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Infinity Blade, the game first demonstrated at Apple’s media event in September under the code name Project Sword, now has an official release date. As TouchArcade reports, Epic Games will release the universal app on December 9 with a $5.99 price tag.

A game trailer surfaced earlier this month, showing actual gameplay on an iPhone as well as some cut scenes. Though you still have a few more days to wait for the app to be available, you can at least try out Epic Citadel now. This free app was released in early September and lets you explore Infinity Blade’s environment and bask in its vibrant clarity. As with the upcoming Infinity Blade game itself, Epic Citadel will run only on the iPad, iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS, and 3rd-generation or later iPod touch.

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  Epic Citadel

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  Enter Epic Citadel, the dynamic fantasy setting of the award-winning Infinity Blade. From the circus bazaar to the sweeping cathedral in the center of town, Epic Citadel dazzles with a visual parade...

Regular users of the site may have noticed some changes to the site over the past day or so. Unfortunately, we’ve have to remove a couple of features from the site.

- App listings presently have no App Store “rating” associated with them.
- “What’s New” text is no longer available for updates.

The lack of the official App Store rating is due to our effort to stay in compliance with Apple’s policy on pulling data from the App Store. At their request, we will no longer be pulling the official App Store ratings for AppShopper. A side effect has been that we’ve also lost the “What’s New” data for now. That data, however, we still hope will return in the near future.

Readers should note that we do have plans to replace that rating data in useful and interesting ways. AppShopper users have long been able to rate owned apps under the MyApps tab. It’s a feature we’ve had for some time, but one we haven’t promoted. We will be making it easier for you to rate your own apps, and aggregating that data for everyone’s benefit.

As a first step to make that easier, here are links to importer tools that allow you to seed your MyApps list automatically from your home computer:

Download Links for AppShopper Importer

- AppShopper Importer 1.0.3 (Mac)
- AppShopper Importer 1.0.3 (Windows)

Finally, we are also working on integrating 3rd party review site ratings and review links into our listings to provide additional perspectives on Apps.

All in all, there’s a lot of work being done behind the scenes here at AppShopper, and over the next few weeks to months, there should be some nice improvements seen.

Virgin Digital Publishing, a new division of mogul Richard Branson’s Virgin Group Limited, has released a digital magazine dubbed Project for the iPad. The Project app debuted in the App Store this morning; the app itself is free while individual issues can be purchased for $2.99.

Project is unique in that it has no printed counterpart and is currently only available in digital format for the iPad, though there are plans to support other digital platforms in the future. Created specifically for the iPad to take advantage of its connectivity and multimedia capabilities, the magazine melds written content with photos and video and is focused on culture, technology, design, and fashion. It is helmed by Anthony Noguera, the former Editor in Chief of FHM.

Virgin has created the following demo video showcasing the new app:

Virgin announced that it will continually update issues throughout each month, providing a more real-time experience compared to magazines with a fixed publication schedule tied to a printed counterpart:

PROJECT is a monthly magazine that will change daily, hourly – minute by minute at times – to give its global audience of early adopters a month of entertainment for less than the price of a decent cup of coffee. It will encourage contributions from its readers, bloggers, anyone with anything interesting to say – it is a magazine that truly evolves, stays fresh and gives new undiscovered talent across the world a voice.

Our first impressions of Project reveal many similarities to the Wired Magazine app, including a slick interface and plenty of eye candy and interesting content. Though only time will tell at this point how well the promised ongoing updates will enhance Project to offer a truly one-of-a-kind digital magazine experience.

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  “PROJECT is truly revolutionary.” C.N.N.
 “By far the most innovative magazine app in the market.” The Guardian 

*** UPDATE: December - January 2011'12 – NEW ISSUE NOW AVAILABLE!...

Today is Cyber Monday, the day informally reserved for online store sales to follow Black Friday, which is when brick and mortar stores typically slash prices for the holiday shopping season. Many app developers have joined in celebrating this new tradition by temporarily reducing app prices, sometimes by substantial amounts. We’ve found a few app sales that stood out in case you’re looking to stock up for yourself or shop for digital gifts for friends and family.

