Could the slicklogin acquisition mean demise of passwords?

The popular shopper, google Inc has gone shopping once again to Israel to pick up one of the unique login features introduced. As the developers say, it may sound insane at start, but slick login was a firm which used unique sounds which when played through the speakers of mobile phone or computer will allow the software to identify the person.

The homepage of slicklogin confirming the acquisition by Google

This is considered safe, mentioning that the sound is not audible to human ears and can only be picked up by the microphone or phone. With this acquisition, experts consider this as a demise of password and could very well replace the now used password security.

Although google has implemented the 2-step verification for free, the stick login feature will be a added security option.

SlickLogin announced the acquisition on its website but did not disclose how much the deal was worth.

'Today we`re announcing that the SlickLogin team is joining Google,' the statement read.

'[Google] shares our core beliefs that logging in should be easy instead of frustrating, and authentication should be effective without getting in the way.

Google has always had a soft spot for Israel and it was revealed with their recent acquisitions like speadsheet company iRows, LabPixies entertainment, and mapping service Waze.

We are just gazing at the stars on what or when this new authentication is going to come in effect!

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- Unknown Updated at: Tuesday, February 18, 2014

Apple Completes The Acquisition Of 3D-Sensor Company, PrimeSense

Apple acquires the famous PrimeSense startup from Israel for $360 Million! Primesense is a company which is mainly focused on 3-D sensor technology. Most of the Xbox fans will be aware of this technology which is used in Xbox 3D Kinect games.

Apple spokeswoman Kristin Huguet confirmed the PrimeSense deal with the boilerplate comment the company typically provides when news of one of its acquisitions leaks: “Apple buys smaller technology companies from time to time, and we generally do not discuss our purpose or plans.”

The exit marks the end of months of deliberation between the two companies, finally bringing the semiconductor company responsible for advances in motion and depth capture under Apple’s aegis.

The talks were first reported by Israeli news outlet Calcalist back in July, and news of the acquisition was reported earlier on Sunday by Globes.

Microsoft’s Kinect gaming product, which uses cameras and depth sensors to capture players’ motions and incorporate them into Xbox gameplay. (Microsoft now deploys its own homegrown sensor technology for the current generation of Kinect devices, which ship with the recently launched Xbox One.)

This is not the first Israeli-based acquisition Apple has made. The Cupertino, Calif.-based hardware giant purchased Anobit — a supplier of high-performance flash memory controllers — earlier this year for a reported sum of $500 million.

Source: All Things D
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- Unknown Updated at: Monday, November 25, 2013