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posted by martyb on Friday October 14 2016, @03:07AM   Printer-friendly
from the $weet-contract dept.

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 Life and death situations rely on outdated phones running on Microsoft's Windows Phone software.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.


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  • (Score: 2) by archfeld on Friday October 14 2016, @09:49PM

    by archfeld (4650) <treboreel@live.com> on Friday October 14 2016, @09:49PM (#414454) Journal

    Good point, but while texting still might be available it is going to be delayed and hardly the type of communication device that is going to be needed in responding during an emergency situation. I see very little to be gained from this for police procedure and emergency response, they already have in car ability to get data updates and photo's, and they really don't need another screen to try and monitor while driving, or walking a beat with their head in their phones when they should be on a swivel looking for suspicious persons and activity. I suppose if 'used' properly there might be something to be gained, but more likely this is a money/PR grab and someone is getting a kickback.

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