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A laptop remote-kill switch has long been a fantasy of those paranoid about theft and service providers alike. And now, with the latest wave of subsidized notebooks coming out of wireless carriers, said switches are coming in the form of a new mobile broadband card from Ericsson. The card, designed to work on HSPA/GPRS/EDGE networks, is slated for release in June, and carries with it a number of innovative features. But the most interesting is that it supports certain security options that work with Intel’s anti-theft technology, allowing carriers to send a signal that will lock down the machine and make it unusable.
Ericsson’s F3607gw module boasts reduced power consumption, prolonged battery life, and increased integration with the OS. Ericsson specifically highlights the F3607gw’s wake-on-wireless feature, which allows users to remotely wake the notebook at specific times, like when an important message is received or the computer has been stolen.
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