Apple planning 'Face ID' feature on MacBooks iMacs
    20Jul, 2021
    Apple planning ‘Face ID’ feature on MacBooks iMacs
    Apple planning 'Face ID' feature on MacBooks iMacs
    Apple planning ‘Face ID’ feature on MacBooks iMacs

    MacBooks iMacs – Apple is reportedly working to bring the Face ID to future iMacs and MacBooks. The face ID security system debuted on iPhone X and since then, it has become standard in all iOS handsets.

    Apple has said that Face ID will come to more devices and a new patent application is the first to specify that it will be brought to some form of MacBook, reports AppleInsider.

    The patent describes Face ID as ‘Light Recognition Module for Determining a User of a Computing Device.’

    It clearly details a sensor in the lid of a laptop that detects and identifies the userm and the patent images reveal both a MacBook and iMac with integrated sensors.

    “By performing these complex functions, sensitive data associated with these users may be gathered and/or stored by these computing devices. To prevent unauthorized users from accessing this sensitive data, these computing devices may incorporate systems and mechanisms for authenticating users,” Apple revealed in its patent application.

    Additionally, the patent filing shows a MacBook with an iPhone-like screen cutout that makes room for the various sensors needed by Face ID.

    This patent application proves Apple is considering adding Face ID to it Mac laptops, said the report.

    5G smartphone sales to hit 144 million in India by 2025
    20Jul, 2021
    5G smartphone sales to hit 144 million in India by 2025
    5G smartphone sales to hit 144 million in India by 2025
    5G smartphone sales to hit 144 million in India by 2025

     5G smartphone – The year 2020 will see the first wave of 5G-enabled smartphones arriving in India and the volume of such phones may reach 144 million units by 2025, a report by CyberMedia Research (CMR) said on Monday.

    The first wave of 5G smartphones will contribute to roughly 1 per cent of the shipment volumes in 2020, primarily driven by a hyper-competitive market conditions with smartphone original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) aiming to establish their market leadership early.

    “In 2020, India will see the first wave of 5G devices from leading smartphone OEMs, mostly Chinese, aiming to establish their 5G leadership early. We anticipate around 10-12 5G smartphone models to hit the market during the year,” said Prabhu Ram, Head-Industry Intelligence Group (IIG), CMR.

    While 5G shipments will remain nascent, for early tech adopters, it represents more choices than before.

    “With the onset of 5G, the field of play will get increasingly limited for Indian brands. Unless they start investing, and upscaling their R&D and innovation efforts around 5G, they will be further marginalized”, added Ram.

    According to the report, the shadow of coronavirus looms large on the Indian smartphone industry as of now.

    “China accounts for almost 85 per cent of the mobile phone components imported into India. If the coronavirus-infected lockdown in China continues, it will spell serious trouble for smartphone brands in India in H1 2020, and potentially even beyond,” cautioned Ram.