Note that many of these sales are for a limited time only, with some ending on November 30 (tonight!), so make your purchases sooner rather than later to take advantage of these lower prices.

Last week, we covered some GPS app sales for Thanksgiving week, and TomTom has since let us know about one more price reduction for Cyber Monday: TomTom U.S.A. has been reduced to $34.99 down from $39.99.

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  Get ready for summer with TomTom world-class navigation. North American navigation apps now available for less. New to v1.10: Navigation goes social with Facebook™ & Twitter™ “Bottom...

If you’re an astronomy buff or just a casual star gazer, you’ll be happy to know that the excellent Star Walk by Vito Technologies is on sale. Both the iPhone and iPad versions of the app are currently $.99, down from $4.99 for the iPad version and $2.99 for the iPhone version.

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  Star Walk - 5 Stars Astronomy...

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  *** Parents' Choice 2012 Gold Award *** *** Webby Awards 2012 Nominee in Education and Reference category *** *** Winner of Apple Design Award 2010 for the iPad version*** *** Featured by Apple on...

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  Star Walk for iPad - interactive...

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  *** Parents' Choice 2012 Gold Award *** *** Webby Awards 2012 Nominee in Education and Reference category *** *** Optimized for the new iPad *** *** Winner of Apple Design Award 2010, featured by...

For those who prefer taking notes by hand over typing, two popular note-taking apps for the iPad are currently on sale. Both Penultimate by Cocoa Box Design and Notes Plus by Viet Tran are down to $.99 from $4.99. We’ve used both apps and while both are quite capable, the edge goes to Notes Plus with its close-up writing tool plus concurrent audio recording though Penultimate arguably has a prettier interface overall.

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  Penultimate

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  ** The original, easiest-to-use, best-selling handwriting app for iPad. On sale. ** Penultimate gives you the fast, tactile gratification of writing on paper, with digital power and flexibility. Take...

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  Notes Plus

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  3.0.3

  iOS iPad

  "The note-taking app you've been waiting for" - Mac|Life Magazine, January 2011 "This app brings an amazing experience to the iPad" - Appolicious.com....

Music lovers will be happy to see that Nota, the musical notation reference and practice app featured in one of Apple’s iPad commercials, is currently on sale. Both the iPhone and iPad versions are down to just $.99, from $4.99 and $7.99 respectively.

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  Nota

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  iOS iPhone

  Black Friday / Cyber Monday Sale! As seen on Apple's iPad TV commercial, Gizmodo, CNet, TUAW, Smoking Apples and the Tapworthy book! Nota is a set of indispensable tools for musicians at any level....

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  Nota for iPad

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  iOS iPad

  Black Friday / Cyber Monday Sale! As seen on Apple's iPad TV commercial, Gizmodo, CNet, TUAW and Smoking Apples! Nota is a set of indispensable tools for musicians at any level. It has a piano chord...

If you’re doing a lot of your holiday shopping online this year and need to keep track of your packages, Delivery Status Touch by Junecloud is now on sale for $2.99, down from $4.99. Delivery Status Touch is one of our perennial favorites, packing in both a high level of functionality and a slick interface. It’s also a great value as a universal app if you own both an iPad and iPhone or iPod touch.

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  Delivery Status touch, a package...

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  “an essential tool for your package-tracking arsenal” — Gizmodo “Best App for Tracking Packages” — O’Reilly "8/10" — Wired App Guide “4½ mice” — Macworld ...

If sketching and painting on the go are your thing, check out SketchBook Mobile and SketchBook Pro by Autodesk, the maker of AutoCAD. Both versions are temporarily $.99, down from $7.99 for the iPad version and from $2.99 for the iPhone version.

