AuthenTec

Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) fingerprint scanner, known commercially as Touch ID, could hold the key to a mobile commerce revolution. The iPhone maker famously acquired AuthenTec, the creator of Touch ID, for $365 million. At least one analyst thinks that Apple acquired that firm to become the...

Last week it was revealed that Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) had filed a patent that could bring additional features to the iPhone 5S' fingerprint scanner. That, however, is just the tip of the iceberg. While the scanner was originally employed to bring a new degree of security to smartphones, Apple could...

Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) could have missed out on its chance to acquire Topsy Labs if Twitter (NYSE: TWTR) had been more proactive in its attempt to acquire the social media analytics startup. AllThingsD cited sources familiar to the matter that said, "Twitter considered buying Topsy a number of...

A number of sources, according to AllThingsD, confirmed over the weekend that Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is in the final stages of negotiations to buy Israeli startup, PrimeSense. PrimeSense is best known as the original supplier for Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT)’s gesture-based Kinect gaming device....

Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has an astonishing hoard of cash that could be used to purchase almost any company in the world. Aside from AuthenTec, however, Apple tends to stick with smaller firms. If the Mac maker intends to stay at the forefront of cutting-edge technology, it might want to consider...

Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has received an excessive amount of hype for adding a fingerprint scanner to its next-generation iPhone. While that might be a game-changing element that allows the company to become the champion of mobile commerce, it may not prove to be the most groundbreaking feature Apple...

Last year, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) made a massive investment in fingerprint scanning technology. Instead of spending a small sum of money to acquire a startup (which is very common for the company), Apple paid $365 million to acquire AuthenTec. Before the acquisition, AuthenTec worked with companies...

  By now everyone knows that Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) upcoming iPhone 5S is supposed to feature a fingerprint sensor.   The clues have all been spelled out, from the fact that Apple bought AuthenTec, a company that specializes in security hardware, including fingerprint sensors, to news...

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (NYSE: TSM) is shining on Thursday after conducting a successful first quarter. The Hsinchu, Taiwan-based firm's EPS rose over 18 percent year-over-year to $0.26, edging the Wall Street consensus of $0.25. Revenue jumped nearly 27 percent to $4.45...