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That's right, the NYPD is finally -- finally! -- catching up with the modern mobile age and equipping its officers with smartphones, nearly a decade after the first iPhone came out. The NYPD began rolling out its first handsets for the city's 36,000 police officers in April 2015, and finished equipping the entire force earlier this year. Now, new officers at the New York City Police Academy in College Point, Queens, get phones along with their guns and badges.
As the advent of smarter phones have improved our daily lives, these handsets have likewise made it easier for the city's finest to fight crime. Officers are able to respond to 911 calls faster, solve crimes more efficiently and create stronger ties to their community.
So what are the phones of choice for the men and women entrusted to guard the safety of the 8.4 million residents of New York?
The Lumia 830 and Lumia 640 XL.
You read that right. Life and death situations rely on outdated phones running on Microsoft's Windows Phone software.
One of the world's largest police forces will be using Windows phones.
(Score: 2) by SomeGuy on Friday October 14 2016, @04:25AM
There, fixed that for you.
I thought the craze today was supposed to be smartwatches anyway. Or was that last week?
(Score: 4, Funny) by MostCynical on Friday October 14 2016, @04:36AM
New? Dick Tracy had his in 1946!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_Tracy [wikipedia.org]
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