Reuters is reportingthat Apple has buy AuthenTec — a company which makes secure fingermark sensor and precision touchscreen solutions — for $ 356 million . Either it ’s get under one’s skin extremely serious about its own security , or wants to make it much hard for the competition . Or both !
AuthenTec ’s currently supplies hardware for the likes of Cisco , Fujitsu , HBO , HP , Lenovo , LG , Motorola , Nokia , Orange , Samsung , Sky , and Texas Instruments . Reuters reportsthat Apple is going to pay $ 8 a share , making the entire purchase price $ 356 million .
There are n’t many more details at present , but the move perhaps signals that Apple is getting more serious about security ( as echoed by its presence at the Black Hat hacking conference this week ) . Or it could be that Apple ’s more interested in AuthenTec ’s portfolio of “ wandering overbold sensors , ” which the company claims put up a precision trace and personalized gesture experience . Which makes all sorts of sense for the iPhone and iPad .
Or , since AuthenTec supplies security for Samsung Android gadget and unnumberable others , this could just be largely a defensive learning . Once Apple own AuthenTec , its Android and personal computer contender wo n’t have admission to all that burnished technology — or they will , after a hefty licensing fee that fit direct into Cupertino ’s coffers .
Let ’s all Bob Hope , though , however unlikely , that this is a pure initiative bid on Apple ’s part , an attempt to make its laptops untroubled enough for the stage business - tending . If only to see how Jony I ve would make a fingerprint image scanner look good on a MacBook Air . [ Reuters ]
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