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The iPhone is a smartphone from Apple that runs the iOS mobile operating system. Between its apps, communication features, the camera, mobile internet access, and other functionalities, the iPhone has quickly become an integral part of many peoples tech lives.

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Reset AutoCorrect on iPhone or iPad to Fix Improper Word Corrections

Jul 30, 2012 - 8 Comments
The iOS Keyboard

Autocorrect in iOS is pretty smart and usually gets things right, it also learns your habits and frequently typed words and will start autocorrecting what you type to the words you have used in the past. This can be a blessing and a curse, because if you accidentally corrected a word to a wrong one … Read More

Pictures of “iPhone 5” Surface, Show Larger Display & Metallic Backplate

Jul 29, 2012 - 17 Comments
Alleged iPhone 5 picture, showing back of the device

Pictures claiming to be an assembled next-generation black iPhone have surfaced through Japanese mobile repair shop iLabFactory (their website is currently down, but 9to5mac has posted all images). The device shown has similar styling to an iPhone 4/4S but with an elongated chasis to accomodate the larger 4″ screen, and what looks like a dark … Read More

Stop iPad Screen from Dimming or Locking Automatically

Jul 24, 2012 - 24 Comments
Stop iPad screen from dimming and locking itself

The iPad screen defaults to automatically dim itself and then turn itself off to black after a fairly short amount of time of inactivity. That’s great for preserving battery life of iOS devices, but if you’re like me you keep an iPad or iPhone alongside you full time while working as a control panel for … Read More

New iPhone 4S Ad Features Martin Scorsese

Jul 23, 2012 - 11 Comments
Martin Scorsese using an iPhone

Apple is airing a new iPhone 4S commercial titled “Busy Day” that features director Martin Scorsese in a conversation with the voice assistant Siri while riding around in the back of a taxicab. A transcript of the dialog between Scorsese and Siri is as follows, courtesy of MacRumors: Scorsese: What’s my day look like? Siri: … Read More

Prevent Apps from Being Deleted on an iPad, iPhone, or iPod touch

Jul 23, 2012 - 3 Comments
Prevent the Deletion of Apps in iOS

If you want to prevent someone from deleting apps on an iPhone, iPod touch, or iPhone, all you need to do is flick a Restrictions setting in iOS: Open “Settings” and tap on “General” Go to “Restrictions” and enter your pin code, locate “Deleting Apps” and switch to OFF Exit out of Settings You can … Read More

iPhone 5 Will Have Smaller Dock Connector

Jul 23, 2012 - 11 Comments
iPhone 5 dock connector

The next iPhone will feature a smaller dock connector and the headphone jack will be relocated to the bottom of the device, according to a new report from Reuters. This appears to confirm what is shown in the alleged pictures of iPhone 5 that were leaked to 9to5mac a few months ago. Changing the dock … Read More

Fix Stuck Podcast, Music, and Video Downloads in iOS

Jul 21, 2012 - 4 Comments
Fix stuck downloads in iOS

Though you can usually fix stuck app downloads by double-tapping the stuck icon, that doesn’t work with things downloaded from iTunes like podcasts, music, audio books, and video. If you find yourself forever waiting for a stuck media download from iTunes, the solution is very simple: Launch iTunes and then tap on “Downloads” Find the … Read More

Add Favorite Websites & Bookmarks to the iOS Home Screen

Jul 21, 2012 - 4 Comments
Add a website bookmark to the homescreen of iPad or iPhone

Have a favorite website that you read on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch and perhaps you’d like to have faster access to it? You’re probably reading it this very minute, right? Of course you are, but rather than launching Safari first and then going to a web page, you can add this website or … Read More

Make Custom High-Resolution Wallpapers Using Instagram Photos with InstaWP

Jul 20, 2012 - Leave a Comment
Instagram wallpaper

InstaWP is a new free service that lets you create high resolution wallpaper collages compiled from Instagram photos. You don’t even need to have an Instagram account to use the service, just feed the InstaWP panel a username, category, or tag, set a few parameters, and it will automatically generate a wallpaper consisting of the … Read More

Fake a Phone Call to Your iPhone To Get Out of Awkward Situations

Jul 19, 2012 - 6 Comments
Fake an iPhone phone call

We’ve all been in an awkward situation where we wished we could get out of, whether it’s standing around the watercooler listening to Bob discuss too many details of his dermatologist appointment, sitting next to the crazy guy on the train, or you’re just on a horribly bad date that couldn’t end soon enough. Actually, … Read More

Delete Text Messages, iMessages, & Conversations from iPhone

Jul 18, 2012 - 23 Comments
Delete entire text message threads from iPhone

Want to delete a text message or conversation thread from an iPhone? Maybe it’s a regretful SMS, a security risk, or just an embarrassing iMessage conversation from after you had too much to drink, whatever it is you can quickly delete an entire conversation or even selectively delete only certain parts of a message thread, … Read More

The Single Most Important Tip for Recording Video on iPhone

Jul 18, 2012 - 29 Comments
iPhone video recording tip

Have you ever noticed that iPhone video gets recorded according to the orientation of the device? If you haven’t noticed that yet, pay attention to it now, because you’ll create significantly better videos if you just rotate the iPhone into horizontal orientation before hitting that record video button.

Make Easy Diptych & Triptychs of Your iPhone Photos with Diptic App

Jul 17, 2012 - 1 Comment
Diptic iPhone app makes diptychs and triptychs easy

Diptic is an app for iPhone and iPad that makes creating diptych and triptych photo collages easier than ever. With a ton of layouts, filters, basic editing tools, and customizations, you can quickly build a visual story using either freshly taken photos or pictures stored in your iPhone camera roll. When you’re finished, Diptic let’s … Read More

iOS 6 Beta 3 Released to Developers as OTA Download

Jul 16, 2012 - 3 Comments
iOS 6 Beta 3

The third beta of iOS 6 has been released to developers running compatible iPhone, iPad, and iPod hardware. The new build is 10A5355d and contains many bug fixes and improvements over beta 2, pushing the newest version of iOS closer to it’s public debut later in the year. For developers already running iOS 6 beta … Read More

Crop Images on iPhone & iPad Easily with Photos App

Jul 14, 2012 - 9 Comments
Crop an image on iPhone

The Photos app in iOS includes a built-in crop tool that works very well for quick edits on the go with the iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch. The bundled function offers a free transform options, thereby providing the ability to crop an image down to any proportion you’d like.

How to Make iPhone Photos Look Better By Using Auto-Enhance

Jul 13, 2012 - 4 Comments
Auto-Enhance makes Photos from iPhone look better

Want to quickly make an iPhone photo look even better? The iPhone Photos app includes a nice little trick called auto-enhance that will make a few various adjustments to an image that almost always improves the look of the photo being adjusted. It’s not an overwhelming effect by any means, it’s more of a subtle … Read More

This iPhone Case is a 650,000 Volt Stun Gun

Jul 12, 2012 - 10 Comments
Yellow Jacket is an iPhone stun gun case

Yellow Jacket is an all new iPhone case that doubles as a powerful stun gun, zapping potential threats with 650,000 volts of electricity. Not only that, the case also doubles as an additional battery for the iPhone itself, providing up to an additional 20 hours of use – assuming you don’t use the stun feature … Read More

Hide SMS & iMessage Previews from the Lock Screen on iPhone

Jul 10, 2012 - 14 Comments
A hidden text message on iPhone lock screen

The lock screen of an iPhone (or iPad, iPod touch) defaults to showing a preview of all received Messages and SMS, showing both the senders name and the content of their text message. That can be very convenient, but it also has the potential for oversharing private information and dialog between others, which could lead … Read More

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