HTC brings fingerprint scanners to their smartphones

TECHi's Author Lorie Wimble
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Move over, Apple. HTC is coming. Okay, so they probably aren’t worried about HTC. Heck, HTC is probably not worried about HTC. Still, the technology is spreading as everyone knew it would. Are your fingers clean?

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HTC Corp., the Taiwanese handset maker which posted its first loss on record last quarter, unveiled a new handset with fingerprint sensor, joining Apple Inc. in featuring the security technology.

One Max has a 5.9-inch (15 centimeter) high-definition screen and can run on fourth-generation Long-Term Evolution networks, according to an e-mailed statement yesterday. The device uses Qualcomm Inc.’s Snapdragon processor and Google Inc.’s Android 4.3 operating system, it said.

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