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  SketchBook Mobile

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  Autodesk SketchBook® Mobile is a professional-grade paint and drawing application designed for the iPhone and iPod Touch. SketchBook® Mobile offers a full set of sketching tools and delivers them...

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  SketchBook Pro for iPad

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  "This drop-dead gorgeous app for digital artists packs a rich feature set into a surprisingly intuitive interface." - WIRED Magazine. Find out for yourself what has made SketchBook...

If you want to keep track of app price drops every day, subscribe to our All Price Drops feeds for the iPhone and iPad. Our own free official AppShopper app can also help you stay on top of app price changes.

If you’re looking for games, our sister site TouchArcade has posted an absolutely massive list of games on sale – you should have no problem finding something of interest to help fill any down time you might encounter this holiday season.

If you’re flying this holiday weekend and want to be sure your time at the airport goes as smoothly as possible, check out the official My TSA app. The Transportation Security Administration released the app this summer but we wanted to point it out since this is one of the busiest travel weeks of the year and the app could make your life a lot easier. My TSA provides real-time status information for security checkpoints at airports across the U.S. plus a lot more.

The app’s full list of features is as follows:

• Check approximate wait times at TSA security checkpoints at the airport of your choice and add your own wait time for other to see.
• Quickly search whether you can bring items with you through the checkpoint onto the airplane.
• Consult the TSA Guide on how to prepare for and get through the security checkpoint quickly.
• See airport delay information for airports nationwide — and see how long are the delays.
• Provide immediate feedback to TSA concerning your checkpoint experience.

The app allows you to (anonymously) share the wait time you experience at security checkpoints as well as check for any general delays at the airport you’re heading to. If you’re not sure what you can bring on board or what kinds of identification are acceptable, you can find answers to these questions and more right within the app.

Unfortunately, the app won’t help you with the new TSA security procedures that have set the internet aflame with anecdotes of groping and leaked scanner images showing essentially-nude travelers, but the advice it contains could at least help you avoid an uncomfortable and embarrassing situation when faced with a thorough TSA agent.

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  My TSA

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  “My TSA” gives you 24/7 access to information that passengers frequently request from the Transportation Security Administration (TSA). “My TSA” named Best Government Mobile App from the...

As promised earlier this month, Sling Media has released its SlingPlayer Mobile app for the iPad. The app just hit the App Store a few moments ago and is priced at $29.99. The app allows owners of a compatible Slingbox device to watch and control TV content at home on an iPad anywhere.

When connected over 3G or Wi-Fi to a Slingbox SOLO or PRO-HD (Slingboxes* sold separately), you can play anything you can see on your home TV on your iPad. View and control video sources such as:

• Cable set-top box and DVR
• Satellite set-top box and DVR
• Telco / IPTV set-top box and DVR
• Basic Cable
• Digital Over-the-Air broadcasts (Slingbox Pro-HD only)
• Tivo
• Apple TV
• Home security cameras

The app’s description specifies that this app will only work with the Slingbox SOLO and Slingbox PRO-HD devices.

As we expected, Sling Media created a separate app for the iPad instead of converting the existing SlingPlayer Mobile for iPhone app into a universal one. If you have both an iPad and iPhone and want to be able to make use of your Slingbox on both devices, you’ll need to pony up $29.99 for each version.

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  Watch your home TV and DVR from anywhere on your iPad! When connected over 3G, 4G, or Wi-Fi to a Slingbox SOLO or PRO-HD (Slingboxes sold separately), the award-winning SlingPlayer app will play...

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  Watch your home TV and DVR from anywhere on your iPhone or iPod touch! When connected over 3G/4G or Wi-Fi to a Slingbox SOLO or PRO-HD (Slingboxes sold separately), the award-winning SlingPlayer...

Are you traveling for the holiday season? If you’re heading to an unfamiliar area, a navigation app may be just what you need to help you keep your bearings. Fortunately for you, several developers are decreasing the prices of their navigation app offerings this week and we wanted to point out a few to help you travel safely.

