iPad

The iPad is a tablet computer from Apple that runs the iOS mobile operating system. Similar in functionality to the iPhone, the iPads purpose is often quite different, sometimes even serving as a general desktop computer replacement.

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Jailbreak iOS 6.1.2 with Evasi0n 1.4

Feb 20, 2013 - 16 Comments
Evasi0n jailbreak for iOS 6.1.2

Almost immediately after iOS 6.1.2 was released with a few bug fixes for the Microsoft Exchange data use problem, a new version of the Evasi0n jailbreak utility came out to handle any devices that were upgraded to 6.1.2. It’s still the same Evasi0n jailbreaking experience, untethered and all. Like prior versions of Evasion, the following … Read More

Use Safari Reading List to Send & Share Links Between Macs & iOS Devices

Feb 20, 2013 - 4 Comments
Reading List in Safari for OS X

Reading List is a great feature of Safari that syncs saved web pages between Safari on all of your Macs and iOS devices. This lets you save web pages to read later and works a lot like Pocket and Instapaper, except that it doesn’t require any additional downloads, toolbars, plugins, or third party apps in … Read More

iOS 6.1.2 Released with Fix for Battery Life Bug [IPSW Direct Download Links]

Feb 19, 2013 - 13 Comments
iOS 6.1.2 OTA Download

iOS 6.1.2 has been released by Apple. The minor update to iOS includes a resolution for a battery drain bug that impacted users of Exchange servers which also caused excessive data usage, but does not fix the passcode bypass bug that exists in prior iOS 6 versions, which is instead targeted by an upcoming 6.1.3 … Read More

Post to Twitter and Facebook with Siri

Feb 18, 2013 - 7 Comments
Posting to Twitter from Siri

You can post status updates and tweets to Facebook and Twitter by using nothing more than Siri. Why this may seem like a mere novelty at first, it’s actually extremely useful for situations where you’re occupied or can’t fiddle much with an iPhone, like when driving or running. Because you can summon Siri from the … Read More

Two New iPad Commercials Start Airing: “Together” and “Alive”

Feb 18, 2013 - 4 Comments
iPad

Apple has started running a pair of new iPad advertisements on TV, both with a heavy emphasis on apps. Labeled “Together” and “Alive”, the television commercials both feature the full-sized regular iPad and smaller iPad Mini, with a stream of constantly changing words that stop on a descriptive word which is then yelled by a … Read More

Wi-Fi Sync Not Working? Here’s How to Fix it for All iOS Devices

Feb 17, 2013 - 59 Comments
Apple Mobile Device service

One of the best general iOS features is wifi syncing, which, just as the name implies, allows you to sync content, data, pictures, music, whatever, to and from an iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch and a computer running iTunes, without ever connecting the device with a USB cable. Of course, this feature is only useful … Read More

Build a Huge High Quality App Library by Taking Advantage of Weekly Free iOS Apps

Feb 14, 2013 - 5 Comments
View in iTunes

Every week Apple picks a high quality iOS app as the “Free App of the Week” choice for everyone to enjoy for free, the catch of course is that it’s only available for a limited time. It’s not just Apple that offers temporarily free downloads though, Starbucks does too with little promo cards, and there’s … Read More

Scan QR Codes on Older iPhone’s with Scan App

Feb 13, 2013 - 7 Comments
Read a QR Code from the iPhone

Update: Apple has introduced QR code reading into camera app on iPhone and iPad, here is how you can use the QR code reader in iOS that is included on modern iOS releases, which require no downloads or third party apps. Nonetheless the app below continues to read QR codes on older iOS versions and … Read More

Highlight Text and Take Notes in iBooks

Feb 12, 2013 - 8 Comments
Highlight text in iBooks

iBooks offers a great reading experience in iOS, but it can do double duty and function as a powerful study aid too, allowing you to place contextual notes directly on words and text blocks, and even highlight important phrases just like you would on a real book with a flourescent pen. The next time you’re … Read More

Type Emoji Faster in iOS with Keyboard Text Replacement Shortcuts

Feb 11, 2013 - 4 Comments
Fastest way to type Emoji

Emoji characters are a great way to have more expressive conversations and bring some fun into messaging, but tapping the globe icon on the iOS virtual keyboard to select a character isn’t exactly fast. Accessing the Emoji icons is even harder if you’re using an external keyboard with an iPad or iPhone since your fingers … Read More

Convert a Tethered Jailbreak to an Untethered for iOS 6 & iOS 6.1

Feb 10, 2013 - 5 Comments
Evasion jailbreak untether

Nobody likes a tethered jailbreak, which is part of why it’s such a big deal when an untethered variety like the recent Evasi0n tool arrives. But not everyone was patient enough to wait, and some users have to use jailbreaks for various reasons which leaves them with no option but to jump ahead on the … Read More

This Is Probably What The iPad 5 Will Look Like

Feb 8, 2013 - 7 Comments
iPad 5 mockup

You are looking at a mockup of what the iPad 5 (right) will almost certainly look like. Side-by-side with the existing iPad (left), it’s slightly smaller with thinner bezels on the sides, and basically looks like a 10″ version of the iPad Mini.

Edit Siri Commands to Make Corrections & Fix Misunderstandings

Feb 8, 2013 - 2 Comments
Edit Siri Commands

Siri has impressive comprehension but isn’t always perfect, and sometimes Siri can just misunderstand something or have a hard time with the spelling of certain words and names. If you find that Siri has made a mistake understanding what you’ve said, or if you just want to correct or change the question or command you … Read More

5 Simple Tricks for a Better Reading Experience with iBooks for iOS

Feb 7, 2013 - 5 Comments
Adjust Brightness in iBooks

The iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch make excellent digital readers, and the iBooks apps is where most people will spend their time reading books on the iOS platform. iBooks is deceptively simple though, and though it works great on it’s own, taking the time to learn a few things and adjust a few simple settings … Read More

Get a List of Siri Commands Directly from Siri

Feb 5, 2013 - 11 Comments
Siri

We’ve shown you many of the great and legitimately useful things you can do with Siri, but there is much more to the intelligent voice assistant than meets the eye. Sure you can wing it to find out what Siri can do, but a better solution is to ask Siri directly… and it’ll tell you … Read More

How (& Why) to Reset the Advertising Identifier in iOS

Feb 1, 2013 - 18 Comments
Reset the ad tracking ID in iOS

From iOS 6.1 onward, users can now reset the Advertising Identifier on any iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch. This means you can basically throw all the anonymously gathered data about a device that is used to serve relevant ads out the window and start fresh, thereby removing any of the targeted data that has been … Read More

How to Change the Language of Apple Maps Labels in iOS

Jan 31, 2013 - 1 Comment
Change Maps language settings

Bilinguals, polyglots, world citizens, foreign language students, and even travelers will be pleased to find that Apple Maps in iOS can be adjusted to show labels in local languages rather than always showing those locations labeled in English. This is a simple settings adjustment within Maps on any iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, and it … Read More

Stop iPhoto from Launching When iPhone is Connected

Jan 30, 2013 - 11 Comments
Stop iPhoto from opening automatically

Surely you have noticed the default behavior for connecting any iOS device to a Mac is that either iTunes or iPhoto launches itself automatically. This happens when any iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad is connected to a computer, and which app opens depends on if the other one is already opened, or if one has … Read More

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