Apple, Samsung Take Steps to Combat Cellphone Theft but Pressed to Do More

Prosecutors urge cellphone makers to create systems over the next year to further combat a rising wave of cellphone theft.
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N.Y., S.F. Officials to Meet With Apple, Samsung and Others Over Rising Smartphone Theft

The elected officials will press Microsoft, Samsung, Google and Apple to implement a “kill switch” that could render stolen smartphones permanently inoperable.
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Passwords on Your Skin and in Your Stomach: Inside Google’s Wild Motorola Research Projects (Video)

Motorola’s Regina Dugan is working to fix “the mechanical mismatch between humans and electronics” by bringing the computers onto and into the body.
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Google Looks to Motor Over Android Profits

You can tell how much Google cares about its Android “partners” by the price Motorola plans to charge for its smartphones.

Inside the Motorola Truck at D11: 3-D Printers, NFC Dog Tags and More

Motorola is taking its smartphone show on the road to get its cool back in the developer community.
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Motorola’s Dennis Woodside and Regina Dugan: The Full D11 Interview (Video)

First up from the company is the Moto X, a made-in-the-USA Android phone, with long-term efforts focused on finally banishing the password and more.
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Exclusive: Dennis Woodside on the Genesis of the Moto X, Ditching Tablets and Learning to Say No

In an interview, Motorola Mobility head Dennis Woodside talks about how the Moto X phone learned from a not-so-successful watch.
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Electronic Tattoos and Passwords You Can Swallow: Google’s Regina Dugan Is a Badass

The former DARPA head has some more “epic shit” up her sleeve.
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The Coolest Government Job Ever

“We got to do a lot of epic shit when I was at DARPA.”

– Regina Dugan, SVP of advanced tech and projects at Motorola Mobility LLC (and former DARPA chief)

Moto X Coming Out by October; It’s All About Sensors and Will Be Built in Texas (Video)

It will be the first smartphone built in the U.S.
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