Screeching mobiles will give thieves ear bashing

Mobile phones that emit a piercing scream that will give all but the deafest thieves pause for thought was launched in Britain on Monday in a bid to tackle crime which costs millions of pounds each year, reports Reuters. ''The product, called Remote TX after the company that created it, is designed for application on smart handsets. It is primarily targeted at the high-end of the market, typically business-users who may hold confidential data, such as emails, on their phones. Click on ''Play Alert'' to hear scream. ''With the Remote XT security package, a signal is sent to the phone as soon as it is reported stolen. All the phone's data --- like contact numbers, emails or images -- is wiped and an ear piercing alarm also sounds. Until now network providers were able to disable stolen phones from being used but could not necessarily provide data from being accessed. The software, which backs up any wiped data, can also be used to scan for viruses as the latest generation of phones increasingly has capabilities similar to those offered on laptop computers. Other screaming cell phone protection service: -- Screaming' Phones Using software from Synchronica, when stolen, a cellphone emits a loud wail not unlike a person screaming. You must call the company's help desk, who will issue a remote wipe-and-lock, and the cell phone will then emit a loud, annoying sound.
10/3/2006 1:05:13 PM
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