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The market for smartphones and tablet computers has boomed over the last few years, with over a quarter of adults and nearly half of teenagers owning one in the UK.

But as our appetite for technology increases, so does the risk of our devices being stolen. Software developers are having to come up with innovative¹ methods to prevent thieves from taking our much loved gadgets².

There are many anti-theft technology apps on the market which use GPS tracking as a way to locate a missing smartphone, tablet or laptop. If your device has been nicked, the sophisticated technology will allow you to track it to a particular location, so you can know exactly where it is.

People worried about the security of information on their stolen device can lock or remotely wipe it so that it's rendered useless. One would-be detective even programmed their smartphone to take a photograph at set times, unbeknown to the thief. The candid³ photos were uploaded onto a social networking site and became an internet sensation overnight, with thousands of people identifying the man who was in possession of the phone.

As long as the user has an app and has GPS enabled on their handset or device, they've got a chance of locating it- although you still may not get it back.

Anti-theft technology is fast becoming an essential feature for phones and tablets, and many companies plan to install it in other popular goods such as digital cameras, televisions – and even cars.

But does this technology really make theft impossible? Perhaps not, but with the potential to have your face plastered across the web, it suddenly becomes much less appealing.

Quiz 测验

1. What percentage of adults in the UK own a smartphone?

A quarter

2. What word is used to describe electronic devices?

gadgets

3. What phrase describes the technology used to locate a missing phone?

GPS tracking

4. What phrase is used to describe removing content from your phone without being there?

remotely wipe

5. What words describe something extremely popular on the web?

internet sensation

Glossary 词汇表

smartphones 智能手机

tablet computers 平板电脑

appetite for technology 对技术的（胃口）需求

devices 装置

software 软件

gadgets 小器件

anti-theft technology 防盗技术

apps 应用软件

gps tracking 卫星导航跟踪

sophisticated 复杂的，高端的

lock 锁住

remotely wipe 遥控删除

programmed 程序编入的

uploaded 上传

social networking site 社交网络

internet sensation 网上轰动

enabled 使…能够

handset 手机

feature 特点，功能

install 安装

plastered across the web 被人网上四处张贴

1 innovative   

adj.革新的，新颖的，富有革新精神的

参考例句：

• Discover an innovative way of marketing.发现一个创新的营销方式。
• He was one of the most creative and innovative engineers of his generation.他是他那代人当中最富创造性与革新精神的工程师之一。

2 gadgets   

n.小机械，小器具（ gadget的名词复数 ）

参考例句：

• Certainly. The idea is not to have a house full of gadgets. 当然。设想是房屋不再充满小配件。 来自超越目标英语 第4册
• This meant more gadgets and more experiments. 这意味着要设计出更多的装置，做更多的实验。 来自英汉非文学 - 科学史

3 candid   

adj.公正的，正直的；坦率的

参考例句：

• I cannot but hope the candid reader will give some allowance for it.我只有希望公正的读者多少包涵一些。
• He is quite candid with his friends.他对朋友相当坦诚。