Major new security feature coming in next Android and Windows Phone versions

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http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/JFsyX23T33YHN53cuVEiUQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/BGR_News/activate-iphone-kill-switch-ios-7.jpg (http://news.yahoo.com/major-security-feature-coming-next-android-windows-phone-123007556.html)In addition to replacing Dalvik with ART, which should bring performance improvements and better battery life, the next Android version has apparently been confirmed to feature a new significant security feature that will help users better protect their data when losing their devices, and especially when having them stolen. The same feature is coming to Windows Phone handsets as well. Both PC World and Bloomberg have learned that Google and Microsoft have both confirmed that “kill switches” are coming to future Android and Windows Phone releases. Google told Bloomberg that a “factory reset protection solution” will be added to the next Android version, while Microsoft vice president for U.S. Government Affairs Fred Humphries said the company will also-offer “new theft-deterrence



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