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Tracking device on stolen iPad leads cops to the thief’s home (where they discover dozens more stolen Christmas gifts)

An iPhone application was used to track down a stolen iPad and the man who allegedly took it from underneath a family’s Christmas tree.

Ken Gootnick from Los Angeles, California was woken at 3 a.m. on Christmas morning by a thief ransacking his family’s presents.

Mr Gootnick chased the robber but he managed to escape with his swag – including an Apple iPad.

Mr Gootnick switched on the ‘Find my iPhone’ app that sends out a signal to the device.

App-rehended: Patrick Krewson allegedly stole an iPad from a family’s Christmas tree. He was arrested after the iPad’s locator device showed he lived nearby

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Daily iPhone app: Lock Screen Weather

Getting current weather on your iPhone lock screen seems like a really good idea. That’s what the US$0.99 Lock Screen Weather app does. Tap a button on your iPhone and you’ll get the current weather at your location, plus an extended 5 day forecast.

There have been other attempts to do this, like the Weather Lock Screen, app but the weather is not live and has to be updated every day. By comparison, Lock Screen Weather works pretty well. Give it your location (or any city you want weather for), run the app, and you’re set.

The app also gives you an option for background sounds, like the ocean or a lake. However, those sounds run all the time, and I can’t think of many people who would want their iPhone constantly making noise. Thankfully, that feature can be turned off.

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