For the iPhone

On Black Friday, Navigon will be reducing the prices of their MobileNavigator USA and MobileNavigator MyRegion apps. The USA version will go down to $49.99 down to $29.99 and the MyRegion apps (West, Central, and East) will each go down to $19.99 from $29.99. Note that these prices aren’t in effect yet – they won’t hit until this Friday, November 26.

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  NAVIGON USA

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  iOS Universal

  With NAVIGON you can turn your iPhone or iPad into a fully functional mobile navigation system. Thanks to a faithful adaptation of the menu functions, the app fits in seamlessly with the iOS...

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  NAVIGON U.S. West

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  iOS Universal

  With NAVIGON you can turn your iPhone or iPad into a fully functional mobile navigation system. Thanks to a faithful adaptation of the menu functions, the app fits in seamlessly with the iOS...

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  NAVIGON U.S. Central

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  iOS Universal

  With NAVIGON you can turn your iPhone or iPad into a fully functional mobile navigation system. Thanks to a faithful adaptation of the menu functions, the app fits in seamlessly with the iOS...

• $2999Buy Now
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  NAVIGON U.S. East

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  iOS Universal

  With NAVIGON you can turn your iPhone or iPad into a fully functional mobile navigation system. Thanks to a faithful adaptation of the menu functions, the app fits in seamlessly with the iOS...

CoPilot Live USA and CoPilot Live North America by ALK Technologies are both on sale right now. The USA-only version is down to a mere $2.99 from $4.99 and the North American version is down to $9.99 from $19.99.

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  We recommend checking out our new CoPilot Live Premium app that is now available for iPhone. It brings some great new navigation features. Just search for “CoPilot Live Premium” in iTunes. ...

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  8.2.0.836

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  We recommend checking out our new CoPilot Live Premium app that is now available for iPhone. It brings some great new navigation features. Just search for “CoPilot Live Premium” in iTunes. ...

Several of TomTom’s apps are on sale though there’s no indication on how long these reduced prices will be in effect. For example, the U.S. & Canada version is currently $49.99, down from $59.99 (which is the lowest we’ve seen this version go) while the U.K. & Ireland version is now $74.99, down from $84.99. For a full list of all the TomTom navigation apps available, go here.

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  TomTom U.S. & Canada

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  iOS Universal

  Get ready for summer with TomTom world-class navigation. North American navigation apps now available for less. New to v1.10: Navigation goes social with Facebook™ & Twitter™ “Bottom...

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  TomTom U.K. & Ireland

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  1.10

  iOS Universal

  Get ready for summer with TomTom world-class navigation. UK and Ireland navigation app now available for less. New to v1.10: Navigation goes social with Facebook™ & Twitter™ “Bottom...

Magellan has recently made some major updates to its iPhone apps and they’re currently on sale. RoadMate North America is down to $44.99 from $59.99 and RoadMate USA is now $34.99, down from $49.99. These apps are on sale through December 1, 2010.

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  Happy holidays! We're celebrating by offering a cheerful holiday promotion. Now is a great time to move up to a top tier GPS navigation app for a special price! Magellan just got even better with...

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  Magellan RoadMate USA

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  2.2.1

  iOS iPhone

  Happy holidays! We're celebrating by offering a cheerful holiday promotion. Now is a great time to move up to a top tier GPS navigation app for a special price! Magellan just got even better with...

For the iPad/Universal

CoPilot Live HD, which was the first iPad-specific turn-by-turn navigation app available in the App Store, is on sale for $19.99 down from $29.99.

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  CoPilot Live HD North America

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  8.2.0.836

  iOS iPad

  We recommend checking out our new CoPilot Live Premium HD app that is now available for iPad 3G. It brings some great new navigation features. Just search for “CoPilot Live Premium HD” in iTunes....

Sygic, which was one of the first developers to release a full turn-by-turn navigation app for the iPhone, has reduced the price on some of its universal Aura navigation apps. The Aura Drive UK & Ireland version is down to $49.99 from $64.99 while the Central Europe version is down to $59.99 from $69.99.

