It has been said that the term "smartphone" is really something of a misnomer for the little computers that we carry around in our pockets (which also happen to be able to make and receive calls).
With more and more information and data being stored on these little devices, the stakes are becoming higher and higher if you are prone to losing or misplacing them.
This week at WWDC, the Apple Developer's Conference, Apple introduced a new app that's an almost-perfect solution for those who lose their iPhones (if they run iPhone 3.0 OS and subscribe to MobileMe). It's called "Find My iPhone" and allows you, from your computer, to locate your iPhone on a map like a GPS target, make it ring, or wipe all data from it.
Of course, if your iPhone was stolen, you could just wait for the thief to take a picture of himself and use your account to send it. Then you'd have a photo of the thief which you could give to the police, as one woman in New York did.
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What can you do for people how drop smartphone twice a day? These phones are not so smart after a few drops.
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