iPhone

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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Add Music to iPhone or iPod Wirelessly Without Syncing iTunes

Dec 9, 2012 - 18 Comments
Add music to iPhone wirelessly

If you want to be able to transfer music to an iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch wirelessly and without syncing everything on the device with iTunes, you’ll need to turn on iTunes Wi-Fi Sync. Yes, you read that correctly, in order to add a song to an iPhone (iPod, etc) wirelessly and without syncing the … Read More

Add & Edit Lyrics of Songs in iTunes and View Them in the iOS Music App

Dec 8, 2012 - 9 Comments
See song lyrics in iOS Music player

Did you know you can add or edit the lyrics of any song in your iTunes library? And of course, once you sync that song to your iPhone or iPod touch, you’ll then be able to view the lyrics directly on the iOS device screen. The whole process is quite simple, though you’ll have to … Read More

Snapseed: the Best Photo Editing App for iPhone & iPad is Now Free

Dec 6, 2012 - 9 Comments
Snapseed icon

Snapseed is far and away our favorite mobile photo editing app for iOS, and it just got even better because the best image editing app for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch is now free. No more $4.99 price tag, now everyone can check it out with no obligation other than a quick download.

Turn Off Vibrate for Text Messages & iMessages on iPhone

Dec 6, 2012 - 7 Comments
Stop iPhone vibrating with text messages and iMessages

Whether the iPhone is flipped into silent mode or not, an incoming text message or iMessage will vibrate. While that’s great for being notified of a new text, in some situations you’d rather have complete silence when texting, you know, when you’re passing time in a boring meeting, sitting a quiet classroom, or maybe you’re … Read More

Turn iOS Maps into a Virtual Globe by Zooming Out

Dec 4, 2012 - 7 Comments
View Maps in Globe View

Have you ever wanted a globe in the palm of your hands? Well thanks to your iPhone or iPad you can have a little virtual world and digital globe, right in your hand!

Send & Share Contacts Easily from Mac OS X

Dec 3, 2012 - 2 Comments
Share Contacts easily from Mac OS X app

The Contacts app in OS X makes sharing the contact information of anyone in your address book extremely simple, and if you have iCloud enabled you can share any address from your phone right from your Mac, without reaching for the iPhone itself:

iOS 6.1 Beta 3 Released for Developers

Dec 3, 2012 - 2 Comments
iOS 6.1 Beta 3

The third beta of iOS 6.1 has been released to developers, edging closer to a wider public release for the minor software update. iOS 6.1 beta 3 arrives as build 10B5117b and is available as an OTA update to anyone currently running iOS 6.1 beta 2. IPSW for beta 3 will also be available for … Read More

You Can Now Buy an Unlocked iPhone 5 Directly from Apple, Prices Start at $649

Dec 2, 2012 - 3 Comments
Unlocked iPhone 5 prices start at $649

Unlocked iPhone 5 models can now be purchased directly from Apple at the full unsubsidized prices. The unlocked iPhones will work with any supported GSM network, such as AT&T or T-Mobile in the USA, and can be used abroad on compatible GSM networks with a nano-SIM card from local carriers. The factory unlocked models are … Read More

Switch Direction When Taking Panorama Photos with iPhone

Nov 30, 2012 - 2 Comments
Switch panorama camera direction

Panorama Mode on the iPhone is easily one of the better features of the devices camera, and it makes taking incredible panoramic images easier than ever. The panorama camera defaults to taking pictures from left to right, but there are times where you’ll want to take a picture from right to left instead, and doing … Read More

Respond to Incoming Phone Calls with Automatic Message Replies on iPhone

Nov 27, 2012 - 19 Comments
Reply to a phone call with Messages

The iPhone gained a handy feature that is now standard in iOS which allows you to quickly respond to an incoming phone call with a preset text message. This is a perfect solution if you’re busy in a meeting, classroom, driving, or in any other situation where you can’t take a phone call, but the … Read More

Use iPad as an External Monitor with Air Display Free

Nov 27, 2012 - 12 Comments
MacBook Air with iPad running Air Display as an external display

Air Display is a great iOS app that turns an iPad into an external display for just about any Mac or Windows PC. It’s been around a while, but now there’s a new free version available that lets you try out a full featured ad-supported version before buying the regular version, offering an excellent way … Read More

Use Siri as a Calculator

Nov 25, 2012 - 10 Comments
Siri as a calculator

Don’t want to unlock your iPhone and launch the Calculator app? Bummed that iPad doesn’t even have a default Calculator? No big deal, because Siri can function as a regular old calculator, and it has the obvious added bonus of being handsfree. To have Siri calculate equations for you, just feed Siri numbers and thanks … Read More

Quickly Zoom In & Out of Maps with a Tap

Nov 22, 2012 - 12 Comments
Quickly zoom out in Maps on iOS with a tap

Surely everyone with an iOS device knows that Maps can be zoomed out by using a two-finger pinch gesture, and zoomed in by using a two-finger spread gesture, and repeating either gesture will continue to zoom the screen in or out as desired. While the gestures are pretty quick, you can zoom in or out … Read More

FaceTime Over Cellular Expands to More AT&T iPhones, Check if Yours Works Too

Nov 21, 2012 - 6 Comments
Facetime over cellular on iPhone

AT&T appears to be rolling out FaceTime over cellular connections to more iPhone users on their network. MacRumors was first to discover the quiet change in AT&T policy, and the potentially eligible devices include iPhone 5, iPhone 4S, iPad 3, and iPad 4, with at least a 3G HSPA+ (AT&T’s so-called 4G) connection. Typically, FaceTime … Read More

Two New iPhone 5 Commercials Start Airing: Orchestra & Turkey [Videos]

Nov 20, 2012 - 2 Comments
New iPhone 5 commercials running

Apple has started running two new commercials for iPhone 5, titled “Orchestra” and “Turkey”, both have been embedded below. “Orchestra” focuses on the noise canceling microphone located at the rear of the iPhone 5, and uses an orchestra playing the background music to demonstrate the effect. The narration by Jeff Daniels says the following: Excuse … Read More

What to do When iTunes Won’t Detect an iPhone, iPad, or iPod

Nov 20, 2012 - 164 Comments
Tips for when iTunes won't detect an iPhone

You’ve plugged an iPhone into a computer, and nothing happens. You look in iTunes, and the iPhone, iPod, or iPad isn’t there. Great, now what? What in the heck is going on? Don’t worry, there are usually a few simple solutions that will resolve the problem and et your computer to detect the iPhone or … Read More

Change Spotlight Search Priority in iOS

Nov 20, 2012 - 4 Comments
Change Spotlight search priority in iOS

The iOS Spotlight Search feature defaults to showing Contacts from a devices address book as the top search results, which may be helpful, but that same feature already exists when searching through Contacts anyway. What if you want to show matching apps first instead? Or maybe you want to list emails or messages as the … Read More

Use iPhone & Siri as a Tip Calculator

Nov 19, 2012 - 21 Comments
The iPhone becomes a Tip Calculator thanks to Siri

Breaking out the Calculator app can be too time consuming, and while there’s no shortage of tip calculator apps for the iPhone, why download another app if you don’t need to? The next time you’re at a restaurant and want to quickly calculate an appropriate tip according to the bill, all you have to do … Read More

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