Apple may combine 'Find My iPhone' & 'Find My Friends' apps, launch a Tile-like tracking device

Apple is working to combine its tracking apps "Find My iPhone" and "Find My Friends" into one unified app available on both iOS and Mac, according to a new report from the Apple news site 9to5Mac. In addition, the report says, Apple is developing a hardware product that can be attached to other items that Apple customers want to track -- similar to what the Bluetooth tracker Tile offers today. The idea is the new, unified app would then serve as a way to track anything -- Apple devices, other important items like a handbag or backpack, as well as the location of family members and trusted friends.