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Getting an error while updating your iPhone to iOS 5? Me too

Getting an error while updating your iPhone to iOS 5? Me too

by ben patterson | Oct 12, 2011 | how-tos, phones, tablets

If you keep getting a mysterious “internal error” message when you try to install the new iOS 5 software update on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch, well … you’re not the only one.It took me a good three of four tries to finally get my iPhone 4...
Two essential things to do before updating your iDevices to iOS 5

Two essential things to do before updating your iDevices to iOS 5

by ben patterson | Oct 12, 2011 | how-tos, privacy, tablets

Apple’s massive update for the iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad systems software is due to arrive today—and based on the impressive list of features included in the update, I suggest you go ahead and install the software as soon it arrives. Update: Many...
How to send articles saved with Instapaper to your Kindle

How to send articles saved with Instapaper to your Kindle

by ben patterson | Oct 10, 2011 | e-readers, how-tos, tablets

Instapaper is an indispensable app that saves lengthy online articles and re-formats the text for easy reading. The Kindle, meanwhile, is one of the best e-readers around. Can we get these two together? Turns out we can—and indeed, you can set Instapaper to wirelessly...
Hands-on with the new $79 Kindle: small, light, easy to read, and cheap

Hands-on with the new $79 Kindle: small, light, easy to read, and cheap

by ben patterson | Sep 30, 2011 | e-readers, reviews, tablets

So, which of the three new Kindles—the full-color Fire, the touchscreen Kindle Touch, or the non-touch Kindle with the bargain-basement $79 price tag—do you find most enticing? Personally, I’m voting for the $79 Kindle, which marks the smallest, lightest, and...
Hands-on with Powerbag, the gadget-charging backpack

Hands-on with Powerbag, the gadget-charging backpack

by ben patterson | Sep 29, 2011 | accessories, phones, reviews, tablets

On the outside, it looks like your typical, bulky backpack: it’s big, it’s black (or red or blue, depending on the color you pick), and it’s got lots of zippers and fancy ergonomic padding. On the inside, though, the Powerbag has a secret weapon: a...
Amazon’s new Kindles: What you need to know

Amazon’s new Kindles: What you need to know

by ben patterson | Sep 28, 2011 | e-readers, news, tablets

Amazon just unveiled three new versions of its Kindle e-reader, and there’s something for everyone. Want a color Kindle that plays movies? Check out the $199 Kindle Fire. How about a touchscreen Kindle that’s readable in direct sunlight? Try the Kindle...
Yes, you can use a stylus with your touchscreen tablet or phone

Yes, you can use a stylus with your touchscreen tablet or phone

by ben patterson | Sep 28, 2011 | accessories, phones, reviews, tablets

Former Apple boss Steve Jobs famously dismissed the idea of using a stylus with a touchscreen as he unveiled the very first iPhone, but that doesn’t mean there’s a rule against using a stylus with your iPhone, iPad, or Android device. Press reps from...
How to borrow a Kindle book from a public library

How to borrow a Kindle book from a public library

by ben patterson | Sep 21, 2011 | e-readers, how-tos, phones, tablets, the cloud

Starting today, you can check out digital Kindle books from your local library branch (well, one that’s hip to digital downloads, anyway) and read them on your Kindle device, your desktop, or any smartphone or tablet that supports Amazon’s free Kindle app....
Logitech Harmony Link turns your iPhone, iPad, or Android phone into a TV remote

Logitech Harmony Link turns your iPhone, iPad, or Android phone into a TV remote

by ben patterson | Sep 20, 2011 | accessories, apps, home video, news, phones, tablets

Wish there was a remote control for your home entertainment center that was as easy to use as an iPhone or an iPad? You’re not the only one. Indeed, there are already several products on sale that will turn your iPhone into a TV remote, although most of them...
“Kitchen-safe” iPad stand, stylus lets you tap and swipe with messy hands

“Kitchen-safe” iPad stand, stylus lets you tap and swipe with messy hands

by ben patterson | Sep 16, 2011 | accessories, news, tablets

The iPad is perfect when it comes to pulling up recipes in the kitchen—my wife and I do it all the time, actually—but sooner or later you’re standing there with slimy hands and a snoozing iPad screen. Now what? Enter Belkin and its brilliant new iPad chef...
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