Mobile snatching
Snatching of mobile sets is a new avenue for pilferers. It seems so easy to sneak away with this small, talkative gadget and sell it in the ready market. Recently two snatching incident took place in our family, one belonging to my brother-in-law; while the other belonged to my nephew (a consultant) who flew from London for a short visit.
I used to lose my sunglasses in the early days, till I learned to put it in the pocket while not using it. Now it's the mobile I have to take care of.
The IT industry has to come up with theft-proof micro mobile telephone sets, which are slim and foldable. The current mini models are too bulky. Otherwise because of the fear of the sets getting stolen, the users will loose their interest in using mobile phones and that is certainly not what the cell phone companies desires.
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