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GUIDES

Jul 14, 2008

How to Fix iPhone 3G’s yellow-tinted screen issue

Jason

I had published an article yesterday where Apple’s senior director of iPhone product marketing Bob Borchers had clarified that iPhone 3G's screen are bit yellowish by Design and not a display defect. Guess what? We now have not one but couple of solutions to solve the iPhone 3G's yellow-tinted screen...

UNLOCK

Jul 13, 2008

Step by Step Guide to Downgrade from iPhone Firmware 2.0 to iPhone Firmware 1.1.4

Jason

If you have upgraded your first generation iPhone to iPhone firmware 2.0 by mistake and have SIM locked it, then don't worry as some clever folks have figured out a way to downgrade back to iPhone firmware 1.1.4 so that you can unlock it again for SIM freedom. All you...

GUIDES

Jul 10, 2008

iPhone Tip: Take screenshots with iPhone Firmware 2.0’s Built-in Screen Capture

Jason

Erica Sadun of Tuaw had created a screenshot utility for the iPhone, however it was only for the technically inclined. The good news for not so technically is that with iPhone firmware 2.0 its very simple to take screenshot as it has a built-in screen capture shortcut. All you need...

GUIDES

Jul 9, 2008

iPhone Trick: Send and Receive Free Text (SMS) and Picture messages from iPhone 3G

Jason

If you're an SMS junkie then you might have figured out that you will have to purchase SMS plans separately starting at $5 for 200 messages as the iPhone 3G rate plans published by AT&T last week did not include SMS. But before you buy one of those SMS plans,...

GUIDES

Jul 1, 2008

Apple publishes new iPhone 3G Guided Tour

Jason

Apple has published a guided tour for their soon-to-be-released new iPhone 3G. The video walkthrough of the second generation iPhone is by the same dude who had given walkthroughs of the first generation iPhone. In the video walkthrough, the iPhone dude covers "What's new in the iPhone 3G" and the...

IPHONE APPS

Jun 19, 2008

Trick to use LogMeIn on your iPhone

Jason

We have seen native iPhone apps like Touchpad and iPhone web apps such as WebEx's PCNow which allow you to remotely access your PC or Mac. However, if you have a LogMeIn account and an iPhone then you are going to love this trick discovered by folks at UNEASYsilence which...

GUIDES

May 23, 2008

iPhone Tip: How-To Format/Erase/Wipe your personal data from the iPhone

Jason

When I had reported the breaking news of the 3G iPhone launch on June 9th, readers had commented and emailed that they plan to sell their older but soon to be obsolete iPhone to buy the latest and greatest version. If you are one of them then the post earlier...

GUIDES

May 19, 2008

iPhones sold as refurbished unit reveals previous owners personal data

Jason

Refurbished iPhones might be a good deal for the new owners, but it might come as a rude shock for previous owners to know that iPhones they had sold and now available as refurbished units might still contain their personal data. Zdziarski, the iPhone hacking genius and also the author...

GUIDES

May 1, 2008

How-To: Backup the iPhone, Restore from a Backup & Delete a Backup

Jason

One of the most common (and obvious) recommendation before hacking the iPhone is to backup the iPhone so that if things go horribly wrong you can at least restore your iPhone to avoid losing any of your settings such as sound settings, widget settings, certain network settings, and other preferences...

ACCESSORIES

Apr 19, 2008

iPhone Tip: Reduce iPhone’s GSM Buzz with Dock Extender Cable

Jason

If you are frustrated with the GSM interference from your iPhone when its near a pair of speakers and the iPhone tips mentioned here have not helped fix the buzzing sound then here is another solution which you could check out. I found some good explanation for the buzzing noise...

GUIDES

Apr 1, 2008

iPhone Trick: How-To get the International Domain Extensions on the [.com] Key

Jason

Sometimes a simple change can make a difference. Including the [.com] button on iPhone's revolutionary virtual keyboard is a good example as it has been a major time saver when typing out URLs. You might already know this but folks at Max OS X Hints have figured out a trick...

GUIDES

Mar 4, 2008

Step-By-Step Guide to JailBreak iPhone Firmware 1.1.4 using ZiPhone and to Fix the YouTube Problem

Jason

For all those who had a problem jailbreaking their iPhone with ZiPhone 2.5, can checkout the latest version ZiPhone, v2.5c which has been released by Zibri which fixes some of the issues. If you are facing a problem with YouTube post the jailbreak as reported by some of the readers,...

GUIDES

Feb 16, 2008

iPhone Tips & Tricks: Tips to boost iPhone Signal Strength

Jason

One of the complaints from many iPhone users especially after iPhone firmware 1.1.3 has been the low and/or fluctuating signal strength resulting in poor reception and dropped calls thus leading to a frustrating experience for iPhone owners. If you are one of those users who is facing such an issue...

GUIDES

Feb 7, 2008

iPhone Tips & Tricks: Home Screen Tricks

Jason

I came across a couple of simple home screen tricks from Tuaw readers which I am sure you will love. iPhone firmware v1.1.3 makes it possible to rearrange the icons on your Home screen, also swap the icons in and out of the Dock and add an additional eight Home...

IPHONE APPS

Dec 2, 2007

Video Guide to Install Native iPhone Applications on firmware v1.1.2

Jason

Folks at Gizmodo have published a video guide to install native applications on the iPhone based on Trunkz's guide in Hackint0sh. So if you are new to the iPhone hacking world and are looking to customize your iPhone by installing native applications then you will find the guide quite useful...

