Apple launches new iPhone

[DDixon]

Just waiting for the pictures of the queues in Covent Garden that look more like Londonistan.

or London-Aviv.

[gingerjedi]

Just noticed the crappy old motorola es400 in my drawer has a fingerprint scanner.

[amcdonald]

My crappy HP laptop that I bought in an emergency when my gf toasted the last one on holiday has finger print login

It's unreliable and no quicker than typing the password in, unless you normally have a 30 digit password

[DimPrawn]

Finger print scanner?

Laptops had then 10 years ago.

Does this mean muggers now will streal your iPhone and then cut your fingers off?

[scooterscot]

Finger print scanner?

Laptops had then 10 years ago.

Does this mean muggers now will streal your iPhone and then cut your fingers off?

No because the finger print sensor has to detect a pulse first before reading.

[eek]

Finger print scanner?

Laptops had then 10 years ago.

Does this mean muggers now will streal your iPhone and then cut your fingers off?

no point. Find my iphone can render a nicked phone totally worthless...

[rhubarb]

no point. Find my iphone can render a nicked phone totally worthless...

Does it ?
I thought Find my iphone gave you the option to lock it or wipe it. So basically means the person who has it cannot get access to your details.
But there's nothing to stop them from plugging it into their own pc and setting it up as a new phone.

Or does it actually 100% disable the thing forever ?
Dead.

[eek]

Does it ?
I thought Find my iphone gave you the option to lock it or wipe it. So basically means the person who has it cannot get access to your details.
But there's nothing to stop them from plugging it into their own pc and setting it up as a new phone.

Or does it actually 100% disable the thing forever ?
Dead.

Yes as part of ios7's Activation lock. See Apple (United Kingdom)

[rhubarb]

Yes as part of ios7's Activation lock. See Apple (United Kingdom)

With iOS 7, Find My iPhone can continue to display your custom message, even after your device has been erased. And if you do retrieve your device, you can restore it from your iCloud backup

Very interesting! Thank you!

[Bunk]

Yep, it's quite good because until now, blocking a phone has been down to the networks so stolen phones just get sold abroad where they're not blocked. But this way the phone itself is locked, which is how this should work really.