Comments on: Top 5 ways that iOS 5 and iCloud will make your old iPhone better

By: What’s the best way for my wife and I to set up iCloud on our iPhones? (reader mail) | here's the thing

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 16:15:19 +0000

[…] and choose the contacts, calendars, email, and photos you want to share with your better half in iCloud, but the setup can be a bit tricky.For starters, there’s no such thing as, say, a family or […]

By: Bad battery life while shuffling music with iTunes Match? (reader mail) | here's the thing

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 16:05:29 +0000

[…] over a 3G connection.Your iPhone’s music player currently displays every single track in your iCloud-based iTunes Match music library, including those that aren’t saved “locally” on your […]

By: How (and why) to update your iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch to iOS 5 | here's the thing

Wed, 09 Nov 2011 21:46:20 +0000

[…] iPhone or iPad, you might still be asking … why would you want to?Well, there are at least five good reasons I can think of, including the ability to back up your device on Apple’s new iCloud service, […]

By: Is my iPhone 4S running out of storage space? (reader mail) | here's the thing

Fri, 04 Nov 2011 20:18:13 +0000

[…] much free storage space is left on your iPhone? On the iPhone 4S or any iPhone that’s been updated to iOS 5, tap Settings, General, Usage. You’ll see a summary of how much storage you’ve used, […]

By: Poor battery life on your iPhone 4S? You’re not the only one | here's the thing

Tue, 01 Nov 2011 14:20:57 +0000

[…] also not clear whether only the iPhone 4S is having battery trouble. Many users who’ve installed the new iOS 5 update on their iPhones have also been complaining of poor battery life … and come to think of it, my […]

By: 5 essential iPhone typing tips | here's the thing

5 essential iPhone typing tips | here's the thing — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 13:02:02 +0000

[…] all manner of dot-somethings.5. Create keyboard shortcuts If you’ve updated your iPhone with the latest system software, you can create keyboard shortcuts that will replace a few letters with full words or even entire […]

By: How to create custom keyboard shortcuts on your iPhone or iPad (iOS 5 tip) | here's the thing

Wed, 26 Oct 2011 17:26:42 +0000

[…] way) or even the ubiquitous “omg” (oh my god!).Luckily, there’s a new feature in iOS 5 for the iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch that lets you set up your own custom, time-saving keyboard shortcuts—perfect for spelling out […]

By: Podcast 001: iOS 5, iCloud, and the iPhone 4S | here's the thing

Podcast 001: iOS 5, iCloud, and the iPhone 4S | here's the thing — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 13:01:27 +0000

[…] to announce our very first podcast.This week, we’ll be chatting about—what else?—the iOS 5 update for the iPhone, as well as the new sharing and backup features in iCloud. Also: should you upgrade to the new […]

By: 10 things you should know about Android 4.0 “Ice Cream Sandwich” | here's the thing

Wed, 19 Oct 2011 14:54:24 +0000

[…] | October 19, 2011 at 10:53 am categorized as: News • Phones • TabletsApple’s big iOS 5 software update arrived barely a week ago, and now we have Google trumpeting the next version of its own mobile […]

By: How to turn off your iPhone’s unread email badge (iOS 5 tip) | here's the thing

Tue, 18 Oct 2011 21:04:07 +0000

[…] personal, or otherwise—you haven’t gotten around to reading yet.Before the arrival of the iOS 5 software update, there was no way to turn the telltale unread mail badge off—well, nothing short of turning off […]