Kill Switch
Toasting the Failed Experiments Behind Modern Video Gaming’s Greatest Hits
Some of today's hit games and gaming genres aren't the innovators you think they are. Others came before—and those titles shouldn't be forgotten.
Banks and Car Dealerships Are Using an Orwellian New Tactic on Debtors
Lenders are attaching kill switches and GPS locaters to cars so they can shut the vehicles off and repossess them if their owners miss loan payments.
Smartphone 'Kill Switches' May Be Required By Law
California Sen. Mark Leno introduced a bill today that would require all smartphones come hardwired with anti-theft technology.
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China Can't Kill the Internet But That Won't Stop It From Trying
Last Thursday, Beijing showed off what might be a new tool in its war on information. At around 11am China time, Internet users on the mainland found themselves unable to access multiple foreign websites and a number of Chinese sites, including Sina's...
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