iPhones and iPod touches running the new iPhone 3 operating system can be set up to work with MobileMe so that if they are lost they can be tracked and located, and if they are stolen or otherwise in the hands of people who shouldn't have them, their contents can be erased remotely. In the TidBITS article iPhone 3.0 Finds Your Lost iPhone and iPod touch, Glenn Fleishman gives steps for turning on the feature, discusses what to do if your iPhone or iPod touch is lost, and discusses some interesting limitations and concerns.

—Posted by Tonya Engst on June 18, 2009