Apple’s Borrowing a Windows Phone Feature Trying to Make It Revolutionary

One of the features that could make their way to the next-generation iPhone is biometric authentication, which should help Apple follow in the footsteps of other companies already offering such security features.

While Microsoft has more or less failed in the mobile business, the Redmond-based software giant still managed to innovate with some new technologies released on its phones, including the iris scanner feature that’s part of a feature known as Windows Hello.

Iris scanning became available on Windows phone with the release of the Lumia 950 XL back in October 2015 and at that point, Microsoft expected it to become the pioneer of the Windows Phone comeback. The platform, however, failed to gain ground, but Windows Hello still remains an innovative technology that was later implemented on other flagships, including Samsu...