Big Brother Camera Security is a free iOS application sized at nearly 6MB and supports iOS devices with a front facing camera. You start using the app by setting a passcode and an email address. The app keeps running in the background and takes two snapshots from the front camera when an incorrect password is entered. It also takes two snapshots when the application is shut down by somebody.

After obtaining the pictures, the app sends them to your email address. This is very helpful in case your phone gets stolen and you want to see the thief’s face. Other noteworthy features of the application include location detection through GPS, alarm sounds and notifications, visual alerts, and timestamps.

Features:

• A user-friendly application.
• Compatible with iOS devices with front-facing camera.
• Takes photographs of people who enter an incorrect password and quit the application.
• Helps determine who stole your phone.
• Supports GPS locations and alarm sounds.
• Similar tools: Puntalo, BuddyWay, NavXS, ChildPulse, Lookout, Prey, and FindMyiPhone.
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Check out Big Brother Camera Security @ itunes.apple.com/us/app/big-brother-camera-security/id384761367?mt=8# (by MOin from ThumbPress)

To start using Puntalo, choose your phone’s brand and model on your dashboard. Then you will be instructed how to install Puntalo on your phone. Once installed, you can start adding new people to notify and create an area within the map where you expect the phone to be at a given time.

When you lose your phone, Puntalo will tell you where you phone is while locking your phone to make sure your personal information is kept away from strangers. Your lost phone will be tracked on the map, and if you can’t get it back, you can remove the data in your phone remotely to protect your privacy.

Puntalo currently works only for Nokia, Sony Ericsson, and Samsung. While the app is free, you can sign up for a premium account to get SMS and e-mail notifications, remote phone lock, remote phone wiping, and more.

Features:

• Free and paid options available.
• Track your family and kids
• Use it track and find your lost or stolen phone.
• Real time monitor lets you know when your phone has arrived/left at a specific area on the map.
• Remove date remotely if your phone gets stolen.
• Similar Tools: BuddyWay, NavXS, ChildPulse, Lookout, Prey, and FindMyiPhone.

Check out Puntalo @ www.puntalo.com

Features:

• Hosted wiki application for your mobile device.
• Add new pages, edit existing pages, browse and search pages etc.
• No download or installation required.
• Works on pretty much any mobile phone that has internet coonection.
• You can try PikoWiki demo here. No registration required.

Check out PikoWiki @ www.picowiki.com

First you need to provide some information about your location and usage preferences/requirements (i.e. avgerage daily talk time, whether you need data plan, SMS usage, network coverage, average phone bill etc.). Then, BillShrink will list all available cell phone plans starting from the cheapest. Along with everything else it also tells you how much you will be actually saving.

Features:

• Find the best mobile contract for your needs.
• Highly customizable: Considers factors such as which areas/networks you call often, daily talk time, data usage and so on.
• Enter your phone usage details manually or (Optionally) import them directly from the phone bill.
• Sort recommended results by monthly price, the amount it can save, overall rank, and signal strength.
• Map with a visual representation of each carrier’s coverage/signal strength.
• Set BillShrink to re-analyze your profile on a monthly basis and send you email alerts in case there are better deals.
• Note: The service is quite new so once in a while some small things may not works as expected.

Check out BillShrink @ www.billshrink.com

How does it work?

• Create Dashwire account and select your handset model.
• Receive a text message with a download link to DashWire mobile client.
• Install the application, enter your username and password and wait a few minutes for it to initialize.

Even though DashWire is a free application, mobile carrier charges may apply. To actually use it for free you need to have an unlimited text messaging and data usage on your mobile plan.

DashWire Features

• Manage your phone from the web.
• Synchronize all of the information stored on your mobile to web account.
• Keep a backup copy of all incoming and outgoing text messages.
• Read, reply to and send text messages directly from your PC.*
• Backup and automatically synchrnozie address book contacts.
• Easily view, edit, organize and share your mobile photos with friends.
• Manage your ringtones, internet favorites and speed dials from the web.
• If you are interested watch DashWire video tour here.

* Note all mesages that you compose using DashWire will appear as sent from your phone

Check out DashWire @ [ www.dashwire.com ]

Features:

• Downlod free eBooks to read on your computer or mobile device (PDA, iPhone, iPod, cell phone etc.).
• Search for ebooks or Browse by category, latest additions, popular, recent downloads, etc.
• Most of the ebooks can be downloaded in several different fomats.
• Over 20.000 eBooks available and more added every day.
• Some ebooks also available in audio format (see screenshot).
• Tips on how to convert PDF ebook to make it compatibe with your mobile device.
• It’s 100 free. No sign up or email required.

Go to ManyBooks @ [ www.manybooks.net ]

Features

• Access MSN Meesenger, Google Talk / Jabber, Yahoo Messenger, and ICQ accounts at the same time.
• Set desired accounts to autologin on startup.
• Manage accounts: Add as many messenger accounts as you want.
• Manage contacts: add, remove and edit contacts.
• User account details and settings are stored locally, on your mobile.
• Works on most of the modern mobile phones.
• Multi-lingual

Check out JimmyIM @ jimmyim.berlios.de

“Where’s my cell phone? I swear it was just right here”¦” Are the words often muttered as you frantically look for your cell phone only to find it hidden underneath a pile of laundry, in some obscure pocket, or in the car.

Features

• Find your lost cell phone by calling its number and keep it ringing until it is found.
• Currently available only within United States.
• No registration required.

Check out WhereisMyCellPhone @ [ www.wheresmycellphone.com ]

ShifD Features

• Instantly synchronize notes, places and links between muliple web-enabled devices.
• Access and post content from the the desktop client, ShifD website or mobile phone (incl. iPhone).
• You can post notes, web links or address locations.
• Get a map view for every added address.
• “ShifD This” browser bookmarklet: Instantly send any web page link to your Shifd account and make it easily accessible from any device.
• Desktop client for Mac and Windows PCs. Requires Adobe Air (free).
• Available only to users within US.
• Note: Shifd is a free service, however depending on your mobile contract data usage fees may apply.

Check out Shifd @ www.shifd.com

Feature List

• Cut the fragment from any song and turn it into a ringtone.
• Upload songs from computer or grab it directly from the web.
• Search and download ringtones created by other Audiko users.
• Share ringtones with other users.
• Free. No signup or registration required.
• Multi-lingual: Available in English and Russian languages.
• What’s missing: Option to send ready ringtones to mobile.

Check out Audiko @ [ www.audiko.net ]