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iPhone's Track My Phone used by regular guy to catch a thief; read his story

The Intermittent Kevin: http://bit.ly/10kh2Q

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Mobile | by Samuel Axon | Mon Jun 22, 2009 6:48PM | 0 comments

A regular Joe (well, a regular Kevin) was in Chicago for a Lego conference when his iPhone was stolen. Tragedy, yes? Thing is, he had a MobileMe account — including that fancy new Find My Phone feature — and he and his buddies used it to chase the thief all over town Blues Brothers-style and reclaim the phone. Read the inspiring story over at Kevin's LiveJournal. It's very entertaining.

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external link The Intermittent Kevin - Find My iPhone… [happywaffle.livejournal.com]
external link Techmeme: Find My iPhone works, and it is… [techmeme.com]
external link Slashdot Apple Story | Tracking Thieves With… [apple.slashdot.org]
external link Find My iPhone location tracking enables… [tuaw.com]
external link Tracking Down that Lost Gadget Can Be…… [gottabemobile.com]
external link BaltTech: An iPhone crusader's tale of… [weblogs.baltimoresun.com]
external link Gizmodo - Find My iPhone and a Posse Recovers… [gizmodo.com]

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