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Fingerprint scanning, NFC rumored for iPhone 5S

By Joseph Keller, Monday, Mar 11, 2013 a 4:38 pm

The iPhone 5S -- or whatever Apple ends up calling it -- is rumored be sporting both NFC and a fingerprint scanner. Chipbond, a Taiwanese company, has apparently been tapped to provide some components of the next iPhone, including touch display drivers, NFC chips, and chips that support a fingerprint sensor. China Times reports:

AuthenTec sells security division to Inside Secure for $48M

By Allyson Kazmucha, Monday, Nov 19, 2012 a 12:20 pm

AuthenTec, whom Apple was rumored to be interested in buying for $350M, has just sold off their inside security division to Inside Secure for $48M. While we have our ideas of what Apple could be doing with AuthenTec and its list of patents, we can probably assume now that it is something other than their security technology.

Apple's AuthenTec acquisition, and why they may have wanted to move so quickly

By Rene Ritchie, Thursday, Aug 16, 2012 a 10:02 am

Less than a month ago, a story broke about Apple buying AuthenTec, purveyors of mobile, digital security solutions including fingerprint authentication. While some Apple purchases, like Siri and Intrisity seem to suggest obvious uses, AuthenTec's portfolio and Apple's lack of any branded security beyond FairPlay DRM made intuiting this one a little less obvious. So what could it be?

Apple reportedly buying fingerprint authentication company AuthenTec

By Rene Ritchie, Friday, Jul 27, 2012 a 9:52 am

Apple has reportedly agreed to by AuthenTec, a company that specializes in fingerprint authentication technology, for $350 million, or 58% over market value on Thursday. Saabira Chaduri of the Wall Street Journal says: