Find a Lost iPhone: Putting Tracking Apps to the Test
Recovering your missing iPhone. We can't stupid-proof ourselves
to prevent losing the car keys or the TV clicker, but when it
comes to our iPhone, a glimmer of hope exists. Apps that claim
to track your iPhone, sound a remote alarm, or lock up your data
from afar could save your bacon when your precious phone goes
missing. But do they really work? If they do, how well? And how
much will it cost to track down your missing iPhone--when it
could simply be buried between two sofa cushions?  I tested
three iPhone tracking apps--Apple's Find My iPhone,
GadgetTrack's iPhone app, and SafetyWeb's iHound--to see how
well they worked. The cost of the apps ranged from free to a
monthly subscription fee, and in my tests they delivered varied
success rates when it came to tracking down my iPhone.  Apple's
Find My iPhone locates an iPhone (click to zoom). Apple's Find
My iPhone Excels  Apple's Find My iPhone feature debuted with
the iPhone 3GS in 2009. It formerly requi