Sunday, February 19, 2017
Saturday, February 18, 2017
Police 3D print a dead mans finger to unlock his phone
Police 3D print a dead mans finger to unlock his phone
Michigan police have used a 3D model of a murder victims finger to unlock a phone, according to a new report.
Fusion claims that police asked a professor at Michigan State University to reproduce a dead mans fingerprints, with the hope of getting into his smartphone.
The police already had a scan of the victims digits, taken while he was alive, which they handed over to the lab to create the 3D model.
There arent a lot of details - the investigation is ongoing - but the lab is reportedly making ten fingers, one for each print, and covering each with a "thin layer of metallic particles" so the scanner will read it as if it were a finger and not 3D-printed plastic.
The truth is (maybe) in there
Police suspect that clues to the mans murderer lie in the phone, and a 3D-printed replica of a finger is their best bet of getting in.
It does, however, raise ethical questions, some of which surfaced earlier this year Apple went to war with the FBI to prevent access to the iPhone of the deceased San Bernardino shooter.
However in this latest case the victim is not at risk of incrimination, according to the report, and therefore not protected by the Fifth Amendment that would otherwise cover him were he a suspect or alive.
If we was alive, this may well be a very different conversation.
Its also not made clear what type of phone is involved in the case, and whether a fingerprint will even be enough to get in.
Some phones require an additional passcode if the fingerprint sensor hasnt been used in a while - and we assume the police have thought this through...
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Source: TechRadar
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Saturday, January 21, 2017
Tecno W5 Coming With Slim Body Finger Print ID and 4G LTE Support
Tecno W5 Coming With Slim Body Finger Print ID and 4G LTE Support
It seems Tecno really mean the business this time around, a few weeks back, they released Tecno Phantom 6 and 6 Plus. Now, Tecno has set to launch another device, a family of Tecno W Phone Series and the name of the incoming device is Tecno W5.
The Tecno W5 has not been officially announced yet. Based on the specification released, it is an upgrade version of the Tecno W4. It has 4G LTE, a bigger screen, a bigger battery, slim body with metallic frame, and a fingerprint scanner. Below are the specifications and features of Tecno W5.
Technology
- GSM: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
- 3G: HSDPA 900 /1900/ 2100
- 4G: LTE 3(1800) / 7(2600) / 20(800)
- SIM Type: Dual-SIM (micro SIM, dual standby)
- OS: Android 6.0 Marshamallow
- Dimensions:
- Weight:
- Display: 5.5 inches, 720 x 1280 pixels (300 PPI), IPS LCD touchscreen
- Sensors: Accelerometer, Proximity and Compass
- Processor Type: Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A53
- Processor Name: Mediatek
- Graphics Processor:
- RAM: 1 GB
- Internal Storage: 16 GB
- External Storage: microSD, up to 64 GB
- Rear: 13 MP, autofocus, LED flash
- Video recording: 1080p@30fps
- Front-facing: 5 MP
- Music Support: AAC, AMR, MP2, MP3, M4A, MKA,
- Loudspeaker: Yes
- Video Support: MP4/MPEG4/H.263/H.264 player
- FM Radio: Yes
- Bluetooth: v4.0
- WiFi: Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot
- GPS: Yes
- USB: microUSB v2.0
- Battery: 3000 mAh
- Announcement: TBA
- Availability: TBA
- Launch Price: TBA
Yeah, it is a 4G LTE device, but unfortunately, it doesn’t support band 28, Glo 4G LTE.It has Band 3(1800) / 7(2600) / 20(800), which support MTN, Etisalat, ntel and Smile Nigeria 4G network only. Note that it is too early to be sure about anything on this device, just take everything with a pinch of salt. The real images and specifications will be communicated to you as soon as we get the naked truth.
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