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Verizon iPhone vs AT&T iPhone Speed Test Results: AT&T 3G is Faster

Feb 3, 2011 - 29 Comments

Wondering how fast data transfer is on the Verizon iPhone 4 versus the AT&T iPhone 4? If you’re concerned about maximum 3G transfer speeds, AT&T may be your network.

iPad 2 seen in the wild at News Corp event

Feb 2, 2011 - 3 Comments

Who needs rumors about the iPad 2 when the real thing is floating around in New York? Reuters is reporting that a prototype iPad with a front facing camera was spotted today at the News Corp launch of The Daily digital newspaper. A Reuters eyewitness saw what appeared to be a working model of the … Read More

Pre-Order a Verizon iPhone 4 from Apple on February 9

Feb 2, 2011 - 2 Comments

If you’ve been waiting to get your hands on the Verizon iPhone 4, you’ll be able to pre-order the device from Apple’s Online Store starting on February 9. You can either reserve one online and pick it up at your Apple Store on the next day, or you can have it shipped to your house. … Read More

How to Monitor Bandwidth on a Mac

Feb 2, 2011 - 14 Comments

If you are using metered internet service either through an official Personal Wi-Fi Hotspot service, a jailbroken iPhone WiFi hotspot, or a local cable or telecom monopoly that’s imposing bandwidth caps and limits on your internet access, or any other bandwidth restricted service, you’ll probably want to keep an eye on your bandwidth consumption so … Read More

Send a Call to Voicemail on the iPhone

Feb 2, 2011 - 12 Comments

Want to send that incoming phone call directly to voicemail? Can’t take a call at the moment and would rather deal with it later? Maybe it’s just a number you don’t recognize and you’d rather wait to see if someone leaves a message before determining if it’s worth dealing with. Regardless, it’s really easy to … Read More

Get 13 Free Lonely Planet North American city guides for iPhone

Feb 1, 2011 - 3 Comments

If you travel around North America or have any intention on doing so in the foreseeable future, fire up iTunes and download some free Lonely Planet guides to 13 American and Canadian cities while they last. Each city guide is an individual iPhone app that will work on the iPhone or iPod touch, no cellular … Read More

iPhone Water Damage Policy Updated

Feb 1, 2011 - 8 Comments

Apple has relaxed their water damage policy for the iPod, and this probably includes the iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch as well. This is good news for users who have had experience with a device getting slightly moist from something like fog or rain, but there are certainly going to be limits to what Apple … Read More

iOS 4.3 Beta 3 Download Available

Feb 1, 2011 - 4 Comments

Apple has released iOS 4.3 beta 3 to developers via the iOS Dev Center. The build number for the latest iOS beta release is 8F5166b and is available only for iPad, iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS, and iPod touch 3G and 4G. Download iOS 4.3 Beta 3 You can download the latest beta IPSW files if … Read More

iPhone Market Share: 17.25% of Smartphones, 4.2% of all phones

Feb 1, 2011 - 1 Comment

The iPhone reached a 17.25% market share among smartphones by the fourth quarter of 2010, although this accounts for only 4.2% of overall cell phone market share. Capturing 17% of the smart phone market is a pretty impressive feat, but even more so is the iPhones share of profits, which comes in at a staggering … Read More

Change the Default App a File Opens with on a Mac

Feb 1, 2011 - 11 Comments

Want to change what the default app is that launches when you double-click or otherwise open a file from the OS X Finder? It’s easy to do, and you can change any individual files default application by doing the following from the Mac Finder: Select the file (or file type) that you want to adjust … Read More

iOS 4.2.6 Firmware Download Released for CDMA iPhone 4

Jan 31, 2011 - 2 Comments

Apple has posted iOS 4.2.6 for download, the update is aimed specifically at CDMA iPhone 4 models which are due for a release later in the week. The early availability of the iPhone firmware is likely intended for Verizon iPhone review units that have been sent to journalists. Download iOS 4.2.6 Firmware iOS 4.2.6 is … Read More

iPad 2 to have 1.2GHz Dual Core CPU, Dual Core GPU, Faster RAM, Anti-Glare Screen?

Jan 31, 2011 - 3 Comments

The latest batch of iPad 2 rumors claim that the device will have the following hardware specs: 1.2 GHz dual core Cortex A9 CPU Imagination Technologies SGX 543 dual core GPU, that is reportedly up to 300% more powerful than iPhone 4 GPU 512MB RAM running at 1066 Mhz Thinner and lighter anti-glare screen for … Read More

Floating MacBook Air spotted in Apple Store

Jan 31, 2011 - 9 Comments

To show off just how light the MacBook Air is, an Apple Store came up with this awesome window display, yes that is a MacBook Air hanging from a balloon. OK so the balloon itself isn’t the only thing holding up the MBA, it’s also held in place by some wires, but who cares? It … Read More

Speed up Photoshop with these 5 performance tips

Jan 31, 2011 - 4 Comments

Adobe Photoshop was running a bit sluggish on my Mac recently, so I set about to make the app run faster with a few tweaks. While these were done on my MacBook Pro, there’s no reason the tips wouldn’t work the same on a Windows PC running PS too. 1) Quit Other Apps Before digging … Read More

Monitor iOS Console Activity on the iPhone and iPad from a Mac

Jan 31, 2011 - 3 Comments

We’ve talked about the iPhone Configuration Utility before, the enterprise iPhone management and setup tool, but there’s another nice feature in the app; the Console. This console allows you to see what activity is going on with iOS on an iPhone, Ipad, or iPod touch, just like the Console with system logs does on Mac … Read More

Enter DFU Mode on the Apple TV 2

Jan 30, 2011 - 2 Comments

DFU stands for Device Firmware Update, and Apple TV 2 has DFU mode like the iPhone does. This allows you to tweak and install firmware and is necessary for some of the hacks available to the device. How to enter DFU mode on the Apple TV 2 Getting into DFU mode on the ATV2 is … Read More

Set Twitter for Mac to Livestream New Tweets & Automatically Scroll to Top

Jan 30, 2011 - 8 Comments

If you use Twitter to keep an eye on things or to livestream news and events, this feature in the Twitter for Mac desktop app is a must use. It allows the Twitter app to automatically update and scroll to the most recent tweets, giving you a live and constantly updated feed of what’s going … Read More

How to Encrypt iPhone Backups

Jan 30, 2011 - 10 Comments

iPhone backups contain a huge amount of personal data, from various account and service logins, contact list and phone logs, personal notes, emails, health data, messages, fully readable SMS conversations, just about anything that is used or stored on the device gets placed in the backup file. That’s excellent for backup restoration purposes, but technically … Read More

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