Biometric security, at least in theory, has been around for a decade. But the use of biometrics for computer security and user authentication has failed to attract much practical interest to date ...

Have a laptop with a fingerprint reader and use that biometic security? Most popular laptops shipped with a UPEK fingerprint reader. If yours did, then sadly your password is not secure. It's easy to ...

Beware of a "major flaw" in the UPEK Protector Suite software that's been preinstalled on many laptops with built-in UPEK fingerprint readers. That warning comes from ElcomSoft, a Russian provider of ...

Dell has added a fingerprint reader option to both the new Dell XPS 13 and XPS 15, giving buyers even more reason to purchase some of the best laptops currently on the market. The fingerprint reader ...

The first Surface Laptop Go arrived to largely positive reviews toward the tail end of 2020. It was good timing, as those thing go, with plenty of folks looking to build out their home offices as it ...

Synaptics makes the touchpads that are used on millions of laptops and in recent years the company has added new features such as support for multitouch gestures and pressure-sensitive “force” ...

Biometric security on our personal devices is almost always a good thing. When it works, it’s a fast, convenient, and (largely) secure way of getting into our gadgets. And while fingerprint sensors ...

The new Yoga 9i also offers an optional luxurious leather finish, while Lenovo's gaming laptop line gets a boost with the new GeForce RTX 2060-powered Legion Slim 7i. I’m the deputy managing editor of ...

If you hadn't heard, fingerprint readers are in vogue these days. Synaptics clearly knows it: the company just acquired Validity, a firm that specializes in finger-based authentication. The $92.5 ...

I review a lot of laptops here at PCWorld, and I’m always surprised when I unbox one without biometric hardware. Fingerprint readers and infrared (IR) cameras for facial recognition are both great—and ...

A Fingerprint Reader in Windows lets you log into your Windows laptop using your fingerprint. The feature provides biometric credentials to sign in to your account that require you to enter your ...

The Surface Laptop Go is Microsoft’s most accessible Surface yet, a very good budget laptop that can compete against other midrange models. Even compromises like its fingerprint reader and a sub-1080p ...