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.
It seems the iPhone “Other” section always takes up at least 200mb, which suggests it’s system files: the iPhone OS, database files, contacts information, settings, SMS data, core data, pre-installed apps, etc. The “Other” portion grows from there, so as you install more apps, add more contacts, send more text messages, and generally just create … Read More
Apple has issued a statement regarding the iPhone reception problem that some users are reporting with iPhone 4: “Gripping any phone will result in some attenuation of its antenna performance with certain places being worse than others depending on the placement of the antennas. This is a fact of life for every wireless phone. If … Read More
Farmville for iPhone is now available as a free download on the iTunes Store. Farmville is considered the most popular game on the web, and one of the most popular games in the world, with an estimated 70 million monthly users. The basis of the game is that you have a virtual farm that you … Read More
Need to use DFU mode with an iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch? Maybe you need to restore from firmware or troubleshoot an iOS device from DFU? We’ll explain how to enter and exit DFU mode on any iPhone model with a clickable Home button, what DFU mode is, why you may want to use it, … Read More
If you don’t mind the degradation that come with reducing an audio files bit rate, you can potentially save quite a bit of disk space on an iPhone/iPod/iPad by selecting an option the next time you sync the device in iTunes. Here’s what you’re looking to do: In the Summary tab just look near the … Read More
iPhone 4 hasn’t been out long but there are already some complaints and problems regarding it’s reception. The above video shows the iPhone 4 reception degrade while held in a users hand in a pretty typical manner. The cause, apparently, is when the iPhone is held in such a way that a persons hand touches … Read More
You can opt out of Apple’s new iAd location and data tracking service, which will use gathered data on you to serve targeted ads through Apple’s new iAds platform. To opt out of iAd cookies, visit http://oo.apple.com from the device you wish to opt out with. Note that you must be running the latest iOS … Read More
iPhone 4 reviews are out, and you probably won’t be surprised to hear they’re overwhelming positive. Here’s a few highlights including glowing words and some amazing pictures from our favorite reviews via Engadget, Walt Mossberg, and The New York Times.
Backing up an iPhone is important because it allows you to recover all of your personal data, apps, and stuff, if you ever need to restore the iPhone, upgrade it, or replace it with a new phone, all of which is done by restoring from the backups that are made. By default your iPhone will … Read More
There are several reasons why backups can take forever on an iPhone, so here are a few tips you can try that should increase the speed of your iPhone backups and restores. Yes, these tips work on Mac OS and Windows, and for iPod Touch too. Fix slow iPhone backups by deleting photos If you … Read More
Alright iPhone developers, no more beta versions; version 4 of the iPhone/iPad SDK has been released on Apple’s Developer Center. The iPhone 4 SDK has been available in various iterations to those who are registered iPhone developers, but now anyone with an Apple dev login can download the Xcode & iPhone SDK 4 package for … Read More
Multitasking, folders, wallpapers, and more, oh my! The wait is over, version 4.0 of iOS is available as a free download for compatible iPhone and iPod Touch devices. For those who recently bought iPhone 4, the new OS will come pre-installed when it ships later this week. Download iPhone OS 4.0 You can download iPhone … Read More
How much RAM does iPhone 4 have? According to confirmed reports by MacRumors, iPhone 4 has 512MB of RAM which is twice the amount of memory in both the iPhone 3GS and iPad at 256MB. MacRumors goes on to suggest this is why the upcoming iMovie app will only run on iPhone 4 and not … Read More
You probably already know that AT&T has sold out all of it’s pre-orders for release date iPhone 4 deliveries, and now Apple has too. You can still pre-order iPhone 4 but the ship date displays ‘by July 2nd’ ‘by July 14th’ on Apple’s online store, meaning your only chance of getting iPhone 4 on release … Read More
If you didn’t get your iPhone 4 pre-order in successfully today, it looks like you’ll have to wait a while for delivery. Reports circulating around the web indicate that AT&T iPhone 4 pre-orders have all sold out for anyone wanting to get the phone on release date. This isn’t too surprising considering the hype the … Read More
Demand for iPhone 4 is huge, that’s expected, but would you have guessed that both AT&T and Apple’s order processing sites would collapse under the weight pre-order traffic? And would you have guessed that long lines formed to just pre-order the device? Both are happening right now.
You can easily stop the “Sent from my iPhone” text from appearing on your outbound iPhone emails, or change it to be something else. Removing or customizing the signature applies to emails that are sent as replies or as new messages from the iPhone, and you can set it to whatever you want, or to … Read More
Pre-orders for iPhone 4 start today at qualified iPhone sales locations! Basically if you pre-order the iPhone you’ll be able to come back in two weeks on June 24th to the same store and pick up the device without waiting in the giant sales lines (in some cases the iPhone will be mailed to you). … Read More
