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Tide Turns in Favor of Crime-Fighting Smartphone Kill Switches

2014-06-23 21:06:45| TechNewsWorld

In the wake of overwhelming evidence that the kill switch Apple introduced in iOS 7 last year has reduced iPhone thefts, Google and Microsoft have agreed to follow suit. SF D.A. George Gascon and NY A.G. Eric Schneiderman, who have spearheaded the battle to implement smartphone kill switches, last week announced that the next versions of Android and Windows Phone will include a kill switch.

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NKK Switches Receives Prestigious Arrow Partnership Award

2014-06-20 08:01:57| electronicsweb Home Page

NKK Switches, the world's leading designer and manufacturer of innovative electromechanical switches, today announced that the company was awarded the 2014 Arrow Partnership Award from Arrow Electronics

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As iPhone Thefts Drop, Google and Microsoft Plan Kill Switches on Smartphones

2014-06-19 17:32:18| IT Services - Topix.net

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As iPhone thefts drop, Google and Microsoft plan kill switches on smartphones

2014-06-19 12:55:50| InfoWorld: Top News

Responding to more than a year of pressure, Google and Microsoft will follow Apple in adding an anti-theft "kill switch" to their smartphone operating systems, U.S. law enforcement officials will announce later Thursday. The commitment will be disclosed alongside new data that shows a dramatic drop in theft of Apple iPhones and iPads after the September 2013 introduction of iOS 7, which included a kill-switch function that allows stolen devices to be remotely locked and deleted so they become useless.

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