Articles Tagged ‘find my iphone’
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Tech-Savvy 8-Year-Old Tracks Down Burglar With Find My iPhone App
BY Brent Dirks on Mon April 02nd, 2012
Thanks to the Find My iPhone app, and a little technical know-how, Landon Crabtree is already helping track down criminals at the ripe old age of eight.
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Upcoming App: Find Your Missing iDevice - Even If The Battery Is Dead
BY Stella Violano on Wed February 08th, 2012
Stop tearing your hair out when you lose your iDevice and the battery is dead. This Kickstarter App could save your sanity.
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Family Member Helps Searchers Locate Plane Crash Site With Find My iPhone
BY Susan Megrund on Wed September 07th, 2011
In a recent military plane crash tragedy in Chile, Navy search and rescue teams were hampered by bad weather in an effort to locate a downed aircraft. Knowing that a loved one on the flight carried an iPhone, family members stepped forward to help the authorities.
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Apple's Online Find My Mac Feature
BY DM on Thu August 04th, 2011
Find My Mac will let you locate, lock and remotely wipe your Mac if it's lost or stolen. And it's free!
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Apple's New, iCloud-Powered Find My iPhone Service Goes Live
BY Joe White on Thu August 04th, 2011
At the beginning of the week, Apple launched its iCloud Web interface for developers (which can be accessed at http://icloud.com). Now, the company has launched its new, iCloud-powered Find My iPhone and Find My Mac services, which can also be accessed by developers from iCloud's Web interface.
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New Patent Suggests Improved "Find My iPhone" Solution, But One That Might No Longer Be Necessary
BY Bryan M. Wolfe on Thu June 16th, 2011
A new patent filing suggests Apple could eventually release something best described as “Find My iPhone” Part II. This patent involves technology that would help individuals secure their data more effectively in case their iDevice is stolen, according to Patently Apple. Still, we wonder if it is even necessary.
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Apple Adds "Find My Mac" Feature To New OS X Lion Developer Preview
BY Joe White on Wed June 08th, 2011
Apple has added a "Find My Mac" feature in the fourth developer build of OS X Lion, the company's upcoming desktop operating system (which will be released in July).
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Apple Updates "Find My iPhone" App In Relocation To iCloud
BY A.T. Faust III on Mon June 06th, 2011
Apple's "Find My iPhone" app has been updated to version 1.2 as part of iCloud's housewarming party.
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How Your iPhone Can Survive a 1,000 Foot Fall
BY Bryan M. Wolfe on Thu March 24th, 2011
Want to make sure your iPhone 4 never breaks? Perhaps you should purchase the case that helped protect an iPhone when it fell 1,000 feet to the ground.
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Appisode 225: iOS 4.3 Rumors, Airplay Demo And Hot Accessories For Holiday Travel
BY Robin Rhys on Tue November 23rd, 2010
Rumors of iOS 4.3 are already here! I'm doing a quick demo of how Airplay works - and show some limitations. Plus we have some hot accessories for holiday travelers. We have all this and more on today's AppAdvice Daily.
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Mobile Gallery Still Not Free
BY Bryan M. Wolfe on Mon November 22nd, 2010
Apple made its Find My iPhone feature free along with the iOS 4.2 update. However, despite a report to the contrary, the company's MobileMe Gallery feature remains a paid feature of MobileMe. Read more ...
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Apple Updates Find My iPhone Application
BY Joe White on Mon November 22nd, 2010
Apple has just updated its Find My iPhone iOS application. The news comes following Apple's announcement that its Find My iPhone service is now free for non-MobileMe subscribers. Read on to find out more ...
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How To Set Up Free Find My iPhone On Older iDevices
BY Joe White on Mon November 22nd, 2010
Recently, Apple announced that Find My iPhone would now be available for free. And, while it does require a fourth generation device to register for the free service, this doesn't mean Find My iPhone (free) won't work on an older iDevice. Read on to find out more ...
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Apple Makes Find My iPhone Feature Free With iOS 4.2
BY Bryan M. Wolfe on Mon November 22nd, 2010
Who says Apple never hands out anything for free. As part of today's long-awaited release of iOS 4.2 for the iPhone/iPod touch and iPad, the company is beginning to offer its Find My iPhone features for free. Originally users needed to pay $99/year for the company's MobileMe service in order to use this feature. This is no longer the case. Read more ...
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MobileMe: There Should Be One iPad App For That
BY Bryan M. Wolfe on Sun July 04th, 2010
Even with its $99/year price-tag, MobileMe is a great tool for Mac users. However, for those using an iPad, challenges in using the service remain.
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Lost Your iPhone In A Bar? There Is Now An App For That!
BY Alexander Vaughn on Fri June 18th, 2010
Surprise surprise! Along its MobileMe website makeover, it seems like Aple has just released a brand new universal "Find my iPhone" app to the App Store.
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Me.com Gets More iPhone Friendly, Adds Find My iPhone Access
BY Alexander Vaughn on Fri February 19th, 2010
Apple has finally updated the mobile version their MobileMe service website, and made it just a bit more iPhone-friendly. If you now point Mobile Safari to me.com, you'll be offered with the instructions to configure
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Jailbreak Only: Update Your Latitude Location In The Background & Replace "Find My iPhone" With Longitude
BY Alexander Vaughn on Sun December 13th, 2009
Apple might not be convinced but Google Latitude is actually a nice tool. If you've never heard about it it's a Google web-app that lets you share your location with your friends. Its main issue
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MobileMe's Find My iPhone Feature Used To Track Down Robbers, Again
BY Tyler Tschida on Mon August 31st, 2009
Apple's Find My iPhone feature has once again had a hand in returning an iPhone to its rightful owner after it had been stolen, and thankfully this time the victim decided to turn to the
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An Elaborate Find My iPhone Story With A Happy Ending
BY Tyler Tschida on Tue June 23rd, 2009
Apple's new Find My iPhone feature was announced during this year's WWDC '09 keynote to much excitement. The feature allows MobileMe customers to track their iPhone remotely by simply logging into the website and clicking
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