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New air-powered battery includes built-in self-destruct for sensitive devices

Researchers at Rice University and North Carolina State University have developed a stretchable battery ...
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Adrian Weckler: How to enable your phone’s ‘kill switch’ to frustrate thieves

Thousands of smartphones are stolen each year, but a few precautionary steps can make your device virtually useless to any ...

Apple Kill Switch Makes Stolen iPhones Unsellable Worldwide — What Every Phone Owner Should Do Today

Apple has enabled a default kill switch that locks stolen iPhones worldwide, cutting reactivations by 60%. Here is what iPhone and Android owners should do now.

New ‘Kill Switch’ technology could make stolen smartphones useless with a single click

A new anti-theft technology called the 'Kill Switch' is being introduced by British telecom companies to combat smartphone theft. The feature allows stolen devices to be remotely disabled, turning ...

Apple’s ‘kill switch’ turns stolen phones useless as crackdown targets rising phone theft crisis

Apple’s ‘Stolen Device Protection’ feature works when users mark their phone as lost using iCloud Find, which locks the device.

Two of UK’s biggest telecom companies roll out ‘kill switch’ to block stolen phones from working: How it works

UK mobile giants Virgin Media O2 and VodafoneThree have activated a new 'kill switch' for new phones stolen from their stores, aiming to cripple the black market for stolen devices. This move follows ...