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iPhone Trick: How to restore your iPhone home screen icons

18. August 2008 | by Robert Nelson

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iPhone Trick: How to restore your iPhone home screen icons

I assume someone may find this trick useful, so its worthwhile passing off, however its a trick that I am likely to never use myself. Anyway, for those who have re-arranged your iPhone icons and wanted to easily bring them back to their first boot placement, you can do so with just a few taps [...]

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iPhone Trick: Disable the App Store Kill Switch

18. August 2008 | by Robert Nelson

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iPhone Trick: Disable the App Store Kill Switch

This latest iPhone trick deals with the dreaded App Store Kill Switch. Of course for lots of people this may or not be an issue, but at least for some and a group that comes to mind would be those who paid for and downloaded the NetShare app, it could be a valuable tool. I will [...]

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Glowing Apple logo mod for 2G iPhone [Video]

15. August 2008 | by Tim Bradbury

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Glowing Apple logo mod for 2G iPhone [Video]

A group of Russian iPhone modders recently managed to replace the chrome Apple logo on the back of the original iPhone with a glowing one.  This glowing Apple logo is much like the one fitted to the back of MacBooks and MacBook Pros. While it may seem as if a mod like this would do a number [...]

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Quick Tip: Speed up your iTunes sync without disabling the backup

28. July 2008 | by Robert Nelson

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Quick Tip: Speed up your iTunes sync without disabling the backup

Continuing on with the complaints about the long backup process every time you sync your iPhone, here is yet another little trick that should help to cut that time down a bit, and thankfully this suggestion will not involve turning off the backup process. Thanks to a nice forum posting over on the HowardForums, you can [...]

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Quick Tip: Share your iPhone apps with others in your house

26. July 2008 | by Robert Nelson

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Quick Tip: Share your iPhone apps with others in your house

I suppose I should offer a little word of caution here, while iTunes allows you to transfer and listen to your music files on an unlimited number of iPhones and iPods, and it allows you to authorize up to 5 computers, its not quite as clear on whether or not you are supposed to be [...]

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Long iPhone backups have you down, feeling brave, turn them off

26. July 2008 | by Robert Nelson

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Long iPhone backups have you down, feeling brave, turn them off

This trick will not be for everyone, and keep in mind that should you decide to follow through your iPhone will not be backed up when you perform an iTunes sync. Personally I can deal with a few extra minutes of sync time, and feel much more comfortable knowing that all my data is safe in [...]

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Still on the hunt for an iPhone 3G, we got a few tips to help

25. July 2008 | by Robert Nelson

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Still on the hunt for an iPhone 3G, we got a few tips to help

Assuming you are set on not just placing your order with AT&T and sitting back to wait for your iPhone 3G to come in, we have a few tricks that may help getting yours from an Apple Store a little easier. You see, the latest reports are claiming that the online iPhone availability check is actually [...]

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Apple offers suggestions to improve iPhone battery life

24. July 2008 | by Robert Nelson

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Apple offers suggestions to improve iPhone battery life

Of course, every device will have some battery issues, this is not a new subject, after all we have been dealing with this same situation with laptops for years now. However battery life, or the lack off has really touched a nerve with iPhone and iPhone 3G owners recently. Personally my battery life is not what [...]

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Handyman’s Way to Save $29 on a 3G dock

21. July 2008 | by Stephen Beals

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Handyman’s Way to Save $29 on a 3G dock

There is a theory as to why Apple decided to revamp the iPhone Dock when they came out with the 3G. It seems if you want to use the iPhone while it’s in the dock, the cradle itself muffles the microphone and speakers which are located in the bottom of the phone. The new (and very [...]

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iPhone remote: a Wi-Fi keyboard for Apple TV

20. July 2008 | by Tim Bradbury

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iPhone remote: a Wi-Fi keyboard for Apple TV

As I’m sure all you Apple TV owners know, the onscreen keyboard can be a hassle to use. If you own an iPhone or an iPod Touch, fret no more!   To make using the Apple TV a much easier process all you need to do is make use of Apple’s free iPhone/iPod Touch app, “Remote.” [...]

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