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  • Smarter speech technology to enable smooth-talking gadgets

    Voice-activated devices that can interact with people in a natural, intelligent way could soon be available, thanks to a major new project involving researchers at the Universities of Sheffield, Edinburgh, and Cambridge

  • New Android facial biometric app available

    A new app for Android smartphones allows users to secure their phones using facial biometrics; the Visidon Applock application, which is currently available for free, locks a user’s apps until their identity is verified using facial biometrics

  • Biometrics for mobile phone market to grow 500 percent by 2015

    A recently released report projects that the market for biometric security devices on mobile phones will reach $161 million by 2015, an increase of $30 million; the analysis found that embedded fingerprint sensors in mobile phones will primarily drive growth in this market as more firms seek additional security measures for mobile phones; voice biometrics is also expected to be another large driver of growth

  • Also noted

    New biometric software from 3M * Voice biometric market to grow 13 percent annually * Biometrics helps India identify slum dwellers * Georgia counties share biometric info with Feds