iPhone: Tips, Tricks & Alerts
iPhone Tips, Tricks & Alerts
Avaya Gives iPhone, Smartphones an Enterprise Extension
The company's one-X mobile client connects Apple's phone—along RIM, Palm and mobile handsets with Java support—access to corporate desks.
Apple Rolls Out iPhone Upgrade: Hackers Quickly Crack It
Firmware update 1.1.2 kills the ability for the iPhone to run third-party applications, just as the last one, version 1.1.1, did a couple of months ago. And, as what happened then, the hacker community pounces to open up Apple’s smartphone once again.
Tip: iPhone - Buried File Contains Personal Data
Hack your iPhone for disk access and you'll find dynamic-text.dat file with information you may want to keep away from prying eyes.
Tip: iPhone - Double Tap Home Button for Favorites, Music Controls
Apple’s iPhone Firmware upgrade 1.1.1 adds context sensitive double-tapping to what had previously been a one-trick pony.
Apple Brings Music & Wi-Fi Come Together on iPhone
Purchasing music on the iPhone truly is an on-the-go experience, provided you're within reach of a hotspot.
Tip: iPhone/iPod Touch - Troubleshooting Wi-Fi Connection Problems
Some tips to help when you run into trouble with your iPhone or iPod Touch’s Wi-Fi connection.
Tip: iPhone - IMAP for Gmail Improves Mob-E-Mail Experience
Automatically and instantly synchronizes your inbox across all the devices you use, be it desktop or palmtop or something in-between. So if you read or write an e-mail message on your iPhone, for instance, all changes will be reflected the next time you access Gmail on your desktop computer.
New International Plans to Lower Cost of Using iPhone Abroad
AT&T pairs voice roaming and long distance international dialing with two levels of data access.
Tip: iPhone - Keyboard Tips & Tricks
Some tips, tricks and shortcuts to help you make better use of the iPhone's touch keyboard.
Apple Opens Up iPhone Dev Center
Sorry, it doesn't mean an early release of the development kit to bring native software to the iPhone.
iPod touch - iPhone Lite
The new Wi-Fi-enabled iPod is a "touch" disappointing.
Apple Finally Opens Up iPhone to 3rd Party Software
After months of resistance to the idea, Steve Jobs announces plans to release an iPhone SDK for software developers early next year, officially opening Apple’s smartphone to native applications at last.
Apple's Tug of War Over iPhone Software
The slow devolution of Apple's aversion to 3rd-party iPhone applications continues: Posts directory of so-called Web 2.0 titles and may soon (finally) support—in a tightly-controlled manner, of course—native software. In the meantime, hacker workarounds unbricks iPhones damaged through Apple’s last software update, while unlocking and opening them up to unauthorized software once again.
Music for Your iPhone, iPod Touch with Your Latte?
Coffeehouses, music, and Wi-Fi, go hand-in-hand—Apple and Starbucks team up to offer wireless music downloads.
Downgrade iPhone Firmware to Get 3rd Party Apps Running Again
Recently posted instructions won’t tell you how to re-lock a bricked iPhone, that’s still in the works, but they will get unofficial applications up and running again on Apple’s tightly-controlled smartphone.
Otherwise Welcome Software Update iBricks Hacked iPhones
Firmware upgrade fixes security holes and adds a number of new features, including access to the iTunes Wi-Fi Music Store to the iPhone, at the same time it disables ‘unofficial’ third-party software and renders unlocked iPhones—those altered to work with network operators other than AT&T—unusable.
Tip: iPhone – Web Search: Google or Yahoo!? It's Your Choice
A nice feature of the Safari Web browser on the iPhone is how easy Apple makes it to perform an Internet search, and how simple it is to choose a default search engine.
Mexen Extends Virtual GPS to iPhone
Company's grassroots approach leverages Wi-Fi access points and cellular towers rather than satellites to identify a user’s location.
Six Apart Brings iPhone Blogging to Movable Type, TypePad
Use that virtual keyboard for something besides e-mails, text messages and the Internet: Blog away while on the move with your iPhone.
Tip: iPhone - How to Set Any Picture as Wallpaper
Personalize your iPhone a little by setting any picture you like, taken with the smartphone’s camera or synced through iTunes, as a background image.
