Liz writes: So I turned on Photo Stream on my iPhone and it’s filling up with pictures, but I read that the photos in my Photo Stream get deleted after 30 days. What’s the best way to save them before they get deleted? Hi Liz! Yes, you’re right: the...
There’s nothing wrong with bringing your iPhone or Droid to Thanksgiving dinner—as long as you follow a few basic rules of smartphone etiquette, that is. Read on for pointers on how to avoid an embarrassing faux pas at the table, plus some tips on dealing with...
Ah, the joys of turkey day: hours of cooking, endless cleaning, mounds of dry stuffing, and endless stories told by tipsy relatives. Need a break? Sure you do. Read on for six iPhone apps that’ll help you get that bird ready, mix some much-needed cocktails, or...
Linda writes: I was wanting to buy the unlocked version of the iPhone 4S for my son for Christmas but wasn’t sure if the phone was compatible with the carrier in our area. Help! Hi Linda! So, here’s the thing with the unlocked iPhone: it will only work...
Want to use an actual keyboard with your iPhone or iPad? Here’s a clever idea: a pair of plastic clips that snap onto Apple’s wireless keyboard and hold your iDevice at just the right angle for typing. What is it? Dubbed Wingstand, we’re basically...
What if you could listen to your entire music library—you know, all those hundreds, or even thousands, of MP3 music files on your PC or Mac—whenever and wherever you wanted to? Sure, you could transfer your songs to your iPhone or iPad, but not everyone has enough...
Jeffrey writes: If my wife and I both have iPhones, how do we get each other’s photos to show up each of our respective phones? Do we need to have the same iTunes account? Hi Jeffrey! Excellent question—and indeed, it’s one my wife and I had to tackle with...
Apple began selling an “unlocked,” contract-free version of the new iPhone 4S on Friday that will work with any GSM-based carrier, including AT&T or T-Mobile. But it won’t be cheap. The cheapest 16GB iPhone 4S costs a whopping $649, or a full...
Annoyed by the poor battery life on your new iPhone 4S or on your older iOS 5-enabled iPhone? Well, good news: Apple just unleashed an update that (supposedly, at least) includes a fix for the iPhone’s recent battery problems. The update, dubbed iOS 5.0.1.,...
If you’ve got the new Photo Stream feature in iCloud enabled on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch, each and every photo you take (including images you save from the web) will get synced automatically to all of your Photo Stream-connected handhelds or...
