Apple: New iPhone Won't Store Fingerprints

A Wall Street Journal reported that iPhone 5s which is equipped with a fingerprint scanner will not store actual images of users’ fingerprints on the device according to an Apple spokesman.

They said that the new Touch ID system will only store “fingerprint data,” which remains encrypted within the iPhone’s processor. It uses the digital signature to unlock itself or make purchases in Apple’s iTunes, iBooks or App stores.

In practice, this means that even if someone cracked an iPhone’s encrypted chip, they likely wouldn’t be able to reverse engineer someone’s fingerprint.

However, in my last post "NSA able to hack your smartphone" are you really sure that the NSA can't access your fingerprints? and you'll never know what will they do with it.

iPhone 5S Reported launch date is September

iPhone 5S which is rumored to be a "budget iPhone" with plastic casing in an effort by Apple to break into emerging markets.

It is also expected to have a fingerprint scanner, a rumour which has been circulating online since a developer found plans for biometric scanning in a folder in the iOS7 beta, the operating system the new handset will carry.

It is also expected to have a significantly improved display that carry a 12 megapixel camera and dual LED flash.

"Some customers value large screen size, others value other factors such as resolution, colour quality, white balance, brightness, reflectivity, screen longevity, power consumption, portability, compatibility with apps and many things,” Apple CEO Tim Cook said. “Our competitors had made some significant trade-offs in many of these areas in order to ship a larger display. We would not ship a larger display iPhone while these trade-offs exist."

Apple will likely drop iPhone 5 for "iPhone 5S" and "iPhone lite"

Apple are rumored to be preparing to halt production of the iPhone 5 when it debuts the handset's successor later this year. They instead want to produce only the "iPhone 5S" and an unannounced lower-priced counterpart "iPhone lite."

The latest rumors of iPhone 5 demise is reported by ETNews. The report focuses on the in-cell technology at work in the iPhone 5's touchscreen, claiming that that technology is "not suitable for low-volume production." Apple, according to the report, will abandon production of the iPhone 5, focusing on the high-end successor "iPhone 5S" and the "iPhone lite."

iPhone 5S are believe to be already in production and will be released on September 2013.