premium over the stock’s Thursday closing price of $5.07. Why would Apple want AuthenTec? ZDNet’s Larry Dignan provided two reasons. First, Apple is increasingly focused on iPhones and iPads being adopted in the enterprise. Improving the security of their devices is seen as key to this process. Second, AuthenTec licenses its technology to several smartphone and computer manufactures, such as Samsung, Lenovo, Nokia, and Motorola. Apple may not have wanted a rival to buy the company. Image taken from U.S. Patent Publication US 2010/0321158 A1 - Digitized by Google Regardless of Apple’s...