While these price reductions aren’t specifically due to the holiday season, these universal apps are worth a mention if you’re looking to outfit both an iPhone and iPad with some turn-by-turn navigation goodness.

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  UpdateOnly Sygic UK &...

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  DO NOT BUY THIS VERSION. BUY THE NEW SYGIC UK & IRELAND: GPS NAVIGATION INSTEAD. This app is available in the App Store only to provide updates for existing customers.

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  Sygic Central Europe: GPS...

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  Sygic is a voice guided GPS navigation app. It's packed with TomTom maps and a robust set of navigation features. Both app and maps are updated for free. Maps are stored on the phone for offline use....

Sony, the consumer electronics giant, has announced that it will release a Reader app for its ebook store in December for both the iPhone and Android operating systems. Sony will join several other ebook store operators including Apple (iBooks), Amazon (Kindle), Barnes & Noble (Nook), and others in the App Store. The app will offer access to ebooks purchased from Sony’s store and have standard ereader app functions like bookmarking, font size adjustments, highlighting, and more.

Sony has not yet provided any word on the app’s pricing but our guess is that it will be free to match Apple, Amazon and the other big-name ebook sellers already present in the App Store.

Apple has updated its iWork apps for the iPad  – Pages, Keynote and Numbers – with new features for additional compatibility with iOS 4.2, which was released earlier today. All of the iWork apps are now able to make use the multi-tasking APIs in iOS 4.2 and all gain AirPrint compatibility to allow direct printing from the iPad to a compatible printer plus a number of additional language localizations and more.

Apple first released the iWork iPad apps in early April when the iPad became available in the U.S. The apps have since seen several updates, with the last major update adding MobileMe iDisk integration and other features in late September. The suite of productivity apps are regulars in the Top 200 Paid Productivity apps for the iPad.

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  Pages

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  4.00 (1430)

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  iOS Universal

  Pages is the most beautiful word processor you’ve ever seen on a mobile device. This powerful app has been exclusively designed for the iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch. Create, edit, and view...

• $999Buy Now
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  Keynote

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  Rating:

  4.00 (434)

  Version:

  1.6

  iOS Universal

  Keynote is the most powerful presentation app ever designed for a mobile device. Built from the ground up for iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch, it makes creating a world-class presentation — complete...

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  Numbers

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  Rating:

  3.50 (381)

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  1.6

  iOS Universal

  Numbers is the most innovative spreadsheet app ever designed for a mobile device. Built from the ground up for iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch, it lets you make compelling spreadsheets in minutes —...

As promised this morning, Apple has released iOS 4.2 and it is now appearing via iTunes for users around the world. iOS 4.2 brings many new features to the iPad, including multi-tasking and folders, which had previously only been available for compatible iPhone and iPod touch devices. iOS 4.2 also brings new features to all iOS devices, including AirPlay and AirPrint. AirPlay will allow users to stream media wirelessly between iTunes and iOS devices over a local Wi-Fi network and AirPrint will allow printing directly to select compatible printers from an iOS device.

Also in conjunction with Apple’s announcement this morning, the Find My iPhone app has been updated to version 1.1 to allow all users with an iPhone 4, fourth-generation iPod touch, or iPad to use the device locator service for free.

• iPhone 4, iPad, or 4th generation iPod touch owners can use Find My iPhone for free with their Apple ID (iOS 4.2 required)
• Support for 30 additional languages
• Important: this update is required for users of the previous version of Find My iPhone app (v1.0 and v1.0.1)

Previously, Find My iPhone had only been available with a paid subscription to Apple’s MobileMe service, which retails for $99 for one year.

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  Find My iPhone

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  4.00 (2118)

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  1.4

  iOS Universal

  If you misplace your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, or Mac, the Find My iPhone app will let you use another iOS device to find it and protect your data. Simply install this free app on another iOS device,...