GUIDES

Oct 27, 2007

iPhone Tips: Optimize Settings to Extend iPhone’s Battery Life

Jason

If you are one of those whose biggest complaint of your iPhone is that you need to keep recharging it on a regular basis then you will find this article useful. Apple claims of 8 hours of talk time, 6 hours of Internet use, 7 hours of video playback or...

GUIDES

Oct 14, 2007

iPhone Tips & Tricks: Sync Notes, Keyboard Speedups, Get Driving directions fast and lots more

Jason

It has been more than three months now since iPhone launch and I am sure you would agree that it has been an exciting journey so far with all the hacking, unlocking and third-party iPhone applications. If that wasn't enough we have already seen quite a few tips and tricks...

GUIDES

Oct 3, 2007

iPhone Tips & Tricks: Regain Reduced Battery life & Improve Edge speeds

Jason

One of the most interesting thing of a revolutionary gadget like the iPhone is that there is always someone out there in the blogosphere figuring out a trick or two to make it work better. In this article I write about an iPhone trick for all those who have hacked...

IPHONE APPS

Sep 28, 2007

5 Ways to Use Twitter on your iPhone

Jason

It has been almost three months and it would have been inappropriate on my part if I had not written about how to use the ultra popular social networking and micro blogging service aka Twitter on your iPhone. So let me address this today by writing about the various options...

GUIDES

Sep 24, 2007

iPhone Trick: Stream Music, Videos and Movies from iTunes Library to your iPhone for Free

Jason

If you are frustrated with the 4 GB or 8 GB limit on your iPhone, I had written earlier this month that Dot.Tunes had an innovative way of solving your space problem by streaming any song or playlists from your iTunes library to your iPhone. However, for this to work...

GUIDES

Sep 22, 2007

iPhone Tips & Tricks: Kill the GSM Buzz, Prevent iPhone Deaths, Check for Dead Pixels and more

Jason

Here are some useful tips that I have hand picked from 25 iPhone Power Tips published by MacLife. If you want to know what to do if the iPhone slider is stuck or how to avoid damaging your iPhone or find out if your iPhone is suffering from dead pixels...

GUIDES

Sep 11, 2007

iPhone Tips & Tricks: Upload photos from your iPhone to Flickr

Jason

If you want to upload the photos from your iPhone to your Flickr account then here is some good news. Thanks to an iPhone tip from Erica @ Tuaw; you can easily upload the latest photo that you have clicked using your iPhone's 2.0 mega pixel camera. And the best...

GUIDES

Aug 27, 2007

iPhone Tips & Tricks: Send and receive MMS on your iPhone

Jason

You might already know it but when I read this trick over at iPhone Central @ MacWorld, I thought of sharing it you. One of the features missing in the iPhone is it's lack of integrated support for MMS. If you were used to using MMS in your previous mobile...

GUIDES

Aug 26, 2007

iPhone Tips & Tricks: Fix for iPhone’s low ringer volume

Jason

One of the complaints of the iPhone, probably the most hyped gadgets ever created, has surprisingly been iPhone's low ringer volume. It seems to be well below the standard, in terms of volume, established by other mobile handsets. Most of the users have blamed iPhone's tiny speakers to be the...

GUIDES

Aug 19, 2007

iPhone Tips & Tricks: iPhone’s Recovery Mode, free space on your iPhone & more

Jason

Apple's iPhone is probably the most-hyped gadget ever created but it is not problem free. Hopefully you don't face this issue but if you know would like to know how to bail out of a situation where your iPhone is not restoring to resolve most of the documented errors on...

GUIDES

Aug 14, 2007

iPhone Trick: Watch Google Video on your iPhone

Jason

One of the coolest feature of the iPhone which Apple announced just prior to iPhone's launch was that users would be able to enjoy YouTube’s originally-created content on their iPhone. However, not being able to watch flash-based videos still remains one of iPhone's limitation, so everything other than YouTube is...

GUIDES

Aug 10, 2007

iPhone Tips & Tricks: Stream audio from your iPhone to bluetooth headset

Jason

If you are one of those who was disappointed not to see Bluetooth's A2DP profile in the iPhone feature list then here is some good news for you as there is a workaround. Thanks to a tip from one of TUAW's reader, you should be able to stream audio from...

GUIDES

Jul 31, 2007

iPhone Tips and Tricks – Finger Tips, better photos, quick scrolling in Safari and lots more

Jason

I had posted an article on iPhone Tips & Tricks over the weekend with the focus on iPhone's Keyboard to improve the usability of your iPhone's soft keyboard. If you found them useful, here are some more interesting iPhone Tips & Tricks that offer pointers to make good use of...

GUIDES

Jul 28, 2007

iPhone Tips & Tricks – Focus: iPhone’s Keyboard

Jason

One of the gambles Apple took with with the iPhone, dubbed the most hyped gadget ever created, was doing away with a physical keyboard and instead featuring a full QWERTY soft keyboard on the large multi-touch display with innovative new software. Apple wanted to ensure that there are no hiccups...

GUIDES

Jul 4, 2007

Apple Developer Connection: Web Development guidelines for iPhone

Jason

Apple has provided guidelines on how to optimize web applications and content for the iPhone at the Apple Developer Connection (ADC) which is the centerpiece of the Apple's developer community. So if you were looking to develop something for the iPhone, please find details after the jump. Understand User-iPhone Interaction...