iPhone – Page 3

03/04/201009/22/2013

How to Get Currency Exchange Rates in iPhone Stocks App

The built-in iPhone app called ‘Stocks’ can be used to get current and historical exchange rates for various currencies. If you only enter one code it tells you the price in that currency for one US Dollar. The format is the three-character code for that currency followed by =X.… Read the rest

03/04/201009/22/2013

Aperture 3.0 Tip: Delete Photos After Import from iPhone

I recently switched from iPhoto to Aperture to manage images on my computer. The experience has been mixed. I am really not happy with the performance. I’m hoping that will get better. Another annoyance it the fact that importing images from my iPhone does not prompt me to delete those images off the phone like it does for my camera.… Read the rest

08/10/200909/22/2013

Syncing Contacts with Google Contacts

One of the nice features of iTunes/Address Book is the ability to Sync with services like Exchange, Yahoo! and Google in addition to Apple’s own MobileMe. I decided to try these services at the risk of really screwing up my Address Book.… Read the rest

07/08/200909/22/2013

iPhone 3GS Video Upload to YouTube Really Works

YouTube reported an immediate jump in cell phone video uploads associated with the new iPhone 3GS. Its extremely easy to whip out your iPhone, records some video and upload it to YouTube. You need to already have a YouTube account. Your video is almost immediately available to other users.… Read the rest

04/16/200909/22/2013

When will Apple Sell its 1,000,000,000th iPhone Application?

04/16/200909/22/2013

Zeroing in on the Billionth App Sold by Apple on iTMS

On Apple.com there is a small animation estimating the number of apps sold in the iTunes App Store since it first opened last year. The counter is closing in on 1 Billion. That’s a 1,000 million for our longitudinally-challenged friends on the other side of the Atlantic.… Read the rest

02/14/200909/22/2013

Mobile App Stores Bind Customers to Device

The phone makers are happily creating app stores to supply their customers with 99¢ utilities. They are setting up huge infrastructures and developer programs to court both users and developers alike. The reason: they know that your investment in these 99¢ gems will insure your loyalty to their platform long after their 2-year contract has expired.… Read the rest

10/10/200809/22/2013

iPhone Plug Replacement Arrived

I got a rather large package on my doorstep this morning. It actually was not on my doorstep, the DHL delivery driver was nice enough to toss it in my garden. Fortunately a kid found it. Who know how long it had been out there.… Read the rest

10/03/200809/22/2013

Free AT&T WiFi at Starbucks

I had an opportunity to try the free Wifi service at Starbuck provided for iPhone customers by AT&T. It actually worked pretty well. My experience wasn’t exactlly painless so I wanted to share my experience. First thing I did was look for a wireless network called either Starbucks or AT&T.… Read the rest

09/23/200809/22/2013

Motorola H680 Bluetooth Headset

I tried several headsets recently in a search to replace a really simple Jabra headset I had (the ear-hook finally broke). I wanted small and efficient design. I wanted something light that stayed on my head if I am working on my computer or working on my car.… Read the rest

09/21/200809/22/2013

AT&T Wants You to Update Your iPhone

There’s a strange new phenomenon going on. AT&T cares about what version of the iPhone OS I am running on my phone and will actually send me a text message when a new version is available. What’s also interesting is that AT&T sent this to me after I had already updated.… Read the rest

08/22/200809/22/2013

Exchange Labs Account and the iPhone

ExchangeLabs seems to support the iPhone via ActiveSync for Mail, Contacts, and Calendar. You still have to accept the invalid SSL certificate because the DNS settings are not right and then type in the server name manually. Just change the server to m.exchangelabs.com.… Read the rest

07/29/200809/22/2013

Google Calendar Quietly Starts Support for CalDAV

You can now sync your Google calendar with iCal. This is great. It greatly simplifies the question of how to sync multiple computers. Now you can think of calendaring like IMAP mail. That is you can use any computer to see your stuff.… Read the rest