He invented emoji, and the stock photo[1] of emoticons they included in the article proves it! /s Apparently this is one of his apps[2] (via his Wikipedia page's link to an app store charting site.) And the fingerprint app pivoted to a password safe[3].
Seriously, there is this thing called Google and Wikipedia, you might want to try it some time. This guy made a glossy version of something that had already been there for almost a decade.
>>> Two months later, Fingerprint Security Pro was in the app store.
>>> In the end, the app didn't actually offer any security - it was a gimmick that pretended to read someone's fingerprint and deny them access to the phone, with a hidden unlock button in its top corner. But it didn't matter. Users loved it. In its first month, it made $12,000. Mr Mureta was on his way.
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[ 2.0 ms ] story [ 24.1 ms ] threadI'd say the BBC need better fact checkers, but they're no longer in the business of facts, just paid PR like this, and state mouthpiecing.
Edit: the "fingerprint scanner" they tout is not what it appears to be either. This guy doesn't make money from apps directly, rather from book and course sales - I.e. Selling false hope. http://www.scam.com/showthread.php?162014-Chad-Mureta-App-Em...
Kinda thing that gives those of us who do have useful products a bad name.
[1] http://www.thinkstockphotos.ca/image/stock-illustration-coll... [2] https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/emoji-2-emoticons-art-app-fr... [3] https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/fingerprint-security-pro/id3...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emoji
Please don't make acerbic swipes on HN. This comment would be just fine without the first sentence.
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=%2Fs
;)
Interesting ..