IF THERE IS something Google can’t do, we don’t want to know about it.

Excellent news from the search engine today means that all you lucky Android users will be able to locate your phone simply by signing in and googling ‘find my phone’.

What will happen?

A map will pop up showing you exactly where your phone is located.

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You’ll even be able to RING IT. You can also lock it and wipe it.

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* stares blankly at iPhone*

Back to the iCloud, it is.

- Nicola Byrne

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Lost your phone? Now you can find it using Google

A girl avoided getting arrested by beating a police officer at rock, paper, scissors>

Two stoners were unreasonably impressed with this cat’s ability to jump>

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