Overview: iPhone Apps – Facebook, Videora, Leaflets
Third-parties are stepping in to fill the vacuum created by Apple's slow start in expanding the capabilities of the iPhone. For example, you can now social network with Facebook; adapt videos and movies to the iPhone format with Videora; and read iPhone-optimized Web content, including The New York Times, with Leaflets.
Tip: Generate Custom iPhone Ringtones from iTunes Song Samples
30-second audio previews are rich source for free iPhone ringtones.
Update: Apple Releases Second iPhone Software Update
Bug fixes the name of the game with the delivery of iPhone firmware update v.1.0.2.
AT&T Does Away with Massive, Annoying iPhone Bills
Outcry over excruciatingly detailed and wasteful paper bills prompts AT&T to make summarized billing the rule rather than the exception earlier than planned, at least for iPhone users.
Tip: iPhoneDrive Brings Disc Mode to iPhones
Utility lets you transfer files back and forth between a Mac and an iPhone, enabling you to use the latter as a portable storage device.
Apple Selling Refurbished iPhones for a Discount
Fixed and returned iPhones, both the 4 and 8 gigabyte models, going for $100 less than new counterparts.
The iPhone: Don't Trust the Client
A timeless lesson applies to the iPhone: If something is under the control of a user, we must assume it will be tampered with
Boingo Makes Airwaves Friendlier for iPhone Travelers
End-of-summer free Wi-Fi teaser aims to lure customers away from AT&T.
Tip: iPhone - .com Site? Forget Keyboard's .com Key
Here are a couple of tips to speed up the typing in of a Web address with the iPhone's virtual keyboard.
Texterity Digitizes Complete Magazine Issues for iPhone
Read, search and share scanned pages from over twenty different magazines.
Get iPhone Widgets - And Use Them on Any Phone
It takes you about three minutes to realize that using widgets like this is far superior to "browsing" on a cell phone or smartphone.
Jewel of Handheld Puzzle Games Bejewels iPhone
Bejeweled, the original match-3 puzzler and one of the most popular PDA and smartphone games ever, is now available for free to users of Apple's iPod/smartphone combo.
Apple Releases First iPhone Update
Addresses bugs and security concerns; particularly regarding the iPhone's Safari Web browser.
First iPhone Vulnerability Comes to Light
The same rules of prevention apply here: don't open Web links to unknown sites from unknown sources
iPhone: Apple Offers Extended Warranty
AppleCare extends iPhone coverage by a year. AT&T and Apple's sale numbers differ by a wide margin.
Integration Key to iPhone's Success
Rarely, if ever, has a smartphone allowed all its disparaging elements to communicate so seamlessly.
BeeJive First With iPhone IM, Cerulean Studios Second
Developers introduce instant messaging applications for iPhone, bringing a crucial missing ingredient to Apple’s iPod/smartphone combo.
Tip: Access 160 (And Counting) iPhone Applications
Site offers organizes and categories software designed to run through the iPhone's Web browser.
Serious Business Apps Arriving For iPhone
NetSuite's SuitePhone brings business management apps to the iPhone.
Apple Discloses iPhone Service, Battery Replacement Policies
Expect to pay a lot should your iPhone's non-removable battery need replacing or the smartphone itself requires a repair after the limited one-year warranty expires.
Tip: iPhone - Two Solutions to the Alphabet/Period Problem
How to get around Apple's unfortunate decision not to include a period in the alphabet section of the iPhone's virtual keyboard.
iPhone Users Connect – For The Most Part
But activation problems and other issues leave some users frustrated.
iPhone: First Impressions
Mac guru gives his impressions about his brand new toy.
Apple Giving Guided Tour of iPhone
Video tour offers most in-depth look at the iPhone yet.
The iPhone Has A Lot, But Not It All
The Apple brand, history and reputation helped to create the all-consuming buzz that set the iPhone apart from other smartphones that offer as much, if not more, in the way of features. This article highlights some of what’s missing from Apple’s ‘all-in-one’ phone/iPod/Internet gadget and why, in the end, it really doesn’t matter.
Optional Docking Station Charges Bluetooth Headset, iPhone
Dock bundled with Bluetooth Headset, actually; syncs iPhone as well.
iPhone: From an IT Manager's Perspective
Talk of a licensing deal with iPhone and Microsoft raises new possibilities. Plus: dealing with iPhone headaches in the enterprise.
iPhone: Tips, Tricks & Alerts
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