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Officials praise Samsung’s Galaxy S5 antitheft features

05
Apr
2014

By Marina Lopes NEW YORK (Reuters) – A move by Samsung to include free anti-theft features on its Galaxy S5 smartphones sold by Verizon Wireless and U.S. Cellular won praise on Friday by two U.S. members of an international coalition aimed at combating robberies involving smartphones. The new features allow Galaxy S5 users to track devices and require the owners account information to reset the phone. The features, Find My Mobile, and Reactivation Lock, will come installed in the phones but must be activated by users. The decision … …

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