NYPD switching to iPhones after buying 36,000 Windows Phones
Aug28
The NYPD bought 36,000 Windows Phones over the course of the last two years as part of a “mobility initiative,” costing tax-payers $160 million. The money wasn’t very well spent. In the wake of Microsoft announcing it would be discontinuing support for phones with the Windows 8.1 software, the Big Apple’s cops will be getting iPhones. The department reportedly handed out the last of the Nokia Lumia 830 and 640XL smartphones to officers in June. While police have touted the device’s capabilities as a crime-fighter’s go-to tool, others pointed out that – even in 2015 when the devices were purchased…
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