Giving a breather to all its users with the “i” marked products; Apple has released an updated version of its cloud based service the “Find My iPhone” app. The Application is capable of tracking lost iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch.
The updated version that was made available to its users on Thursday, scores well over its previous version without any massive changes technically. Analysts claim the new version was released with the basic intention of highlighting the service in the market for the “i” category consumers and as well as address some tweaks. As far as changes are concerned, Apple has given the website me.com a new look aesthetically and a totally new interface which features new login page and navigational features.
The App. enables it users with multiple Apple “i” gadgets to track one of their lost gadget with any of their existing gadget. Else they can track the gadget using their friends “i” device. The service also has the capability to remotely wipe the data of the lost device and the deletion can later be very well undone if the owner later recovers the device. The users will have to login to me.com through a browser to locate any of their lost devices. Some features of the device like expanded location requires iOS version 3.1.3 or later. The Security features of the service have also been overhauled with better support for SSL and better performance. The MobileMe also allows its users for online file sharing to better manage data across Apple Hardware and PC.
The price of the service will still continue to be $99, which is not much competitive when placed with similar services offered by Google or Microsoft, but it scores very well for the users with multiple Apple “i” Gadgets.
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