The statistics are startling: Cell phone theft is on the rise across the country. In Los Angeles, cell phone thefts are up 27% year-over-year, and New York City’s crime rate rose last year due ...

Google and Microsoft plan to include a “kill switch” in the next version of their smartphone operating systems. The switch deletes all of your personal information if a thief gets a hold of it. Newer ...

Can technology stop robbers from targeting you and your smartphone? Microsoft and Google are joining Apple in adding new “kill switch” technology to disable stolen phones, in hopes of slowing the ...

On Friday morning, a bevy of California state leaders and lawmakers will introduce a bill designed to curb one of America’s most common crimes: smartphone theft. The measure, proposed by State Sen.

Apple said Monday it will equip its new iPhones with a "kill switch" that will render the devices useless if stolen - making the Cupertino firm the first manufacturer to act on a chorus of law ...

(AP) Samsung Electronics, the world’s largest mobile phone manufacturer, has proposed installing a built-in anti-theft measure known as a “kill switch” that would render stolen or lost phones ...

Google and Microsoft are joining Apple and Samsung in adding a "kill switch" feature to their phone operating systems. Both Android and Windows phones will now offer a true kill switch as a way to ...