Find My iPhone Leads Cops to Robbery Suspects [IPhone]

Find My iPhone to the rescue again! Pittsburgh Police nabbed three robbery suspects over the weekend, after the man they allegedly robbed used the MobileMe online service to point police to their location. I'm relieved to see he called the cops and didn't take chances like the guys that personally tracked down a swiped iPhone back in June. That was an amazing tale, though. The weekend robbery happened in (the apparently appropriately named) Shadyside. North Versailles police have three suspects in custody, and recovered a pellet gun amongst various stolen items. So for $99 a year, Apple's MobileMe gets you Find My iPhone, email/calendar sync, photo gallery space, and iDisk online backup. But with so many free online services these days, it's really only the tracking/remote wipe feature that interests me (even though someone can just pop up out the SIM card or switch it off if they get into the phone itself). What about you? [Pittsburgh Post-Gazette via Boy Genius Report] Read more..

Sharpen Your Brain Using 10 Free iPhone Apps

If you have some time on your hands, there are some great applications that can be great to keep you sharp and on your toes. If you want to make good use of your time, then there are some excellent applications to help you do just that. 1. Weird Laws – If you want to keep up with or research some of the craziest laws out there, this application is for you. You can be the source of all trivia with this application and wow people with your knowledge. 2. Discovery Channel – If you are a follower of the Discovery Channel or simply want to keep up with some interesting trends or information, this can bring great insight. You can expect from this free iPhone application what you expect out of the TV station so the information is endless. 3. Mind Reader – Prepared to be “wowed” as this application reads your mind and spits back some interesting information at you. This may be a game but it definitely involves some ideas that are sure to keep you sharp. 4. Tap Word – Another game but one to keep you on your toes! Here you can use your iPhone ... Read more..

Free iPhone Ringtones Made Using the Following Software

Want to convert your favorite audio file or an mp3 as a iPhone ringtone? Here are some handy applications which enable you to create iPhone compatible ringtones from different audio formats MP3, WAV, WMA and MP4 etc., for free. iRinger: Free iphone Ringtone Maker Software. It allows any iPhone user to customize their iphone ringtones. It’s a handy ringtone maker solution that does not require any ” jailbreak” for your iphone. You can customize the ringtones with a variety of features supported by iRinger. It runs on all the versions of Microsoft Windows including Windows Vista. It requires iphone firmware 1.1.2 or newer, iTunes software 7.5 or newer, also works with the new iphone 3G. ToneShop: Free iPhone ringtones maker (Windows). ToneShop is an free software utility which allows us to make ringtones from MP3, WAV, WMA and MP4 audio formats. It’s very simple to use, just we need to select the input file, define the audio snippet you want ringtone of and select the desired output format according to your cellphone. Using ToneShop you can create ringtones in MP3, WAV and AAC formats. The Apple iphone M4R (AAC) format is the latest addition to it. ToneShop ... Read more..