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Today the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office officially granted Apple a patent that relates to improving the accuracy of ultrasonic touch sensing and fingerprint imaging on buttons like the iPad Airs Touch ID on the top button as shown in our cover graphic. While the execution of ultrasonic fingerprint imaging on the iPad Airs top button looks simple enough to consumers, the technicalities behind this feature is quite steep.

Today the US Patent & Trademark Office published a patent application from Apple that reveals touch input will be function on metal housings of future devices of Macs, iPhone, iPad, TV, TV remote, HMDs, Trackpads and more using ultrasonic touch sensing technology.

In 2002 Rockstar followed up the modern day Grand Theft Auto 3 with the beachy neon 1986 throwback Vice City. If they chose to make GTA 6 a period piece by rewinding the clock the same number of years, we'd be looking at... 2006, not long before GTA 4 came out. Hopefully the next Grand Theft Auto won't make us feel the grim march of time that acutely, but hopefully it will have a creative setting that takes us away from Liberty City or San Andreas.We now know that Grand Theft A...

In 2002 Rockstar followed up the modern day Grand Theft Auto 3 with the beachy neon 1986 throwback Vice City. If they chose to make GTA 6 a period piece by rewinding the clock the same number of years, we'd be looking at... 2006, not long before GTA 4 came out. Hopefully the next Grand Theft Auto won't make us feel the grim march of time that acutely, but hopefully it will have a creative setting that takes us away from Liberty City or San Andreas.We now know that Grand Theft A...

The cycle of videogame discourse loops around again, an ouroboros chewing its own tail and pausing only to vomit up one of the same half-dozen topics we must apparently discuss again and again, until the world's ending. This time, the cyclical serpent has barfed out the subject of how long a videogame should be. Do your best to ignore it. Let's talk about something else instead. Let's simply peruse our libraries, look over our save files, and take note of those games w...

Westend61 via Getty Images Square has decided to go ahead with building a bitcoin hardware wallet and service, a month after company CEO Jack Dorsey announced that its considering the move. Jesse Dorogusker, Squares Hardware Lead, has revealed on Twitter that the company came upon the decision "to make bitcoin custody more mainstream." He didnt exactly have any concrete details or a timeline to share, but he did talk about the companys general plan for the project. i He said a lot of questions ...

Press release content from Business Wire. The AP news staff was not involved in its creation. Square Appointments Now Available on Square Register for a Complete POS Solution for Beauty and Wellness Industry December 9, 2020 GMT SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec 9, 2020-- Today, Square announced the availability of Square Appointments on Square Register, a point-of-sale solution specifically built for beauty and wellness sellers that now runs on Square’s first-class hardware. This offering ...

Square Appointments Now Available on Square Register for a Complete POS Solution for Beauty and Wellness Industry Merchants can now utilize a powerful and sleek front desk solution equipped with Square Appointments, integrated payments, and safer checkout experience SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Today, Square announced the availability of Square Appointments on Square Register, a point-of-sale solution specifically built for beauty and wellness sellers that now runs on Square’s first-cla...