Do you know how when you go to upgrade some apps from the App Store over 3G and you get a message that the app is over 20MB in size. You’d need a WiFi connection before you could update that app. The downside to this is that you cannot use that app until you find [...]
iPhone Tip: Continue Using an App That Was Too Big to Update
by shriya on June 27, 2011 in iPhone Tips
iPhone 4 Water Damage Repair
by karthik on June 24, 2011 in iPhone 4, iPhone News, iPhone Tips
iPhone 4 is one of the most beautiful hardware creations in recent times. With its sleek design, the metal enclosure and the front and back glass panels it is one of the most beautiful things to look at. Even though the front and back are made of glass surfaces, it is pretty resistant to scratches [...]
Watch Wimbledon 2011 Live on iPhone or iPad
by shriya on June 22, 2011 in iPhone Tips
If you are at your computer, you can watch Wimbledon 2011 live at the ESPN 3 website. ESPN has made a deal with many of the Internet providers to provide this online access. Wimbledon 2011 Live Stream For example, we have AT&T U-Verse for our broadband internet connection and I just have to sign in [...]
How to Change Default Browser in iPhone / iPad? [jailbreak]
by karthik on June 21, 2011 in Cydia tweaks, iPad Tips, iPhone Tips, Jailbreak apps, Jailbreak tips
One of the things Apple stills hasn’t announced in iOS 5 is the ability to set a default browser other than Mobil Safari in iPhone or iPad. It is ironic since Apple has approved so many amazing browsers like Life browser, 360 browser, etc that have much more advanced functionality than Mobile Safari. Yes, Mobile [...]
How to Choose an iPhone Photo Sharing App? [Infographic]
by karthik on June 20, 2011 in Fun, iPhone Tips
The choices can leave even an iPhone veteran scratching his/her head when it comes to choosing a photo sharing app on the iPhone. My choice photo sharing app is Instagram. With Facebook being rumored to jump in this pool with a Facebook photo sharing app, it is going to become even tougher to choose one. [...]
Remove Background – Must Have Cydia Tweak For iPhone 4 [Jailbreak]
by karthik on June 17, 2011 in Cydia tweaks, iPhone Tips, Jailbreak apps, Jailbreak tips
With iOS 4 Apple introduced the ability to run apps in background with the multitasking bar. You can activate the multitasking bar by double tapping your Home button. In my iPhone 4 (jailbroken) though, I have the setting in SBSettings turned on to show free memory available. It could be that I am running Winterboard [...]
iPhone Tip: How to Use iPhone GPS Map Without Data Connection?
by shriya on June 16, 2011 in iPhone Tips
Did you know you could use the iPhone GPS Map application without a 3G or EDGE data connection? This could come in handy if you don’t have a data plan active or you are traveling to an area where you know the data connection could be spotty. You could use the native Maps application with [...]
iPhone Tip: Avoid These Top 10 Most Used iPhone Passcodes
by shriya on June 14, 2011 in iPhone Tips
An iPhone security app called Big Brother Camera Security by developer Daniel Amitay works by capturing a picture of anyone who enters the wrong passcode when unlocking the device. The app also tracks passcodes, anonymously for statistics, used in iPhones having this app installed. Amitay has written a blog post with the top 10 most [...]
Tethering iPhone 4 With PdaNet is Safer [jailbreak]
by karthik on June 10, 2011 in Apple iPad, iPhone Tips, Jailbreak, Jailbreak apps, Jailbreak tips
One of the popular options for tethering iPhone 4 is the jailbreak app called MyWi that costs $20. However, we have been widely seeing reports of AT&T going after unauthorized iPhone internet tethering users especially those who used MyWi. AT&T has been sending out text messages warning that if they continue to use iPhone tethering [...]
How to Easily Find Your iOS Device UDID?
by karthik on June 9, 2011 in iPhone Tips
If you have wanted to try out beta or preview versions of iPhone or iPad apps from developers, you would have been asked for your iOS device’s UDID. UDID is the unique number that identifies your particular iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch. There are a bunch of apps that can show you this. Or if [...]
Apple’s Help Page for MobileMe to iCloud Transition
by karthik on June 7, 2011 in iCloud, iPhone Tips, iTunes
Apple has just announced in the WWDC 2011 keynote that MobileMe is going to phased out. They are not taking new MobileMe purchases or renewals. If you want solid responses for your MobileMe to iCloud transition questions, Apple has created a help page on their support website. What’s happening to MobileMe? Effective June 6, 2011, [...]
TweakWeek Brings a Free Cydia Tweak Everyday
by karthik on June 5, 2011 in Cydia tweaks, iPhone Tips, Jailbreak, Jailbreak tips
One of the known names in the jailbreak community is Ryan Petrich. He has started a Cydia TweakWeek challenge to encourage Cydia developers to create new tweaks and release it into Ryan’s beta repository. TweakWeek will bring one Cydia tweak a day everyday for a week and will be free on the day of release. [...]
How to Save SHSH Blobs of Any Firmware for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch with iFaith?
by karthik on June 4, 2011 in iPhone Tips, Jailbreak, Jailbreak tips
A little background on SHSH blobs – Apple signs your device with these SHSH blobs for the current iOS firmware so you can upgrade your device with iTunes. Sometimes you may want to downgrade to an older iOS firmware. But, you can’t do that unless you had saved your SHSH blobs with TinyUmbrella or Cydia [...]
iPhone Tip: How to Search for Words on Websites in Safari?
by karthik on May 31, 2011 in iPhone Tips
Works on iOS 4.2+ Starting from iOS 4.2+, Apple has made it really easy to search for words on webpages in Mobile Safari. Here’s how While on the webpage you want to search for a word on, type the search term in the Mobile Safari search box Don’t hit Search yet Look at the search suggestions [...]
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