A number of individuals have been arrested in conjunction with a series of Apple store robberies that resulted in the theft of over $ 1 million worth of devices. The California Attorney General’s office said in a statement on Thursday that seven were arrested earlier in the week, another suspect was in custody and nine […]
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Verizon will start locking phones to its network to prevent armed robberies
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | Peter Dazeley) Verizon Wireless will soon begin locking the phones it sells to customers, a move that will prevent the phones from being activated on any other carrier’s network. But Verizon says it is taking this measure to deter theft that occurs before customers purchase phones, and that Verizon will […]
