According to new research by mobile network maker Ericsson,...

According to new research by mobile network maker Ericsson, which polled 100,000 people over 40 countries, about 74 percent of respondents said they believe biometric smartphones "will become mainstream" .

More than half -- at 52 percent -- want to use their fingerprints instead of a complex alphanumeric combination of letters, numbers, and characters, while just shy of half -- at 48 percent -- are interested in eye-recognition technology to unlock their phones.

http://www.cnet.com/au/news/make-way-for-biometric-smartphones-in-2014-ericsson-says/