20.11.2013 09:20 Uhr, Quelle: Macworld UK

Still no smartphone kill switch? Blame the carriers

You're a streetwise kinda cat. You would never be foolish enough to walk around in a crowded or unfamiliar urban environment waving a handful of hundred dollar bills, right?But, you've probably done the equivalent of that before. I, for one, do it daily. Smartphones are little pocket-sized machines that cost up to $600. Is it any surprise then that smartphone theft--acts that run the spectrum from silent pickpocketing to violent encounters--has skyrocketed in recent years?New York City, for example, is experiencing a historic lull in crime, with one exception: Theft of mobile Apple products. Also consider that of the 9,000 robberies committed in Oakland, Calif. in 2013,

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