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You’ve never seen New York City like this. Well, you have if you’ve seen the Spiderman movies, but this footage captured by photographer Randy Scott Slavin is no CGI fantasy. It’s Gotham at its grandest.

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Samsung jumped on the biometric bandwagon as well this year. It put a fingerprint scanner in the home button of its 2014 flagship, the Samsung Galaxy S5. Its a bit different from its counterpart on the iPhone 5s. Users have to swipe from top to bottom whereas on the iPhone 5s they simply have to place their fingers on the home button. Initial reports suggest that the fingerprint scanner seems to be working fine for most users. One might expect that the scanner offers an additional layer of protection, but as it turns out, its not that hard to spoof it.

The folks at SRLabs have been able to spoof the fingerprint scanner of Galaxy S5 by using a lifted print. Within minutes they were able to create a “dummy finger” which was then used to gain access. Now there’s nothing inherently wrong with the scanner, even the scanner on iPhone 5s can be spoofed this way.

Implementation of the scanner can prove to be a risk though. Unlike Apple, the scanner on Galaxy S5 can even be used to authorize PayPal payments. Apple doesn’t allow developers to tap into TouchID, all it can do is provide access and authorize purchases on iTunes. Moreover, Apple requires users to punch in their password one time before using fingerprint for authentication. So if a device is powered off, users will first have to enter the password after they boot it up, before they’re allow to use the scanner. Galaxy S5 doesn’t have this gatekeeping mechanism.

A video of this spoof has also been posted online, showing us just how easy it is to trick these fingerprint sensors. Paranoid users might want to wipe the scanner down after every time they use it, but that’s just too much of a nuisance.

Samsung Galaxy S5 Fingerprint Scanner Spoofed , original content from Ubergizmo, Filed in Cellphones, galaxy s5, paypal, Samsung,

If you were not satisfied by the Ashton Kutcher starring “Jobs” movie, fret not, there’s another Steve Jobs movie in the pipeline. Being written by Aaron Sorkin, of The Social Network fame, the film will play out in three scenes which will chart three crucial events in the co-founder’s life. No word as yet on who will be cast to play the former Apple CEO, Christian Bale is rumored to be in the running. Previously it was reported that David Fincher could be tapped to direct the film, but now a new report claims that Fincher has left the project.

According to the Hollywood Reporter, David Fincher had “aggressive” demands that Sony Pictures didn’t want to meet. Apparently he asked for $10 million in wages apart from control of the movie’s marketing. Sorkin and Fincher have both previously worked together on The Social Network, a film focusing on the dramatic rise of Facebook.

It is unclear who will be tapped next to direct the movie. Apparently it was Fincher who was pushing the studio to consider Christian Bale for the lead role. That might change when a new director comes onboard. Filming isn’t expected to begin until next year, so Steve Jobs fans might have to wait a while before they get to see another movie about him on the big screen.

Steve Jobs Movie Will Not Be Directed By David Fincher , original content from Ubergizmo, Filed in General, Steve Jobs,

Office 365 Personal, a leaner version of Microsoft’s subscription-based productivity suite, is now available for $70 per year or $7 per month. The new package lets you use Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, OneNote, Publisher and Access on one Mac or…

Titanfall has turned out to be one of the most popular games new games for the Xbox One and PC, and now the game is also available for the Xbox 360. Respawn will be offering new DLC for the game over time adding new maps and other items. The first of these DLC packs is set to land next month.

The DLC is called Expedition and includes three maps. The maps include Swampland with alien ruins and trees to walk run on. Another of the maps is Runoff, which will feature lots of water. The third map is called War Games, which is set inside of a training simulator.

More details on the DLC will be offered soon. Expedition will be available as part of the $24.99 season pass or alone for $9.99. In addition to the map pack, there are some free DLC packs coming to the game to add in new multiplayer modes and burn cards.

[via DigitalTrends]