You may remember a story at the tail end of last year where New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg pointed the finger at Apple’s iPhone as a reason for a rise in the city’s crime figures.
Bloomberg said that the handset appeared to be the favored smartphone among thieves and wanted owners to be more careful with the device on the streets of the city.
“Put it in a pocket in sort of a more body-fitting, tighter clothes, that you can feel….if somebody put their hand in your pocket, not just an outside coat pocket,” the mayor said at the time.
Well, it appears the New York authorities are far from done with the fight against iPhone crime, as cops in the city have reportedly been distributing fliers outside subway stations and Apple stores urging owners of the handset – and also the iPad – to upgrade to the recently released iOS 7 operating system, which comes with a new security feature called Activation Lock designed to make life a little more difficult for thieves.
The release of iOS 7 coincides with the launch of two new phones from Apple – the 5S and 5C – so presumably the NYPD expects the city’s smartphone-focused criminals will be extra keen to get their hands on the new devices in the coming weeks and months. Full story...
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Bloomberg said that the handset appeared to be the favored smartphone among thieves and wanted owners to be more careful with the device on the streets of the city.
“Put it in a pocket in sort of a more body-fitting, tighter clothes, that you can feel….if somebody put their hand in your pocket, not just an outside coat pocket,” the mayor said at the time.
Well, it appears the New York authorities are far from done with the fight against iPhone crime, as cops in the city have reportedly been distributing fliers outside subway stations and Apple stores urging owners of the handset – and also the iPad – to upgrade to the recently released iOS 7 operating system, which comes with a new security feature called Activation Lock designed to make life a little more difficult for thieves.
The release of iOS 7 coincides with the launch of two new phones from Apple – the 5S and 5C – so presumably the NYPD expects the city’s smartphone-focused criminals will be extra keen to get their hands on the new devices in the coming weeks and months. Full story...
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